Chapter 4

Suddenly, in this world, there exists something called a "skill."

Furthermore, quite suddenly,

skills are divided into "innate skills" and "acquired skills."

Innate skills are those you are born with.

Acquired skills are those you can obtain later in life.

Acquired skills can be chosen to some extent through training and effort, but innate skills are something you are born with.

Therefore, when people in this world consider their future, it is important to first determine their innate skills.

For example, the hero Ryan possesses the innate skill "Divine Eye" and has also acquired the skill "Divine Speed."

"Divine Eye" allows him to instantly identify a monster's weakness, and "Divine Speed" is a super-fast movement technique to attack accurately. With these powers, Ryan demonstrates unparalleled combat ability against monsters and eventually earns the title of "Hero" from the king.

Others...

Those with the innate skill "Great Strength," which allows them to exert twice the power of an average person, are suited for roles such as warriors or martial artists. They often take jobs as adventurers, slaying monsters, or as guards for caravans.

Those with the innate skill "Reduced Magic Consumption," which halves the magic cost when casting spells, are suited for becoming mages. They often become researchers in magic cities.

For non-combat roles, those with the innate skill "Craftsmanship," which enhances the performance of equipment they create, are often blacksmiths, and they usually become one.

However, no matter how powerful an innate skill one has, the final determinant is one's effort and talent.

Even with great strength, if one lacks a sense for combat or swordsmanship, they are not suited for being an adventurer. Strength alone is not enough to fight.

Even if one has an innate skill that allows them to cast spells with minimal magic consumption... if they cannot learn magic in the first place, it is meaningless.

Moreover, most people do not have innate skills.

Even if one is born with an innate skill, it often only provides a slight advantage over others.

Therefore, it is not uncommon for people to choose careers or jobs that have nothing to do with their innate skills based on their own preferences.

In such a world, I was given a role that could be considered my calling in the hero's party.

My innate skill is "Storage."

It is the ability to store this world's matter in an extradimensional inventory.

It was by chance that I left my home, wandered around the adventurer's guild, and met Ryan and his party, who had just formed.

By chance, I joined their party.

For 15 years,

I traveled with Ryan and his party, trying various martial arts and weapons, but none of them worked out.

No matter what I did... I was weak.

Before I knew it, my life during battles was spent solely retrieving support items.

So, the front-line combat was left entirely to Ryan and his wives.

That's right... my role in the hero's party was...

a porter.

Incidentally, my innate skill "Storage" is not particularly rare.

Moreover, it often occurs alongside other innate skills.

The new dancer, Miri, who joined Ryan's party, had acquired the skill "Charm Boost," which increases the charm of herself and those around her.

This is why she was chosen by Ryan, who was about to return to the capital as a hero after defeating the demon king.

Ryan, with his status as the slayer of the demon king and the husband of the thirteenth princess, Fina, was planning to involve himself in the country's politics.

Miri's "Charm Boost" is an important skill for this purpose.

And since Miri also had the innate skill "Storage"...

I was apparently going to be fired as a result.