Dungeon Exploration From Your Thirties ~I Won't Aim to Be a Hero. I'll Earn While Playing at My Own Pace~

by Mayoi Ko

Being a hero? Couldn't care less. I just want to work freely, like it's all a game. Two years have passed since dungeons appeared in the world. After stirring up chaos after chaos, things have only just begun to settle down. The protagonist, Kabata Futa (32), decides to throw away his stable job and debut as a dungeon explorer. Futa, a 2D otaku, could never quite shake his yearning for dungeons. But he doesn't want to die, and he doesn't believe he's cut out for heroic feats, either. And that is exactly why Futa waited— for the day the information had gathered and he could be certain he could explore in safety. And the time has come. Resolved to quit his job, together with two friends who, as it happened, were thinking the exact same thing, Futa becomes an explorer. It isn't that he wants to be a multimillionaire. It isn't that he wants to be a hero. A moderate thrill, and days off whenever he's tired. Work when he feels like it, play when he feels like it. His goal: a stress-free, unfettered life. The everyday grind of an unmotivated thirty-something explorer who couldn't care less what anyone thinks. (Note: though what he intends and how everyone else rates him don't necessarily line up.)