Hero Of Harmony

Chapter 97: Frolicking Fields

Watching Jackal leave the building, I lightly shook my head as I looked at my adventurer license, and I couldn't help slightly smile; I hadn't done much, but it felt like I was paying homage to Master, even if just slightly.

'You best be watching me, Master.' Mused Alexander with a small smile as he looked up at the sunny afternoon sky through the ceiling.

Wiping the tears that started forming in my eyes, I put my license in my breast armor pocket and headed over to the quest board; it was my first day as an Adventurer, so why not celebrate it a little by doing a small job? Standing before the quest board, which was categorized into different sections depending on the rank or difficulty of the quest, the lowest and most numerous were F-rank quests, while the fewest were B-rank quests, with only three of them.

Now, since I was an F-class Adventurer, I couldn't accept anything higher than one rank of my class, so I'd at most be able to get an E-rank quest, though I wasn't necessarily looking for anything challenging just yet. I just wanted something easy to start off with. I still wanted to explore the city a little more, as I've only done a quick walk around, mapping the general layout of the Hyphen.

"Talis, how about this quest? All we have to do is collect a specific flower in the nearby Forest; we can do that, I hope, at least." Asked Alexander as he grabbed an F-rank quest from the board, which had an image of a green flower with pinkish tips.

"Sure, I don't care." Replied Talis as she leaned down and read the paper, something both Lavender and Alexander had taught her a few years ago.

Nodding my head, I returned to Cath, as I was required to give it to an attendant before I could do the job; otherwise, I wouldn't get paid for my work, and one thing I needed rather urgently was money. Surprising as it sounds, I had no coins; in fact, it wasn't until yesterday that I first learned of the currency of this world, so right now, I'm completely broke.

'Haa, if it really comes down to it, I'm seeling you, Trina.' Thgouht Alexander lightly, causing the frightened voice of a young girl to resound within his mind.

'Eek! N-No, don't sell me, Master!' Yelled Trina with teary eyes as she got on the floor and begged, causing Alexander to chuckle slightly.

'Don't worry, Trina, if I have to sell you, I'll be forced to sell Zartha as well; the two of you come in a pair, after all.' Replied Alexander with an amused smirk as he suppressed his chuckle, though unlike before, the voice of a calm, mature, and indifferent woman sounded out.

'Calm yourself, Trina; Master can't sell us even if he wished to; we're bound to him. Besides, we're the most valuable objects he owns; he would sell us last even if he did hold true to his words.' Stated Zartha calmly, sitting in a chair made of water as she glanced at Trina to her right before closing her eyes.

'Eh, r-really?' Asked Trina with newfound hope as she looked at Zartha, her elder sister, who didn't bother responding.

'Aww, you ruined the fun, Zartha.' Remarked Alexander with a slight frown, though his words garnered no reaction from Zartha whatsoever as she continued sunbathing in their dimension.

'Hmph, I can't believe you, Master! Playing such a prank on me isn't funny!' Yelled back Trina with a pouting expression as she ran off in the distance.

Chuckling, I brought my focus back to reality as Cath grabbed the quest paper out of my hand; although it felt like some time had passed while I was speaking with them, since everything happened in my mind, not even a second passed in reality, which was nice.

"Hmm, picking flowers? It's rare to see a young adventurer willingly pick such a quest; Adventurer your age usually desire fame and wealth, and the quickest way to do that is by showing one's might by slaying powerful beasts, so they only pick quests that require killing in it." Remarked Cath lightly as she looked at the quest paper before glancing up at Alexander.