Chapter 1

Chapter 1: Jobless Confirmed!

"Why did this have to happen to me...?"

In front of me, a Horn Rabbit is poised to attack.

Even though the first monster encounter is supposed to be a Slime...

The moment I was transferred, I thought "Am I in the forest?" and the next moment, I make eye contact with a monster. What a harassment!

Without even experiencing the thrill of transfer, suddenly it's a battle...

Moreover, I realized during the battle that I don't have any weapons.

The equipment is not the initial adventurer's equipment, but the initial equipment of a common civilian.

Each piece of equipment has a four-leaf clover embroidery.

Um, stupid goddess...

I was also at fault for not confirming...

What percentage of ordinary civilians thrown into the forest can survive and return?

However, what should I do...

If it comes to a fight, there is no doubt that I will lose with my current combat ability.

I definitely want to avoid dying in five minutes after transfer.

For now, I'll try using [Language Decoding] to confirm if it's working properly since intelligence seems to be low, and use [Telepathy].

(Hey!)

The Horn Rabbit began to look around. 

(Don't be so jumpy! It may not be visible, but that's my prey. If you try to steal it, I'll take care of you first!) 

The Horn Rabbit started to panic at the unseen enemy and ran away.

...That was close.

First things first, I need to contact that idiot goddess!

(Yes, sir.)

(Hey, what's going on?)

(Huh, what do you mean?) 

Does this person not understand anything?

(When I was transferred, there was suddenly a monster in front of me. I was almost killed! And my equipment was just for a civilian, how did you expect me to fight with this?!)

(What, that's a lie! Wait a minute!)

...I can hear rustling.

(Sorry, I got the equipment wrong. Let's just say that the destination had a slight deviation! Tehe~)

What does "Tehe~" mean? Does she think she can get away with it by being cute?

It just makes me more irritated. 

(How much was the difference in the margin of error?)

(Well, it was about 100 kilometers.)

(Huh, that's not a margin of error, that's a mistake! Where were you originally planning to transfer me to?)

(Actually, the plan was to transfer you to a forest on the outskirts of a mid-sized city called "Zeke".)

Based on the current explanation, it seems to be about 100 kilometers away.

(Oh, sorry. I have a meeting now, so I have to go. Good luck!)

She hung up!

The first thing I felt when I was transferred was the desire to kill, and it was toward the goddess who I would spread faith from now on...

I'm angry with myself for even thinking that I used honorifics for such a person, even for a short time before the transfer!

Anyway, there's no point in being pessimistic.

As for the equipment, I checked my status again and found something that caught my attention.

I decided to ask "Omniscience" a question.

(Although my occupation is "Unemployed," what should I do to find a job?)

(You can go to a vocational center in the village or town and take a proficiency test to register. However, Takuto-sama does not have the aptitude, so he remains unemployed.)

...Huh? Have I been unemployed this whole time?

For now, I'll try asking the stupid goddess.

She said something about a meeting, but it doesn't matter.

(Mohimohi)

She's clearly eating something.

(Hey, what about the meeting!)

(Hmm! Well, it got rescheduled because of our boss's schedule.)

It's definitely a lie.

However, for now, confirming this is more important than that.

(Is it true that you can't change it from being unemployed?)

(What are you saying? There's no way you can stay unemployed. I'll check it for you personally!)

As she said that, my whole body suddenly lit up and disappeared in a matter of seconds.

(Huh? That's weird! It wasn't supposed to happen like this...)

After a few seconds of silence,

(Sorry! Due to a bug or something with the transfer, Takuto seems unable to take on a job. Teehee.)

(Huh?)

(But it's okay. Even though you're unemployed, you can still use your skills, so I don't think it's inconvenient for you to do anything.)

(No, no, being unemployed is not good for an adult when there's a job section on some form...)

(Can't you fix it?)

(Impossible!)

...So, am I going to spend my life unemployed from now on? It feels like the hurdle of living here just got a lot higher.