Chapter 31 (1/2)

”Oh, you knew about the stone? Are you joining the event?”

I turned around Standing there was a blond-haired , but he also looked like such a sleazy skirt-chaser it ruined the whole i on his hips

Event? Magic stone? Were they players, then?

I slightly raised ot him flustered He waved his hands and stepped back

”Ah, no, sorry, didn't mean to scare you We just put out an announcement, and I orried no one would coic stone' I just reflexively called at you My name's Weed I'm a member of the clan that announced the event”

”…tell lean soht the beta players could distinguish between NPCs and players?

Well, whatever For some reason, he seemed interested in my face He continued his explanation while constantly sneaking glances at ht Tiz's bounty was a gaot fro another one of us in that event And since they knew the 'rabbit beast to use theirs as bait to lure'Finding Buyers for the Red Magic Stone' posted in all the central continent's adventurer guilds and a few other places But with such a high bounty, eren't really expecting the bunny girl to show up inside the town It's really just people gathering up for a party So yeah, I was hoping irls could come-”

”Hey, Weed!”

Another interruption Such déjà vu… Both of us turned to look at the voice There, I saw the powerful adventurer I oing ”A, crap”

”Oh hey Isaac, I was just inviting this girl…”

”No no no, she's not a player!”

”…wha?! Holy shi+t, she doesn't have the aze between ain? Yes, yes, I got it, now could you please stop looking at my face?

”I ht?! Like, the atmosphere she has, her aan his excuse, which was then overwhelmed by Sally's oait, actually Sally sounded a lot like Salia So easy to mix up

Both of them continued their incomprehensible-to-NPCs rants The powerful adventurer – Isaac, was it? – deeply sighed and turned to ain, sorry about that You don't really understand what they're saying, right? Don't et about it”

…well, about that…

”I heard you're baiting the 'rabbit' in the bounty?” I asked

Isaac's s?”

”Uhh… everything?”

”daaue and action patterns Don't be careless”

”…but, Ia lot of meta stuff in front of her too, aren't you?”

They really weren't very vigilant at all in front of NPCs, were they? Isaac's been ignoring me, until his friends finally pointed out his own ain, he turned his strained s, but I guess you're an adventurer too, right?”

I nodded Isaac seemed to have finally shaken off his hesitation He spoke up for both me and his coo on a rabbit hunt The chances are low though, so it's really half serious, half an excuse to get together and have fun There's no guarantee we'll get rewarded even if the capture's successful Still, if you don't olds How about it?”

”…hiring?”

Apparently Isaac had decided to bringunder his employ Why?

”Whoa, for real? hell yeah!” Weed cheered

”Hold on, Isaac?! Are you really bringing this NP-I er?”

”Sally, too loud What if she talk to other adventurers, and then they co to keep it secret from the normal adventurers,” Isaac replied

”…I suppose”

”Awesome!”

”Learn your lesson already, Weed!”

”Heheheh, alright, let's go!”

Looked like they never even entertained the possibility that NPCs could refuse

Can't be helped, I supposed If anything, this was actually better forto set up, but as long as I could get ic stone, it'd be fine

…it was No 08's stone, right? Should be Otherwise I'd be so screwed

”Well then, let's talk about our schedule”

”M to Isaac, the event would be one week later He had already notified his friends (through the internet) Anyone who could come elcomed to

It would be held at their base, in the outskirts of the Free City of Seis They showed uild hall It was hella far away It was a large country on the eastern end of the central continent

I wondered hoere going to get there in just a week Isaac explained First off, the group would go by slow rail to a nearby large country called Battrol, switching trains along the way This would take four days Then once ere there, we'd take the airshi+p

…an airshi+p?!

”Yeah We have a yearly pass I think we can get them to accept you as a party member”

This was the first ti to thee countries had the necessary airports, and you could go to any other large country in the world in just one to two days with it