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[Translator - Kiteretsu]
[Proofreader - Kyros]
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Chapter 1 - The Beginning of an Empty Life
When I was around nine or ten years old, a group of incredibly powerful adventurers came to find me.
They said they were from the Four Great Adventurer Guilds, and that my father had died while owing them a large debt.
"So you'll have to pay off that debt, kid."
"...What does debt mean?"
"Your idiot father borrowed money from us and ran off to the afterlife."
I started to sob from the shocking news, and asked if my father was truly dead.
A muscular adventurer pulled out my father's ring and showed it to me.
"Where's your mother?"
"...She died a while ago."
"Damnit, this kid's just an orphan begger? There's nothing to take."
"Let's take him to a slave trader. His face is pretty like a girl, he'll be worth something."
"Will we get much for that? Our loss is 50 gold coins. And it's so hard to deal in slaves while avoiding the 'Red Pilgrims.'"
A female mage stroked my hair.
Soon a bluish mist flowed from her palm, and golden electricity sparked from my forehead.
"Look. This kid has incredible divine power like his father. He's a half-elf."
"So what?"
"Don't you know how expensive healers with divine power are? It's a trait that almost no adventurer has. Witches are worth a fortune, and shepherds and priests are mostly cowards who don't even come to the front lines."
"Aha!"
The adventurers started laughing one by one. It was definitely the laughter of adults.
The giant who seemed to be the leader of the group stroked my head.
"What's your name, kid?"
"Yes...?"
"What's your name, brat!"
"...Um, my mother called me Arzen. The kids in the neighborhood called me Bridge Boy since we live under a bridge."
"Alright, alright. Let's get you some adventurer combat training, Arzen. You'll have to go to the battlefield as a healer. And let's change your name. Al sounds good. It's fit for a insignificant kid like you, and it'd be a hassle if your real name got traced and your identity gets exposed."
"I don't want to be an adventurer. I don't want to die like my-"
Suddenly, I screamed in pain as if my neck was about to break.
The leader had grabbed my hair and jerked my neck back.
"The only answer you can give is 'yes.' Understood? You no longer have fredom of choice."
"Yes...?"
"Yes, just like that. From now on, until you die, you just have to keep paying off the debt with that divine power of yours. Also since you just talked back to me, your debt has increased from 50 to 100 gold coins."
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[Translator - Kiteretsu]
[Proofreader - Kyros]
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