"Well, looks like you've made a paragraph shopping, and now you want me to listen to you over here"

When Yuki's shopping was finished and he moved to a nearby square, the leaf cut out so.

"Yes, I understand"

"So we talked about wanting to investigate the ruins..."

"Oh, I'm an archaeologist. It makes research and excavation of ruins a business. Recently, we're investigating the ruins of Walnut, northeast of Breezewood."

"You're not finished with the investigation."

"Oh, yeah. I don't know, the guy named Ruins can be a monster twist... I can't really get on with the investigation."

"Yeah? Then you should have hired an adventurer to request the extermination of the monster?

"You think I haven't tried that? I've already tried it three times and have been paying it back three times. Anything, like being attacked by a giant monster."

"That was unfortunate...... So, you want to ask us both to exterminate it?

"Uh, no, no. It's not extermination I want to ask for, it's my escort. I can fight that, but I'm defenseless during the investigation. He wants an armed man to escort him. Why don't you take this request?"

"The Secret Quest, The Archaeologist of Forestania, has occurred. Do you want to order?

Hmm, dealing with Secret Quests?

Want to see the quest details too?

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Secret Quest: Archaeologists of Forestania

(Party recommended)

Quest Goal:

I'll be at the Walnut ruins to help with the leaf investigation work.

Quest Reward:

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Hmm, a party quest?

Well, you're escorting people, so you have to have a number of people.

"Do I have to respond to this right now?

"No, it doesn't have to be right now. It'll be convenient for you, and it'll be tough for both of you to be your escorts."

"Okay. I'll call you when I decide, but where can I go to see you?

"Right...... okay, let me show you to my house. I want you to come over there when the conversation is over."

"Got it. Well, good to see you."

"Oh, then follow me."

About 10 minutes to be led by the Reef again to travel, I arrived at a house that had a different impression than the one around me.

"This is my lab and home. I'm usually here. If not, leave a note or something."

"Oh, okay. Then we'll pull up with this."

"Oh, I got it. Reply to the request, but I wonder if I'll have it within a week. I'm not in a hurry, but I'm not going to be too relaxed."

"I get it. I'll be here shortly to share the results."

"That's reliable. Well, thank you very much."

Drop off the leaf going back to your house and we head to the nearest sub portal.

The problem is the selection of partay members.

That said, there are only a few people who can come to Forestania.

"Twa, what do you do with the other participants?

"What's the matter? In the meantime, I'm wondering if there's more to this than just asking around one person at a time."

"I get it. So, who are you going to ask?

"First of all, you're Iris and Teak Moon. Afterwards, I will also speak to the professor"

"Even to the professor? Isn't that annoying?

"The professor is one of the archaeologists, and Secret Quest would be happy to follow you. The problem is that the party allocation will be all about the rear guard..."

"You can't help it, can you? People who can avant-garde are not coming to Forestania around us."

"That's right. Anyway, let's go back to the clan home and ask Yuzuki and Illis first"

Once we get to the sub-portal, we will go back to the clan home and ask Yuzuki and Iris to tell us what's going on and help us.

"Um, I'd like to help you, but I'm hard on you. Because I still have the clothes requested by Manzushahua..."

"I'll be fine. That's why I don't speak up when I go."

"Okay. Iris, do me a favor. Yuzuki... Good luck with the production."

"Roger.... Unlike Manzushahua, I don't like cosplay designs..."

"... well, to the extent that I can't. Well, I'll ask the professor out."

"Okay, okay."

"I'll let you go back to the workshop. Good luck, Twa."

Waving to answer Teak Moon's encouragement, Teak Moon returned to his workshop.

Later, when I contacted the professor in frecha, he immediately came to the 'library' because he wanted to hear more about it.

And I talked to the professor from meeting Leaf to what he asked me to do.

"I see. I hope you can help me dig up the ruins."

"I'm going to help you with the excavation, or you're going to be a Leaf (NPC) escort working the excavation."

"Copy that. If that's what you're saying, I'll help. It's unusual to be a resident archaeologist."

"Really?... Speaking of which, how is archaeologist job change?

"Job changes for archaeologists can be received at the Archaeological Society in Wang Du. Whether it's a place that makes no sense other than archaeologists, so it's only natural that other players don't know."

"You had a place like that."

"There it is.... Well, if you can keep your face on it today even if you can't go to the investigation. I want to be guided by the archaeologist once."

