3 The Two Brothers at that Time (2/2)
”I'll just politely ask the guards for information then!” Beryl exclaimed optimistically while confidently walking up to the guards and asking in a polite tone. ”Excuse me, kind sir, would you be willing to tell me what sort of event is going on so I could enjoy it with you?”
”Oh, Marshall Abest is finally choosing his first disciple!” He excitedly said with a slip of the tongue. But realizing his mistake he quickly turned pale and froze up, a pale layer of sweat was seen on his forehead.
Seeing such a charismatic figure must have compelled the guard to loosen his lips for a short amount of time. But everyone watching knew that it was pure luck, a second time would not happen.
”...brother, you are just too charismatic for your own good,” Lapis said while rubbing the bridge of his nose is a very tired manner. ”You managed to make a trained AI slip up...maybe this game is just really realistic.”
”Hm? What do you mean Lapis? All I did was politely ask the nice guards.” He noted with a confused look on his face, managing to charm many ladies who were, unfortunately, standing behind Toku.
”Oh sorry, I forgot that you're an idiot. Let's go check the Record Hall to see if there's anything interesting.” Turning around he boldly ignored the multiple advances on him, pushing many people out of the way in the process, heading towards a large building.
”H-hey! Wait up Lapis, and what did you mean by that?!” Kai cried out while frantically chasing after his little brother, politely excusing himself from the invites thrown at him.
The duo then soon arrived at the Record Hall, where all the various leaderboards and records would be posted for everyone to see. It also included guild creations and PK bounty quests.
”Hey Beryl, would you look at that, someone's already at level 3!” Toku gasped in shock while staring at the only name listed on the center leaderboards. ”It's incredibly hard to level up in this game, to get to level three would require around 200,000 exp! It's practically impossible to do such a feat while only one hour into the game, this Lynx is not a simple player.”
”Lapis, this Lynx fellow is number one on the ranger list and also on the achievements list, what does that mean?”
Hearing this, Toku quickly checked the board that Kai had mentioned, his mouth dropping open when seeing Lynx's name once again listed on the achievements board.
”A-amazing...now I understand how they boosted their level so fast. They must have unlocked a hidden quest...or maybe a special weapon or class quest? But the chances of doing something like that so early on...must have happened in town a few moments ago...” He muttered to himself, not knowing that he was right on the money.
Toku was very brilliant and intelligent, in fact, if he tried hard enough he could have skipped more than enough grades to graduate immediately. But his only fault was that he never did anything that didn't interest him, for example, making friends or becoming famous.
However, the game had captured his interest, leaving him thirsting for more every second he was playing.
”Ah! The commotion at the barracks!” He suddenly exclaimed while perking up in understanding. ”It was unusual, much too early for a development like that to happen while people were still joining the game. If what the guard had said earlier was correct then someone must have convinced an important NPC to take them as his disciple. That means Lynx must have gotten a rare class quest. Lucky bastard, who is he, some protagonist in a book or something?” He scoffed while clicking all the pieces together, accurately guessing the events that had happened to Yuri in a matter of seconds.
”U-um Lapis, why didn't you help me and dad while creating the capsule again?” Kai asked with a twitching smile that didn't reach his eyes. ”We could have finished years earlier…”
”Not interested in engineering.” He constantly dismissed, completely ignoring his older brother.
”Hmmm, now that I think about it, to achieve a hidden quest a user must have certain qualifications. Father always loved hiding cheat like powers in games, Lynx must have stumbled across one of those.” Toku confirmed confidently while grinning with satisfaction. ”Now remember, my stupid brother, do not mess with Lynx! Because father always makes cheat powers way to OP! You can do that much right?”
”Don't forget that I helped him design the capsule! I'm not stupid! In fact, I think of myself as pretty smart!?” The abused brother cried out in anguish while desperately trying to regain some of his dignity in front of his younger sibling.