Chapter: 430
I checked the quest given to me by the Shoddy God and tilted my body while crossing my legs.
There were hints, but they weren’t exactly clear.
In fact, it was the opposite.
There were too many possibilities popping into my head, making it a mess.
In the game Soul Academy, the forest is a place where various events await.
After all, wasn’t it in the forest that I met the Sloppy Fox?
With the forest’s owner and various beings lurking around, it’s close to impossible to deduce anything with just the clue “forest.”
The Shoddy God knew that, which is why he probably told me to ask the Sloppy Fox.
The problem is, I really don’t want to chat with the cowering Sloppy Fox right in front of me.
Just think about it. The moment I ask that pervert something, he’s going to wag his tail with excitement.
He might even ask for something weird, thinking I need him.
…But what can I do? I have to follow the quest details.
“Sloppy Fox. What have you been up to? I can’t imagine a pervert who can’t stand the absence of me would be late for any ordinary reason.”
“…Umm, that is.”
Seeing the Sloppy Fox being tight-lipped made my eyebrows furrow.
This guy could possibly turn the current situation around, yet he’s being so secretive?
It must be one of two things: something so disgusting he can’t tell me, or something super important.
Considering the typical behavior of the Sloppy Fox, it seems more likely to be the former. But given that the Shoddy God issued a quest, it might just be the latter.
Hmm. I guess I won’t know until I check it out.
“Hmm~♡ To rebel against my owner? You must not really care, huh?♡ Woof woof?♡”
“Uh. Uh-oh.”
“I thought you were a beast that gave up its intellect, but you can’t even act like one?♡ You truly are sloppy♡ I feel like I’ve wasted my time with such trash♡ I’d rather keep a Perverted Apostle by my side♡”
“Why is that guy’s name coming up!”
As the Sloppy Fox yelled out, he met my icy glare and tucked his tail.
“Oh, so you’re like that now?♡ Even beasts living in the forest know the meaning of submission♡ How does it feel to be called trash even less than a beast?♡”
“…”
“Apologize♡ Apologize to the poor little ones under you♡ Say you’re sorry for being such a pervert and bite your tongue to death♡”
The Sloppy Fox, his face turning bright red, trembled his shoulders, plopped down on the ground, and covered his face with his hands.
Seems like even the Sloppy Fox can be provoked!
If handled properly, this damn pervert might just be fun to play with.
“Thank you so much… ahhhh…”
Hearing that overly seductive voice made my face stiffen, but the Sloppy Fox was just gasping under my cold stare.
Do I really have to keep talking to this? I was seriously thinking about kicking him out, but the Sloppy Fox cleared his throat and tried to gather himself.
“Um. Don’t get it wrong. The reason I chose my words carefully is because it’s truly unremarkable.”
“…Unremarkable?”
“Yeah. Wouldn’t it lack majesty to say I’ve been running around collecting trinkets for the Arts Church?”
Once he mentioned the Arts Church’s items, I felt my mind go hazy hearing that he had been running around gathering everything to collect those items, even pestering the Perverted Apostle at the Arts Church’s headquarters.
Where do I even start with this?
Now you’re saying you wanted to appear majestic?
So the forest’s owner was so entranced by trinkets that he abandoned the forest?
And he even went around terrorizing the creator to find them?
Haaah. No wonder he had so many Arts Church trinkets.
I tried to keep my composure while I spoke again.
“Is there nothing happening in your gloomy forest?”
“The forest? Why does that suddenly come up?”
“Don’t sassing me, beast.”
“What? Don’t you like that look in my eyes? Uh-hem. What would happen in the forest I protect? My true self resides there, after all.”
Nothing happening? Then why did the Shoddy God give me such a quest? Even though the Shoddy God is a useless pervert, he wouldn’t play around with something like this.
“Oh. Yeah. I did hear there’s been an issue in another forest. They said two kids protecting a small forest were victims of evil sorcery.”
“…Keep talking.”
“Honestly, I don’t know the details. It’s just a tale that a northern wolf dropped off.”
His story made me chew on my lips, knowing all he knew was that two kids protecting Mevida and Demogul during the vacation period were sacrificed.
That place is where the Black Wizards are.
If you leave them alone without hunting them down, they’ll trigger an annoying event based on a certain probability.
If those in that area took out the two forest owners…
That’s a big deal.
– Dding!
[Quest has been updated!]
