Golden Experience

I got a quest. That's good.

I discovered a monument that resembled the target. Excellent work.

The discovery of the ruins led to the progression of things like World Quests into a major stream involving all players. Precisely pleasant.

But at the heart, I forgot about the report on the quest itself.

The message came from the operation immediately afterwards individually, so I felt like it was somehow over, but even though the connection was suspected, the operation was only the operation, and the mercenary union was the mercenary union.

After breaking up with the new dungeon "Crashed Sky Castle", Yoichi broke up with Wayne and hurried to the Oral Hugel Cup.

I have no objection to the proposal made by Wayne and the others.

The property and others were also left entirely to the other members, who were only going to give out the money.

"Remember the quest you took."

"That would be mutual. Blaming only one of them is wrong"

It's just a party for two.

Joy, reward, hardship, responsibility.

Nevertheless, it is true that Yoichi took the initiative in taking this quest, and I know that Yoichi, and Sasquatch doesn't really blame you for anything else.

It is simply the usual multiplication.

"It didn't specify the deadline for the quest, so you shouldn't have a problem reporting it from now on. That doesn't mean it's on the bulletin board either, as there seemed to be circumstances where I didn't want the knights' eyes to be touched. So you shouldn't have to worry about someone else embezzling your grip."

With all that noise, anyone living in the Hugel Cup would have heard as much about what happened.

In other words, it is not strange that the branch manager named Kousaka also knows the fate of the incident.

If you show up there by now and report the completion of your quest, you might be told one of your dislikes.

"You should make the report. I'm getting scolded for forgetting to submit my homework ─ ─"

"─ Wait."

For a moment, light was visible in the "True and True Eye".

That means someone with LP is lurking around.

Yoichi basically keeps "True Eyes" active when traveling along these streets.

I will be quite above the 'Light Magic' tree, but I already know that there is a magic called 'Camouflage' that can disappear.

Given that Seventh Disaster was also disappearing and acting, there are probably other similar skills. Regardless of the visual image, it is hard to believe that disaster, the enemy of mankind, is good at "light magic".

It was activated as a vigilance against such ambushes, but apparently not such a special enemy this time. I'm just hiding in a tree and looking at us.

"True eye" can be seen through thin obstacles such as clothes and curtains without problems, but it cannot be transmitted through thick objects such as walls or trees. This is the same with True Eye.

The light of the instantaneous LP seems to be hiding in the trees a little away from the street, and I can't see it at all now.

But with normal vision, it's hard to think about misseeing a glowing LP. There must definitely be someone lurking in the shade of that tree.

And I can say that hiding intentionally means that I recognize this one, and that it is likely that I am planning something else.

This is not as secure a world as it is in real life.

I don't know if that's a player or NPC, but it's common for people to suspect me of being a bandit if I'm acting suspiciously where it's not popular. I can't complain about being attacked.

"─ ─ That tree?

"Oh, someone's hiding."

Stop your feet and gaze around carefully.

All I could see was the shadow of that tree, but it's not necessarily that I'm not lurking anywhere else.

Focus on "tactile enhancement" and "auditory enhancement", and look at space in three dimensions.

I don't want it to move slightly here or there.

Hiding presupposes an ambush, and you already know that this one has noticed more than just stopping your leg.

If so, the fact itself puts pressure on the opponent.

After a while of adhesion, an elf man appeared from the shadow of the tree, which Yoichi saw.

"─ No. Actually, they're kind of bandit-like. I was just surprised and hidden because I thought he was a chaser. I didn't mean to be hostile to you or anything."

The man slightly raised his hands and approached with his palms pointing towards us, appealing that he had nothing.

If there is no hostility in this gaming world, it is common to do such a trick.

I don't know if this guy is a player or NPC just because of this, and I don't know if what the guy is saying is true.

But they said they were being chased by bandits, and the yogis didn't see them.

Assuming this man was running in the opposite direction as the Yoichis were headed, it would be odd if the bandits and the Yoichis weren't different by now.

If they were running in the same direction, the yogis would have overtaken the bandits somewhere.

And if the bandits were passing by before the yoichi, then this man doesn't have to hide forever.

Plus the place where the man was hiding, or this street, but the story of a bandit out here is also dubious.

