CH 9

As soon as the principal and vice principal see me, they run off towards the castle as if they have lost their minds.

I am just stunned by the sudden and incomprehensible event.

He said something about leveling up and some kind of certificate, but what is that all about?

But there is something else that is bothering me more than that.

It is the addition of “ninja” to the list of professions available through the “Dexterity Change”.

A ninja is a type of assassin that originated in the east.

Their well-trained bodies and the skills they develop through mental and physical training are called “Ninjutsu” and are very much feared by the people.

There are also ninjas here at the Royal Pioneer Academy, such as Shinobuko of Class 1 – 2.

But I’m not sure if I can be a ninja or not.

Is it really something that I, an unemployed person, can become?

The only jobs that were available were lower level jobs.

Anyway, let’s go back to the house and find out.

Monaka’s house is completed, so I leave the residential area.

When I return to the forest house, I immediately try to change jobs.

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Leopin

Occupation Carpenter ⇒ Ninja

Occupation Skill

Shuriken Throw

Increases the throwing speed, power, and accuracy of hand thrown weapons.

Izuna Throw

A throwing technique that restrains the target from behind

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Speaking of ninjas, there’s the Shuriken, right?

I took some leftover “Gisu wood” and cut it with a knife to replicate a shuriken.

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Gisu Shuriken

Quantity 30

Quality Level 18 (Material Level 9 + Dexterity Bonus 9)

Hand thrown weapon made from high quality Gisu wood.

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With various bonuses, it has excellent power, accuracy, and range.

With my makeshift shuriken, I decide to get into the ninja mood right away.

I throw the wooden star at a tree branch about 10 meters away from me.

…… Spat!

The leaves fall with a small bang.

It’s more powerful than I thought. Okay, next time I’ll aim for the leaves further away.

I feel like a kid again and throw the shuriken around.

The fifteen shuriken I threw all hit the targets.

It’s not just the arrows I threw back this morning, but when you have the ‘Concentration’ status leveled up, everything really does fly where you aim them.

As I am admiring myself, I hear a rustling sound of bushes behind me.

I turn around to see a group of boys in sorcerer’s robes approaching my house.

“What do you want?”

When I called out to the first boy, he says in a familiar tone,

“Well, well, you’re Leopin, right? I thought I’d give you a special fire.”

Then the students behind me shouted in protest.

“Hey, Nasuo, what’s going on?”

“We followed you here to get fire, but you’re going to give it to a loser like Leopin first!”

The boy called Nasuo soothed the others, “Well, well.”

“Don’t panic, we’ll make sure everyone gets fire.”

Fire is considered to be the second most important thing in survival after drinking water.

This guy, Nasuo, looked like a sorcerer, so he must have succeeded in starting a fire with his initial spell, “ignite.

He seems to be using his power to attract the attention of the students.

Nasuo turns to me and shows off his “Ignite” spell.

After several unsuccessful attempts, he set the branch in his hand ablaze.

He then waves the lit branch as if to say, “Do you want it?”

“If you want it, get down on your knees and say so, Leopin, and ask the great sorcerer Nasuo for fire!”

“What are you doing here all of a sudden? I don’t need a fire, I can make one myself.”

I don’t need a fire from others, because I can make one myself. Making a fire is easy with the ranger’s survival skills.

When I refuse, Naso becomes obviously unhappy.

It’s not the reaction you were expecting, apparently.

“Well, well… There is no need to refuse it. Here, you can have it!”

He throws the burning branch through the window and into my house.

And then he laughs loudly to himself.

“Ha-ha-ha-ha! Everyone! This house is going to burn, so you’d better take the fire with you.”

The rest of the students laugh too.

“I see, that’s what it’s all about!”

“The trash guy knocked over our house and we didn’t even know it, so we came to punish him!”

“As expected of Nasu, the great sorcerer of the future!”

I didn’t do anything, but the students are united in their efforts to keep me out of the house.

” Otoo, Leopin! You can’t just go in there and try to get rid of it!”

“Yeah, it’s your fault for knocking over our houses!”

Yes, it’s your fault for knocking down our houses! You can sit there and cry and watch your house burn!

You’ll know a tenth of our sorrow!”

However, the house does not start to burn for a long time, and one of the students who have been looking through the window shouts in a distressed voice.

“What? The fire’s gone out!”

No way! Why? There’s not even a scorch mark on the floor. ……?”

That’s ridiculous!　How can a fire I started be defeated by a house that belongs to a piece of trash?”

“You guys really think about nothing but dragging people down, don’t you?

My house is ‘fireproof’, so it won’t burn easily.

Besides, if you want fire so badly, I’ll give it to you.”

In disgust, I gather up the branches and ivy that had fallen at my feet.

I wrapp the ivy around a tree branch and set it on a stump as a base.

Ivy Fire Starter

Quantity 1

Quality Level 10 (Material Level 1 + Dexterity Bonus 9)

This fire pit is made from the branches, stumps, and ivy.

It is simple to make, but the various bonuses make it easy to start a fire.

Then just hold the end of the ivy on the fire starter with both hands and pull on it alternately. ……

…… Shgo-oohh!

The tree branch spun at high speed, and in no time, a fire spark was created.

I ignited the dead leaves I have prepared beforehand to create a bonfire.

The students around me are stunned, as if they have seen a magic trick.

“What? What the heck was that……?”

“You made fire in an instant! You’re not a sorcerer, are you?”

“No, there was no chanting, so that wasn’t magic!”

They come to their senses and suddenly lower their hips.

“Hey ……, Leopin. Can you share that fire with me?”

“Yes, yes. It’s almost lunchtime, right? And we need to bring the fire back to class so we can prepare the meal.”

“Nasuo was too greedy before, but…… you’re different, aren’t you?”

I look around at all the goody-two-shoes through the flames.

“Yeah, I’m totally different. Not like any of you.”

……Shupash!

I throw the shuriken in all directions.

After the fire breaks out, Shrikens turn into a shot of fire and stick on the hem of the robes of the students.

“What the hell? What are you doing? It’s burning! It burns!”

They immediately try to knock the fire out, but one of them shouts.

“Don’t put out your precious fire! If you let it spread to the branches before you put it out, you can take it home with you!”

“Oh, yeah! Then we’ll be heroes!”

Achichi Need to hold on! Hold on!”

The sorcerer students’ are flailing around like they were barefoot on a burning griddle.

They take the Gisu Wood that was piled up by my house and try to spread the fire.

“No, that wood is fireproof, so no matter how much you try, you’ll just end up …….”

But no one listens.

In front of my eyes, the scene is unfolding.

They are on the verge of being burned, screaming and struggling against the flames.

When the fire burned out after a while, the length of her robe was as short as a super mini-skirt.

They don’t seem to have been burned anywhere, but they are crying because they couldn’t even get a fire going.

‘Ugh. …… Ugh! I was going to burn down the trash house and be a hero…….!”

“No way, no way, no way our robes are going to be burned ……!”

“Oh, my God!　Mommaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!”