01x05 - What's Hatching

[bunniefuu]

I hope it hatches soon.

Hajime bought me this egg,

and the guy said it was lucky

I bet there's something

amazing growing inside!

All right! Off we go, dragon!

Looking after an animal sounds like

a lot of work. Let's just eat it.

How could you even suggest

that?! Absolutely not!

This egg is lucky! And it's going

to hatch an incredible dragon!

I'm sure of it!

Yeah, if you say so.

Dragon

My dragon

H-Hajime! It's all tiny!

What is it?

Breakfast?

No! Is food the only

thing on your mind, Hajime?!

That's rich, coming from you.

AN ADVENTURER'S DAILY GRIND AT AGE 29

EPISODE 5: WHAT'S HATCHING

Good morning!

It's adorable!

It sure is. I take it your egg hatched.

It did indeed!

Say hello to Dragon!

Is that its name?

It's pretty obviously a sparrowflier.

SIZE COMPARISON: SPARROWFLIER VS. RIRUI

A LARGE BIRD THAT NESTS IN THE MOUNTAINS.

OFTEN HEARD CHIRPING IN THE MORNING.

Well

It's cute, so who cares?

If you say so.

Still, women really love

cute animals, huh?

HE WAS ACTUALLY HOPING TO GET TO PET I

Come to think of it,

I had a pet once too.

I'm surprised you had the

time to care for one.

What kind of animal was it?

A dragon! It was a

dragon, right, Hajime?!

I found this dog who'd made

himself at home in the slums.

Smart little fella, too.

Whenever I had spare time,

I'd teach him all kinds of tricks.

But one time, the rain

kept falling and didn't stop

Which meant no work, and for me,

no food for two or three days.

He saved my life!

Hajime

Don't take your eyes

off your birdie, Rirui!

Now, what's on the menu today?

Try hard to be helpful, Dragon!

That's called a slime. They react

to sound, so stay quiet, okay?

H-Hey! I said to be quiet, Dragon!

Seriously, shush!

U-Um, Hajime

This, uh

With how loud this thing chirps,

I guess it's a bad match for slimes.

Y-Yeah! I guess you're right.

Thank goodness. He's not mad.

Hajime must think Dragon is cute too!

He's seeing how tender the meat is!

That's why he took his gloves off!

Dragon! You watch the

room while we're gone.

Be good, understand?

Take this!

Hyah!

Gimme those eyeballs!

Dragon has trouble fighting slimes,

so Rirui will have to work twice as hard!

RIRUI IS NOW LEVEL 3!

We're back home, Dragon!

What the hell?!

U-Uh, Hajime

The damn poultry took a dump in my bed!

Hajime, its name is Dragon, not "Poultry."

Oh, yeah, is that right?!

Fan-freaking-tastic!

Come on, Dragon! You can do it!

Aw! Dragon, you're not

supposed to fall down!

I'm not sure Dragon can

handle this kind of thing

But if it's not useful,

Hajime's gonna eat it!

Maybe he did that at one point,

but he's a proper adventurer now!

He'd never do something

like that, right, Hajime?

Come on! You can do it, Dragon!

The trick is stability!

There you go! Now move forward!

I really hope he doesn't ask

me to cook the little guy

Rirui, time for work.

Understood!

I'm patrolling the village

perimeter today.

What is it? Something up?

It's nothing!

Hey.

Good luck today!

Dragon, today you're going to follow

Rirui's example and learn how to work!

I'll help out too, so let's do our best.

C'mon! Quit pooping all the time!

Your life is at stake, Dragon!

"Dragon," huh?

Great. More crap.

Wait

I think this came from a rabbit bear.

They're not supposed to be

on this mountain.

And if it builds a den here,

that'll spell trouble.

Okay, Rirui, we're gonna track it down.

Try to stay close and

It feels weird without her.

So, we fold it once like this,

then again like so.

And that's how you do it.

I see! Okay, let's do it, Dragon!

Yes, just like that! Nicely done!

Very good, Dragon!

Hey!

Dragon! What are you doing?!

It's fine! We just need to wash it again.

A rabbit bear, you say?

Yeah, but I couldn't track it down.

They breed quickly and attack people

I hope we can deal with this

before they spread too much.

Gotta wonder why it's come

around these parts, though.

We've had so many cold days,

there's probably not as much

to eat in the mountains.

