Hidden Quest

Title: Recollection of History

Description: ???

Rank: SSS

Rewards: ???

Ferti glanced over the screen before looking down at the green box.

"It's pretty," she commented as she ran her fingers over the design to realize that it was painted in gold.

"Of course... it's important. Keep it safe. I'm going to go now," Floy turned to walk away.

"Wait! Aren't you going to tell me what this is first?" Ferti asked before he could go any further. He looked back at her with gentle eyes. For a second, it seemed as if he was way older than how his appearance deemed him to be.

"Didn't I tell you to finish the task at hand first, and then we will talk?" Floy reminded. Ferti couldn't say anything back and just nodded her head. Floy gave her a smile before leaving her alone. She looked back down at the box and frowned.

"Identify," she whispered.

Fail to identify object!

"What?!" Ferti let out, "fail... how?" she touched her chin before trying again.

Fail to identify object!

"Hmm..." she tried again and again only to fail. After a while, she gave up and shoved the box into her inventory, before returning to her reading. She spent about two game hours reading before she heard a ranging sound.

Player Foggy is trying to contact you.

Would you like to pick up the call?

Yes or No

Additional options:

-Block

-Silence

-Ignore

"Yes," Ferti answered. The next moment she heard Foggy's voice.

"Hello?" he called out.

"Did yall finish selling the potions?" Ferti asked.

"Oh, yeah man! We made some big bucks doing so. Elizabat and I were able to rack up about 15 silver coins because players were fighting over them!"

"15?!" Ferti didn't expect for the potions to sell so well.

"Yeah. We just called Dspects and he told us he found an item that seemed to fit the bill. I'll send you the location right now," Foggy went silent for a moment before Ferti heard a gentle beep. She opened up her map to see a red dot marked on it.

"He found a shop on the outskirts of town?"

"I was shook too. Anyways, Elizabat and I are heading there right now. Do you want to meet up with us and get there together?" Foggy asked.

"It's alright. I'll just see you guys there," Ferti answered. They said their goodbyes before she stood up and dusted off her pants. She put the books back to where they belonged and bowed to Floy as she left the library.

-

Ferti was just a few blocks away from the shop when she saw a figure wearing a majestic blue hood. She felt this figure was familiar as she stopped in her tracks to observe him. She saw him speaking to another NPC and focued her attention on the NPC's lips.

"Is it... true? These... precious... herbs..." she mumbled to herself. The figure nodded his head and the NPC smiled at him before handing him a bag. Ferti wasn't usually curious about other people's issues but for some reason, her eyes stayed glued to this blue-robed figure. She watched the figure took the bag and bow at the NPC.

"No... thank you... Wolf... fang.... Wolffang?" Ferti felt time stopped as she stared at the figure.

~

"Why did you choose that name for your avatar?" a young girl asked.

"Because people tell me I look like a wolf. Also, look at these," the young boy flashed the girl a smile, "aren't my fangs cute?" he showed off. The young girl giggled before poking his cheek.

"Cute," she agreed, "very cute, Elliot," she pinched his soft cheek.

"Mina," a voice broke into their conversation as another girl with the same face as the other approached them.

"Oh, Mona! How long have you been here?" Mina asked. Mona looked up at Mina and just gave her a smile.

"I got here just now," she answered.

"Oh... well what are you doing? Come join us!" Mina invited as she scooched closer to Elliot so that Mona could take the seat next to her. Mona paused for a second before nodding and sitting next to Mina.

~

The memory flashed by in less than a second as Ferti she felt her heart palpitate. The NPC had already left and the figure was leaving too before Ferti finally got back to her senses.

"No, Elliot!" she ran after the figure. The figure had walked into the alley and she ran in after he did. She looked around the alley to see that the figure disappeared. Her eyes darted everywhere before she ran deeper into the alley. "Elliot... please," she whispered to herself. She ran out the other end of the alley only to see a row of houses in front of her. She turned around desperately trying to find the figure that just disappeared. She let out an a hopeless breath before falling to her knees.

"He's gone... no... it couldn't have been him in the first place... it could've been someone else with the same name... what am I doing?" her vision grew blurry as she clenched her teeth in order not to let out a cry. Her shoulders trembled for a moment as the top part of her sleeves were now wet.

Player Dspects is trying to contact you.

Would you like to pick up the call?

Yes or No

Additional options:

-Block

-Silence

-Ignore

She wiped her tears away before clearing her voice and accepting the call.

"Where are you, man? We've been waiting for fifteen minutes!" Dspects scolded. Ferti took a deep breath before standing up from the ground.

"I'm sorry," she apologized, "I just... got a bit distracted. I'll be there soon."

"Hmm... okay, well hurry up! We'll be waiting," Dspects closed the call after he said that. Ferti stood still for a second before she looked around her to see the sunset. The blue and purples blended harmoniously with the red and orange. It reminded her of a day she wished she could relive once more but knew that she could never return to that day. She felt a sense of peace as she seemed to accept something.

"I'm Ferti... I'm... a supporter," she seemed to be reminding herself of something, "I'm... just a supporter," she mumbled one last time.

-

Ferti reached the shop to see the rest of her party members there. Dspects gave her an irritated look as his arms were crossed and he repeatedly tapped his foot on the ground.

"Sorry, sorry!" she jogged up to them, "I got a bit distracted and went to check some things out instead," she gave them an apologetic smile. Dspects narrowed his eyes at her.

