God’s Guide for Teasing Heroes

Reno POV 

  

  

  

  

Day 113 

Today we visit the capital of Pheono, the country of the fish people. 

Like we always do, we came here with 2 objectives in mind. 

The first is to trade with the people of this country. 

Since we have been in the care of miss Shaina who hired us as one of her workers. 

I together with Emika and Akemi am tasked to sell the weapons and armor she makes. 

Our second objective is simple, it is to explore the place and sightsee the places that would only exist in fantasy. 

  

  

We used the teleport gate exclusive for the workers of the scale atelier to use in business-related matters. 

There we found ourselves in a very interesting place. 

We found ourselves surrounded by water. 

We are literally inside a giant underwater observatory. 

No, let me correct that, we are inside an underwater city. 

A large dome of an invisible force field enveloped the entire city. 

This is the most famous and the only underwater city inhabited by the fish people, the city of Palaeton, the capital of the country of Pheono. 

  

  

It’s been a while since we got transported from another world and are working as a merchant for miss Shaina. 

We’ve been to many places, thanks to our line of work. 

The places we visited are nothing less than spectacular. 

We managed to visit the capital city of the Beastmen in Triana. 

The cute and unique-looking buildings inspired by animal heads are very amusing. 

We also visited the capital city of Claren, the country of the Salamanders. 

Unlike the unique building of the beastmen in Triana, Claren may look barren at first but their simple houses are made out of dried mud and mana crystals and it glows beautifully during the night. 

The Crystal mixed with the dried mud glows wonderfully during the night time making the place bright and lively even at nighttime. 

In a way, it would remind you of our former world for all the wonderful and various colored lights all around the streets during the night. 

We also visited the Kingdom of Marchial and witness an out-of-place setting in this alternate world. 

The city was very developed, out of all the countries we visited, the kingdom of Marchial was the most technologically advanced of all of them. 

As one might expect from the Kingdom of the Dwarves. 

They already reach the age of the industrial revolution in which their country was a perfect description of what people in our world call “Steam Punk”. 

  

  

It’s not only the places that are interesting but also the citizen of these countries that is a sight to be seen. 

The fish people, who at first glance look like normal people if not for the fin attached to their heads like ears. 

These people are very meticulous about what they look like as their race values beauty above everything else. 

  

  

In the same way, there are beastmen who values strength and power. 

The various varieties of their animal features are so cute but don’t be deceived as they are a race that values strength. 

The members of this race are mostly battle freaks. 

  

  

There are also Salamanders. 

They live in the country of Claren. 

Salamanders are lizardmen, they have a humanoid bodies, their skin is covered with scales, and they look like lizards. 

Their race values their territory and culture. 

They may look like barbarians because of their shabby houses but on the contrary are very intelligent, kind, and well-civilized individuals. 

  

  

Lastly, there are the crafty and hardworking dwarfs of the Marchial kingdom. 

Dwarves were a sight to behold as they look exactly as I imagined them to be. 

I've read about them in the fairy tales I read once when I was young. 

I could only imagine them from drawings and depictions written in books. 

When I finally saw them in person I was so emotional. 

I could not help but feel like a child when visiting a new place in this world. 

It’s only been about 4 months and I and my best friends have already visited a lot of interesting places. 

Yes, the time we had in this world was very interesting. 

  

  

At first, I was quite frustrated with the fact that many of our classmates gained powerful abilities after getting transferred into this world. 

I mean...  

Who doesn't want to use magic right? It's magic for god's sake, why would you not want to use it at least once? 

I was envious of the fact that my other classmates could now use magic. 

I saw them move their body like they were in some kind of martial art movie. 

They can do these impossible stunts after having their physical capabilities boosted. 

All thanks to what we call “Stats”. 

  

  

I too had such a boost but not to the point where I can be confident to fight against a monster. 

In the first place, I am not the type who is interested in any kind of violence. 

I was just intrigued by the magic and all. 

If you ask me to fight a monster, I would proudly say NO. 

The best way to keep yourself safe is to stay away from those monsters. 

I am thankful that I did not have a battle-related "Job Class" and ended up having the "Scholar” as my Job Class. 

With this, I can avoid fighting monsters altogether, 

Thank god for that. 

  

  

More than 3/4 of the people of this world has non-fighting related job class such as mine. 

Some may think that not having a battle-related job in this world is bad luck. 

But I do believe that having a support-type job class is better. 

I don't have to fight monsters, meaning I am safe. 

I can look for ways of living in this world other than becoming an adventurer, I can be a receptionist, writer, and such. 

Since I am now a merchant by profession, my income is comparable to a C-rank adventurer. 

The only bad side I could see is the fact that I can't protect myself when faced with such danger, for example, facing a monster. 

Well, if you are careful you can never be in such an encounter. 

If so, your luck had just run out and that means it's your time to go. 

  

  

My Job Class, "Scholar" is a job class that specializes in the pursuit of knowledge. 

