Vital Quest

Leo sent another message to his sister, asking her to meet him in the village centre with her friend. When he arrived, the old village chief was still sitting there, seeming to enjoy the fresh air. Turning to the newcomer, the elder saw the young man who had run off without listening to him covered in copious amounts of blood. 

"Oh my poor child. Sssseems you got lucky in getting away from those monsterssss" the old man stood up and approached the bemused Leo who was somewhat surprised when the elder put his hand on his shoulder. Leo could tell that the man thought that he had been lucky in escaping from the goblins after suffering some serious wounds 

"Lucky? I killed the ones I came across"

 Leo huffed, was quickly growing tired of people assuming that he was incapable of defending himself. Did he really look that weak and pitiful? 

. "I even came across a bracelet and thought I should give it to you."

 he pulled out the Goblin Necklace and held it out to show the chief with a bit of expectation in his eyes that there would be some sort of reward like Free Points or Experience Points. 

"A necklace? Oh no…" the old man sighed in distress. "The Goblins have a new Leader and it'sss getting clossser to our village. We need to wipe them out!" 

the old mans legs wre quaking with fear as he tried to head off somewhere but very quickly halted in his tracks. 

"You said you killed them right? Will you help usss?" 

Leos own eyes widened when the village elder pleaded for help with tears beginning to form in his wizened eyes. 

-Samuel has issued you the Vital Quest: Goblin Extermination

-Quest Details: News of a goblin settlement has been spotted too close to the village. Form a party and wipe them out within 24h. 

-Difficulty: B-S

-Completion Reward(s): 1 gold. 10 Free Points, 3000 exp

-Requirements: Party of 4. (Current Party 1/4)

Quest Failure: Village Destruction

Additional information: If the village is destroyed, all players within the village will have their characters deleted. 

Do you wish to accept the Quest [Accept/Decline].

Note: Declining the request will result in Village Destruction

The reward for handing in the necklace was a surprisingly serious 'Vital Quest'. Leo became incredibly nervous when he saw the requirements. Even with the addition of his sisters friend, it would only be the three of them. With no choice but to accept , he began to think about what to do and how to find a 4th member when a loud voice called out to him. 

"Leo! We're here" 

Turning around, he saw Luna shouting and waving her arm at him as she and her friend got closer. Leo saw that her friend was a beautiful woman with green hair that reached her waist with ears similar to his own which gave her an overall sophisticated appeal that distracted him for a moment.

 He quickly averted his gaze though as while she was extremely pretty to him, he didn't want to come across as the kind of guy who would hit on his sisters friends. Plus he was somewhat scared of what his fate would be if he somehow offended his sister and was accused of ogling the pretty Catgirl. 

When the two of them got closer to Leo, Luna turned to her friend, acting as a mediator of sorts for the meeting

 "Lily, this is my brother Leo. Leo, my friend Lily"

Despite the friendly tone, Leo noticed that Luna was glaring at Lily for some reason before she turned her gaze to glare at him. 

'What did I do?!' 

"Pleasure to meet you Leo. I am your big sisters best friend. Lets get along!"

 Lily had an amicable smile on her face but beneath the surface she was trying her best to not break out into a sloppy smile as she looked at the cute cat boy in front of her. 

'Oh. My. GOD. He is SOOO CUTE!' 

she was squealing mentally but covered her mouth just to ensure she wasn't actually drooling. Lunas ice cold attitude towards her about her brother now made perfect sense to Lily, if some other girl tried to steal such a cutie from her, she would want to kill them too. 

"Please take care of me and thank you for looking after my sister" 

Leo bowed his head a little in Lilys direction in a sign of respect but in doing so, Luna puffed up her cheeks in disapproval, already regretting letting the two of them meet. Leo had lots of questions to ask but the quest from the old man standing next to him took priority at this very moment. 

 "So ladies, I will need your help with something" 

"What is it? This Big sister would be happy to help"

 Lily replied immediately with an eager expression on her face while Luna scowled at her words, clearly not pleased with Lily calling herself a big sister.

"So I just came across a quest… and it requires a party of 4. Failing the quest will result in the destruction of this village and the deletion of our characters. To make matters worse, I can't be sure but my gut tells me if my character gets deleted, I might die for real…The systems says I can't log out for almost a week…" 

Glancing at the new clock counting down, he took a mental note of the remaining time. 

Body Upgrade In progress. 

Remaining Time: 150 hours, 29 minutes, 12 seconds

Unable to log out until Time reaches 0. 

Note: Leveling up will reduce the Remaining time. 

Luna and Lily exchanged shocked looks at the unexpected confession but they quickly nodded at each other, coming to a mutual understanding. 

"We won't let that happen"

 Luna was adamant, showing her brother absolute confidence as Lily turned away for a moment. 

"We just happen to know someone who can be our 4th. Lily is calling them over now" 

"Oh? What kind of person are they?"

 Leo was curious but grew apprehensive when his sisters expression shifted to one of disgust. 

"He is a jerk. The way he talks to girls bothers me. He is so fake."

 Luna was growling in displeasure just by thinking about him. She clearly wanted nothing to do with him but was willing to make sacrifices if it was to ensure that her brother remained safe. 

Just as Leo was about to ask for clarification, a tall slender man with black hair slicked back and Amber eyes approached their group. 

"Oh my~! When you called me over, I thought it was for something serious. Did you call me to act as a guard for this party of pretty flowers~" 

The man flashed them a wink, the action causing Leo to feel an instant aversion to the man. He was the textbook definition of sleazy but something felt off about him. Despite the mans attitude, Leo couldn't shake the feeling that the way he acted was unnatural, as if everything he did and said was manufactured in some sort of act. 

"So Ms. Bunny. Since when did you have a sister. She is just so cute. Kind of makes me want to steal her away for myself."

Leo's expression became frosty as he glared murderously up at the man. 

Never before had he thought a face could look that punchable.