[Things that seek to engulf the forest]
[Black Wizards colluding with Evil Gods are plotting! Stop them!][Reward: ???][If failed: GAME OVER]
Breathing out deeply at the ominous end notification after a long time, I lowered my spear and looked at the Sloppy Fox with a serious expression.
Noticing the change in my expression, the Sloppy Fox’s face also took on a serious tone.
“I thought the northern wolf was taking care of this so there was no need to worry, but I guess not.”
The same goes for Grandpa. Knowing everything I’ve done and why I did it, he muttered with a tone of lament.
[It seems the revelation has come down.]
‘It’s okay, Grandpa. It shouldn’t be too dangerous.’
The most perilous moment arrives when an event related to the Black Wizards occurs in third year.
The events that occur then are more challenging because the Black Wizards prepare for them with everything they have.
The second-year events are annoying as well, but they aren’t nearly as tough as those that happen in third year.
Especially when you know about the situation beforehand rather than finding out after an event breaks out.
[Why not just leave it to the Church? If it’s something related to the Black Wizards, wouldn’t even a corrupt Church have no choice but to act?]
‘That would just take too long.’
The treachery of the Black Wizards is hard to notice.
Those who escape the sun and hide in darkness excel at covering their tracks above all else.
Even if the Church’s people swarm in, they won’t handle things quickly. They might even unwittingly give unnecessary opportunities.
But if I go in myself, that changes everything.
As the rotten water in the country, I could easily crush their treachery.
I already know everything about them, allowing me to surpass their schemes.
And above all.
I can’t rule out the possibility that the forest’s owners might still be alive.
If I think that they might have died because I didn’t move, I doubt I’d be able to sleep well for a while.
‘It’s okay, Grandpa. I’ll prepare well and go.’
I’m not planning to move thoughtlessly.
The opponent doesn’t know me, and I only know about them, so why would I rush in without preparations?
Of course, I’ll move while preparing for the worst-case scenario.
Since the northern wolf is directly moving, I’ll seek his cooperation through the Sloppy Fox.
I’ll summon the Perverted Apostle for backup.
And I’m thinking of bringing Adri along to prepare against the Black Magic.
<…Really?>
‘I’m quite attached to my own life, you know.’
The only times I’ve put my life on the line were when unexpected crises came up or when it became unavoidable.
I don’t have any intention of risking my life to save the world. That’s the job for noble people like Phoebe, not someone like me, an ordinary Joe.
[Do your best to prepare.]
‘No need to tell me; I’ll do that anyway.’
After a considerable amount of persuasion, Grandpa finally accepted this matter.
Really. He’s so nosy. How many crises have I gotten through till now that I wouldn’t crumble in a spot like this?
But thinking about it, the situation isn’t too bad.
I need to move quickly for the Black Wizard-related events, and having just seen the end of the dungeon, I have the authority to move any time now.
Right now, the forces I can deploy are quite good as well.
The fact that I need at least four people to move outside is a bit of a concern.
Oh. Speaking of which, there’s a decent dungeon over there.
Maybe I’ll tell my friends to raid it while I move separately.
This could work. I can just come up with a suitable excuse to attach to it. If that doesn’t work, I can use the wish token I just obtained.
The idea of possibly asking for Phoebe’s help in the worst-case scenario also sits well.
Satisfied with the plan I came up with, I heard a knock on the door and turned my head.
“Lucy Allen. Are you in there?”
As soon as I heard Arthur’s voice, a smile spread across my face.
Finally out of the dungeon! They’ve realized they’ve lost and are sulking!
Hehe! Why’d they fall for the provocation, huh?
If they thought they couldn’t win, they should’ve held their pride and endured, for crying out loud!
Huh?
Chuckling to myself, I jumped down from Karl’s back to open the door when…
“…Excuse me, Young Lady.”
I paused mid-motion, hearing Erin’s voice.
“What? Sloppy Erin.”
“Is it alright to show this situation to your friends?”
Huh? This situation?
Tilting my head, I soon realized what Erin was talking about.
The unmoving Karl despite my arrival.
The Sloppy Fox, freshly bleeding from his nose after watching me jump.
The random collection of Arts Church trinkets piled up to one side.
“Lady?”
“Lady? Are you busy with something?”
“…Wait. Sloppies. Why are you such impatient losers?”
That nearly caused a huge disaster.
This is too abyssal of a scene to show my friends!
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