They are adept at learning skills utility skills such as Memorization, Calculation, Thought Acceleration, and many useful skills. 

In a way, these skills are a replacement for the “Computers” in our former world when it comes to my line of work. 

With this, I am now able to learn more about the things in this world. 

I can just do the thing I enjoy the most, "learning". 

  

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“…”  

I am now reading about a book I purchased some time ago. 

The book's title is, “Job Class: Theories of Individuality and Soul”. 

It is a complicated book written by my fellow Scholars of the past. 

It was a very interesting read, as I’ve learned about the job classes in this world. 

  

  

According to the book, job classes are set by the God of this world. 

It is already determined before birth as it is imprinted into your soul. 

The Scholars concluded that the job classes are somehow related to the nature/personality of the individual’s soul. 

This also explains why a female is most likely to get a support-type job class as males tend to get a battle-related job class. 

As it is stated in the book, Females tend to obtain such job classes because females, in general, have no interest in “Battle”, they prefer something more subtle such as “Arts”, “Knowledge”, “clothes”, and "Beauty". 

All of which is not particularly helpful in battle. 

Thus, they gain the job class, “Artist”, “Scholar”, “Merchant” and such. 

Males tend to be interested in battle, and thus they would get "jobs Class" related to it. 

  

  

There are some exemptions to this cycle but most of the time it follows this trend. 

The exemption would even prove the validity of this research. 

Male who tends to get support jobs are naturally timid and hates fighting, while a female who gets a battle-related job class is usually battle junkies themselves. 

  

  

“Hmnn… interesting, interesting…”  

I muttered to myself after reading this book. 

“Reno-chan, what are you reading this time?”  

A cute girl with short brown hair tied into a twin tail looked over and started talking to me. 

She was about my age, and she is a person that I’ve known since I was young. 

A lovely and cheerful girl full of energy and smiles. 

Her name is Ueda Emika 

“Oh, it’s about a study explaining why would someone get a certain job class concerning their personalities.”  

“Hee… how does that work?”  

Emika asked nonchalantly. 

“Well, basically it says that your job class is determined by the gods after birth depending on your personality.”  

“Hee…”  

“For example, people who naturally love money and trading tends to get the job class “Merchant”.”  

“Wow, that’s so true since I love money and I’m quite good at trading, my parent was working as vendors in our world after all. If I am to say if I like or hate trading, I am leaning towards “like” more.”  

  

  

Emika said while remembering the past. 

Doing the same I somehow relate my personality to my job class. 

“As for me, I love to study, that might be the reason I gained the job class “Scholar”.”  

All of a sudden, another girl joined their talk as she entered the room. 

“Following that logic, since I am quite meticulous and curious about things, I gained the job class “Appraiser” is it?”  

The one who joined our conversation was a girl with short hair. 

Originally her hair is color black but for some reason ever since we came into this world her hair started to change color. 

It's because of the effect of her mana circulation making her hair change color. 

Right now, her hair is transitioning from black into gray, it seems that it would eventually turn to the color white soon. 

In a way, I think that her having this hair color suits her very much. 

Her pretty red-rimmed glasses only make her look better. 

This girl's name is Chino Akemi. 

  

  

“That is the case.”  

I said in response to her comments. 

Right, this girl is very observant. 

She is a very curious girl. 

Like me, she also loves to study, and she's very interested in the things all around her. 

Whenever we encounter new things in this world, she would have her way to know what it was, what it does, what it is for, and more specifics to satisfy her curious mind. 

Now that we're talking about such an interesting topic, there is no wonder that Akemi is also interested in the topic. 

  

  

  

“Oh, Akemi you’re back. How is the stocking of the goods?”  

“It’s all done, we're good to go for business tomorrow.”  

“Nice!”  

Emika gave her a thumbs up. 

It seems that she’s done checking the goods that we will sell later on and now she leisurely joined our little talk. 

“That book’s topic is very interesting, it’s like a personality test of some sort.”  

“Haha, yeah in a way it kinda is.”  

“Then can that book explain how our boss is a Blacksmith and not a Merchant?”  

Said Akemi in a joking manner. 

  

  

"..."  

“Ah…”  

“Oh… haha that’s true…”  

I and Emika had a funny reaction after thinking about it for a little bit 

Surprisingly, her word which is meant to be a joke made sense. 

  

  

“Come to think of it… yeah… judging from the personality of miss Shai, she definitely should be a merchant.”  

I said as I made sense of the reason why our boss, Shaina had the job class “Blacksmith” rather than “Merchant”. 

“Right? She loves money so much, how the hell did she become a blacksmith?”  

Emika said without holding back. 

At that moment my eyes went wide as I saw a figure of a familiar girl behind Emika. 

“Well… I do love coins.. it is made out of a kind of “Metal”, maybe that is the reason?”  

“Hahaha, ain’t the answer obvious? That woman is a two-faced monster. She may look friendly and sweet at first but the truth is that she is a very manipulative fellow.”  

“Manipulative… you say? Why is that?”