A hero from a remote village leaves his village for the first time at the age of 42 - Volume 1
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- Volume 1 - Chapter 8: Party Formation
The sun had not yet risen and it was pitch black, but I woke up.
I think my sleep time has become extremely short since I turned 40.
When I was younger, I could sleep as much as I wanted, but now I feel tired after I slept for a long time.
Even though I felt my body aging in such a familiar place, I moved my body and started stretching.
Once my body warms up, I draw my sword and practice swinging in preparation for actual combat.
It’s been quite a while since I treat it as my other arm, but I still feel a sense of discomfort when it comes to combat.
I can live my daily life normally, but I feel a slight difference when it came to combat due to the sudden decisions that are made.
And every time I feel that slight misalignment, my arm, which should not be there, hurts intensely.
This is a phenomenon commonly known as phantom limb pain, in which pain occurs every time the brain becomes uncomfortable with the absence of an arm.
I want to get used to this as soon as possible, so I don’t miss training every morning, even if my phantom limb pain is severe.
“…Huh.Graham-san, are you awake ?”
“Sorry, did I wake you up?”
“No, I woke up on my own. Training in the morning is amazing.”
Genia woke up.
Actually, yesterday I couldn’t find a place to stay, so I was kindly asked to stay with Genia.
Even though I was allowed to stay there, I just rented a place that looked like the staff room on the bar of Elma Street where Genia worked.
It seems that Genia also lives and works here, and I also borrowed a sofa.
“I never thought it was amazing because it’s like a daily routine. Genia is also an adventurer, right? Don’t you do any training?”
“Even though I call myself an adventurer, I felt like I had no choice but to pay for the pot.Actually, I came to Biodasdal because I wanted to make sweets.”
“Do you make sweets? Are the sweets sweet?”
“Yes! I still can’t forget the sweets I ate when I was little, and I came to this town with the intention of making kids like me smile, but on the first day I came to town, I broke a jar. I’m sorry…”
“So you felt like you had no choice but to become an adventurer?”
“Yes, that’s right. All the money I had was taken from me on the spot, and the reason I started working here was because they said I could live in.”
I thought it was pretty bad for me, who lost my arm at the age of 42 and couldn’t stay in the village anymore and ended up in Biodasdal, but Genia has also suffered pretty badly.
I came to this town chasing my dreams, but on the first day, I was deceived and had all my money stolen from me, and was also charged 10 platinum coins…
“It must have been quite a tough day. I thought it was going to be a pretty tough day, too, but it was nothing compared to Genia.”
“By the way, Graham-san, why did you come to the town of Biodasdal?”
“Recently, my arm was eaten by a monster that attacked me.The village I was in was so remote that it had to be self-sufficient, so if I lost one arm and couldn’t do the farming properly, I’d lose my remaining arm. It’s going to be a drag on everyone. So even though i am over 40 years old, I had no choice but to leave the village.”
“…Isn’t it more difficult than me!Graham-san also had no choice but to become an adventurer?”
“That’s the thing. That’s why i came to Genia looking for party members.”
We looked at each other with pitying eyes and slowly nodded to comfort each other.
However, in Genia’s case, she is no longer chased by those guys and can pursue her dream of making sweets.
I came with the intention of inviting her to the party, but after hearing so many unfortunate stories and then telling me about her dreams, I had no choice but to support her honestly.
“I’m really sorry for getting you into so much trouble! And thank you very much for your help.”
“Thank you very much for negotiating to let me stay. Well then… I’ll be leaving soon. I think you’ll be in this town, so I’d like to see you again when I see you.”
“…Huh? You won’t invite me to the party?”
In order to get money, you have to find party members.
It was a good conversation and I thought I was saying goodbye, but Genia gave me an unexpected response.
“Huh? Didn’t you say Genia was going to make sweets? I didn’t invite her because I thought she was chasing her dreams since she doesn’t have to worry about paying for the pot anymore…”
“Now that I’ve become an adventurer, I wanted to complete the request at least once! Besides, Graham-san, the person who saved my life, is in trouble, so I can’t just pretend I don’t know about it! Well, I don’t know if i’ll be useful or not.”
“No, I’m just happy to have you join the party! But is it really okay?”
“Of course! I’d like to make sweets someday, but it’s better to do a lot of different things in life! And I think even being an adventurer can make children smile!”
“Then…I’ll be looking forward to working with you from today onward.”
“Yes! Thank you very much!”
Genia unexpectedly joined the party.
I was so happy that I almost cried, even though I had already given up before inviting her.
As expected, if an old man about two years my age suddenly started crying, he would be scared, so I desperately tried to hold back the tears so they wouldn’t fall.
Anyway, even after I left the village, I was always helped.
I was grateful to have met such good people, and felt the excitement of having made my first “friend”.