Chapter 9: Beastman Adventurer Part 1
Yesterday, while I was thinking about my future in my room, I ended up falling asleep without realizing it, and I had to be woken up during dinner time.
After the meal, I took a shower and lay down on the bed, and before I knew it, morning had come.
"I wonder if I relaxed after finally settling down?"
I was kicked out of my home and had to find a place to stay. I was struggling financially, but I was able to live a little better now.
Maybe that's why I was able to let my guard down.
"Hmm, Jin. Why did you stop? Is there something you can't eat?"
"Oh, no. I was just thinking."
When I stopped, Ricardo looked worried and called out to me, and I replied.
After that, I went to the guild to collect yesterday's reward after finishing breakfast.
"Jin-san, you're early again today."
When I arrived at the guild and asked for Fine-san at the window reserved for partner registrants, she came out from the back saying that.
Then, Fine-san led me to the consultation room.
"First, this is yesterday's reward. We deducted the partner registration fee, so please confirm it."
"Yes, I've confirmed it."
After confirming that the contents of the bag I received included the reward after deducting the registration fee, I put it in the [different dimension box].
"I couldn't ask you yesterday, but how much capacity does your storage skill have, Jin-san? I've confirmed that it can hold quite a lot, as you summoned five orcs at once."
Come to think of it, I wonder how much capacity it has?
During the game, there was an inventory, and I didn't fully understand the effect of the skill because I didn't need such a skill.
"I've confirmed that it can hold a lot, but I haven't tested how much it can hold."
"At the moment, you know that it can hold more than the capacity of five orcs, right?"
"That's correct. I'll report again when I find out how much it can hold after testing."
"Thank you. If there are requests that only people with high-capacity storage skills can do, the reward is quite large, so please let us know when you find out."
I see, there are even requests like that. It's not something that exists in the game itself...
Well, I suppose in this world, Storage Skill is one of the rare skills. The requester's idea is to offer a high reward to someone who has a special skill and can take on a request that cannot be done without it.
"I know there are at least five orcs' worth of items to store right now, so I'll prepare a request that can be done by someone with Storage Skill."
"Understood. Thank you."
After I replied to Fine-san, the conversation shifted to today's request.
"By the way, Jin-san, do you plan to continue operating solo in the future?"
"I haven't thought about that yet. If I had someone with me, the range of requests we could take on would be wider, but for now, I can handle everything by myself."
"I see. You have talent in both swordsmanship and magic, and on top of that, you have Storage Skill, so there's nothing to worry about."
Fine-san, who knew my abilities, said that with a bewildered look.
"Well, I do want to have companions. It's the classic way to become stronger through mutual rivalry and adventure stories."
"Oh, Jin-san, are you unexpectedly fond of that kind of thing?"
"Yes, I am. Especially adventure stories."
However, in this world, I hardly know anything about adventure stories. What I like to read are light novels from my previous life.
"In that case, would you like me to find someone who would be a good fit for you? We also have that kind of service for partner registration."
After hearing Fine-san's words, I remembered that there was such a service for partner registration.
"Oh, then would you mind doing that for me? It seems like it would be difficult for me to find someone on my own."
Since I have zero social connections and have limited people to talk to, I decided to use that service.
"I understand. Well then, I'll search for someone who seems like a good match for Jin-san here. Do you have any specific requests about the person you'll be meeting?"
"No, nothing in particular. But it would be better if they were someone who can keep their mouth shut."
"I see. If they were the type to blab about Jin-san's abilities, it could cause trouble for him. Understood, I'll look for someone who can keep a secret."
Afterwards, I accepted a request for subjugation that Fine-san had prepared for me and headed outside the capital city. Having already been outside the city several times and possessing knowledge of the game, I headed towards the habitat of the monsters written in the request form and saw a single adventurer engaged in battle with them.
"Fine-san said that the person who was heading to the request here wasn't around today, right?"
Thinking that, as I observed the adventurer, he was being pushed back by three monsters and had sustained some injuries.
"Hey! Adventurer over there! If you need backup, I'll help!"
"Ugh! P-Please!"
The adventurer shouted at me for a momentary glance at the monsters.
After hearing the response, I cast a spell from where I was and drove the monsters away from the adventurer.
Then, I used the wind magic that I had been relying on for the past few days to cut off the head of the remaining monster and kill it.