Chapter 6 : Expedition

After returning to Soldier's Town, Sora feels like going on another adventure, but this time with Yukiko. Yukiko wants to take on an A-rank adventure, but since Sora is rank D, they decided on a C-rank mission to keep things balanced.

Yukiko asks our hero to choose an adventure. Sora picks the mission "Collect 3 fire crystals and 5 stone crystals" because it seems reasonable, and with a reward of 10 silver coins and 5 gold coins, he didn't hesitate for a second.

Our hero left the city and headed toward the cave with Yukiko. They entered the cave and searched for the crystals. However, after ten minutes of searching, they hadn't found any crystals,neither fire nor stone. But five minutes later, a small red light shone brightly. Sora was excited and rushed toward what he thought was a crystal.

However, it wasn't a crystal at all, but a red orb resting on a stone shaped like a cup.

Sora believed it to be one of the fire crystals and grabbed the orb. At that moment, Yukiko saw him and shouted, "Don't take the orb! It's a trap!" Sora turned around with the orb in his hand and said, "Oops."

Suddenly, an earthquake struck, forcing them to flee. As they ran, a giant boulder chased them, arrows shot from all directions, and sharp pits opened in the ground. Despite the dangers, Sora and Yukiko managed to escape the cave. Sora, thrilled to have made it out alive, lay on the ground to rest. Yukiko, furious, glared at him.

Sora casually said, "Take a break. If I were useless, I'd be dead. Enjoy the nice weather."

Furious, Yukiko jumped on Sora and beat him so badly that he became unrecognizable.

After returning to the city and heading to the adventurers' guild, Yukiko asked the receptionist to change groups. The receptionist looked at Sora's bruised face and asked him what had happened. Yukiko stared at Sora as he replied, "I fell off a cliff and hit several trees on the way down."

The receptionist didn't believe his story at all, but seeing Yukiko's glare, she pretended to believe him. She then told Yukiko that if the guild leader agreed, the group change would be possible. Yukiko asked to see the leader.

The receptionist called the leader, and Ryota came over. Sora was shocked to see that Ryota was the leader of the guild. Yukiko asked Sora if he knew him. Sora replied, "Yes! He's the man who saved my life!"

Yukiko was surprised. Sora asked why she looked so shocked.

Yukiko explained that she was surprised because Sora knew her brother. Sora didn't understand at first but, after looking at Yukiko and Ryota, realized they were siblings.

Ryota refused Yukiko's request to change groups because he wanted her to teach Sora what it truly meant to be an adventurer.

Reluctantly, Yukiko agreed for her brother's sake. Ryota then mentioned that the group needed a support member because it wouldn't last long without one.

At that moment, the new support partner entered the guild.