Re: Player

Chapter 43: [Quests and Adventures!]

After last night, I returned to the guild building pretty swiftly. It was easy using the [Shadow] skill to move from there without being noticed by anyone. All I had to do was to find a blind alley from this one and return to my original state. From there, it was a breeze.

Within the guild, I picked up some books to read since I couldn't sleep, no matter how I tried. And before I knew it, the entire night passed, bringing out the morning sunlight.

"Let's go down and have some breakfast," even though it was early, I was still hungry, given I had nothing to eat all night. So, I walked my way to the guild restaurant and filled my stomach before picking up some quests.

Being an E-Class, I could get a D-Grade Quest, which also improved my chances of gathering some money. Even though it wasn't much, if I do at least 2-4 quests per day before 10:00 AM, I could up my adventure rank twice by 4-5 days pretty easily.

The Quest was to kill a few giant rats in the sewer, find a lost child, investigate a certain drug deal and lastly, to find out any information regarding the night bandits on the outskirts of the city.

The first quest was completed within a few minutes, and the drug deal investigation went about an hour with the help of the system. Luckily, I noticed the lost child in the same location where the deal was, so that left me with the bandits on the outskirts.

Using the pieces of information already available, I was able to locate the den of the bandits by the end of 9:00 AM, and pretty much as I calculated, I finished everything before 10:00 AM

"Uh… Hadn't you took these quests like… in the morning?" The receptionist was shocked as she looked at me with her eyes gawking at me. Though strings of doubt were present in her eyes before speaking," I have confirmed the lost child and rat request, as for the drug deal and the bandit, can you wait till the evening? We need to send some people to check it out."

I didn't mind as I nodded before taking the rewards for the first two quests, and taking 3 more similar quests that required information breaking and finding lost people. Though almost all of them required me to venture out of the city.

"Adam!" I heard a familiar voice, as I turned to find Evelyn looking at me with a bright smile. Seems like she had cheered up from last time.

"Hey, Evelyn! I was waiting for you," I said, making her chuckle a little.

"I am not that easy to forget, am I?" she joked before she added," let me set up real quick, okay?"

I nodded as I waited for her before she took her time in setting her table. And 10 minutes after she was all done, she looked at me continuing," I take it that you want to meet Oriel?"

"And also. Could you change my 'All Affinity' to 'Light Magic'?" I spoke as I explained to her how even though I have a minimal affinity towards other aspects, I could only use Light Magic.

She understood and then changed the information without much thought about it.

"All right. There you go. Though it seems like Oriel is not here," she spoke as she looked around, trying to find that S-Class adventurer.

"Sir Oriel should be meeting Priest Anvil right now regarding the Mirag City incident. I don't believe that he would be here before evening," another receptionist joined in the conversation. It was the same one who handled my 4 quests in the morning.

"Ah! Is that so? Adam. She is Layla, one of my receptionist friend here," Evelyn introduced that clumsy girl, making her a little shy. She bowed to me before turning to Evelyn," hey Eve. You know this guy?"

Evelyn seemed proud as she nodded before speaking," remember I told you yesterday that I will be going on a date?" There was a slight smirk on her face as well.

Layla's eyes opened up wide as she looked at me again. There was a tinge of jealousy on her face as well, before I shook my head and said," I guess I will do some quests until then."

Evelyn nodded before speaking," then I will issue some quest for you."

"I already have 4 quests right now. I will come for more once I finish," I stopped her, making her look at me with a surprised expression," you do?"

Though looking at her there was a tinge of sadness and I wondered what it was before looking at Layla as I spoke," Excuse me, miss Layla. Could you take these quests back?"

Both Layla and Evelyn looked surprised at my words before I passed back the quest to Layla before she could realize. Turning back to Evelyn, I spoke,

"So Evelyn. Can you issue some quest for me now?"

She was even more surprised than I was. Though her sad look then changed into a bright smile before she took two of the four quests and passed it on to me," take two of hers and two of mine. Sorry Layla, no hard feelings, right?"

"Your lovey doveyness is more irritating the quests… sigh… all right… but at least let me give him one quest in a while, okay? I think you got a rather capable adventurer this time." Layla was flustered, but she understood the circumstances.

Honestly, if Evelyn wanted, she could have monopolized all my quests. Though it seems she valued her friendship with Layla as much.

Evelyn then issued two quests to me, before I bid her farewell, and left from there.

3 Hours later…

"Hey, I have done these. These are the reports. Can you give me 3 more now?" I completed the quests rather fast despite them being all on the outskirts.

"Uh?... You did? Well… it will take some time to complete the analysis," Evelyn mumbled in a daze before passing me 3 more quests this time.

3 Hours later…

"Hey, I have done these. These are the reports," I spoke as I passed down the reports as I looked at the blank expression of Evelyn and Layla looking at me.