"I get it. Then let's go. What about Illis?

"I thought I'd come with you."

"Copy that. Will Yuki come too?

"I'd like to see what I can make with newly bought ingredients"

"Okay. Well, Yuki's not in, so let's go meet these three."

"Copy that."

"Whoa."

We moved on to Forestania and headed to Reef's house.

I reached Reef's house, knocked and called Reef, and a little while later Reef showed up.

"Hey, it was a long time ago, but have you got all the people?

"Yeah, the four of us who added Yuki to the three of us were supposed to escort him. This is the professor, that girl over there is Iris."

"I am a professor. It's my pleasure."

"It's Illis. Nice to meet you."

"I see, that sounds fine.... It just doesn't look like there are any avant-garde people out there, okay?

"I wonder if we'll have to do something around there. For once, I plan to make up for what's missing with my family."

"Ho. I'm here in Forestania, so I thought you'd have some kind of family, but you seem pretty confident. Sounds like we found a pretty good dig after a while."

"I guess so. Twa, you are quite special among the Gentiles."

"Oh, really? Speaking of which, don't feel similar signs from the professor to me."

"I'm also an archaeologist. It would be because of that."

"Ho, you're an archeologist! I heard that there are quite a few Gentiles, but I didn't expect to meet them in this way!

"It is an honor to please you. So I want you to tell me about the ruins we're heading to next time."

"Okay, I'll take care of it. Then come to this room."

Leaf led me to the back room and started talking about the basics of the Walnut ruins I was going to this time, the purpose of the excavation, what I wanted to find, etc.

In the meantime, I understand that the ruins of Walnut are urban ruins dating from 2,000 to 1,500 years ago, and that the way of life at that time was very different from that of today's Forestania, and that it was the purpose of this time to explore why the ruins of Walnut were created?

It also appears that this investigation is not carried out by individual leaves, but is based on national recognition.

For a more detailed story, the professor is going... but honestly, I'm pumped.

"... well, this is how much advance exchange of views will be fine"

"That's right. I want to hear more about this when I get there."

"Oh, I don't mind.... Nevertheless, I was lucky to bring my fellow archaeologists"

"Absolutely. Then say hello on the day."

"Nice to meet you."

Looks like we're done discussing Leaf with the professor, so we'll leave Leaf's house behind.

On the way home, I decided to confirm with the professor what had been decided.

"Professor, what the hell did you decide?

"Hmm, you are. First of all, it's a date for the ruins, but we decided that tomorrow night around 9: 00 in real time."

"... No, he said he decided. What if it's not convenient?

"That's a realignment then. So, is time okay?

"I'm fine."

"I'm fine too... I'll ask Yuki too"

I checked with Yuki to see if the time was okay with the frecha, but I told the professor as it was because there was no particular problem.

"After all, we all didn't seem to have a problem. So, when you actually go to the ruins, you do some monster thinning first. After that, I'm going to do a lot of research with Leaf."

"I knew you'd turn to the professor."

"Naturally. There is no way to miss such an interesting opportunity."

"So, what happened to the goal of the investigation?

"The ultimate goal is to investigate why the city of Walnut is doomed… but we don't expect to know that much. Even if the Leaf is asking for it, it seems to be a preliminary investigation before the National Track Team gets on board."

"I mean, basically, should we be able to do a preliminary investigation before we carry out a fateful investigation?"

"It will be. But that's all I need to know if I can do a detailed investigation."

"Well, you don't even have to be forced to want it.... So where are we meeting tomorrow?

"It is normally a meeting at the Leaf's house. We'll just have to rendezvous once at the 'Library' clan home before heading there."

"... so is that. Okay, let's do that."

"Now I'm going to be excused. Tomorrow is my pleasure."

Upon reaching the sub-portal, the professor transferred early enough.

Will you even prepare for tomorrow's investigation?

"Twa, is there anything we can do to prepare?

"Um, I don't suppose there's anything in particular. Basically, our role is to exterminate monsters and escort them."

"Then it's about taking care of your gear. I'll be back, too. Bye Bye."

"Oh, good day"

After I dropped off Illis, I also went back to the clan home and made an extra potion to carry with me just in case.

In the middle of creating the addition, Yuki asked me to taste the prototype dishes, but let me just tell you that Yuki's dishes were flavored to suit my tastes.