He returned to town while it was still morning. He decided to go to the Adventurers' Guild first.
At the purchase counter, he presented ten medicinal herbs and received five silver coins.
Remembering, he showed the hobgoblin's magic stone.
"Oh, a hob, huh? You're G-rank, right? You can rank up now," the clerk said.
Ken learned that being able to defeat a hobgoblin was the dividing line between an apprentice and a proper adventurer.
He took the purchase slip to the receptionist (who was younger than him).
"Well done. From today, you're F-rank," she said with a smile.
"You're a bit old to be starting as an adventurer, so I was a bit worried. But you've become quite fit and handsome in just a few days," she added.
Ken could only give an awkward, shy response, thinking that he couldn't have lost that much weight in a few days, especially since he'd mostly been having sex at the brothel.
Maybe it was thanks to leveling up?
At this rate, it seemed like he should put effort into being an adventurer, not just having sex.
With his adventurer card updated, he felt refreshed. By the way, the hobgoblin's magic stone was worth five silver coins.
His current daily expenses, including the brothel, food, tips, and other things, came to about two gold coins a day. So if he could gather twenty medicinal herbs and defeat two hobgoblins, he'd break even.
It was a very small goal, but he could see some stability in his lifestyle.
He also needed to keep trying at the gacha!
...
After an early lunch, it was still too early for sword practice, so he decided to go to that shop in the residential area from the other day.
Regular brothels weren't open before noon, but he thought the one where Non was would be open since they just called girls from the neighborhood. Or rather, since the girls weren't there, was it even a brothel?
What should he call it? An introduction service? A placement agency? Well, it didn't really matter.
As he thought, the shop was open.
He approached the man who was smoking with a bored look, as before.
"Are all the girls here young?" Ken asked.
"Not necessarily, but most are on the younger side," the man replied.
"Why's that?"
"Well, they usually get married when they grow up."
Oops, Ken hadn't thought of that.
"So do they work until they get married?"
"Some girls meet men here and get married, there are various cases."
Hmm, I see. It's quite relaxed here.
"So, do you prefer older women? If so..."
"No, that's not it, I'm just curious."
Ken hurriedly interrupted as the conversation was heading in a strange direction.
"Anyway, do you have any girls like Non from the other day?"
"What kind of girl specifically?"
"Um, a girl who hasn't had her first period yet."
The man gave him a look as if he was some kind of maniac. Ken just had something he wanted to try.
"Well, we might..."
"Is there a problem?"
"They're too inexperienced and not very good. The other day..."
"That's no problem at all."
Ken eagerly replied and pressed three silver coins into the man's hand.