"Hiss—" Upon hearing Hisako's suggestion, Hayashi immediately tucked his left hand under his right arm and rested his right hand on his chin, deep in thought. To be honest, some of the skills in this world were genuinely useful, and those support abilities would come in handy in various situations!
As for the healing abilities overlapping with Florges' restorative powers? Come on, who would complain about having too many support roles in a party? Back when Hayashi played Dungeon Fighter Online, he would have killed for three supports carrying one DPS every match!
"Alright, I think it's a great idea!"
Hayashi made the decision with a clap. Grinning, he took Erina's hand and sighed, "Erina, you're truly a virtuous helpmate!"
Hisako leaned in, pointing at herself and chiming in, "What about me? I discussed this with the young mistress too!"
"Your reward is being Erina's dog!"
"Hell yeah!"
"Hey, you two—"
Erina, who had been blushing just a second ago, suddenly felt her composure crumbling—why did these two always manage to steer conversations into such bizarre territory?!
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Border City: Axel.
As the starter city in the original story, this place was relatively normal before the arrival of certain infamous adventurers—a certain perverted adventurer, a fallen goddess, a certain terror○st, and a certain masochistic tank. Relatively being the key word!
"Ooh—"
Upon seeing adventurers in full gear roaming the streets, Hisako and Erina couldn't help but let out awed exclamations.
Hayashi thought to himself: Bet their next line is—This is a fantasy isekai!
"This is a fantasy isekai!" x2
Pleased at guessing correctly, Hayashi nodded in satisfaction. He glanced at Erina, whose sparkling eyes seemed to hold entire constellations, and said with a smile, "I know you're excited, but maybe we should register as adventurers first?"
Erina coughed, feigning composure. "Ahem, it's not like I'm that moved or anything."
Hisako also tried to save face: "Y-yeah! We were just marveling since it's our first time seeing another world!"
"Sure, sure," Hayashi could only play along. "Let's head to the Adventurer's Guild then."
"Let's go, let's go—"
Pushing eagerly at Hayashi's back, Erina and Hisako couldn't wait to test their potential job classes at the guild.
"That guy... has two beautiful girls with him..."
"And they seem really close..."
"Damn you, normie!"
"Die, just die!"
Hayashi wasn't sure if it was his imagination, but he could've sworn he heard these muttered complaints as they made their way to the Adventurer's Guild.
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Upon entering the Adventurer's Guild, Hayashi instantly felt as if he had stepped into a parallel world version of the Fairy Tail guild.
It was simply too lively.
In the rest area, some adventurers were drinking, then either bursting into tears or laughter, or even singing loudly—Hayashi even spotted a petite adventurer performing a striptease belly dance.
At the mission board, others were carefully examining the quest notices, deep in thought as if weighing which task would be both easy and lucrative, preferably one that might lead to being adopted by a wealthy lolita in white stockings to live a carefree life.
Meanwhile, near the counter, someone was attempting to flirt with Luna, the "Flower of the Adventurer's Guild (self-proclaimed)," only to be dragged by fellow adventurers to a nearby pillar for a round of "Ariba" punishment.
Hayashi couldn't help but click his tongue, genuinely marveling, "It really is lively here."
Erina and Hisako nodded with complicated expressions—though perhaps "rowdy" would be a better description than "lively"? And was public Ariba really acceptable? Ugh, there were even people egging them on...
It was too much to watch!
Hayashi pulled Erina along, who in turn held onto Hisako, and the three quickly made their way to the counter. Addressing Luna, who was massaging her temples with a sigh, Hayashi asked, "Miss, could you register us as new adventurers?"
"Huh?" Hearing the voice, Luna immediately looked up at the speaker. When she saw the trio standing before her, she felt an overwhelming urge to cry from sheer relief.
Normal people! These three radiated the aura of normal people, ahhh!!!
"Are the three of you here to register as adventurers? No problem!" Luna suddenly felt reinvigorated in her work. Straightening up, she smiled warmly and said, "But before registration, there's a processing fee to pay!"
"!"
At these words, Hayashi froze. He turned to look at Erina and Hisako, whose expressions mirrored his own, and sighed, "You two... Never mind, your faces say it all."
It made sense—Hayashi had no local currency, so why would Erina or Hisako have any either?
