29 Chapter 29 (1/2)

A hidden quest are considered really rare and it only takes a few people to trigger it. In my case, this quest should be considered as one of the quest with high rewards. The higher the difficulty, the better the rewards and this is one of those quest. Hidden quests have their rewards hidden. Depending on your choices, the reward may differ.

After triggering the hidden quest, I read at the letter that Almira have given to me. I discovered immediately that this is not a letter that is written by Almira. I am aware on Almira's handwriting as it was really clean and can be understood immediately unlike the letter I am reading right now. Sorry for whoever have written this but the handwriting is quite sloppy and not easily understandable. Instead of calling it handwriting, it should be called scribbles. A human child scribbles are much more understandable than this.

It took me quite some time before I finally decoded whatever was written on the letter. I even asked for a spare quail feather, ink and paper to transfer what I have decoded. No wonder the quest's difficulty is very hard, the scribblings are very hard to decode. The letter goes like this:

”Dear Almira,

I might be not home for quite a while. I have been trying to keep myself alive on Death Desert as many monsters have been trying to kill me and eat me. However, here I am, sending you a letter to notify that I am still alive. I might be home for two to three years though that is not a sure timespan and that is still a tentative date. I hope you are still fine. Hope you a happy birthday today. I will be personally bringing my gift to you. That, I promise you.

Love, Dad.”

No wonder that the handwriting is almost hard to understand. It was from Almira's Dad. And from the location that her father has written, it was from the Death Desert which is a Level 45 hostile area. It was hard to survive especially if you are not a strong person. I need to ask information from Almira. I have no idea how to start the quest at all. Even though I have read the letter, the quest did not get updated.

”Hey, Almira-san. What should I do with this letter? This letter is not for me,” I said to her.

Almira's eyes seems surprised.

”You managed to read the letter? I can't even read a single word on it and you managed to decode it?” Almira seems full of admiration to what I have managed to do.

”Uh, yeah, here is what I have managed to decode!” I hand her the paper where the decoded letter is written.

”As expected! You are capable! Unlike of whoever, sent that letter,” Almira snorted.

”...” I was speechless, she was mocking her father's writing. She might get speechless if she have known that the letter is from her father.

And as expected, her face slowly turned red. She is mocking her father about her sloppy and scribble like handwriting. From what I know, Almira was already an orphan and she didn't know what is the fate of her father who disappeared. I never expected that this letter is a letter that his father have sent. Almira loved her father and if she mocked her father she might get stunned on the revelation since she was also not able to read the letter.

”Why you didn't say so earlier?!” Almira fumed as her face flushed red.

I grinned. Hahahaha, the expression of these NPCs are too priceless. You rarely see their faces to perform this.

”What are you grinning at? I will break your face!” Almira frowned.

Of course, I straightened my face. I don't want to get beaten up by a blacksmith who are really proficient in hammering iron. Tasting that would be horrible to my handsome face.

”Uh, I will pass on that,” I shook my head.

Almira sighed and stayed silent before she looked at me with a distant feel.

”This letter is sent to me 10 years ago, during my birthday. It was repeated to me for quite a while in the past until 10 years ago. That was the last time I got a letter. Though I usually ignore these letters due to the hard to understand writings, now that I found out that father is the one doin it, I have to find out what happened to my father. He also said he promised me a gift, I want you to obtain it or bring my father back. I beg you,” Almira seems sad now.

An update on the quest appeared.

”Almira's Request: A father's Promise”

Description:

Find clues on Almira's Father in Death Desert.