An Adventurer's Daily Grind at Age 29 (2026) s01e02 Episode Script

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Oh? Maybe this is it
"Late at night, they instantly grow
into a fully mature body."
A succubus.
Hajime
Hajime, you smell so good.
Oh, good morning.
Good morning to you!
Is something wrong, Mr. Shinonome?
Well, I had the weirdest dream
There was this huge mountain
wolf that kept sniffing me.
That reminds me. Know how you asked
me to look into Rirui's species?
Oh, yeah.
I believe she's probably a succubus.
A succubus?
Rirui's a succubus?
What's a succubus?
One of the ancient species.
Our world is divided among humani,
beasters, elves, and dwarves.
HUMANI: SMART, PHYSICALLY WEAK
BEASTERS: VERY INTUITIVE, LOW INTELLIGENCE
ELVES: LONG-LIVED, NONAGGRESSIVE
DWARVES: VERY DEXTEROUS, VERY STUBBORN
But among those races,
sometimes there are born
vampires, werewolves,
medusas, and merpeople.
Folks with the traits
of races from long ago.
We refer to these as ancient species.
Well, it means you're a rare case.
So she's a succubus, is she?
I can't be certain
The best way to confirm would
be to ask another succubus.
I do know someone like that,
but I gotta ask her, huh?
I dunno about this
DAYS LATER
What's going on?
Never thought I'd see a fine woman
like you out here in the sticks!
How much?
Veronica!
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EPISODE 2: RIRUI'S TALEN
How much?
More than you have!
What?
Those are bronze coins, aren't they?
You couldn't buy half an hour
of my time with that.
Quit acting like you're better than me!
From what I can tell, you're a traveling
adventurer and not a local, right?
What difference does it make?!
Y-You
Someone else in town is plying my trade.
And I'm not about to lose
any business to you.
I'm pretty sure you were informed
as much at the guild, weren't you?
Do you beasters really have that
much trouble remembering anything?
Do you realize how many times I've had
to explain this to trash like you?!
F-Forgive me!
Chair!
Yes!
I see you're finally back, Hajime.
Y-Yeah. Good to see you again, Veronica.
And this is the girl from your letter?
Yeah.
What're you doing down there, mister?
I'm a chair!
No more from you, mister!
Now, why is my chair talking?
Please forgive me!
Your name is Rirui, right?
Can I see your hand?
My hand? If you say so.
Wow, that's amazing! Rirui
turned into a beautiful woman!
Well, she synchronized with me,
so she's definitely a succubus.
I guess she is.
You're amazing, miss!
You made Rirui big! And you're
strong! You're the best!
Thank you.
Since Rirui's a succubus like you,
does that mean I can get strong like you?!
If you train as hard as I did.
Awesome! How come you trained so hard?!
Because I love the sight
of men in suffering.
She's the same blackhearted
sadist she always was.
Natalie, order up!
Coming!
Well, y'know
Sorry to ask you to come
all the way out here.
No thanks necessary.
I was curious about her myself.
All right. But I can't just
leave it at that.
How much is your time?
Seriously, it's fine.
But still
Drop it already!
Okay. I'll be real with you.
You've got a nasty personality,
and I don't want to owe you one!
No telling what you'll ask for later on!
So I'm begging you.
Let's settle this financially.
I do things out of goodwill
from time to time!
Come on, no jokes!
Let's start with the tab tonight.
Natalie, two more beers!
Coming up!
Hajime, does beer taste good?
Yeah. Too good for little brats.
What? Now I want to try it!
Eat your meat.
Hajime, you're so greedy!
Pipe down.
Who's visiting this early?
Good morning, Rirui.
Good morning to you too.
Wh-What is it?
I got a glimpse last night,
but you really are one of us.
Very promising
Why is whatever's going on here
happening at this hour?
Say, Hajime
Why don't I take Rirui off your hands?
Well, I've had so many girls quit lately,
I could really use some new talent!
And just look at her! She's got
real potential! She's a real cutie!
Come on, "potential"?
She's a succubus, just like I am!
Obviously she has potential.
Beauty is a talent, you know!
R-Right.
Hajime
Sorry, Veronica, but
Listen, I hate to do this when the two
of you were getting on so well!
L-Like hell we are!
Uh, wait What I meant was
Oh? It sure looked that way to me.
Like you really cared
for each other, y'know?
You've gotta be kidding me!
YOU'VE GOTTA BE KIDDING ME
N-No, I mean That's not
Wow, really?
If I take Rirui with me,
you'll be adventuring all by yourself.
You sure you won't miss her?
Maybe even cry?
Idiot! That'd never happen!
It'd make my job easier!
It'll be smooth sailing without her!
Hey, uh Rirui?
You are too easy, Hajime.
You little
Sorry about that.
But I have such a nasty personality,
don't you know?
And the fact is I do want her!
Okay, today we're going
to be collecting ore!
Better to do it soon,
before the dungeon resets.
We're going deep today,
so don't get lost, Rirui!
Wh-What's wrong, Rirui?
Something got you down?
Rirui is useless.
N-No, you're
He's so mean, isn't he?
It's okay, Rirui.
You're not useless at all.
She seems to be making sport of you.
I'm so jealous! Please,
tell me how you did it!
Shut up!
