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Makoto.

Look, you can see it up ahead!

So that's Macallan?!

Vegetables, fresh picked this morning!

I recommend the tomatoes today!

I have a valuable leather vest!

First come, first served!

Hey!

How about a pint?!

I have fresh, cold ale here!

My life as an adventurer is finally beginning.

MAKOTO TAKATSUKI EMBARKS ON A QUEST

E-Excuse me...

Good afternoon!

How can I help you?

I'd like to register as an adventurer.

I see it's your first time with us.

Do you have your Soul Book with you?

Yes.

Thank you very much.

I'll check it now.

I'm weak with average stats.

I already know that.

It looks like you need a bit more training first.

Perhaps next time.

No problems here.

Huh?

All adventurers are assigned a rank.

You'll be starting out from Stone rank.

Sure.

We'll issue a guild card for you.

It will take a few hours to produce. Are you all right with that?

That's fine.

We should have it ready by this evening,

so please visit us again.

I look forward to working with you!

I'm so glad she didn't say anything.

This looks like the place.

Welcome in!

Are you an adventurer, sir?

We have plenty of great items to offer.

Oh, um, is the owner, Fujiwara-san, around?

Oh, you're a merchant?

I can take down details about your business offer.

Oh, no. I'm a friend of his.

My name is Makoto Takatsuki.

Please wait a moment!

Boss!

There's a Mr. Takatsuki here for you!

What?!

Oh! Tackie-dono!

Fujiyan! Long time no see!

Thanks for the food.

That was super delicious.

I'm glad you liked it.

This place, the Catgirl Cantina, is one I highly recommend.

And not just because you love catgirls?

Besides, that worker at your shop was cute and had bunny ears too.

You mean Nina-dono?

I didn't choose her for her looks.

Really now?

I mean it!

It's still amazing.

You have your own shop.

You're winning at this life.

When I raised the mastery of my Visual Novel Player skill,

I gained the ability to read the thoughts of others.

It's proved incredibly useful in negotiations and business deals.

Wow, so you can read minds?

I became a goddess's believer.

Whoa!

She gave me this.

Could you appraise it for me?

Of course! Please leave it to me!

Oh, wait!

Now, allow me...

Simple, yet beautifully decorated.

The blade looks like mithril, but it's a metal I've never seen before.

Hm?

Hm?

Well, now...

It has an anti-appraisal spell cast on it.

Huh?

It's no use, no use!

I've honed and honed my Appraise skill as much as I can!

Still, this is an exceptional quality I haven't seen before.

Hm?

Th-This knife is incredible!

No!

This mana-imbued material is the legendary metal, adamantite!

It possesses god-tier durability!

God-tier?!

The goddess also used her power to enchant it with various abilities,

many of which I haven't even heard of!

This is hands down the strongest weapon I've ever seen!

Wow.

I'll give you this instead.

I won't forgive you if you lose it though!

She gave me something that amazing?

However, this...

is called "Evil God Noah's Dagger."

Evil god?!

Geh!

Hm? Hold on.

What does this world consider an "evil god" in the first place?

Uh, well...

If I recall, the myths say...

the "evil gods" are the old deities that once ruled the divine plane.

In the Titanomachy, the divine war, the sacred deities defeated them,

and branded them "evil gods."

They remain sealed away somewhere.

Well, shoot.

And here I thought I had finally gained my first cheat since coming to this world.

I guess I'll have to ask her about the evil god thing.

Try not to do anything too reckless.

Also, rumor has it...

that six of the seven goddesses' priestesses

have received revelations that the Great Demon Lord will revive in a few years.

Wow.

Some even claim that we were summoned to this world

in anticipation of the battle against him.

That's a pretty common setup in games.

Right?

By the way, Tackie-dono, what are your plans after this?

I plan to keep training as an adventurer for a while.

How would you like to party up with me and explore a dungeon?

I'm grateful for the offer,

but I think I want to start by soloing for a while.

I see.

Solo play is the essence of being a gamer, after all.

However, please reach out if you're ever in trouble.

Will do, thanks.

Now you're registered with our guild.

Please do your best.

I will!

