Chapter 12: Side Quest from Glitch Daddy

We were just vibing under a tree, taking a break because Vish's

brooding aura was emotionally taxing. Allie was braiding flowers,

Kyuu was munching on berries, and I was attempting to understand

my stats like they were taxes.

Then the clouds above us parted. Literally. Like someone just pulled

a cosmic zipper.

"OH NO," Kyuu said, already shielding her eyes.

"YO!" boomed a voice from above. A literal god-tier face peeked out

of the cloud like a nosy landlord. It was Glitch Daddy. In all his

pajama-wearing, gamer-chair-sitting glory.

I blinked. "Why are you peeking at me like a budget Zeus?"

"Side quest time," Glitch Daddy said, tossing down a scroll like it was

a used receipt.

I caught it with all the grace of a startled chicken. "Can I say no?"

"No," he said, sipping from a Mountain Dew bottle labeled

'Ambrosia'. "You're the Chosen One, remember? That means you

do my chores now."

Allie looked over my shoulder. "What's the quest?"

I unrolled the scroll:

Quest: Retrieve the Golden Duck Feather of Eternal SnoozingTM

from the Screaming Marsh.

Reward: A slightly used beanbag and 10 XP.

Failure: Mild spiritual disappointment.

I stared up at him. "What the hell kind of side quest is this?!"

Glitch Daddy shrugged. "Do you want plot progression or nah?"

Before I could scream, he just poofed. The cloud zipped shut with a

"woosh" and a faint discord notification sound.

"I hate it here," I muttered.