"Now, go. Are you ready for this?

Saturday morning at 8: 00, we were gathering in front of the castle gate in Wangdu.

It is the professor who is putting a decree on everyone.

Secret Quest, originally received in The Library.

Yet why there is a professor, because it took the form of a joint investigation with the 'index'.

The history dates back to the Friday before.

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It was us who got a secret quest about Ketsey on Thursday, but that day was starting to get pretty late, so the scene was dissolved.

At dawn Friday night, after each of them had returned with training materials at their place of training to complete their training, they all gathered in the colloquium room to check on their progress.

"... I mean, you think you can buy Matatabi liquor in a lot of places for you?

"That's what you're saying. Dwan and I split up the Wang capital to find it, but we kept it not only at the liquor store, but also at the grocery store."

"Exactly. The only thing I looked for was the commercial district, but I still got five of them."

"Five at a time? There seems to be a small number of places to get it..."

"That's how they treat event items, so you can only buy one in one place."

"By the way, I went to pick up the material today. I went to the grocery store I went to yesterday again, but there was no matatabi liquor"

"I can't seem to buy it in the same store as long as I have the Matabi liquor I bought in that store."

"... if you look closely, the labels on the bottles are all different"

"Sounds like a popular drink for Wang Du, I don't know."

"I've looked into it, but in reality, it seems that there is a bottle of Matabi."

Heh, does it even exist in reality, a matatabi liquor?

"So we're going to have to collect Matatabi liquor around all kinds of stores."

"Here's a map of the store we went to yesterday. Sman told me to go buy three of them."

"In the meantime, we'll try to find a new store. There's such a trick. I've never crossed many of them."

"Okay. Well, that way, please."

"I'll take care of it. So, let's get started today."

"Well, if we have a party, we can share the map information, and it'll be just fine."

I'm not hanging in there.

We partied five of us, and each of us started acting.

In the meantime, me and Yuki and three of the Illis were going to the store where Yuzuki and the others bought the matatabi liquor yesterday.

When I went to the store, I did keep the matatabi liquor but they only sold me one bottle at a time.

After all, I guess it's an event item treatment.

While we're around the store, the map information we share at the party will be marked with a new marker.

Yuzuki and the others also seemed to be discovering new stores.

We also find ourselves in a new grocery store in the middle of touring the store, buying Matabi liquor and putting markers on the map to make a good number of copies.

With the total number of copies exceeding 10, Yuki and I decided to act differently.

That is a confirmation of the distance to the lake that came out of the conversation.

I know the directions, but I don't know where I know the details.

The hours of morning and evening are between 5am and 7am and 5pm and 7pm, respectively, at in-game time.

It also sounds like a long 2 hours in in-game time, but if you get lost, it's a time that goes by quickly.

For this reason, Yuki and I checked the lake once during the day and decided to prepare for tomorrow.

The two of us get away from the party once and re-organize the party.

And when he went out of the Wang capital, he each summoned Fenrir to ride on its back, aiming for a lake for all the way.

The streets were maintained on the road and it was easy to run through.

Running southwest for a while, there was a divide that came up in the story, so check the map and take the road towards the woods.

Running down roads maintained in the woods For some time I saw a lake in the woods that would be my destination.

"It's that lake over there, I'm sure"

"Oh, I guess so. How long does it take to get here... 40 minutes? I've been avoiding combat, but if you look at an hour as travel time, it's fine."

"Right.... why don't we just take a look at the lake?

"Right, let's go."

We accelerate Fenrill to the lake.

The lake we reached had a visitor.

That was the face I saw, too.

"Professor? Why are you here?

"Yeah? Is it you, Twa? We're here for the same purpose."

"Even 'index' hasn't been able to verify it before?

"Hmm. Well, I want you to listen. Ketsey can't go to the library without getting information from the residents."

"I mean, the first time I went, he said it was empty"

"Hmm. I could have known Ketsey existed in a picture book, but that's where I set foot."

"So you think it's taken forever?

"Um, in fact, the information from the residents was available within the last week, but the conditions were not finalized. So the updates that took place last Friday are relevant."

"Friday Update...... oh, a little likeable"

"Exactly. We found that we needed a favor of around 80 to get information on Ketsey and other family members."

