He was so shocking that he completely sober up from his alcohol daze.
A sculpture he had identified with resolute determination yielded nothing but a rank F difficulty quest.
“Of all the places, I have to go all the way to Sur Kingdom… What a pain.”
It was annoying to go find the place just to solve a minor quest.
“A candy…”
Weed heaved a sigh.
Although he usually avoided annoying and common quests, since he has heard bad rumors about them, he never expected a rare request from Kuruso Kingdom to be an F-rank.
“But since I’ll be able to get there quickly if I fly… It’s a little better.”
Flying was only possible if he has recovered from exhaustion. If he crashed because his Mana flow got cut off while he was flying in the air with the Overwork hex, then it would lead to his death.
Weed decided to rest up while drinking beer.
“The cost of the beer I’ve had so far… Ack.”
He drank his beer while cracking peanuts and peeling onions and garlics.
No matter what he did, there wasn’t time for any luxury or pleasure. Even as he drank beer in the tavern, he intended to recover his expenses.
* * *
Hagen Village, a village famous for its baking ingredients!
The town’s main products were sugarcane, flour, walnuts, grapes, corn, and the like. The quality of the produce was made to attract chefs. Now, homemade cakes, cookies, and sweet wine sold well.
It was a town where couples sought out intentionally to enjoy the romantic atmosphere.
“Oppa, eat a lot!”
“Honey, honey has to eat a lot too. Should I feed you?
Couples were scattered everywhere like cockroaches!
Weed ignored them and walked with level shoulders, like a person who had a lover; a man who would come to buy a cake for his girlfriend.
“Please take a quick look at the cakes before you go!”
He didn’t forget to glance at the wares the peddlers were selling, either.
While wandering around, he spoke to aunties he met.
“Do you happen to know about a child named Brave?”
The uncles might not know something like the names of children. However, he had a feeling that aunties who had kids of a similar ages would have a higher chance of knowing children’s names.
“Brave? Jeez, has he gotten into some kind of trouble again?”
“What?”
“Him’s a nasty, mischievous prankster in the town. He pays no attention to what adults say. My child shouldn’t play with that kid, but…”
“Where can I meet Brave? I have a toy to return to that child.”
“It’s still early in the evening, so it’ll be difficult to meet him even if you visit his house… You’ll be able to see him iffen you go to the backstreet or the playground.”
It was a small town, but finding Brave wasn’t easy. Although he found and looked through all the places the aunties had suggested, he was still unable to find Brave’s whereabouts.
Eventually, he found Brave in a warehouse behind a bakery. The rascal was in the middle of stealing and eating bread while smearing tons of cream and bread crumbs around his mouth.
‘Found him.’
Weed said gladly, “Kid, this sculpture is a toy you’ve lost, right?”
“Huh? It’s a Dwarf. A Dwarf is talking.”
“You see, I found the toy you lost.”
“Your mustache is really funny. Are your legs shorter than mine?”
“This is your sculpture, right?”
Brave took the sculpture Weed had handed over to him.
Ding!
The quest “Lost Toy” has been completed.
You found and returned the toy to Brave, a boy in Hagen Village.
Quest Reward: If Brave is in a good mood, you will be able to receive one candy.
That annoying quest was completed.
Weed waited patiently to receive the candy.
‘It was a quest that doesn’t even pay the labor cost, but I can get about 3 coppers if I sell the candy at the store.’
Instead of a candy, Brave returned the sculpture.
“Yeah, this is mine. Although I thought my hyung stole it… But I don’t need this anymore.”
“…”
“I’m no longer a kid. I’m eight years old. You see, I’ve passed the age to play with toys and the like. Mister can go play with it.”
Griiind!
The sound of Weed grinding his teeth could be heard. But he was patient, and remained patient.
The profits were greater the more you maintained the possible friendly relationships with the residents of Versailles Continent.
The basics of service mentality were friendliness, assistance, and dedication.
Endure even if you’re angry, and if there was something unfair, you must never bring it up.
You could call it a grievous ironclad rule of a Dark Gamer.
“Even so, you should take this toy, since it’s yours. Take it as a consideration of my sincerity; I came here especially to find you. Don’t you think you should give me a candy?”
“I said I don’t want to play with it!” Brave suddenly shouted. “Mister, do you want my candy that badly? How’d you know my cinnamon flavored candy was delicious…”
“Ahem.”
“Anyway, I’m not gonna give you my candy, so you can take the toy and play with it. Oh yeah, try giving it to the drunkard mister Smith, who wanted that toy.”
“Mister Smith?”
“He’s just an old uncle with nothing better to do. But well, I guess he’s better than a Dwarven mister who goes after a kid’s candy.”
Ding!
The Toy the Old Drunkard Smith Wants.
The toy the drunkard Smith from Hagen Village is asking for.
Smith who drinks in a tavern until he becomes dead-drink, wants Brave’s toy.
Difficulty: F
Reward: There may be none.
Quest Note: There is no penalty even if you abandon it.
Brave grinned as he added, “He’s an old, incompetent uncle who always pushes left his alcohol tab unpaid. He doesn’t have any family, either. I’ll never get old and useless like him. Hehe!”
Weed breathed out a sigh.
An F-rank difficulty chain quest.