By the Grace of the Gods

Ryona Takebayashi meets a group of distressed travelers in the forest, and decides to save them. Later, he reveals how he ended up living in the forest.

It turns out that the travelers Ryoma saved were the local duke and his family; impressed by Ryoma's various skills and enamored by his personality, they offer to take Ryoma along on their journey.

Ryoma and the Jamil family travel to Gimul, a mining town; there, Ryoma and Eliaria take the first steps in becoming professionals in their crafts.

Ryoma and his slimes arrive at Miya's house, overflowing with trash from a nearby dump. However, they discover that the entire town of Gimul needs a clean-up.

Eliaria and Ryoma practice magic and combat in Gimul against the weak but numerous monsters now infesting the abandoned mine shafts.

The Adventurer's Guild sets up a large-scale group of adventurers to deal with the massive monster infestation discovered in the abandoned mines.