Chapter 266

Oh? What are you two doing here?”

“I should be asking you that, Manager. Is it a quest?”

The Manager and the grey elf were standing in front of us.

Daniela and I were in the same party. What about these two?

“Ah, we bumped into each other yesterday. And I suppose we just hit it off well enough that we decided to do a quest together. And there happened to be a very interesting one.”

“Exactly! Miss Rindo has been telling me the most amusing things! So we formed a party!”

“A party? You sure move fast…”

Daniela was right. It was quite surprising.

“Yes. Forming a party was the main goal. But we thought we should do a quest to celebrate… In fact, we are just about to leave.”

“I see. So, what kind of quest is it?”

“Hmm? Oh, dungeon crawling.”

“Ah…”

Surely, it wasn’t the Reserentrible Investigation?

“Rindo, are you going to the town towards the south?”

“Impressive, Daniela. You guessed that just by hearing the word ‘dungeon’?”

“Aye. We came here to accept the same quest. We already finished making preparations.”

So, it was the same quest after all. While Manager would likely be fine, Lemon had only just become an Adventurer… It seemed dangerous. She considered us veterans, even though she was actually quite a bit older. Though, her appearance was closer to a sixteen-year-old.

“I see. You two are going as well. Hmm. We might as well go together then.”

“Yes. I do not see why not.”

“I would be very relieved if you two joined us!”

“Oh? Does that mean you were worried about it just being the two of us, Lemon?”

“No-no-no-not at aaaall! Ahahaha…”

“Very well. We should go and accept the quest then… Come, Asagi.”

“Ah, uh, right.”

I hadn’t gotten a word in before the decision was made. I wasn’t sure how to react to all of this.

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I grabbed the card from the quest board and put it on the desk along with my status card.

“Very good. So, Mister Asagi and Miss Daniela, you have accepted the quest to investigate the southern labyrinth town of Reserentrible. We have recently had reports of a trap being triggered that resulted in the dungeon being inverted.”

“Inverted?”

“Yes. The upper and lower layers have been inverted. Much of the town is now very, very deep underground. The residents had been told to evacuate in advance, but some insisted on staying in their houses. Obviously, we have no obligation to rescue such people, but if you do encounter anyone, you should tell them to evacuate.”

So there really were people who remained for business purposes. They said we didn’t have to save them, but I don’t see how we could abandon anyone who was being attacked by monsters right in front of us.

“The guild’s demand is that you investigate and resolve the situation. As an A-Ranker, you should prioritize the latter.”

“That’s what we intended to do.”

“It is good to hear you say that. Obviously, there is a chance that thieves and criminals may also appear. You have permission to exterminate such people.”

Bandits always seemed to appear in such situations. I suppose it was the promise of gold and valuables lying around. Yes, we would take down any that we encountered.

“Now, do you have any questions?”

“I’m fine. Daniela?”

“No.”

“What she said.”

“Very well. Here are your status cards. Now go, and please be safe.”

We accepted the status cards. I gave Daniela hers and looked at mine.

“Open Status.”

Name: Asagi Kamiyashiro

Race: Human

Job: Adventurer(Rank: A)

Alias: Silvergreen

LV: 89

HP: 850/850

MP: 835/835

STR: 463 VIT: 481

AGI: 936 DEX: 482

INT: 455 LUK: 39

Skills: Jack of all Trades, Master of None(-), Legs of the God Wolf(-), Eyes of the God Wolf(-), Single-handed Sword(9/10), Shortsword(6/10), Spear(3/10), Bow(2/10), Greatsword(6/10), Presence Detection(8/10), Presence Block(4/10), Night Eyes(5/10)

Magic: Ice Magic(9/10), Water Magic(8/10), Fire Magic(2/10)

Quests: Investigating the Reserentrible Labyrinth Disaster

Party: Daniela Villesilf

Equipment: Armor

Head – None

Torso – Ice Dragon Breastplate

Arms – Ice Dragon Gauntlets

Legs – Ice Dragon Leg Guards

Feet – Accel Panther Boots

Weapons – Glampanzer

None

Clothes – Wind Dragon Poncho

– Wind Dragon Waist Cloth

– Wind Dragon Trousers

Accessories – None

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The last time I checked had been before entering the tournament. I had also killed that Wind Dragon, but it seemed that I was at a point where my level didn’t really go up by much anymore. Still, three was pretty good. I would be in the nineties soon. That was exciting. We’ve been doing quests like proper Adventurers. Everything was good.

“Let’s go then.”

Daniela finished looking at her own status card and nodded to me. Then we went over to where Manager and Lemon were waiting. They were sitting on a bench together and talking happily. They must have really hit it off. I always found her somewhat mysterious and intimidating… Well, I suppose I didn’t anymore. Lemon seemed like the type who could get along with anyone. They were laughing together. Perhaps they were perfect for each other. There was something about Lemon’s smile that was void of any ill will.

Still, we were starting to look a little bit like a harem. Obviously, it wasn’t anything of the sort. But there were elves and an older sister type and a younger sister type… It was a little too close to some kind of template.

“Asagi. Doesn’t this remind you of one of those harem things?”

“Manager…”

“Oh, I can see that…!”

Lemon joined in.

“No. I am Asagi’s only husband.”

“I’d be the husband, you dumbass.”

“Hahaha! Well, we’ll be counting on you. I have some experience as well, so this arrangement should be beneficial to us all.”

“This is my first quest, but I’ve been fighting for a long time! And I’ve killed my share of bandits, so you don’t have to worry about me.”

“Right. That’s great. Daniela is a veteran, but I’m still pretty inexperienced.”

And like that, our temporary party of four was formed. Well, it was more like two parties. In any case, it was off to Reserentrible. It would be terrible if we arrived and the entire town had already been swallowed up by the dungeon.