“I heard that everyone who did the original was included but they don’t have exclusive rights, so anyone can join.”
“That’s nice experience for the combat professions, such easy experience from one quest can’t be seen that often in large organizations.”
“Hundreds of people cooperating together for a quest… sound like fun.”
Weed suddenly stretched his shoulders wide even though they were only narrow bones. Users that completed the Matallost quest were resolved to beat the next request. In Royal Road it was not such an easy thing to take part in a big quest, it would also be a fun experience.
“Morata’s Lord’s obsession with earning money is certainly unique. He has done a lot more business than most traders.”
“Oh, by the way have you heard about this evening’s performance of Hairen Benti?”
They had quickly changed topics. When drinking there is no reason to talk too deeply of the lords from other regions.
“Do you mean that show that is going on in the central square?”
“Has it finally arrived at the central square? At this rate there’s gonna be a lot of people attending.”
“It is a great show.”
Hairen Benti was a female bard. Singing and dancing from Morata, she had gained sensational popularity. Thanks to the ongoing investment in culture, the bards were vigorously working. Many songs with a Morata theme were showing up all over the Versailles continent. Morata was full of fun adventures and included a robust commerce centre.
The fact that stories about Morata had spread into the far northern island of Ipia was an evidence that Morata was growing. Whenever Weed's quests are being broadcast, each bar always blossomed with conversations about it.
“Over here, waitress!”
Weed called out to one of the employees.
“Yes, sir?”
Soon after a waitress with pigtails came running.
"Rather, the bards at that table seem to be calling for me… can I just give you the bill now?"
“No no. Please send me two more strands of seaweed. I’ll calculate the bill later.”
“Sheesh! Okay, sir.”
He was ignoring the waitresses bad attitude. This is what happens when you have bad intimacy. Weed was an unknown and a skeleton, not even four drinks were enough protection for Weed.
“Thank you.”
Weed thanked the waitress with the bad attitude when he received seaweed with a gentle wave of his hand. And soon he walked up to the hostess with a swish of his mantle. The stretched lobes immediately crumpled.
“Do you girls like sculptures?”
Working to build intimacy! Weed talked to the female employees under the watchful eyes of the users. It was a bar by the sea, retaining a friendly relationship with the waitress could lead to the necessary information for a quest. The others sympathized as they kept watch wondering what sort of information the female employees would give out.
“My name is Delia, not “you”, and I hate sculptures!”
A sharp rejection! He didn’t even have to put this much effort into carving a masterpiece. If he had to build intimacy like this, it could take a long time to earn the information he needed for his quest. Weed was not going to give up because it was hard, how else was he be able to share the lunch with the instructor, and take away the elder of Morata’s precious sweet potatoes with only a resigned look left on the elder’s face?
Weed tapped his bony finger on the table and said lightly.
“You are beautiful.”
“Hearing such praise from a skeleton does not make me happy.”
“What kind of man do you like?”
“I like a man with a short head of hair. I hate a man with no hair.”
The sorrow of a skeleton! The one eyed, pierced appearance was met with severe antipathy from Delia.
‘A skeleton is not beautiful?’
It was not cool? How the hell was his outfit not wonderful? He could never understand the taste of women. Okay, the cracked part of the skull naturally gave off the inelegant appearance of a gaping skull. Since his appearance had escaped the Orc Karichwi charming effects with women, Weed decided to switch directions. (T/N Weed has great talent in making hideous ugly things.)
Assuming one cannot gain familiarity from talking there was another special way one could gain favors.
‘Gifts.’
The fastest way to buy the favor of the female employees! However, intimacy gained from gifts did not last long. If the gift you give is not up to par, then the intimacy immediately dropped.
‘And then you regret the gift.’
Weed decided to ask directly instead.
“What kind of stories do you like?”
“Hmmm… I’m fond of adventure stories, especially adventure stories from the sea! However I probably wouldn’t have any interest in ones from a skeleton.”
Weed thought of an adventure that went with the sea and the surrounding regions.
“I’ve had many great adventures from around the sea.”
“Okay, I’ll tell you an interesting story.”
“It seems like a waste of time.”
“Once I’ve heard a certain adventurer from the kingdom of Rosenheim….”
The start of an adventure story to buy the female employee’s favor, impress the employees, and make the bar become more jubilant.
*Kkiruru!*
Just as he was about to unveil the story of the adventurer, a bird made out of gold flew onto his shoulder. The Golden Bird with its eyes made out of sapphire looked at Delia. A cute figure wearing a crown of diamonds. The Golden Bird showed exquisite timing!
The guests of the bar looked in surprise at the Golden Bird. Golden Bird made users stumble because they had never heard of such a thing.
“Oh my! Did you raise this mysterious birdie?”
“Yes.”