Chapter 8: Arc 1, - 8: The Hunt Begins!
Posters were being plucked like apples from the board by adventurers for paid commissions—a telephone with a rotary dial ringed next to the clerk.
The three of them saw the adventurers, waiting for the clerk to post up more commissions. All of them were taken except a few which the members seemed to avoid. Jotou took one of the avoided posters and scanned it over.
"There has been a sighting of a velatos near the western port of Kria. Investigation and information will be rewarded with two platinum and the defeat of a velatos will be rewarded with one armite upon confirmation of the kill," Jotou read out.
Fumeko surveyed the other posters, "Looks like they're all suspected or known velatos locations that haven't been handled by the law yet."
"The guild's gained a lot more trust over any governmental organization ever since its launch decades ago. Any new information comes here before it reaches the authorities," Hotaru informed.
The other adventures gave subtle glances over to the three women, who looked severely under-geared compared to them.
Seeing the wolf-girl their glances turned to glares, which turned to placing bets in their minds as to whether they would take such a difficult commission and live to tell the tale.
'I need to know why the velatos didn't hurt me. Am I a velatos? This quest may help give some insight.' "Do you know how to get the western port?" Jotou asked Hotaru.
Hotaru's eyes widened as she nodded, "I didn't expect us to go so early, but we'll reach there by sunset I'd bet."
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Sea breeze entered their lungs, the orange-purple sky signed off the day, when the velatos were known to strike. Wood creaked to their footsteps nearing the shallow end of the sea's edge.