"Sorry, we just arrived here and don't have any money on us yet," Hayashi said apologetically to Luna. "We've wasted your time—we'll come back to register once we've earned enough!"
'Normal people, this is how normal people react—' Luna was so moved she nearly teared up. Nodding with a choked-up voice, she replied as if bidding them a tragic farewell, "No problem, I'll be waiting for you—"
Hayashi nodded stiffly, thinking to himself as he turned away, 'Is her reaction a bit off? Well, everyone in this world is a little eccentric. Guess I'll just get used to it.'
The trio settled at a corner table, where Hisako spoke first, "Master Hayashi, leave the money-making to me and Erina."
Erina nodded in agreement. "That's right. With Hisako and my culinary skills, earning a fortune will be a breeze."
This was the confidence of top-tier chefs—do you even understand what international-level chefs are capable of? (leans back dramatically)
Facing the two volunteers, Hayashi nodded with a smile and said, "Then I'll leave it to you."
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How to earn money in the shortest time possible?
It's simple—you need a gimmick attractive enough to draw people in:
First, the aroma wafting through the air;
Second, cooking on the spot in an open kitchen.
With these two combined, Erina and Hisako managed to earn an amount in just an hour and a half that would make Kazuma and Aqua drool with envy.
"Miss Luna, we're here to register as adventurers—" x3
Luna looked up again at the three rare SSR-tier "normal people" standing before her, along with the registration fee they placed on the counter, and immediately said enthusiastically, "Alright, please follow me—"
Luna led Hayashi and the other two to a device that resembled a globe, then pulled out three cards from a drawer and said, "Now, let me explain—"
First, adventurers have many professions, and the direction they take depends entirely on their own choices;
Second, what she held were registration cards, which would record the number of quests completed, success rates, and monsters slain by the adventurer;
Third, after leveling up, they could use the skill points they earned to learn new skills.
Following Luna's guidance, Hayashi placed his hand on the crystal ball to register his initial stats. Based on these stats, he could then decide on his profession—if unsatisfied, he could level up first and allocate points to meet a profession's requirements, but this would waste a lot of attribute points, so it wasn't recommended~
"Let's see—" After the registration was complete, Luna picked up Hayashi's profile card and widened her eyes in surprise. "Aside from average intelligence, all your other stats are unusually high—this means you can fit into almost any profession, though I wouldn't personally recommend becoming a mage…"
Next, Erina and Hisako's stats also left Luna exhilarated—though their physical stats were slightly inferior to Hayashi's, their intelligence was even more outstanding.
Under Luna's guidance, Hayashi ultimately chose the "Martial Artist," a profession that combined "masterful martial arts with profound ki attacks." Erina chose the "Swordmaster," a profession that "refined swordsmanship to its peak," while Hisako picked the "Arch Priest," a profession that "excelled in all kinds of support skills."
In other words, they now had a well-rounded party: a buffing tank (Martial Artist), a physical DPS (Swordmaster), and a support (Arch Priest)!
"Are we still missing a magic DPS?" Hayashi sat on a chair, propping his chin with his hand. "Martial Artists deal mixed damage, but most of their output is still physical."
"Seems like it—" Hisako glanced at the other adventurer parties around them. "If we're aiming for party completeness, we might also need a thief?"
Thieves could detect traps and scout enemy hostility, making them crucial for dungeon exploration.
"We can recruit a thief if we find a suitable one, but their priority isn't as high as a magic class." Hayashi stroked his chin. "Let's find a magic DPS first."
At this point, Erina smiled and said, "Speaking of magic-based professions, the first that comes to mind is—"
Hisako immediately followed up, "It's the Crimson Demon Clan, right?"
Hayashi's expression turned slightly complicated as he remarked, "So you're planning to snipe Megumin? But with her 'one explosion a day' trait, she doesn't seem like a good fit for our party—"
Erina replied matter-of-factly, "Of course it's not Megumin. I'm talking about Yunyun!"
"Yunyun?" Hayashi looked up, recalling for a few seconds before saying, "Ah, the one voiced by Aki Toyosaki in the Konosuba anime spinoff?"
Hisako couldn't help but mime setting something down, saying: "Master Hayashi, I've just placed a 'Kaoge' here—you know what that means, right?"
And with that, the famous Kaoge catchphrase is left to you all…
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