Sen stared at the glowing blue screen in disbelief.
[Quest: Help the old beggar find his missing shoe.]
[Reward: +1 Luck]
Of all the possible quests—defeating monsters, uncovering treasure, learning magic—he got shoe retrieval?
He sighed, rubbing his temples. "Fine. Can i ask you Where did you last see you're shoes?"
The old beggar scratched his scruffy beard. "Let's see… I was sleeping in that alley over there, but when I woke up, my left shoe was gone! Must've been those damn street rats."
"…Rats? You're telling me a rat stole your shoe?"
"Yup. Big ones too. Probably nesting near the bakery."
Sen groaned but got up. He had no idea how this system worked, but if completing quests earned him rewards, he needed to test it.
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A Few Minutes Later…
Sen crouched in the alley beside a small bakery, scanning the piles of trash and broken crates stacked against the walls. If a rat had taken the shoe, it had to be around here somewhere.
Suddenly, a rustling sound came from behind a barrel.
Sen froze. A pair of glowing red eyes peeked out. Then another. And another.
"…Oh no."
A swarm of oversized rats scurried out, their whiskers twitching aggressively.
"Hey, easy now," Sen said, raising his hands. "I just want a shoe, not a fight—"
A particularly fat rat, nearly the size of a cat, hissed and lunged.
"OH, HELL NO!"
Sen turned and ran, sprinting back into the main street as the rats chased after him.
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A Chase Through the Market
The peaceful market erupted into chaos as a beggar in tattered rags ran screaming through the streets, pursued by a horde of squeaking rats.
"GET AWAY FROM ME, YOU FURRY DEMONS!" Sen yelled, dodging a fruit cart.
A noblewoman shrieked as a rat scurried past her feet. A baker threw a loaf of bread at Sen, yelling, "Disgusting beggar! Get out of here!"
Clink!
A silver coin landed at Sen's feet.
[Ding! You have received 1 Silver Coin! Generating quest…]
[New Quest: Save the bakery from the rat infestation!]
[Reward: Basic Throwing Skill!]
Sen's eyes widened. Wait… does that mean—
Before he could finish his thought, he tripped over a crate and faceplanted into the dirt.
The rats swarmed closer.
Meanwhile, the baker, who had tossed the silver coin at him just to shoo him away, had no idea that he had just triggered a quest.
"…I hate this world," Sen muttered.