Status WIndow Chapter 10 : Where to Go for Vocational Experience? (Patreon)

10. Where to Go for Vocational Experience?

The seat changing, filled with cheers and screams, ended, and the classroom became quiet. Seeing that, the teacher began the lesson.

"Alright, today is the deadline to hear your preferences for the vocational experience I mentioned the other day. Let's review what kind of workplaces there are."

Saying that, the teacher explained the vocational experience locations one by one. Starting with herbalists, there were blacksmith workshops and magic tool shops. There were cooks, and inns too. She explained each one carefully.

"Those are the vocational experience locations. You can go to up to two places, so write them on the paper and bring it to me."

While talking, the teacher handed out the papers. The buzz in the classroom grew louder.

"You can decide while consulting with friends, or you can consult with me. The deadline is in thirty minutes. Well then, please write."

At the teacher's words, the whole classroom erupted into noise. People stood up to go talk to friends, went to the teacher to ask questions—various actions.

Amidst that, I stayed in my seat, staring down the paper.

"Hmm..."

"Rio, you look really troubled. What are you struggling with?"

While I was groaning, Lumel from the seat next to me spoke up.

"I've decided on Adventurer for one, but I can't decide on the other."

"I see. Actually, I'm the same. Since I plan to inherit my family's restaurant, I've decided on the restaurant for one, but I can't decide on the other."

"Having one decided should be enough; deciding on two is difficult."

"Well, surely that's to broaden possibilities? Maybe you'll have more aptitude for the second choice than the first one you decided on."

I understand what she wants to say. It's better to have two possibilities than one. But it's hard to decide on something other than the path you've already set your mind on.

"How are you deciding, Lumel?"

"I think I'll go with something I'm genuinely interested in. Something that makes me feel like I want to try it, or I want to see it."

"Want to see it, huh. That certainly seems like a good place to start."

"So, I think anything is fine. Why not decide based on a little bit of curiosity?"

Starting from a little curiosity sounds interesting too. Ideally, I want to choose something that will be fun for me.

Something fun... While I was thinking that, the teacher who was patrolling approached us.

"Have you two decided?"

"Haven't decided at a~ll."

"I'm having trouble deciding too..."

"Rio, didn't you say before that Guild Employee or Cook would be good too?"

"Ah, I think I'll pass on those."

"You change your mind fast."

The teacher sighed in exasperation.

"Your first choice is... still Adventurer. Then, how about broadening your horizons from there?"

"Broadening my horizons from Adventurer?"

"Try thinking of jobs you can do that are like an Adventurer. Wouldn't you be interested in something similar?"

"Well, I suppose so, but... Are there any jobs similar to Adventurer?"

Even if told 'jobs similar to Adventurer,' nothing immediately comes to mind. When I consulted the teacher, she thought about it seriously.

"Isn't the Order of Knights similar? It's a job defeating monsters, and I think it's more stable than being an adventurer."

"The Order of Knights, huh."

I see, there's the option of the Knight Order. But compared to free adventurers, the discipline seems strict, and the job seems stiff.

"Rio in the Order of Knights... huh. Yeah, it's cool and wonderful. It's a bit different from my image of Rio, but isn't that path an option too?"

"Really? Well, it's not decided that I'll become one, and if it's just going to see, it might be interesting."

An other-world Knight Order, I am curious. After all, when you say Knight Order, it represents fantasy worlds, so I want to see it at least once.

Since it's not decided that I'll join the knights in the future, maybe I should just pick the Knight Order to fill the blank. Then again, I also feel like I want to see other things too.

What should I do... As I was worrying about it, a window opened before my eyes. Displayed there were "Choose Order of Knights" and "Choose Other."

Hoho, a choice of destiny, is it? This is practically saying something about me will change with this. I have to choose carefully.

Speaking of knight work, there's monster subjugation. Town security. Royal guard duty, and so on. Those are close to adventurer work, so it makes sense that it's close to what I want to do.

However, even saying 'Order of Knights' in one breath, it's not just a group of soldiers. At the top are knights of noble birth, and at the bottom are soldiers and apprentices from common backgrounds. Positions and social standings vary.

It's not just fighting; there are politics too. If you maneuver well in human relationships, you can gain powerful allies. Honestly, rather than a peaceful and uneventful workplace, having that kind of turbulence is more exciting.

Before I knew it, my cheeks had relaxed a little. Yeah, I'm interested now. I tapped "Choose Order of Knights" and filled it in on the paper.

"Ah, did you decide, Rio?"

"Yeah, I picked the Knight Order. What about you, Lumel?"

"I talked with the teacher and chose pharmacist, where I can do things similar to cooking. Since it involves doing things different from cooking, I thought it looked fun."

"Heh, sounds good. After all, if you're going to make it a job, it has to be something fun."

"Yeah!"

Adventurer seems more fun, but thinking about it carefully, the Knight Order seems like it could have fun things too.

I can't stop my excitement just thinking about what kind of future that choice will lead me to. I can't wait for the vocational experience day to come.