Worthless at Home, Whiz to the World: Volume 1 (eBook)

kimimaro (Autor)

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2025
250 Seiten
J-Novel Club (Verlag)
978-1-7183-7592-5 (ISBN)

Infos

Raised by his strict family of five older sisters, Noa leaves home to become an adventurer in a faraway land. But despite being a supposed novice, he keeps shocking seasoned adventurers with incredible feats of strength and magic.

It's no wonder, really. Unbeknownst to Noa, his sisters are some of the strongest people in the world-masters of magic, swordsmanship, trade negotiations, and more. While his sisters think of Noa as worthless, the rest of the world sees him for what he truly is: a whiz!

Determined to forge his own path, Noa begins his new life where he's finally appreciated for his abilities. But what will happen when his overprotective sisters set out to bring him home?

If worth is in the eye of the beholder, Noa is here to prove this whiz has been hiding in plain sight all along!

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Chapter 1: Border Town Rajah

“Finally, I’m here!”

A month had passed since I’d left home. After a number of shared carriage rides, I had finally reached the border town of Rajah.

The west side of the continent was called the demon realm, ruled by demons and monsters, while the east side was called the human realm, ruled by humans and demihumans. Rajah was located on the boundary between the two and was renowned as a mecca for adventurers.

It was the perfect place for me to start a new life as an adventurer, far away from home.

“It should be safe now that I’ve come this far.”

My sisters were incredibly powerful. When the five of them came together, they could control the entire nation with ease. But I had crossed three country borders to get here from our homeland, the Winster Kingdom. My sisters shouldn’t be able to extend their search here anytime soon. The fact that I still couldn’t be completely at ease was a testament to how terrifying they were.

“Yes, and it was all thanks to you, Mr. Sieg!” the merchant who had gotten off the carriage with me said.

His name was Ortho. I’d met him at a town along the way and spent the last week or so of the journey with him. Sieg was the pseudonym I was using, having borrowed it from the name of the hero who had defeated the Dragon King Badias long ago. If I used my real name, my sisters would find me in no time at all.

“Mr. Sieg, you’re trying to become an adventurer, right?” Ortho asked.

“Yes, that’s right.”

“In that case, take this.” He handed me a letter sealed with wax. “This is a letter of introduction to the Adventurers Guild. I’ve been acquainted with the guild for a long time now, and I’m sure it will be of use to you.”

“Wow! Are you allowed to give me something like this?”

“Of course! It’s the least I can do to express my gratitude to you, Mr. Sieg. This journey only ended safely thanks to you!”

I didn’t think I’d done anything to warrant such a reaction. Ortho was probably referring to how I had helped out when the carriage was being attacked. But the main forces during that fight had been the adventurers hired to escort the carriage. All I had done was support them by taking out the monsters that slipped past them. It was the adventurers who should’ve been commended for that fight, not me.

I explained that to Ortho, but he dismissed it with a shake of his head.

“There’s no need to be so humble! I’ve had to watch many adventurer fights in my line of work, and I’m sure it was you who contributed the most to that battle. In fact, the other adventurers... I don’t want to speak too badly about them, but if anything, they saw how strong you were and sent all the troublesome monsters your way on purpose.”

“Huh...”

Was that really what had happened? Now that he mentioned it, the goblins I’d fought in that battle had seemed stronger than usual. I’d defeated many goblins while training with my sister, and they’d always taken one hit or less to defeat.

“Well then, I shall excuse myself here,” Ortho said. “My shop is located in the commercial district south of town, so please drop by if you ever need potions. I’ll give you a discount.”

“Thank you for everything! I’ll make sure to visit your shop once I’ve settled in!”

After bidding him farewell, I made my way to the guild with the directions I’d requested in advance. The carriages stopped at the east square, so I just needed to follow the road straight west.

After walking for a bit, I noticed more people armed like adventurers on the streets. As expected of the border town Rajah, it was a bustling place full of people.

“That must be it. It’s huge!”

An imposing building made of brick finally came into view. The lion crest of the Adventurers Guild hung over the entrance.

“All right, here goes!”

I went through the double doors to find myself in a space that served as both the lobby and tavern. Directly across from me was a bulletin board of requests on a wall. Beside that was the reception counter, and the registration counter was... Ah, over there.

“Welcome. Are you here to register for the first time?”

“Yes, I am.”

“Then please fill out this form.”