This street connects the city of the Hugel Cup to the dungeon, and naturally it is not the kind of road that merchants and the general public go through. It is not tidied with streets, stones, etc., it is just that the grass is somewhat bald.

If you're a mercenary or a knight, and you're strong enough to target them for banditry, you can't miss a man hiding in a tree.

If so, it is likely that this man's story is a lie.

In addition, I care about the species of men.

Men look like mercenaries, but Yoichi seldom sees anything called an elf mercenary at the NPC. Given the high Elf Rate of the player, it is almost certain that he is a player when he sees an Elf Mercenary.

Players were hiding behind trees by the street, waiting for mercenaries to cross the street.

There is no more suspicious situation.

"Stop. Don't come any closer. If it moves, I'll shoot."

The yogi quickly removed the bow and arrow from the inventory and followed it, targeting the man's chest.

Men's abilities are inner in terms of LPs that can be seen in "True and True Eyes." The yogis will not go as far as the top layer, but they are likely to have the same strength as the semi-top layer.

Depending on this man's build and appearance, it can be avoided. You should aim for the center of the trunk, which is harder to avoid than the smaller head.

"Whoa, put that noisy stuff down. This is a good public."

"... of a good public."

Saskatchewan set up a throwing dagger next door.

"I can't hide behind my back!

Then he turned around and threw a dagger.

Supported by "knife-throwing" and "juggling" in the "throwing" tree, the shot drew a straight line of trajectories that did not feel at all, such as gravity, and pierced the thigh of another man who was sliding from behind.

I knew from the beginning that there was an ambush behind it.

I stood guard and put up my weapon not only because the man was lying, but also because I knew I had one lying behind my back.

I guess it hit my leg because Sasquatch aimed at it that way.

If it was a yogi, it would aim at the center of the body, the heart, etc., but Saskatchewan thought about interrogating and targeting the foot in the sense of depriving him of the ability to act.

It's basically impossible that two people who are acquiring various skills take their aim off.

In the current example of Sasquatch, he first receives a huge bonus for hitting rates and knife orbits due to their respective effects such as' throwing ',' knife throwing 'and' juggling '. The bonus to orbit is that the knife flew in a straight line, allowing it to be thrown unaffected by natural phenomena like wind and gravity. The same applies to speed and hit rate. Even if it's a thinner leg than the torso, Sasquatch won't take that aim off.

But that's also if they don't take appropriate evasive action.

─ ─ Shit

The man in front also pulled out his sword and lowered his posture towards the yoichi.

Yoichi also releases an arrow at the man without hesitation, but this has been bounced off the man's arm.

To take a closer look, the man is holding a knife in his raised arm. It's ambidextrous.

The arrow seems to have been "parried" by that knife.

At this time, if you can "parry" that arrow of speed, this man is no more than a man.

If the man behind it was the same degree of strength, it was only because Sasquatch was able to put a knife on his leg in an unintentional way. You should tell Sasquatch to do it a little more carefully later.

I can only say that it is unfavourable for an archer, Yoichi, to face enemies who are so good at melee fights on a one-to-one basis.

Even in these cases and for mirror matches, bow players usually have something like a dagger or dagger that is easy to handle as a melee weapon as a subweapon.

But that's not for Yoichi only.

Because Yoichi loves bows and is proud of them.

Hmm!

Literally shooting arrows at men sooner.

The man avoids the whimpering, plays, packs the distance and runs over.

This is a very bad situation for archers. If you get close enough, you'll be slashed to death.

However, it is not a yogi that purposely forgives such things.

"Fu! Fu! Fufu!"

Yoichi keeps increasing the speed of shooting arrows.

Avoiding itself would be as possible as ever, since the speed at which the arrows fly remains unchanged.

The power is the same, so Paris should be able to handle it adequately.

But the interval between flying in is definitely shorter.

Even if you do "Parry," the next arrow is right in front of you before you put that wielded knife back.

Even if you think you avoided it, there are already arrows at the point where you avoided it.

All he could do was stop his feet and squeeze all he could to deal with the arrows.

All we have to do is dodge as many arrows as we can and 'parry' them.

Using a sword in both hands. It's not an attack density you can deal with with with with with just one hand.

Still, there are many arrows that scratch men without being able to prevent them.

The man will also know that the blood that runs out of the injured arrow wounds is shredding his own LP one by one, but there's nothing he can do.

I can no longer retreat.

