Chapter 20 Dark Forest.
Jin was baffled by the unexpected words coming from Iris's mouth. He was at a loss for words until he realized that he had already stood before the receptionist, Layla, who saw them with a smirk on her face.
"Oh, Adventure Iris, it's been a long time since you came here".
This is the first time Jin has seen Layla show so much expression except for her business. The current her showed her genuine smile, and it took him a free second to realize that. 'Is Iris a renowned adventurer around here?'
"Well, I have some business to take care of. I want to do this quest!". Iris replied with a vague description, hiding the fact that she had been bedridden for a month.
"Understood, what about you, adventure Jin?".
"...Me too, here". He put the paper on the desk, which is also a goblin subjugation quest today.
Layla began to process both quests and informed them that the deadline was five days for each quest. Jin and Iris bid their farewell while being gazed upon by the other adventurer, seeing a rare sight of a solo adventurer like Iris teaming up with a newbie.
The two left the building and went past toward the south part. This was Jin's first step into the south district, which also called a Knight district.
Once they passed a residential building, they were welcomed by a vast land divided into two parts: a vast field stretched on the right side, and several barracks and a building to store a supply were erected on the left.
The atmosphere was heavy, along with the sound of hurried footsteps where Knight ran in the field wearing a plate to push their endurance. Many wooden dummies and target practices are made from stray lines up on the corner, where a trained knight with spear and bow ready is doing their regime.
Jin and Iris walked past the road, which was both rough and noisy due to the buzzing activity it had. When they arrived at the gate, both showed their identification card and guild tags before being permitted to go outside.