Blacklist.
A list compiled for various reasons, such as never accepting a certain person for any job or needing to be cautious around them.
It was understandable that an adventurers guild, which dealt with people, would have such a list, but I couldnt fathom why my na appeared on it.
So, youre saying the adventurers guild singled out and said not to hire ?
Its not exactly like that. It seems that since you were employed there, the frequency of troubleso incidents increased, and hearing this, the adventurers collectively decided not to hire you in protest.
Thats practically the sa thing.
There might not have been an official list, but if enough adventurers protested, the guild couldnt just ignore it.
But still, even after hearing the reason, I remained confused.
Troubleso incidents? ?
I had done everything with a service smile, even when the heroes hurled insults or treated like a slave or a dog, and worked honestly without a single flaw. So why did they pick on unfairly?
Why am I on the blacklist when Ive worked diligently?
The problem is that you kept working diligently.
Wow, is this world so ssed up that now even diligence is a cri?
No wonder this world had over a million unemployed youths.
If youre not on the special list with an average top grade in the college entrance exam, no matter what you do, youre not recognized. Who would roll up their sleeves and work passionately?
This world would be more suited to having a million foreign workers than a million unemployed, anyway.
Look here, young one. Do you understand how dangerous being an adventurer is?
Yet, for , who had worked silently and saved money, this news was not only fatal to my future earnings but also felt like a betrayal.
Trying sohow to convince , the guild master stroked his wrinkled face and quietly explained.
Demons, undead, vampires, beasts, and so on With so many dangerous creatures around, theres always a high demand for adventurers who take on these risks, especially those called heroes who undertake the most dangerous tasks. Do you understand so far?
Yes, of course. Everyone knows that story.
Now, lets review the missions youve been responsible for.
Fliip, flip. The guild master showed the docunts about my activities recorded in the Labor Union.
Inside, there were detailed records of all my past work, many of which involved assisting heroes.
Do you know how many of the heroes you served are still alive?
How many are there?
All but three are dead! Theyre all dead, my friend!
Bang, bang! The guild master slamd the docunts with his hand and glared at .
I felt an indescribable frustration, but I saw several problems with attributing their fate to my responsibility.
Isnt it common knowledge that heroes are precious, but being an adventurer itself is not a high-survival job? I only carried their stuff; I didnt bash their heads in. How is that my fault?
The problem is that you frequently co back alive.
Wow, now even coming back alive is a problem. Workers like are just ant to end up as cannon fodder and die out there, right?
Its only you who keeps coming back alive; thats the issue. If its once or twice, its good luck; more than five tis, youre a survival king. But after ten, twenty tis, it becos frightening, doesnt it?
No
The guild master looked at with sympathy, not maliciously, but there was still a sense of frustration in his eyes.
Guessing that no response would improve the situation, I could only grasp my forehead and mutter my lant.
The problem is that all these heroes are blockheads. How is that my fault?
It was the mont when the thoughts I had always kept inside finally burst out.
Yeah, all the heroes were complete idiots.
It wasnt that they were inherently wrong. It was the system set up to make them that way after being summoned to this world.
For instance, think back to when they were first summoned.
In the presence of summoners, nobles, and royalty, cheers erupted from all around when it was confird that the abilities they acquired as a special privilege were of SSR rank.
Just like when a new collectible character appears in a gacha ga, there were fanfares and spotlights
Naturally, receiving such praise, the heroes would think this way.
In my past life, I was nothing special, but in this world, Im a hero who will save the world?
Dont I seem pretty aweso? Like my ti has finally co?
Naturally, the less impressive ones past life was, the more irresistible this beca.
As powerful sponsors supported them and pulled strings from all over, their inferiority complexes faded away day by day.
They truly believed they could save the world. Even more, they were the strongest and greatest beings in this world
With such a sense of chosenness, they reigned as the strongest in the empire, looking down on this perilous world.
Yes, this exactly fit the professional term Dunning-Kruger.
Hero! We need to retreat from here for now!
That was the sa procedure the damned female knight I had recently t had to follow.
Shut up; I am a hero summoned to this world. Do you think its fitting for soone with a mission to save the world to retreat in the face of the Demon Kings army!?
I also think we should wipe out the Demon Kings army. But now is not the right ti, is it?
At that ti, I was on a large-scale ergency quest arranged by the guild.
It was to monitor the Demon Kings army that had begun stationing near the port city, and to buy ti until all the people evacuated, fearing their possible invasion.
Naturally, if the Demon Kings army showed no significant movent, there was no need to provoke them by charging in.
Isnt it enough for the hero to just watch their movents from here? They seem to be searching around without any intention of invading this city. Yet, you want to provoke them by barging into their camp
Ha, whatever their tricks, they are enemies that need to be dealt with eventually. No matter how strong or nurous, they are no match for , a hero. Why should I consider such circumstances?
But even so, the evacuation hasnt finished yet. At least wait until everyone has left the city
Ha! If I just kill that officer, everything will end. Hes just a lousy orc anyway. I should be able to take care of him easily, right?
It might be better not to underestimate him simply because hes an orc. If an orc has risen to be an officer in the Demon Kings army
Be quiet! Why are you, a re porter, talking so much? You just need to carry my equipnt and follow !
Despite my objections, the hero, ordering to carry equipnt, dragged into danger and charged into the Demon Kings army camp alone.
After knocking down just a few minor soldiers, she received a thorough beating.
Provoking the previously calm Demon Kings army turned the port city into ruins. The fact that so people who hadnt finished evacuating died was an additional consequence.
Yet, the female knight, lacking self-awareness, rely glared at the orc, who defeated her with eyes filled with resentnt.
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