I'll take my first quest tomorrow.

I'm going to do this.

What are you doing, Goddess?

No, Noah-sama?

That's your name, isn't it?

Yes.

So you're an evil god?

For now, please raise your head.

It's uncomfortable to speak to you while you're groveling.

You'll stay on as my believer, then?

Stop with the silence!

I'm sorry!

I didn't mean to deceive you!

I just didn't mention it.

Sounds like a scam.

It's not a scam!

I'm still a goddess!

But you're one of the old deities who lost the war, right?

Calling me old like that is a little unpleasant.

I was one of the youngest Titans.

Please go look for your next believer.

I can't! I can't! I can't!

I'm weak and branded an evil god,

so it took a thousand years just to get a single believer!

Don't make it sound simple!

Yeah, but you were careless enough to let this dagger out you as an evil god.

You're wrong!

That wasn't supposed to show up under a normal Appraise!

So you were trying to deceive me.

Huh? No...

Uh, um...

It's only the sacred deities who call me an evil god.

I'm still a goddess.

Noah-sama.

I'm still your believer.

Huh? R-Really?

Yes.

Ah, Makoto, you're my precious, precious believer!

Now you're just sounding suspicious with how much you're pushing it.

You're quite calm.

Jeez, that skill of yours is annoying.

By the way, do you have any new directions for me?

Why did you want a divine message so badly?

Meeting a goddess and just receiving a dagger is a little anticlimactic.

In most cases, they would ask for something unreasonable,

like defeating the Demon Lord.

It's stereotypical for RPGs.

Hm, well...

How about asking for you to come rescue me?

Oh! Now there's a classic event!

That's the kind of thing I was hoping for!

So, where are you?

Uh, well...

I'm in a labyrinth,

the Seafloor Temple, said to be located in the deepest depths of this world's oceans.

It's a difficult dungeon mankind has yet to reach.

Want to quit after all?

Hearing it's a challenge only makes me more fired up!

Yeah, you don't give up, do you?

I'll come to you.

I'll rescue you as thanks for the dagger.

The dagger was my thanks to you for becoming my believer.

But whatever.

As I said before, make sure you never forget your daily prayers.

I guarantee good things will come.

You'll earn bonuses from continuing to be my believer!

This sounds like a login bonus on a pay-to-win mobile game.

Something like that. Well, I'll be waiting patiently for you.

If you do free me,

then I'll do anything you ask!

She's getting carried away.

Is that goddess just spouting whatever she thinks will work on me?

Well, if you're looking for your first quest, there's...

"Hunt Three Horned Rabbits."

"Transport Cargo to Great Keith by Carriage."

"Transport Cargo to Highland by Carriage."

Also...

Oh, um, are there any quests to defeat monsters?

Huh?

You're solo, right?

I think these are best for you to start with, then.

I see.

Then I'll hunt the horned rabbits.

Okay, I'll put you down for it.

By the way, if you see any goblins or orcs,

please report them.

There's an open quest for them

so you'll be rewarded if someone defeats them.

Wow.

Did you have any questions?

No, I'm good.

Okay, best of luck.

The horned rabbits I'm hunting are class 0,

monsters even commoners could defeat.

There's one!

Water Magic: Ice Arrow!

I knew it.

My magic is too weak to put it down.

I'm sorry!

That makes three.

I've successfully completed my first quest.

I guess I'll do a bit more hunting.

What?

Are those goblins?

There are quite a few of them.

I've defeated goblins once already.

- FIGHT THE GOBLINS?

- YES

- NO

If I pick off the ones that are alone...

Huh? You're doing it?

I'll go for it.

Stealth!

Freeze!

Nice! I can do this!

Huh?

You defeated five goblins?

All by yourself?

Yes.

Jeez, don't be so reckless.

You could have been hurt.

Right...

Huh?! Ten of them?!

Did you work with other adventurers to defeat them?

No, all by myself.

There's no way, right?

No apprentice mage could do that on his own!

No way!

I told you not to be reckless, didn't I?

Twenty?!

Whoa, way to go!

So you're the new rookie everyone's talking about?

Give it your best out there.

