Ah yes, Shine is literally "my depression coming to greet me unexpectedly on a decent day".

She's a fujoshi aka "a woman who fantasizes about love between men". Few chapter back she saw the best friend feeding MC a bag of jello and thus the misunderstanding was born, then she saw him encouraging MC who was losing heart and that only further emboldened her fantasies.

And once again, you failed to see where the problem lies, as it's NOT the protagonist's action that was being contradictory, but rather YOUR misconception of "freedom" being projected on to her.

She chose not to become an official Adventurer because the simple fact that she's registered with an organization means she is obligated to answer the call of duty when said organization requires her to, which is the exact opposite of what she wanted. This was done out of her own free will.

She chose to help the townspeople because she wanted to repay them for all the help they've given her ever since she reincarnated, and also to feel at ease before going on a journey. Once her duty with them was done, she delegated all responsibility on a successor and cut herself off from them, no unnecessary further involvement whatsoever. This was also done out of her own free will. She's not being forced to help, she chose to do so. She's not putting on any chain of responsibility nor is she tying herself down, rather she's the one yanking the chain. So tell me again how the fuck is this considered contradictory to her "wanting to live a free life" when she's the one who initiated and not the other party forcing her? It's because none of her action matches your misconception of freedom that you deem her contradictory when in reality it's a "you problem" and not a "her problem".
Also, you can drop the whole "mr. highly educated" business, my intelligent is about the same as the next average joe you see, it's just that your own bias against the townspeople and misconception has lowered your own IQ so much that anyone who can write a normal comment without resorting to emoji spam might as well be Plato or Socrates in your eyes.

The one who cooks is considered the little sister though.

If this chapter was planned like waay beforehand then it kinda became harsher in hindsight.
Rest in peace, Akira Toriyama. May the HIFL welcome you most fondly.

Except for the fact that your definition of freedom is the most delusional out of the bunch here? You don't just take and never expect to give, that's just not how the world, regardless of real or fictional, fucking works, never has and never will. If you wanna do that then go and be either a druid or a nomad on some uninhabited island, there you can truly do whatever you want and be truly free from everything, even society itself. But long as you still intend on enjoying the convenience that society gives you? Then better be prepared to live by its rule, bucko.

Also, the word you're looking for to describe my definition of freedom is "realism". Fact check yourself first next time you're gonna try to sound like a smartass.

If you really think about it, daily/weekly quests that involve monster extermination is truly the nightmare for an NPC. Your hometown keeps getting repeatedly attacked by monsters with no end in sight, so you seek out to these godly warriors aka "Players".
At first it might seem like a win-win situation, Players kill monsters, get exp and material, and the town profit from their protection and influx of goods and people. But Players can and will get bored. To us it might seems like just another event that overstayed its welcome but to the NPCs that's their life. The even shittier part is, while they can fight the monster to some extent, they can't profit from harvesting the materials because considering this quest has been going on for a year straight, the market is just oversaturated with those same materials.

It's "Weekly/Weekly rotation Quest" in our gaming term.

Said the guy projecting his own brand of "freedom" and demand it be the standard. Pot calling kettle black much?

Now replace every single one of her screams with "FAQ" and we're good.

It has more to do about one's moral than being a scrady cat. She got the staff purely by mistake, so "ontain unfathomable power" and "begin world domination" definitely wasn't something on her to-do list after exile.

"Pure & Innocent" funny way to spell "irresponsible and selfish".

Is it really "chained" when she does it out of her own free will, and especially when she parted way with them the moment the contract that she herself made with the mayor was fulfilled instead of involving herself further?
What you're proposing FMC do here is take, use and eat whatever she damn pleased from the town but when the town requires her assistance in return she must pat the dust off her skirt and walk off like she owed no one anything. That is the most immature and childish form of "freedom", you just want to do whatever you want and never face the consequences of your own action, which is just not how the world fucking works, fictional or not.
But, who am I to try and argue with someone who clearly doesn't want to leave the comfort of their own bubble? At least one good thing came out of this is that I know I won't be reading your uneducated comment in future chapters anymore.

"Live life freely" =/= "shirking every responsibility that comes your way", what you're projecting is just running away because you can't be bothered to care about others around you.
Could she just walk away from this situation? Yes, absolutely. But she still feel indebted to the townspeople that was so nice to her and chose to help them out of the good of her heart, not because of "duty" like the former ruler she was.
So once again, "live free" = "live by your own rules" =/= "live while never face the consequences of one's own action".

It's the same as how you can borrow money from acquaintances/"social" friends but never from your best/closest friends.

Then it's best to keep it that way. Stay safe, stay strong and stay pure, stranger on the internet. 👍

If you're faking then I am wise on your shit, buckaroo.
But if you genuinely don't know then PLEASE! Keep it that way and maintain your innocence, O Pure soul on the internet.

While the fucking psycho got beaten is satisfying as hell, I'm just glad the ex-army guy got rid of that smiley blonde fucker quick. We seriously do not need that kind alive just to be an major annoyance later one.

And every single time these mothefuckers gotta blabber about "new world" or some shit like that, it's honestly just irritating and tiring at this point seeing this trope appear in any post-apocalyptic setting.

>cute and funny
Woah there, be careful with those words, friend.