That's right. Setting up shop
was a lot of work.
So, what I had to do then was
Stupid Veronica. Is she serious
about recruiting Rirui?
I mean, the kid's free
to do what she wants.
It's none of my business.
Don't step on that stone!
A warp trap?!
Oh well.
Shoot
I screwed up!
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It's no use! It won't
activate again! Damn it!
Easy now. I can't start losing it
inside a dungeon!
First of all
Are there any monsters still
inhabiting this dungeon?
It has ten descending floors.
The monsters on the lowest level
have yet to be dealt with.
If they were sent into the depths,
there could be enemies tough
enough to threaten Veronica.
I see. In that case,
let us head for the lowest floor.
You're right.
Yeah. If they weren't sent that deep,
it shouldn't be a problem.
Damn. Can't believe I needed
help making that call.
I guess adding a little kid to the team
really has thrown me off my game.
I appreciate it, man. I lost my cool.
It's quite all right.
I never did get your name.
Please, refer to me as a swine!
Yeah? Well, thanks swine.
Rirui! You're an adventurer too!
Do what it takes to survive!
Since Rirui got you into this, and it's
dangerous, you should stay behind me!
My, thank you.
I've never been down
here before, though
Sorry, it was nothing!
I-I see!
Well, this is probably scary since you're
not used to the dungeon like Rirui is.
I really need to stop.
Playing around like this in the
dungeon can get you killed.
Sorry about that. I must've been mistaken.
G-Gosh! You're a real
scaredy-cat, huh, miss?
What about you, Rirui? You're not scared?
Not at all!
B-Because Rirui's an adventurer! No fear!
Really? That's impressive.
Fear makes your body and mind freeze up!
Did Hajime teach her that?
He's actually been doing a good job.
That's why adventurers need to contain
their fear and make calm decisions—
HER BODY AND MIND HAVE BOTH FROZEN
Strong is beautiful!
M-Miss, you're amazing!
I'll have you know Miss Veronica
isn't just another pretty face.
Now, Rirui, didn't you just freeze up?
I-I did not!
Oh? You sure about that?
Of course I am! I didn't freeze up!
Rirui, maybe you shouldn't yell so—
Rirui can fight too! Let's go!
Rirui?!
Oh no, I teased her too much.
I really ought to be more
mindful of the circumstances!
Such a bad habit of mine!
Huh?
Rirui, if you make a fuss, even more
monsters are going to show up!
But it's scary!
You're an adventurer, aren't you?
I'm an adventurer
Which way is the exit?
To the left!
And
Why do you think that?
Because
Because of my instincts as an adventurer!
Y-Your adventurer's instincts, huh?
Yeah. You got a problem?
Look! I bet the exit is just ahead!
Rirui's adventurer's instincts
are worthless.
The treasure chest is even empty!
But I can't afford to be sad.
Because Rirui's an adventurer!
Miss, hide in the treasure chest.
What are you going to do?
Rirui will lure the enemy away—
What was that for?!
We should both hide, shouldn't we?
But the monster
You lure the enemy away, and then what?
Do you think being a good adventurer
means throwing your life away?
Come on, hurry. We need to hide.
O-Okay.
My sword!
Leave it! Now get down.
Sounds like it's not very smart.
I think we're gonna be okay, Rirui.
Why do you want to be
an adventurer, anyway?
I don't really think
you're cut out for it.
Rirui is still young, so I'm
not sure what I'm cut out for.
But you and I are the same species.
I think you could earn money
a lot safer in my line of work.
Beauty is a talent, after all.
A talent
It'd make my job easier!
It'll be smooth sailing without her!
Did Rirui get in Hajime's way
because I don't have a talent
for adventuring?
A cyclops baby, huh?!
Whoa!
I don't have time to deal with you!
Now, where are they?
This is Rirui's sword!
Did that dunce get into a fight?!
Encountering a monster in a dungeon
Fighting it Dying
It could happen to anyone. Even Rirui.
And that's what went down here.
Well, it comes with the
adventuring territory.
Happens all the time
Took you long enough. How dense are you?
You two
H-Haji—
Rirui is not going to cry
over something like this.
Because Rirui is an adventurer!
Hajime, let's get that ore!
You sure you don't need
a break to rest up?
I'm good!
Yeah? Then you better keep up!
I sure will!
Wait, where's
And we're back!
Coming!
Excellent work.
That is good!
What's up? You not hungry?
W-Well, Hajime
Rirui doesn't have any
talent as an adventurer,
so I might get in your way, but
Rirui still
Oh, come off it already!
Your talent is being stupidly loud
and smiling all the time.
Hajime
Now eat your food already.
Gosh! You didn't have
to say I was stupid, though!
Well, you sure ain't smart!
I might really have
a talent for adventuring!
Not likely. Now eat before it gets cold.
Right! Thanks for the food!
Looks like I've been rejected.
Still
A succubus with a talent for being
stupidly loud and smiling all the time?
Well, I'd say you pass.
Pass what, exactly?
If you'd tried anything untoward
with my kin here
I was going to cast a curse
that would rot your thing off.
D-Don't, Veronica!
You'd be asking for war!
What?! Are we going to war?!
Rirui will fight too!
NEXT TIME: RIRUI AND ANYANGO