《ASTREA - A Game of Different Realities》Chapter 16
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Luna is supposed to be shopping at the commoners market at this time.
Keith, the NPC who gave me the quest, handed me a bouquet of crescent flowers to give when I meet her. I never saw someone post anything about this quest in the NWF or any mention about Keith the NPC. Although now that I think of it, there is a problem taking this quest.
The post I read mentioned that Luna would be requesting crescent flowers if I ever want to trigger her quest. Now I have a bouquet of it, this may conflict with both of their quests. My worries could only be answered if I meet her. Fortunately, she was in the market
"Hello. Are you Luna perhaps?"
She was as lovely as Keith described. Even with her simple attire, her humble presence stands among all NPCs gathered here.
"What can I do for Miss Traveller?"
"I heard that you know very much about Moonshire. From the books I have read, Moonshire seems like a wonderful place. I wanted to travel and see its beauty with my own eyes. I wanted to ask where can I see this place if it's ok to you"
There was some hint of lies mix within dialogues to have a positive impression. I already know where to find Moonshire is, but I do not know how to strike a conversation with her besides talking about Moonshire.
The bouquet of crescent flowers may be an option, but she may find it weird if I first went with that.
It was clear there was a hind of hesitation in her face when I suddenly asked her for directions. From what Keith said, Luna loves that place. She may want players like us to avoid trespassing if possible.
"I still have things to purchase."
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"Don't worry, I can wait. I can help you if you want."
"wa- wa-… If you don't mind"
'All right! She did not reject me.'
At first, she wanted to push me away. But offering her help, I was able to stick with her somehow. Whoever posted about her quest is either lucky or amazing at triggering quests. Luna seems like the person who does not trust travellers that much.
I accompanied Luna for ten minutes and during that time, we barely talk to each other. But at least she was not scared of me anymore.
"..."
Seems like she was planning not to` talk anytime soon, so I followed her until the end. On her way home, I somehow became her bag-carrier of all things she bought. With our appearance, I looked like someone who just came out of groceries with her.
Doubts start popping out of my head whether this was all worth it. I may have levelled up twice already if I hunted normally. But I stuck up to the end by telling myself repeatedly that the rewards would be worth it.
"You can leave those near the door. I very much appreciate your help, Miss Traveller."
"Glad I could help. Although before I forget, there's someone who wants to give these to you."
Since my chance in getting another quest through her is slim, I decided that it was the right time to give the gift of Keith before she says goodbye. Better to finish one quest than lose both of them.
"Oh My! How lovely these flowers are! This came from Keith, right?"
"Aaah. That's not something I should say."
"Hahaha. He probably said not to mention his name when he assigned these to you. Don't worry, I won't tell him. It's very much like Keith"
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Quite a little story they have. Looks like Keith has already done this multiple times and Luna seems to appreciate his efforts.
Somehow I am annoyed that Keith does not have the courage to move to the next step. If I ever meet him again, I'm going to push that shy boy to jump.
And before I know it, I was thinking about their situation and have grown a little attached to these NPCs and their stories in a short time.
They have programmed their game very well, those ETHER people. I almost for a moment that these two were a real hopeless couple in your daily life. Thankfully, the next sentence of Luna returned me to the virtual world.
"You're interested with Moonshire right? Since Keith trusted you, I can tell where it is, but may I know what Miss Traveller's true intention is? I never thought Travellers as people who appreciate the beauty in nature. I always know them for someone who wants to fight"
Got caught red-handedly. I guess there no point hiding the truth.
She is the most human-like NPC I ever met in any game. This must be some hint of the proudest AI creation of the ETHER.
"You're not wrong about Travellers wanting to find monsters to fight. I am also planning to hunt monsters there. I only chose Moonshire as my destination because no girl does not appreciate beauty are there? I'm curious what Moonshire can give and what's better than experiencing beautiful things after hard work."
"That's a nice way of saying it. I don't really appreciate the killings even if it's monsters, but you're different. Since I can't stop you, I have a favour to ask. Can you shoo away the monsters in Moonshire?"
[A Beautiful Garden]
[Difficulty: Hidden Quest
"A place where beautiful flowers grow even with little sunlight. Moonshire has become a sacred place in the eyes of Luna who visited it every day in her childhood. With monster suddenly running rampant at the garden, Moonshire became more dangerous and she was not able to visit it again.
Luna, who misses the beautiful scenery in her memories, wishes you to remove the existing monsters camping around Moonshire. In hope that one day she would be able to sit again and relax on top of the garden of flowers."
Requirement: Remove all the monsters in the area
*Luna will appreciate and reward you more if you do not kill a single monster.
*All monsters you removed will never spawn again.
Quest Rewards: Pendant of a Humble Girl, +10 all stats.]
"YES! I would gladly remove the monsters for you."
The quest details got me excited. This is my first time to see a hidden quest, in fact, I never knew there was one. The rewards were also amazing. I heard how difficult it is to find accessories, but here it is. The stat point is also a huge bonus since it is 10 levels worth of free stats.
I really hit a jackpot this time.
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