Chapter 35: The Mercenary Quest—1
Yes, I was surprised.
I was surprised not to see her next to Satone. I was only taken aback that she played this game. It was unexpected. Like me, she was also obsessed with battle royals. It was only natural to be surprised seeing her in this MMORPG.
Then again, it was no wonder she was among the conquerors.
If I were talking about my friends—about my squadmates, each one of us had the competency to become one. I was certain about it.
Speaking of, the ascendency index was invalid in my case, leaving me no opportunity to become one of the conquerors in the future—not like I had any intention of becoming one whatsoever.
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Anyway, enough thinking about them, I’ll explain when I’ll meet them. I thought, looking at the ruler who was about to provide intel about the quest Shika’s mother had given to us.
Yeah, it was about the Mercenary Quest.
"I’m grateful that someone has finally arrived to deal with the demon troubling us as of late." The ruler spoke, gesturing a serious expression on his face as he stared at me unceasingly. "Since you’ve already cleared fourteen heavens, I trust you’re familiar with the demons that dwell within them."
’Yeah, right. I’ve no idea what this fellow is talking about.’ I thought, trying to avert my gaze because I didn’t know about the demons whatsoever. However, I couldn’t possibly deny the fact right now. Our reputations were at stake.
"Yes." I nodded, albeit rather reluctantly.