If you behave differently at all, you will be immediately shot at the steeple.

Yoichi will not loosen that hand while calmly observing such a man.

There is anger and enmity in the eyes of the opposing man.

"You were still a player. It's called PK."

If he were an NPC, the first thing he would feel in this situation would be fear of death. There is no escape for a man anymore.

But the man does not answer. You can't even afford that.

Whereas yoichi showed no fatigue at all, the avoidance of men was gradually lacking in colour.

The arm that plays the arrow is still moving, but its knee is trembling a little. Looks like you're close to your health limit.

"It was quite a skill, but it wasn't enough to use it. With a PK like yours, a normal attack is enough."

Hear that word, or simply the limits of your health come.

The man misplaced at hand and received a decent arrow on his shoulder.

The drooping arm could no longer prevent the arrow, and the last shot was on his forehead, and the man vanished.

"─ ─ It's fine. If you can, use your skills to make it smarter."

Mmm. Are we done?

Sasquatch said he had put a piece on it and watched it behind him.

"The arrows just get them out of the inventory, and I'm pretty sure they can shoot practically infinitely... Even arrows aren't free. One burglar, Kill. How much are you going to spend?"

"It's the cheapest I've used, just regular arrows. I didn't shoot anything special or expensive. Besides, this would be cooler."

"... well, I don't know."

"By the way, did you interrogate him? What were they?

"Oh, they were players, like you said. I tried to interrogate him, but he did himself a disservice. It's a normal PK. It doesn't change whether the prey is a player or an NPC, so PK is more of an exorcism than a robbery."

Currently, the road between the two runs from the dungeon to the Hugel Cup.

You can transfer from town to city during the event period, but you won't be able to do it once it's over.

If there's a city you want to go to, it's a quick way to get to the nearest dungeon and walk there. These are the yoichi of today.

Given that, it is likely that the player was the main target of the current exorcism.

Now that the event is over, no player will bother to go for the Huguel Cup at this time. Especially at the top. They would have mostly packed into the Huguel Cup during the event, and it's only away from there that it's hard to think of a case to head for.

Normal bandits wouldn't pick this neighborhood as a hunting ground, unless the purpose was PK.

It would be difficult to raid because there are too many people, and in that sense, it is not bad to choose this place for PK's hunting grounds. It was luck that was bad.

"It is unclear whether they will continue PK activities here in the future, but should they be alerted by the SNS?"

"If you do anything extra, you might end up being infinitely targeted by a resentful PK, well, why don't you just leave it alone? I think it's worse to stay alert outside the city."

"... hmm. Maybe so."

The city of Hugel Cup is more vibrant than the rest of the city, although it has lost its enthusiastic vibrancy during the event.

This was the same even before the archangel crusade, so it would be a gift of the lord's management skill.

Like I once did when I visited, I don't need to catch people on the road and ask where they are.

They headed straight for the mercenary union.

"Ah! Are you alive!? No, thank God you're alive."

Entering the union building was as idle as ever, and there was only Kousaka, the branch manager, at the counter.

That's what Kousaka said when he saw Yoichi and the others.

Anyway, the Branch Manager would know that the ruins were operational as a result of accomplishing the quest, and he would hate to come sooner if he was alive.

"It's getting late, but it's a quest report. Nothing to prove, but the investigation is complete. According to the advance information, there is something like a dark canal beneath this city ─ ─"

In the case of quests such as the request for an investigation, many are conditional on the evidentiary goods being brought back with them as well.

It is common for the contents of the report to be consistent with the evidentiary items and circumstances, and if the client is satisfied, compensation will be paid for the accomplishment.

This part of convincing is very vague, so to speak, the client's chest three inches.

As a result, there were not many mercenaries who would have liked to receive a request for an investigation, and the yogis had to accept the key quest without suspicion.

Nevertheless, the mercenary who made the request would not shut up if he was reluctant to pay there, and as a union, he would not pull the reward because he was reluctant to pay it to the business. Nor do unions usually bother to protect mercenaries, unless it involves money or management.

Even as a client, it seems rare in practice to find the findings unconvincing because there is no advantage in reluctantly rewarding mercenaries who are engaged in violence or unions with branches across the continent.

"─ ─ Yes, I understand. Even so, the person above contacted me that you two would have already completed the investigation.