Free to come, free to go. The Adventurers Guild was well-known for that, and it showed in how few fields there were on the form. I used Sieg as my name but filled the rest in truthfully. The fewer the lies, the harder it was to get caught.

“The form has been received. With this, you are now an F-rank adventurer of the Rajah branch guild.”

“Thank you.”

“Do you have any questions?”

“I have a letter of introduction. Do I give that to you? And can I sell some monster materials right away?”

As soon as I asked that, the receptionist’s eyes scanned my entire body. When she confirmed I was only carrying a small bag, she tilted her head in confusion.

“Of course you can, but where are the materials?”

“In this bag.”

“Huh?! Don’t tell me... Is that a magic bag?!” She stared at me wide-eyed.

Huh? Was it that unusual? “Do you not see many magic bags around here?”

“Well, they’re extremely expensive items.”

“Oh. I didn’t know that.”

I had made the bag myself under Ciel’s instruction. She’d said I had to be able to do that much if I wanted to become a sorcerer. Maybe there just weren’t many sorcerers around Rajah.

“There are quite a lot of materials. Is it okay to take them out here?”

“In that case, please come around to the back.”

“Okay.”

“Thank you. You can give me the letter of introduction too.”

I handed her the letter before following her behind the counter. The area she led me to was like a warehouse of monster materials. There was even a large space for dismantling parts.

“You can take out all the materials you want here.”

“Okay!”

I immediately began emptying my magic bag, but for some reason, the receptionist’s face gradually grew paler.

“What in the world are you?!” she shouted in shock.

“I’m not sure what you mean...”

I struggled to reply to the unexpected question. Why was she so shocked by some goblin materials? Monsters like these could be defeated by any amateur with a little experience under their belt.

“I’m just an amateur who’s learned a little sword and magic before.”

“No way! These goblin materials are all from high-rank species!”

The parts I’d taken out had come from five monsters. Four of them were high goblins, and one was a goblin general. High goblins were classified as rank D, while goblin generals were rank C. It would normally take a B-rank adventurer to take them on solo.

“A B-rank adventurer is already top class! Were you a knight somewhere before this, Mr. Sieg?”

“No, nothing of the sort.”

“Then are you...” The receptionist shot me a dubious look, then checked the letter in her hand. “Let’s see... It says, ‘I’m sure you’re surprised by the high-quality materials he brought in, but I can testify that they all came from monsters he defeated himself.’ I see he must have predicted our response.”

She checked the signature on the back of the letter and nodded in understanding. Her expression immediately relaxed—it seemed Ortho was right about being respected by the guild.

“If Ortho says it, then it must be true. Which means... Could you wait here for a moment, Mr. Sieg?” she asked.

“Sure thing.”

The receptionist hurried off. What exactly was she going to do?

Left alone in the warehouse, I looked around as I waited. As one would expect of an adventurers’ mecca, there was a wide variety of stuff stored here. Just looking at it all was quite interesting.

“Are you Sieg?”

“Oh!”

I had been so absorbed in looking over the room, I’d failed to notice someone was trying to speak to me. I quickly turned to see a man as muscular as an ogre standing behind me. At a guess, I’d have said he was in his forties. He was dressed casually in a coat, but he had a strong aura about him.

“Yes, I’m Sieg.”

“I’m Abert, the master of this branch.”

Well, that explained the aura! My eyes widened in surprise.

Sensing my unease, the receptionist beside Abert stepped forward. “There was something I had to ask him regarding your registration. That’s why I called him over,” she explained.

“Huh? Is there a problem?”

“Not a problem, no. It’s just that your abilities appear to be quite high, so we’d like you to take a special examination.”

Special examination? That sounded rather serious. The materials I’d brought in seemed to be the cause of the commotion, but had those monsters really been that strong? They’d felt kind of strong for goblins, but they were still just goblins.

“A special examination is used when an accomplished knight or mercenary joins the guild. By fighting a mock battle against...

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 15.9.2025
• Reihe/Serie: Worthless at Home, Whiz to the World
• Illustrationen: kimimaro
• Übersetzer: kimimaro
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Fantasy / Science Fiction ► Fantasy
• Schlagworte: Comedy • family drama • Light Novel • Magic • male protagonist • monsters • Slice of Life
• ISBN-10: 1-7183-7592-1 / 1718375921
• ISBN-13: 978-1-7183-7592-5 / 9781718375925