The Value of a Life and the First Job

The Value of a Life and the First Job (人の命と初仕事 Hito no Inochi to Hatsu Shigoto) is the tenth episode of the Mushoku Tensei anime series originally broadcasted on March 14, 2021.

Synopsis
Rudeus, Eris, and Ruijerd make it to a city. They need to earn money for their journey, and decide to register as adventurers, but Superd like Ruijerd aren't allowed inside. Rudeus has a plan, but how well will it hold up in practice?

Plot
Rudeus, Eris and Ruijerd arrive at the city of Rikarisu. To have Ruijerd enter the city without trouble, Rudeus dyes his hair and has him pretend to be a member of the Migurdia tribe. The three brazenly call their team Dead End, after Ruijerd's nickname. Everyone laughs and the disguise works. However, their novice status prevent them from taking more challenging quests. Nokopara is one of those who mocks them.

At the inn, a young demon walks in with friends and tries to befriend them, but due to a misunderstanding, gets beaten by Eris. Rudeus heals them and they introduce themselves as Bachirou, Gablin, and Kurt, as Tokurabu Village Gang. While on bed, Rudeus worries about expenses with the inability to accept higher quests. In a dream sequence with Human-God, he gets the advice to accept the lost kitten quest. He wakes up and found Eris awake, who is worried for Ghislaine and her grandfather.

The next morning, they accepted the lost kitten quest, which leads them to another group of adventurers who kidnap pets to get the bounty for finding them. After the kidnappers are defeated, Rudeus attempts to interrogate them, but is hit by one of them, which leads Ruijerd to kill him instantly. Rudeus reprimands Ruijerd for it and forbids him from killing unless in self-defense.

Taking advantage of the kidnappers' higher rank, Rudeus and co. get the chance of taking more rewarding jobs, while improving their own party's reputation. Nokopara walks into the meeting of two parties and mocks them.

Characters

 * Rudeus Greyrat
 * Eris Boreas Greyrat
 * Ruijerd Superdia
 * Blaze (unnamed)
 * Nokopara (unnamed)
 * Bachirou
 * Gablin
 * Kurt
 * Hitogami
 * Jalil
 * Vizquel
 * Roman

Locations

 * Biegoya Region: Rikarisu City; Demon Continent

Adaptation Notes
This episode adapts the following material:


 * Light Novel Volume 3
 * Chapter 5: Three Days to the Nearest Town.
 * Chapter 6: Infiltration and Impersonation.
 * Chapter 7: The Adventurers’ Guild.
 * Chapter 8: The Adventurers’ Inn.
 * Chapter 9: The First Job: The Value of a Life.
 * Chapter 10: The First Job Completed.
 * Chapter 11: A Smooth Start.

Differences with the light novel:


 * How Rudeus asks Ruijerd if he can teach him how to survive was cut.
 * The explication of the origin and characteristic of the Superd spear was cut.
 * The description of Rikarisu City was cut
 * In the light novel, to enter to the city, Rudeus creates a stone helmet to cover Ruijerd face, after that he buys the blue dye to disguise him as a Migurd.
 * The rules of the adventure guild, and how the guild cards works and the rules of a party was cut.
 * The explication of how works those lights that illuminate the city in the night was cut.
 * How Rudeus asks to the client the characteristic of the missing pet was cut.
 * In the light novel, Rudeus caught the kidnapper party off screen.
 * The reason why Rudeus was afraid of Ruijerd after he killed the kidnapper was cut.
 * The interrogation and the swap jobs deal with Jalil and Vizquel is longer in the LN.
 * The reason why Jalil and Vizquel where working as pet kidnapper was cut
 * How Rudeus returns the pet to her owner and how they report the quest to the guild was cut.

Trivia
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