Jack-of-All-Trades, Party of None (勇者パーティを追い出された器用貧乏)

JACK-OF-ALL-TRADES, PARTY OF NONE

JACK-OF-ALL-TRADES, PARTY OF NONE

Sophia, Logan, Caroline...

They all have pretty heavy pasts.

Especially...

THE JACK-OF-ALL-TRADES MAKES THEM TRAIN HARD

Selma-cchi, new lieutenant,

morning!

Good morning.

Good morning...

Your desk...

...is as messy as ever.

It's cleaner than usual today.

It is?

You're scaring the new lieutenant, Estella.

Well, I do my job right at least.

I'm Carla with the Adventure Management Division.

Nice to meet you.

Carla's looking after the new members.

She's like their caretaker.

I see.

Nice to meet you.

I heard from Estella that you'll be helping train Group 10.

Yes.

Did you read their files?

I did.

Only then did I make my decision.

Then there's no need for me to say anything.

Please take care of them.

I will.

We were pretty worried about them.

I'm glad you're looking out for them, Or-cchi.

Um... "Or-cchi?"

Oh? You don't want me calling you that in my head?

No, it doesn't bother me, but...

So, what's the policy for training them?

None.

You're in charge of everything.

Just teach them what you've learned from your experiences.

Teach them what they need to know.

What they need...

It's fine for him to come up with the plan,

but you could at least give him a goal.

Yeah...

I guess it'd be nice to have them able to

handle the middle floors on their own after six months.

That's a pretty high bar.

We do have high expectations for them.

They grew up a lot during the teaching expedition.

Well, it's certainly possible, but...

We're counting on you, new lieutenant.

Orhun.

If you read the files...

You know about me and Sophia already, right?

Yes. I was surprised, honestly.

Her mother was a maid in my household.

She died right after giving birth to her.

After that, my family, the Claudels, took her in,

but as the child of a mistress, she had no real place in the household.

Life was hard for her at a young age.

I did everything I could for her, but...

Things got even worse for her after you left.

Yes.

When I came home for the first time after leaving...

I asked her...

"Why don't you come with me?"

And that's why I want Sophia to become a great adventurer.

Maybe you think it's wrong to give her special treatment, but...

It's only natural to feel the way you do.

I'll do everything I can.

I'm glad to hear that.

Take care of my sister, Orhun.

Yeah. Got it.

Mister!

Orhun!

Hello.

Hey...

I kept you all waiting, huh?

Do you know why I'm here?

Yes. You're taking us on as students, right?

This is officially part of my work at the clan...

But I suppose you're right.

Yay!

I'm so happy you'll be teaching us again.

You know all kinds of stuff and you're super-strong!

No, I've still got a lot to do to get stronger.

That's not true!

You totally beat up that Black Dragon!

Totally beat it up, huh?

From my perspective, it was a close thing.

Thank you.

But someday, you'll have to fight the Black Dragon yourselves.

If you're going to try and clear the Great Dungeon.

We'll have to fight the Black Dragon...?

I know it would be hard for you right now,

but I think you could do it someday.

You've all got a lot of potential.

With hard work, you can become great adventurers.

I'll do my best!

Me too, of course!

Th-Thank you for teaching us!

There're two important things I want to talk about at the start.

First,

you need to be thinking at all times.

There're lots of different ways to solve any problem.

Don't just stick to the standard script. Be flexible.

And secondly...

Don't think what I'm saying is always right.

Don't think you're always right?

What does that mean?

I don't know everything.

I've made lots of mistakes and messed up a lot of things.

Don't think that just because I'm your teacher, I'm automatically right.

Don't just automatically do what I say.

Think about it and make it part of your own knowledge and experiences.

If you're not sure, you can always ask.

Got it?

Yes, sir!

All right, before we begin,

I want to hear why you decided to become adventurers.

Let's start with Sophia.

O-Okay!

I want to be like my sister, Selma Claudel.

I want to decide for myself what it is I want to do...

Like her...

She really looks up to Selma as a sister, huh?

But I haven't really decided what I want to do.

That's why I became an adventurer, so I could find my own goals and dreams.

I think that's great.

I'll help too.

So let's search for your dream together.

Th-Thank you, sir!

Was I showing off a little too much?

Now it's your turn, Logan.

Okay!

The reason I want to be an adventurer is that you can make a lot of money.

I've never heard that before.

It's fine. Keep going.

The village I grew up in doesn't have good soil for growing.

There's barely enough food to eat each day.

But the villagers said it wasn't right for me to stay.

They gathered up all the money they had and sent me here.

So I want to become a successful adventurer and pay them back.

That's my goal.

I see. That's a wonderful reason.

To be honest, I thought I was as strong as a high-ranked adventurer.

But when I saw how strong you were,

and how scary the Black Dragon was, I realized...

I'm still weak.

I need more power for my goals.

So please!

Teach me everything I need to know to be an adventurer!

All right.

I'll teach you all I know.

But it's up to you to put in the effort to master it.

Okay, thanks!

My turn, next!

Yeah.

Why did you become an adventurer, Caroline?

Well, I...

I guess I don't have a real reason.

I guess because I can kill monsters?

And that will make everybody happy!

Really? There's no other reason?

That's all, really!

I just want everyone to smile!

You really like people's smiles, huh?

I sure do, yeah!

'Cause smiling people don't hit me!

Everybody's smiles disappear when monsters are around!

So I kill them!

I want everyone to be smiling...

Her darkness seems pretty deep.

You're right.

It's best that everyone smiles.

Thanks for telling me.

You're welcome!

I understand why everyone decided to become adventurers.

I want you all to keep those reasons in your head at all times.

Got it?

Yes, sir!

Um, do you have a dream or a goal too?

Of course.

I want to make sure that no matter what horrible things happen,

I don't lose anything...

I want to be strong enough that I

can protect what matters to me no matter what happens.

That was why I became an adventurer.

You can't protect anything if you're weak.

I plan on getting stronger too.

I promise you again.

I won't be treating you like children.

So I want you to give me your all.

Yes, sir.

Thank you, sir.

Oh, Caroline, do you not like being called by a nickname?

I don't really care. Why?

The name "Caroline" is pretty long, isn't it?