Artificial Fantasy

Chapter 150: Answers

[NOTICE]

[All the [Urgent Quests] from the [Adventurer's] side have been met. The event has ended in their favor.]

I sigh in relief once the notification pops up. Although I'm not happy with how I finished my mine, since Zale was the one who caught those bandits while I took his credit. It feels a bit wrong, but he doesn't seem to see it the same way as I. Then again, he did take down the leader of the robbers with only 2 players helping him. I guess he doesn't want too much attention after that shocking victory. All that's left is to watch the cutscene playing in the background as some soldiers interrogate the mastermind while the players are complaining how being in prison is much worse than the [Death Penalty].

"You okay, Kaz?"

I turn around and see Yur1 approaching me with most of his [HP] recovered, and his bruises and burns having disappeared from his body.

"Yeah, I'm fine," I answer. "What about you? You had to catch those bandits at the last minute to finish your [Quest]."

"Heh... I completed it just before those jerks grabbed a horse carriage," Yur1 says in a confident tone. "But I'm more worried about you than me. You didn't stand a chance against that brute. I feel like it might have hurt your pride or something."

Oh... So that's what he's worried about. Other than feeling than a bit guilty with my [Quest] completion, I just shake my head with a smile and say, "I told you I'm fine. Sure, I'm a bit annoyed at how I ended my [Quest], but no one, including the NPCs, got hurt, and the players who attacked us got arrested. I don't know how prison works in [Isekai], but that should teach them not to be cruel against NPCs and kids."

"And underestimating the latter, too." Yur1 lets out a sigh as he joins me in watching the event end. "But I'm surprised how you managed on your own before I arrived and without using your [Sign], too."

"Same to you. You said you didn't need your [Familiar] for the battle." When I say this, Saphi flies onto my shoulder and cuddles me with a bright smile. "Where are they?"

"They're currently resting. I may have gone overboard with the training. But I'll give them a rest day for being a good sport tomorrow. As for you, I'm surprised that you have a rare [Sapphire Dragon] as your [Familiar]. Where did you get him?"

I sheepishly chuckle at this while gently petting Saphi's head. "It's a long story."

"A long story that I want to hear."

My eyes widen upon hearing Zale's voice again, and I turn to see him crossing his arms. "Zale! Are you done with the interrogation?"

"Yep. Lucky for you two, those players were nothing more than hooligan-level mobs that were on power highs, thanks to that leader's support," Zale answers. "So you won't get interrogated. Trust me, it's much worse than a real-life one."

"Right..." I quickly shake off that thought before it starts rooting in my head. "What happens now? Are you going back or logging out for the day?"

"I still have somewhere to be, but I think my NPC colleague wants to meet your friend. It seemed like his little trick caught his eye, and he wanted to meet him."

Colleague? He must mean Xiri. Does that mean he's planning to scout Yur1 for the academy or something? He looks at me with a serious expression on his face right after hearing this.

"Don't worry about it, Yur1. Zale might be a bit rude, but his friend is trustworthy," I say with a smile.

"Hey, what do you mean by that?! I'm not rude, I'm judgmental!" Zale protests.