"You figured it out in a lot of detail."

"It is already a man-made sea tactic. Not in a player with a liking of 70, and a player who was over a liking of 80 could have listened."

"That's in further verification. So, you said you hadn't checked up to this lake last Saturday?

"That's what I'm saying. Anyway, it was Monday that I was able to order my quest after I finished my research in the library."

"I see, so" Index "was also here tomorrow to look down"

"Looks like the Library is planning to do the same. … in any case, it means a joint investigation."

"Joint investigation... I'll check with everyone."

I switch to clan chat mode and check with the clan members.

"A joint investigation with the professors. It's okay, isn't it?

'Sure. It won't be against us. "

"I don't disagree either." It's not even a quest you have to complete in one day tomorrow. '

"I don't mind, either."

"Well, I'll pack up the conversation with the professor."

The matter of the joint investigation went through well.

When I told the professor about it, besides that, he seemed happy.

"This will increase the sample data. It helps because within the index, only two parties can progress."

"Two parties. Speaking of which, should there be one person in the party who asks for information from residents?

"Exactly. If there's one person in the party, you'll be able to find materials to receive quests."

"If it was an index, I'd be good at it."

"… few of us [linguistics] have reached 30."

"Oh, you needed that skill if you say so."

"That's why some parties are raising the level of [linguistics]"

"[Linguistics] What a lot of players."

"I don't need it if I'm just going to take my quest normally."

"So, what time are we meeting tomorrow?

"It is assembled in front of the castle gate of the king's capital at 8: 00 a.m. in real time. Is there a problem?

I checked again on the clan chat and I decided to acknowledge that everyone had no problem.

"See you tomorrow morning at 8: 00. again."

"Oh, I'll see you tomorrow"

The professors would have completed their investigation, all of them left.

"Twa, what do we do?

"So we know where the lake is and how long it will take, and tomorrow it's a joint survey with 'Index'. You won't even have to stay here any longer. Shall we go home?"

"Yeah, you are.... but will Ketsey show up in a place like this?

"Well, it would be an investigation, including around there. Let's go home."

In this way, a joint investigation with the "Index" was decided.

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We assembled at 8: 00 on Saturday morning, and each of us partied together and formed as a reid team.

The reason I teamed up with Reid seems to be to see if I don't know what form of contact it will be and if I can even run into Ketsey at a party that hasn't been questioned.

In fact, two parties are on the 'index' side joining the Reid team, including the professor's party.

One party accompanies me who is not on a Reid team to that but is taking a Secret Quest.

The journey to the lake took place smoothly, as everyone had a horseman.

And I moved around adjusting time and arrived at the lake when I was around a little 5am in in-game time.

The surrounding scenery changed slightly with a faint discomfort as we all traveled to the vicinity of the lake.

To be specific, the party I was accompanying is gone.

"Professor, can you confirm what's going on?

"I'm checking now. … apparently we have entered the instance field"

"Instance field... how's the other party going?

"It seems that only the party that was being quested was flown into the instance field. Looks like we can't just team up, Reid."

"And when they fly to the same field if they team up Reid... well, I don't know what's gonna happen now"

In the meantime, everyone goes down from the horseman and looks around.

It should be noted that Sirius is now incorporated into our party.

There was nothing strange about just looking around, but we found numerous reactions within the effect of sign perception.

"Professor, there are numerous life reactions in the forest on the left hand side of the lake. That's getting closer and closer."

"Um, even our scouts could confirm that. But is this reaction fighting?

"You kind of look like that. Prepare for battle."

"That's right. We should be able to move quickly when something happens."

We'll take out each weapon and see how it goes.

About a minute later, two groups jumped out of the woods.

One is a bunch of wolf-based monsters.

And the other would be the cats, probably the ketsies, being attacked by those wolves.

"Professor!"

"Um, we're going to help Ketsey and the others!

We intervened in the battle between Ketsey and Wolf, and the number of Wolves was quite high, but we were able to defeat them without difficulty.

"Now Wolf has defeated them all."

"Oh, you're gone."

Be wary of the surroundings just in case, but there were no more thoughtful reactions with Wolf's.

"No, I don't know where it was, but it helped. The Ningen people."

This is how we met Ketsey.