Here, it's a reward. "

Having heard the report in the wind that it was only the shape, Kousaka has offered a reward that seems to have been prepared.

If you'd just told me before reporting it, I wouldn't have wasted my time.

Though thinking so, Yoichi received the reward.

Yoichi, who left the union, decided to take an inn.

You can head straight to the city of Refreshment, as the Spicy Pollack Roe List said, but I wanted to check the rewards I received in the calm place before that.

It could have been done in the City of Refreshment, but this quest was completed by only two people.

While there were other members, it was difficult to confirm the reward to show off.

"─ ─ Gold coins, as a matter of fact, are fine. What the hell?"

There was another reward besides gold, like a compass made of crystal.

If everything is made of crystal, it cannot be used as a compass in the end, it can only be a figurine, but I remember this shape and atmosphere.

"This looks like the one in the basement. There were more protrusions and it looked like a sun clock. We're closer to the compass."

"That's odd. If it's a souvenir for completing a quest, it should have exactly the same shape as the city's underground artifacts. Similar, but purposefully different form means that this is something that stands alone and makes any sense...?

"─ Oh? Here we go. This."

The compass turns in Saskatchewan's hand. Even if it is made of crystal, the structure seems to be the same as a normal compass. Even if it is tilted, the board remains horizontal and the needle points somewhere.

"Was the item appraisal a familiar loupe?... oh, I can't see anything."

"In the official description, it was impossible to examine the items made for some characters. Normally, it is reasonable to assume that the author's rank is as relevant as the person appraisal.

The fact that we were able to examine the Guinolegamesh shield means that we could at least look at items that rank a little higher than ours. If that doesn't work... "

"An item made by a Virgin or more character."

Like the "Heart of the Spirit King" of the last event or this one, "Ladille Praeteritum," if it's an item classified as an artifact, I know the rough stuff if I touch it. The absence of it is not an artifact.

Higher ranking despite being a regular item is something I've never seen before.

"No, because of this, if you want to give me a high ranking item, make it a weapon or something..."

"But as Sasquatch said at that time, if that quest was inherently an insurmountable difficulty for us now, it's possible that this item, which is a reward, is also unworthy of fighting an archangel.

Normally speaking, I would like to speak to the lord or the Virgin just like in the Battle of Archangels ─ ─ "

Normally, yes. Of course I can't do that, or there's a reason I don't think I should.

"But it's a reward for a request that I didn't seem to want Knights and other NPCs to take. I don't think it's a good idea to throw this round a Lordship or a Virgin NPC."

"Oh, not to mention the fact that it was a direct request from a mercenary union that might be running. You may want to consider exploring the details of this item as a continuation of the quest."

Whatever the compass needle points to is not true north.

No, it's north, but it's slightly west.

If this were a normal compass, it would point honestly north.

Even if it was designed to point in another direction, it wouldn't point in such a halfway direction.

Before that, I don't think a total crystal needle can tell the direction properly.

In other words, you can think of this item as showing something special with the magical powers specific to the game, such as magic and skills.

"What do we do?

"What are you going to do, move after this? No, you're not. It means if you want to talk to the others about this item."

"Oh."

Wayne and I are friends who promised to do it in the same clan.

I trust them, and it should be the same over there.

"─ I don't know what this is until I figure it out. It's not like I hate them, but I don't feel like I'm taking them from the thirty and exploring. If it's out of our hands, then apologize and give us a hand."

I see. I was thinking the same thing. Let's try a little more where we can do it ourselves. "

When you say clan, you don't always act together.

Of course, when it comes to attacking some dungeon or challenging the boss with a raid, it is said that other actions are basically free.

I'm not tied up in the system, and I haven't strictly decided what a clanmaster is, but I'm not really the type to tie others up, be it Wayne or Amateur, who is close to it.

Well, first of all, why don't you go to the city of Refreshment, borrow it from the Clan House, and do something like a formation ceremony. Anyway, when this is over, let's go to the point where this needle is shown. "

"Oh, the city of Refreshment isn't that far from here, but it's not close. If the needle is pointing to a specific location on the continent, it should move a little further northwest than it is now pointing to. Using the professor's Sugorok map, we can determine the approximate position of the difference from the intersection."

"─ ─ It's a yoichi. Sometimes you say things like Clever for your appearance."

I don't want you to be the only one to tell me what it looks like.

"That's my line!