An Old Country Bumpkin Looks for a Sword

“Hmm, I still can’t get used to this...”

A few days had passed since the rookie adventurers’ training and the battle against Zeno Grayble, a Specially Designated Subjugation Target.

After finishing breakfast at my usual inn, I stepped outside and found my fingers reaching for my waist without thinking.

Now, what should I do?

Well, I’m planning to continue instructing the Knights’ Order, and it seems the Adventurers’ Guild’s requests for assistance have settled down for now after what happened the other day. So I can get back to my regular duties... Duties?

Though Guildmaster Nidas hadn’t said it outright, I could tell he wanted to find some way to keep me around.

There must be plenty of rookie adventurers besides Porta’s team, and if what Surena said was true, I could understand why they’d want more people to help with rookie training.

But, man... having an old guy like me supervise dungeon expeditions...

I’d been on edge during that fight with Zeno Grayble the other day. Without Surena, we definitely would’ve failed. Even if Specially Designated Subjugation Targets don’t usually show up so readily, I’d rather not go through anything like that again.

As an old guy, I’d prefer a somewhat more peaceful life...