"It's fine. No need to worry," Foggy comforted, "let's go check out this item out now. Lead the way Dee," Foggy nudged Dspects. Dspects let out an irritated grunt but proceeded to guide them into the shop. Ferti looked around to find that this shop was a small accessory shop. She glanced around to see jewels embedded into earrings, necklaces, and different types of accessories she had never seen before. She nodded her head at the unique designs.

"This one," she heard Dspects say. She looked up to see him pointing at a thin golden ring which had a purple gem in the middle of it. "I looked through most of the shops and this one has the best description to suit our causes," Dspects said proudly. Ferti looked at the simple ring and nodded her head.

"Identify," she said before she read the description.

Object Identified!

Name: Gold Ring with Purple Gem

Creator: Butterdry

Grade: Blue

Effects: -Lowers cooldown time by 15%

+2 Charisma

+2 Intelligence

Conditions: Must be level 5 or higher to equip

Description: This ring was created by Butterdry.

"Nice," she nodded her head in approval. She glanced at the description tag that was put up to see that it basically said the same thing, except it had a price. "12 silvers... not bad."

"It's a bit expensive," Foggy disagreed.

"It's fine, isn't it? We did earn 15 silvers after all," Ferti countered.

"But... that was your money. I feel bad," Foggy pouted.

"It's fine. It's not like it's only for your benefit. It's all for the party's benefit so we should just think of it as an investment. Money comes and goes anyway but time can disappear just like that. We should do what we can with the time we have. This party is important to me too as it's my first party so I want us to be successful," Ferti said nonchalantly as she continued to observe the ring, "besides, I chose you guys to come with me. I should be the one taking care of you guys."

Leadership +10!

Charisma +5!

Charm +3!

A screen suddenly popped up in front of her. She widened her eyes for a second before turning to see the rest of her party members looking at her with a gentle gaze. She felt a shiver run up her back before she let out a light cough.

"Anyways, let's purchase this and head back to the crib before it gets too late," Ferti said as she approached the counter, "excuse me. I would like to purchase an item," she flashed a handsome smile toward the female clerk. The female clerk gave her a shy smile back as the clerk's honey colored eyes looked away. Ferti could tell that this clerk was a player. She scanned the clerk's cute appearance as the clerk had her pink hair braided down her back, and was wearing a simple blue dress.

"Oh... which one would you like to purchase?" the clerk asked.

"The golden ring with a purple gem over there," Ferti pointed behind her. The clerk's eyes brightened up as she saw the ring she was pointing to.

"Y-you want that one?"

"Yes," Ferti answered once more. The ends of the clerk's lips went up so much it was as if her mouth was going to tear. She walked over and picked the ring up. She placed it in a small exquisite box before placing it on the counter.

"It will be seven silvers," she looked proud of herself.

"Just seven?" Ferti asked for clarification.

"Un. It's the second ring I made here and the first to be purchased by a customer. That being so, I will give you a small discount," the clerk winked at her. Ferti smiled, satisfied at the transaction as she nodded her head. She looked back at Foggy and Foggy rushed up to her. He placed the seven silvers on the counter as his excited eyes were stuck on the box.

"Thank you for the generous discount. If you don't mind, may I have the honor of knowing your name?" Ferti handed her hand out. The clerk's face blushed a soft red before she put her small hand in Ferti's hand.

"My name is... Butterdry," she replied. Ferti kissed the back of her hand before looking up at her with warmth flowing out of her eyes.

"My name is Ferti. If I need any more equipment in the future, would you mind if I return here?" Ferti asked, her voice low and mellow.

"O-of course. Please return here whenever you can," Butterdry's eyes fluttered showing off her long eyelashes. Ferti smiled as she let go of her hand.

+10 Charisma

+5 Charm

"Then, may we meet again, Butterdry," Ferti rolled Butterdry's name off her tongue ever so smoothly and saw Butterdry's face flush red before she exited the shop. As the door closed behind them she felt a hand on her shoulder. She turned around and saw Dspects looking at her with a strong intent in his eyes. He put both his hands on her shoulder and she tried to back away but she couldn't. She looked into his eyes trying to search for why she was stopped but Dspects seemed to be glaring a hole through her skull.

"Master," Dspects yelled out before clapping his hands together, "please teach me your skills!"

+5 Leadership!

+10 Charm!

Ferti jaw dropped slightly as she couldn't believe how many points she was getting from this group. She didn't understand why this group was relying so much on her to be a leader in the first place, as she was playing a supporter role.

"Master! Please! Teach me your ways!" Dspects got on his knees and bowed to her, "I... I... I want to pick up girls like you do, Master!" Dspects suddenly declared.

"Stop!" Ferti backed away from the imbecile.

"Please, Master! Teach your disciple the ways to woo a woman!" Dspects kowtowed. Ferti looked over to Foggy and Elizabat for help. Instead, she saw them avoiding her gaze as they pretended they didn't know the two.

"Stop!" Ferti's face flushed red as she took a step back. She noticed people whispering and looked around to see some players staring at them.

"Master! Please! Accept me as your disciple!" Dspects kowtowed again.

"I-I... I have to leave now. See you guys tomorrow," Ferti stammered out.

"Master!" Dspects let out a desperate cry as he reached out to grab her. She quickly logged out of the game before he could touch her.

-

Mona pulled off her VR helmet and combed her hair back with her fingers. She felt the ends of her hair rising on her neck and trembled for a moment.

"What a persistent man," she shivered before pulling her blanket over herself, "I hope he gets over it soon," she shook her head as she laid down her bed. She turned to her side and let out a small breath as she thought about that figure in the majestic blue robe. "Wolffang..." her voice was barely audible before she closed her eyes. She heard a soft voice in her head calling out a name as she slept.

"Mina... Mina..."