So it made the trek for food?

Mr. Shinonome.

Can the guild officially hire you to track

down and exterminate this rabbit bear?

AN ADVENTURER'S DAILY GRIND AT AGE 29

AN ADVENTURER'S DAILY GRIND AT AGE 29

Is something wrong, Natalie? Are you okay?

Huh? What do you mean?

I'm totally fine

See?

Natalie, take the day off.

You're worn down from working too much.

But

We're going to be busy later, and there's

stuff I wanted to take care of before—

No. You know how dangerous

illness can be.

In that case, Rirui and Dragon will

handle all of Natalie's work for the day!

Thank you, but it's my work,

so I should take care of it.

Come now. I know they'll do their best.

But it's my job

Enough already! Go get some rest!

I'm being c-c-c-c-carried

See what happens when you push yourself?

Aw, Dragon. Try and be more careful.

Is that Natalie's lunch?

Yup.

Rirui can take it to her!

Yeah? Then you go right ahead.

Mommy, am I doing a good

job with cleaning?

Yes, you really are!

I'm impressed, Natalie.

Thank you so much for helping out.

I'm gonna keep working hard!

You really let your guard down

when you get sick, I guess.

I'm so lonely, Mommy!

Are you okay?

How long have you been there, Rirui?!

For a while.

Sorry that I'm not your

mommy. You're lonely?

I-It's not like that, Rirui!

Mom Er, my mother died three years ago,

and I'm just feeling weak

because of this cold, s-so

Y'know?

Want me to give you head pats?

I'm fine, really!

Want me to nurse you?

I don't have milk, but

That's quite all right!

Rirui, Dragon, thanks for today.

It's okay! We want you to

feel better soon, Natalie.

Besides, pitching in helped me

learn how hard your job is.

It's rough at times, true,

but I get to help out adventurers,

so it's also fun too.

Help out adventurers?

All I can really do for them is make

sure they have a clean place to rest.

And I want to be able

to provide that every single day.

I bet you'll be a great wife, Natalie!

Wh-Where'd that come from?

But

Not for Hajime.

That doesn't sound good.

I'm gonna head out again tomorrow,

but it might be faster to hire a beaster

who's got a nose for tracking.

Maybe so.

What am I gonna do?

Is it that hard to find a rabbit bear?

I've spent a long time dungeon crawling.

Don't have much experience tracking

down quarry out in nature.

There are things even

Hajime can't do, huh?

What nice weather!

You look better.

Oh, good morning, Hajime!

I got some good rest thanks

to Rirui and Dragon.

Glad to hear it.

Hajime!

We're going with you today!

I'm busy looking for the rabbit bear.

You oughta help Natalie again today.

Rirui is supposed to be an adventurer

and wants to do her job!

You're both working hard!

Well, Rirui can too!

Just don't get in my way, okay?

And that goes double for yakitori there.

That's not its name!

It's Dragon, Hajime! Dragon!

Good luck, adventurers!

We're off!

These markings

Might be a little too close

to the ground for a rabbit bear.

Hey, Dragon! Where are you going?!

Get back here! Dragon!

So noisy

Wait, Dragon!

Honestly.

Dragon?

There's a bunch of Dragons!

They're sparrowfliers.

Maybe they noticed one of their

kind was around and came by?

Man, they're even noisier when grown!

Wh-Whoa there!

Where are you going, Dragon?!

Hey!

If it isn't the rabbit bear!

Is this for real? Then was

all that racket before was

something yakitori here did

to track down the rabbit bear?

Nice work, Dragon!

Now leave the rest to Rirui!

I swear!

And that's a job well done.

H-Hajime, did Dragon help?

Yeah. A lot, actually.

There are sparrowfliers

all around these parts.

Being able to get info from them

is bound to come in handy.

Hell, he might be more useful than you!

Are you okay, Rirui?

I'm good!

Gotta work hard to be more

helpful than Dragon!

Here are your drinks!

You never know when to keep

your mouth shut, do you?

Excuse me. I'm looking for

a woman named Veronica.

Tanya?

What brings you all the way out here?

There's something I needed

to inform you of.

And what might that be?

I'm afraid your shop, Succubus Wings,

has gone out of business.

Oh, Master Rishat!

It's time we settle things, Veronica.

NEXT TIME: DECISIVE BATTLE

IN THE DUNGEON ATTACK!