Save Log 19: Here We Are Back With the Quest

The fire was emitting a faint light as it's getting weaker. Milona was putting firewood in the fireplace. The living room has a chandelier above it. But it's not lit. We, the four lazy adventurers, are lazing in the living room. I am on the carpet polishing the arrows, while Furara and Lina are on the sofa. Jorken is in his room. Said that he needs to do something.

"Itta!" the sharp point of the arrow, cut my finger for being careless.

"Pfft. Loser."

"Go ahead and try it yourself then you damn cat."

"Oh, I polish my dagger ok? But I never cut my finger that much. You must have cut your finger 20 times already."

Just like she said, I cut my fingers and hands many times. Made Furara heal them for me.

"At least he is getting better. You used to cut your finger 50 times before." Furara also teased me along.

"Hanjiro-sama, can I polish them for you?"

"No thanks. I can do it myself. Go clean the room or something."

"I already did."

"Then sit with those damn women on the sofa."

Zefira didn't sit but stood still where she was. She decided to watch me clean the arrows.

"Want to go do a quest?"

I continued to polish the arrows. Although I finished almost all of them. The one I am polishing was shining.

"Don't know, it feels too hard for me." Lina replied to Furara.

"But, doing quests is what adventurers do."

"Listen here you rich woman, I don't envy you for getting that load of money. We are good with what we got."

"I didn't know you two would start ignoring me after getting that reward. Or else I wouldn't have done it."

"Is that so? Is that so? Then ya admit that you will give us a part of yer reward?"

"I-I I already gave them to my family."

Both of us became quiet.

"Oh! I remember that Furara-sama went to the guild to deposit money." Zefira broke the silence.

"Hahaha! Furara is poor again. Did you hear that Hanjiro?"

"I see, you wanted to do a quest because you are out of money."

"No I didn't."

"Don't worry. Lina and I are gonna help you finish a quest so you can earn some money."

"Yep, I am with Hanji."

"Why are you two starting to pity me all of a sudden?"

"It's all your imagination. Anyway, let's go then."

We stood up altogether. Since we were dressed in our adventuring clothes we didn't need to change.

"Where you going Joro, Furara and Lina-sama?"

"We are going adventuring. Be a good girl and take care of the house ok?"

"Okay!" Masha replied with a bright smile. We continued toward the guild of Midlofhin.

"Umm...can I go as well master?"

The humming sound of the adventurers talking filled the guild. We were standing in front of the bulletin board in search of a quest.

"There ain't much slay quest. Should we try to look at the help board?"

"I guess so. Most of them here are bounty monsters like Ice Dragon."

We turned away from that board to another. That one had more than the other one but lower than it usually has.

"No mushrooms." I muttered.

"What did ya say?"

"Nothing."

"How about this master?"

Hm? Zefira pointed toward a quest paper.

-- Collect Nectar From The Wastrich Nest

Reward: 1,000 Azuls and a pot of honey

Deadline: Before new moon --

"Just 1000 azuls?"

"Let's take this one."

"Are you crazy? I had never done collecting honey or nectar but I am pretty sure they are pretty dangerous. Why would I risk my life for 1000 azuls and a pot of yellow slimy substance."

"You idiot. Do you have no brain?"

"You are the one who doesn't have anything in your head."

"Why you f$cking bas$ard.."

"Lina-san. Don't speak like that."

"Well, Hanjiro-sama I don't know if you are aware but, a pot of honey worth 200,000 azuls."

I was dumbfounded. Stared blankly at the quest paper. Then finally, I grabbed the paper.

"Who said we won't do this quest? Come on! The new moon is tonight! We don't have much time!"

"Didn't you said you won't risk your life for 1000 azu…"

"Don't be ridiculous Furara. It's your imagination. If you don't wanna go, I will do it myself."

"What about me?"

"And with Zefira."

I put the quest paper into the fon. The fon emitted rays of light with the hint that we accepted the quest.

~~ Help Quest

Collect Nectar from Wastrich Nest In Albanian Forest

Deadline: Until new Moon

Reward: 201,000 azuls

Difficulty: 3 stars (intermediate)

-Start- ~~

It's been a while since I came to this forest. It's all dark as always. The crimson autumn leaves were crunching under our feet. The cold is increasing day by day. I forgot to buy some winter outfits. I really should get them before winter comes.

"Say, why is a pot of honey worth so much?"

"Haha. Stupid Hanji."

"I just don't know ok."

"Alchemists use them to create artificial slimes. They also use them for very powerful enchantments, 'disease barrier' and 'curse of sticking'"

"That was a weird enchantment."

"They are also used for making many medicines. Also, people love them. Kernel-sama used to love them."

I don't know, I don't like honey. They have this smell. My whole family loves it though.

"We are already here." Lina warned us as we came close to a wastrich nest.

"So how do we farm nectar again?"