You finally defeated thirty in one go, Makoto!

Yeah, I guess.

I knew it!

I knew you were a capable boy, Makoto!

Come on, man, just how badly do you love them goblins?

Hey, Goblin Cleaner!

Hey, don't give him any awful nicknames!

Pay no attention to them.

I wish I had a slightly cooler nickname.

Boss! Here are the horned rabbits you asked for.

Hey, thanks for always doing this!

What will you have today?

It's on the house for helping us so much.

Then I'll have the skewer set and an apple soda.

Coming up.

That reminds me, what level are you up to now?

Fourteen, I think.

If you're level 14, then you're a full-fledged adventurer.

Lucas-san.

Man, my bad!

I was out hunting sand dragons,

so no liquor for three days straight.

The reward was great, but the job sucked.

Sounds like a rough time.

Isn't it about time for you to go challenge a Bronze-rank dungeon?

You're right.

Well, I'm planning to do that once I hit level 20.

Rookies should be out pushing harder and steadier.

Come on, you're Gold rank, so say something to him.

Well...

Looks like you're all enjoying yourselves.

Give me an ale and fry up whatever vegetables are fresh.

Coming up.

Well then, cheers!

Nothing beats a good drink after work!

Another!

You're going too fast.

Makoto, you earned a lot today,

so drink up!

- I'm the man who withstood a goddess's temptation.

- Come on, come on!

- This is nothing.

- Drink, drink more!

- Calm Mind!

Mary, you're getting too close.

What are you being shy about?

I'm not being shy.

- Damn, that bastard.

- You're so cute.

- Please stop!

Stupid Goblin Cleaner.

You defeated another thirty goblins today!

Good job! Good job!

Hunting goblins is nothing special!

What's this, Jean?

Makoto is a good boy, so don't go picking a fight with him!

You two should get along as fellow rookies.

You too, Lucas?!

Why did you stop offering to train me?

I look after everyone while they're Stone rank,

but once you reach Bronze, I treat you like a grown man.

Did you hear, Lucas?

We're challenging a monster hunting quest next!

Oh?

What's your target?

A stray ogre.

I see.

That's a rite of passage toward Iron rank.

Good luck!

Yes! You can count on us!

Don't worry about him.

I'm fine. He didn't bother me at all.

I'll keep going at my own slow pace.

Most wouldn't call defeating a bunch goblins every day going at a slow pace.

It's easy work for me, though.

That's my twenty goblins for today.

Now I'll just hunt some horned rabbits to bring back to the boss's place.

Is that... a stray ogre?

Retreating would be the best option.

It's close!

Huh?

Is there another monster nearby?

What?!

What is that thing?

That ogre is huge!

Wind Cutter!

This guy's bad news!

Let's get out of here!

Hurry!

This is bad!

- SAVE THE GIRL?

- YES

- NO

You could leave her.

Thanks for the tip.

Oh, no!

Lucy!

N-No!

However...

There's no way I'd abandon her.

Water Magic: Ice Arrow!

Now's your chance! Run!

Huh?

Oh, right!

Hey! Why are you trying to act cool?!

I'm at that age where I want to show off.

I won't forgive you if you die, got it?

I knew that ogres can regenerate,

but I never thought it would be this fast.

See?! What are you going to do?!

Hey, over here!

Wha?!

Dodge!

It's fast!

Move!

Good!

Water Magic: Walk on Water!

Hey! I'm over here!

Sorry.

It gets really deep after that point.

Now!

Water Magic: Flow!

It worked.

Hey!

Are you okay?

Yeah!

I just defeated it.

Seriously?!

Phew.

- Listen...

- Hey!

I want to bring the ogre's head back, so could you help me out?

Hey!

Everyone listen up!

Our up-and-coming rookie, Makoto,

has defeated a big ogre!

Yeah!

From now on, I won't let you all keep calling him Goblin Cleaner!

Yeah!

Now that means we need a new nickname.

So how about Ogre Killer?!

I don't think I need any more nicknames.

I'm glad things worked out.

Hey, mind if I join you?

EPISODE 3 MAKOTO TAKATSUKI GAINS A PARTY MEMBER