CH 8

Chapter 8 I’d Rather Have Adventurers’ Knowledge than a Male Slave

「By the way, what are your plans for the future?」

「Our plans? …… We’re adventurers from Morbiburg, and we’re on our way back from escort requests. We were thinking of going to the royal capital after returning to Morbiburg and preparing our equipment. But we left our magic bag containing almost all of our possessions behind during the fight against a Red Ogre (A)….」

「Hey, you! I’m begging you, please don’t sell Aniki! It’s my fault that I got hurt! So, please sell me instead!」

「In this situation, we have to pay at least 6 gold coins. Even if you guys sell yourselves, it’s at most 2 gold coins per person! …… If it’s me, we can get about one gold plate. Thinking about the future, it’s better to sell me.」

I see… they left their food, spare weapons, potions, and other things behind, huh?

And it looks like they lost to an A rank monster….

Since they are a C rank party, they will be able to make it to the royal capital if they can do something about equipment and money, I guess?

「There’s a horde of orcs!」

When I was thinking about that, someone from the back shouted so.

When I looked over there, I could see countless orcs.

Moreover, there’s something that isn’t a normal orc mixed in….

「Hey. Let’s talk about this later. We should take down the orcs first!

「Yeah!」

Their equipment is in a very bad condition, so I handed them nine steel swords for the time being.

Then, I plunged into the horde of orcs after drawing out my sword.

Orck

Rank: D

Skills: Polearms 11, Body Strengthening 29

Orck General

Rank: B

Skills: Polearms 40, Body Strengthening 68, Leadership 3

Fortunately, they are not opponents I can’t beat, and I will beat them at full speed to raise my level.

It would be troublesome if I ended up fighting over the results with other adventurers, so I immediately threw the orcs I defeated into my item box.

After swinging my sword for about ten minutes, the orcs are finally annihilated.

Fortunately, I was able to defeat the Orc General by myself, so I must have gained a lot of exp!

When I turned around in high spirits after gaining a lot of experience points, I saw the adventurers with their mouths hanging open.

「Is something wrong?」

「You…. Even though an orc is just a D rank monster, cutting it like a piece of paper isn’t normal, you know? Moreover, you overwhelmed the Orc General by yourself…. Could it be that you’re a high-ranking adventurer?」

「No, I’m not. I just registered a few days ago, so I’m rank G.」

「I see. By the way, we’re the 『Ark』, a C rank party.」

「We are the 『Dragon’s Eye』, C rank.」

「We’re the 『Griffon’s Fang』, also C rank.」

「My name is Jink. Nice to meet you.」

「Um… that high-quality equipment, and that name…. Are you the rumored Nonland-sama?」

「I was disinherited, though~. …… By the way, what kind of rumor?」

「Ah, well, you see…… I heard that you’re Duke Nonland’s outcast… and you were finally kicked out of the country….」

「That rumor has spread even outside of the capital, huh…. I guess I’m famous in a way.」

「Well… you’re different from what I’ve heard. To be honest, I’m surprised that you’re the exact opposite of what I’ve heard.」

「Well, as rumored, I’m Nonland’s outcast. When I was in the Duke’s household, I only used a spear. …… You see, I have no aptitude for spearmanship. …… By the way, how much can I gain from one orc?」

「The orc cost 1 silver coin for its magic stone, 5 copper plates for its meat, and 2 copper plates for its testicles. The Orc General is B rank, so… the magic stone probably cost 1 gold coin, and you can sell its meat and testicles at a high price. …… By the way, your item box is large, huh? We have to leave the meat behind, so I envy you.」

「I’m heading to Morbiburg. I can carry everyone’s orcs if it’s until Morbiburg. My item box still has a lot of space after all.」

「Really!? …… No, I guess that’s asking too much. Oh, I know! How about we teach you various things about adventurers as thanks?」

「That would be great!」

After all, the information about the guild from the expressionless receptionist is lacking no matter how I think about it….

Temporarily renting the item box space is a small price to pay for the information.

「Jink-kun, thank you for the sword. Also, about our conversation before….」

Oh, it’s Alexander-san.

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He’s looking quite pale….

Is it because he knows that I’m the rumored Jink?

「I’ll give you the sword. …… To be honest, you wouldn’t be able to make it to Morbiburg with that equipment, right? Also, regarding the matter just now, you were planning to go to the royal capital once you’ve prepared your equipment in Morbiburg, right? Can I ask you to go meet my brother, Esther Nonland, when you get to the capital? There’s something I want to give him. …… I’ll even help you with some of the equipment cost.」

「What!? …… Is that really okay? …… I’ll be indebted to you.」

For some reason, Alexander-san started crying.

Was he relieved that he didn’t have to sell himself?

…… If you sell yourself into slavery, especially as a lifetime slave, you will have a miserable future even if you’re just a debt slave.

You could be used as a meat shield by adventurers, made into a sex slave, or forced into harsh labor.

After that, I somehow managed to stop Alexander-san from crying, and then everyone taught me various things about adventurers.

And fortunately, all of them were going to Morbiburg, so we decided to form a temporary party until Morbiburg.

It will lessen our burden if we go together, and since the Dragon’s Tears party’s equipment is in a bad condition, it will be safer for them to go together.

The members of other parties also felt bad for not helping the members of the Dragon’s Tears, even though it was a natural response for adventurers, so they immediately accepted the temporary party.

Jink (14)

Level: 30 (11/300)

Job: Adventurer (G)

HP: 300/300

MP: 66/66

Skills: Swordsmanship 23, Spearmanship 1, Body Strengthening 34, Enchantment 8, Alchemy 2, Appraisal 9, Etiquette 3, Recovery Magic 1

Gift: Item Box (Extra Large)

Others: Title <Nonland’s Outcast>, Aptitude list