Chapter 165 - Morning Before The Trial (1/2)

Zero was woken up by the noises of people running to and fro in the corridor. Despite having a late night, Zero was wide awake in an instant when he remembered what day it was. How could he have forgotten?

After brushing his teeth sloppily with nobody to chide him for it, the young doctor got dressed in something more formal. He wore his dress shirt, pants and shoes but ditched the blazer in favour of the lab coat. One doesn't simply abandon the pristine white robe of a scholar.

Nobody paid Zero any attention, too busy getting ready to move out. The trial will be held at Lucifer's castle as he was the overseer of the abyss. Mammon will bring Schaf along and Hades will escort Kerberos. King Yama arrived as a guest in Lucifer's castle the day before while Zero was busy at the auction house. He only knew about it when Mii informed him this morning. Apart from the map function, the strawcherry assistant was now able to keep tabs on allies when they become closer in the vicinity. It was a useful ability for sure and that gave Zero the advantage when it came to preparing surprises.

Right now, he was alone in the guest second guest room where the pile of gifts lay waiting in silence. Most of the tedious work had been done last night with the help of Sekkin and Qin Yun. Zero was thankful for the extra hands. Without them, he might have to pull an all-nighter. Although he'd grown physically, Zero wasn't confident in being able to carry the heavier looking items without some magic. He wasn't too keen on trying to use unfamiliar magic either so Sekkin's help was greatly appreciated. Qin Yun helped to save him a lot of time trying to identify and understand the strange items he was looking at. Her vast knowledge and experience about various objects and herbs native to the abyss made the sorting process more efficient.

”Quest window!” he told the system who responded at once. Zero scrolled down and selected the Item Hunting Quest that was still incomplete. Of all the gifts he wanted to prepare, he could only find a green leaf that he'd given Gaia during Christmas. There were still many more gifts with only a few hours to prepare them all.

Quest: Item Hunt

Find and give the following people their gifts.

Reward upon completion: Increased friendship and popularity

Buddha: Lotus Flower

Freya: Fire

Zeus: Lightning Bolt

Hades: Night Shadows

Isis: Mead

Sedna: Huge Fish Scale

En: Feather Pen

Grem Lee: Measuring Rope

Jen: Green Needle

Jeremy Hound: White Glove

Gaia: Green Leaf (Completed)

Of course, the people in the quest list weren't the only ones Zero intended to prepare gifts for. Like Mii said, he'd troubled many people with his selfishness back in the village. He'd have to apologise to everyone. There was also Baal who took on the trouble of helping him recover at the Spring of Vitality. He owed too much to too many people, it was only right to thank them grandly so Zero added on to the list.

- Baal: Pillow

- Mammon: Business

- Zenobia: Magic Weapon

- Coux: Skill-Transfer Party Call

- Wiser: Skill-Transfer Encyclopaedia