Chapter 82: Special Event Quest

Original: Chapter 82: Special Event Quest

I arrived at the far end of the central plaza. Here, several stone tablets inscribed with quests jutted out from the ground.

According to Miss Rilril, there was supposed to be an event quest today with a special knife as the reward…

“Ah, is that it?”

About ten high school boys and girls were gathered around one particular tablet. It was larger than the others and had a faint glowing outline, making it stand out.

Hmm… I don’t have the courage to cut in. I’ll just wait in line behind them.

The high schoolers were chattering and laughing excitedly, having a great time. However, after much discussion, it seemed they decided to give up on this quest. They moved off toward a different tablet.

“Huh…? Maybe this quest isn’t any good…?”

Special event quests don’t come around every day, so I think you should give it a shot even if it’s a bit of a stretch.

I stood before the large tablet.

Ugh… Just my luck, my most hated classmates showed up right next to me. They’re the worst—the ones who abandoned me in the Red Zone. They’re all hardcore players with solid equipment. They look pretty intimidating.

Well, whatever. It’s not like they’re picking a fight with me. I don’t want to bother changing my timing, so I’ll just quickly read the quest details.

‘Heya~☆ How’s everyone doin’~? It’s me, the Dungeon God♪ I’m doin’ great♪ This time, I’m holdin’ a kinda rare event quest◎ What I need is the subjugation of a Monster called a Dead Adventurer◇ It’s a ghost Monster wearin’ armor, but I’m scared of it, so could you all defeat it and let it rest in peace☆’

Whoa.

So even the Dungeon God has things she’s afraid of. That’s a bit surprising.

“Gyahahaha, what is this, it’s hilarious!”

“A ghost Monster? What’s that?”

“You mean like a ghost? Do Weapons even hit it?”

“Of course they do. It’s a Monster.”

“Actually, I’m not great with horror stuff…”

“Then you take the front line!”

“Whoa, that’s brutal!”

They were laughing uproariously, creating a noise-pollution-level racket.

They’re so noisy. I’ll just finish reading and get away from here.

‘Reward: 50,000 Pon, Moonlit Knife (Just by possessing it, it activates an Attack +20 effect. It’s an event quest, so I splurged a bit☆)’

Whoa, the reward amount is incredibly high. But what really stands out is the Moonlit Knife. An Attack +20 effect is way too significant.

However, there’s a catch—

‘Recommended Conquest Level: 65~95’

Ugh… The recommended conquest level is way too high. Miss Rilril will definitely stop me if I try this. There’s absolutely no way I can conquer this quest at my current level.

‘※Note: After quest acceptance, the strength of the subjugation target ghost Monster will be determined☆ If you get a weaker ghost Monster, lucky you; if you get a tough one, good luck◎ Also, note that this quest can only be accepted once☆’

What kind of system is that? So you might get a Monster with a recommended level of 65, or you might get one at 95?

That’s scary… If I get a 95, I don’t think I’d make it back alive. I might go to defeat a ghost Monster and end up becoming a ghost myself…

“Whoa, the recommended conquest level is high, huh?”

“Gyahahaha, it’ll be fine!”

“Easy peasy~♪”

“We’ve taken down a recommended level 80 one with four of us before, right?”

“Yeah. So, wanna take it?”

“「「「Yeah!」」」”

Ugh, they accepted the event quest with almost no thought and left noisily. Is that carefree attitude how you’re supposed to enjoy the Dungeon…? Nah, I think they’re just reckless.

It’s not like I have any reason to worry about them, but still, I am a little concerned. I hope they don’t do anything too reckless…

Huh? For some reason, they stopped and looked back at me.

“Oh, right, right.”

The red-haired girl called out to me. I think I probably made a face that looked annoyed.

“You should definitely not take this quest. A total weakling like you would die instantly for sure.”

“「「「GYAAAA-HA-HA-HA-HA!」」」”

They laughed at me unbelievably hard…

“You’re so nice~”

“Even though it wouldn’t matter if she died~”

“It’s fine, just giving a warning. If she died in the Dungeon, she seems like the pitiful type who’d have her corpse left lying around for years.”

“True that~! Kyahahahaha!”

After sticking their noses where they didn’t belong and laughing at me a bunch, they finally left for real this time.

I watched their retreating backs… They were still laughing.

“Ugh… Uuuu…”

It’s frustrating… Really frustrating… I got made fun of by the very people I least want to be mocked by at school.

Sniff… I feel like I’m about to cry. I’m right on the verge.

“This quest… I want to accept it…”

But I don’t have the courage to accept this event quest alone. Since I’m that pathetic, it’s only natural they’d make fun of me.

Aah, tears are welling up. I don’t want to cry, so I have to stop them. But I don’t think I can hold back—

The tears were about to spill. It was that kind of moment.

“Alrighty, Little Sayuki. How about you and I take on this event quest together~?”

A woman placed her hands on both my shoulders with a pon and hugged me tightly from behind. Her voice was incredibly gentle, with a hint of sultriness…

I only know one person with a voice like that, and I only know one person with those overly large, soft mounds pressed against my back.

“Huh? Miss Himeka?”

“Yep. Hey there.”

When I turned around, Miss Himeka greeted me with a gentle, almost saintly smile.