"You don't pay attention don't you Lina-san."

"I don't know either."

"Wha..you two always ignore important things. Wait, I don't remember either."

What the heck? What are we gonna do now?

"I might know how to collect them."

We turned to Zefira who was slowly lifting her hand.

"What is it?"

"Well, first you need to create smoke to lure the wasp out. Then you have to use someone as bait to send them away. I-I will be happy to be the.."

"Shut up and continue."

"Al-alright. Then, just in case, you need to cover yourself so that the baby wastrich doesn't bite. The adults are already as big as a hand-palm."

They are freaking big. Just like those bugs I took care of before.

"Furara is going to collect the nectar. Lina gonna be the bait. And Zefira and I are gonna be backup if anything goes wrong."

"Just make Zefira the bait. I don't wanna run for my life just for you."

She has a point. But she is the fastest member of this party. It's very depressing when she gets caught stealing even though she has god-like skills to escape.

"I will pay for dinner tonight."

"I ain't that cheap."

"I will….let you go steal the bank."

"You will?"

"In your dreams. I will pay for a three days meal."

"....if you think that's gonna make me do it then you are right! Also, don't play with me like that. I thought you would let me steal." she had a crying face printed on that stupid cat face.

"Anyway, get into position. Give me that smoke bomb."

Lina handed me the smoke bombs. After everyone was in position, I got ready to throw the bomb. 3,2,1

"Boom."

A small explosion sound was heard under the tree with a large nest. The smoke started to rise to the tree, into the nest. The wasp started to crawl out from the next. Damn, they are bigger than that one that bit me when I was playing in the garden.

Right after that, a rock hit the nest. All the wasp turned to the direction the rock came.

"Yo chickens. Your house sucks!"

What a weird way to taunt an enemy.

The wasp, instead of flying toward Lina, they crawled. It was the most terrifying thing I witnessed. I froze in shock. That's why they are called wastrich.

"This world is crazy."

"Indeed." Zefira replied.

I could hear Lina screaming and running away.

"Ahhh! F**king bas**rd! I am never gonna forgive him! I didn't think they will be this creepy!"

I am pretty sure she will be ok. Razahan-sama, will she be alright?

"Oh she will be alright." the voice in my head answered.

Next, Furara was, shocked like I am. I can feel her. But I signalled her to collect the nectar. She shook her head repeatedly.

"Just do it. Lina is now risking her life for this. You don't want to waste it."

Furara finally decided to do it. Slowly, she approached the nest. Thankfully no wasp was left. I was still was cautious in case that stupid cat leadse the wasp at us.

"I-I-I-I got the nectar. Ugh, those slimy thingies. Those crawling things." unfortunately, she was still in shock. It increased after collecting the nectar.

"Good job. Now we call Lina." I picked up the fon.

"Direct Lina party member." After a few moments, a screaming sound came out from the fon.

"Curse you! Curse you coward!!"

"Where you Lina?"

"I ran all the way out of the Albanian Forest to Midlofhin fields! You know how scary those things were?!"

"Wait, did they stop following you then?"

"You want them to keep following me?!"

That's not what I meant. If they stopped following you, then they are heading this way now.

"Hanjiro-sama, I am hearing a buzzing sound up ahead."

They are already here. Oh wait, we have a way to get out.

"Hello? Why did you become quiet? Say something…" I ended the call to stop the useless screaming.

"Furara, use your fon."

"Alright."

If I am correct it won't work.

"It doesn't work."

I curse that person who built this emergency teleportation system but rarely works in an emergency.

The buzzing and crawling sounds were increasing slowly.

"Wh-what the heck ar-are we gonna do n-now? Furara can you teleport us out of here?"

"I am in shock right now. I can't focus."

You useless mage!

"I will protect you Hanjiro and Furara-sama! Run while you can!"

"Don't be stupid! I promised Kernel-sama I will keep you safe. He will have my head if you die like this."

".....you did?" she said in a surprised face.

"Now is not the time for this! If you want to protect us here." I threw the dagger at her. She grabbed it carefully.

"You can swing a dagger right?"

"I-I had sword training before."

"Good now prepare yourself. Those things are coming. Furara, you are gonna be the backup or just run away."

"I am too shocked to run away. I will just sit right here." she sat on the grass holding her knees tightly.

"You are just gonna sit here?"

"Good luck Hanjiro." She gave me a thumbs up. That was really nice of you but our lives are at stake right now. Get over with it and help us!

The wasps were here already. They stopped after noticing us standing in front of their nest. Can we survive this mess?

--Some useless words from Suimi-sama--

Good morning, afternoon, evening and night. Hope you all mortals had nice sleep. I am here to promote work from Notsubaru, a loyal reader of this story and well-known person to the author. He made a new story of his own called "Test Subject: Cat Dispeller" do give it read if you can. That is all. Until next time.