Chapter 35 - Fireball (1/2)
Pavian, the Poison Spire Lord was named Pavian.
“Are you the Poison Spire Lord?”
Soo Hyuk asked Pavian. He wanted to check if he was really talking with a Spire Lord or not.
“Yes! So you do know my name!”
Pavian answered energetically while smiling. At that moment a message appeared in front of Soo Hyuk.
[The Poison Spire Lord has a good impression of you.]
[Your relationship with Pavian has risen.]
‘……Huh.’
Soo Hyuk couldn’t help but panic at his situation. The person in front of him wasn’t just a random user on the street. It was the Poison Spire Lord, one of the leaders of Matab City. Soo Hyuk checked his quest tab while carefully watching Pavian.
[To the Tower of Poison]
[The NPC you need to meet is at the Tower of Poison. Take the envelope from Kerza and go to the Tower of Poison!]
[Quest Reward: ??? ]
[Cannot Reject]
[Cannot Cancel]
‘Is it because of this?’
The reason for Pavian’s sudden appearance was most likely because of this quest. No, it was certain. Nothing else could explain this situation.
“You have the envelope that Kerza gave you, right?”
Pavian asked. Soo Hyuk, who was looking at his quest tab, nodded in response to his question.
“Yes.”
Soo Hyuk still had the envelope. It was ‘Kerza’s Recommendation’.
“Can I see it?”
Soo Hyuk opened his inventory according to Pavian’s words. But when he brought out the envelope, he thought.
‘Is it okay to give it to him? What if the quest doesn’t get completed……’
To complete the quest, he had to go to the Tower of Poison and give the envelope to an NPC. Even if Pavian was the Lord of the Tower of Poison, was it okay to give the envelope to him? What if the quest still didn’t get completed? What would he do then?
‘No, it’ll be fine.’
The conditions of a quest could change depending on the circumstances. He could complete the quest by talking to an NPC at the tower. Similarly, he could also talk to Pavian right now, who was also an NPC of the Tower.
Worst-case scenario, he could just talk to Kerza again and get another recommendation letter from him.
After finally deciding, Soo Hyuk handed the envelope to Pavian. When Pavian received the envelope, a message appeared again.
[You have completed ‘To the Tower of Poison’.]
The quest was completed as expected. Soo Hyuk turned to watch Pavian again. Pavian was currently reading the note inside the envelope. Suddenly, he smiled and shouted.
“……YES!”
What made him so glad? While Soo Hyuk was pondering that question, Pavian had put away the note and said to Soo Hyuk.
“Okay, let’s go now.”
“……Beg your pardon?”
Soo Hyuk did a double take at his words. Let’s go? Go where?
‘The Tower of Poison?’
Soo Hyuk suddenly had an uncomfortable feeling.
“To the Tower of course. We have lots of tests to run. Come on.”
Pavian said excitedly to Soo Hyuk.
“Um……”
Soo Hyuk interrupted.
* * *
“……”
Kale looked at Pavian curiously.
“Why are you alone?”
Kale was confused because Pavian had come alone despite saying that he was going to bring the new talent.
“Ah, that’s……”
Pavian trail off. Then he smiled and continued.
“He’s more interesting than I thought.”
“Pardon? Interesting?”
Interesting? Kale couldn’t understand what Pavian was talking about. Pavian continued while Kale was confused.
“Yep. He said he had something to do first so he would come tomorrow.”
“……Did you at least find out who he is?”
“Of course. That why I said he was interesting.”
* * *
“Have a good day, sir!”
“Yes, have a nice day!”
After he came out of the bakery, he headed towards the library again.
‘2 hours and 30 minutes.’
He had 2 hours and 30 minutes left until his log out time. He still had to log out 2 hours and 40 minutes later even if he extended his time as much as possible. It was because the had a rare family gathering this evening.
When he arrived at the library, he reviewed the day’s events. Unlike usual, today was really hectic. From attempted PKs to a meeting with a Spire Lord and a new quest as well.
‘Tomorrow huh.’
Soo Hyuk checked the quest Pavian had given him.
[Pavian’s Respect]
[Pavian has respected your wishes. Find Pavian tomorrow!]
[Time left: 24 hours]
[Quest Reward: ??? ]
[Cannot Reject]
[Cannot Cancel]
It was a quest automatically generated from delaying another quest. If he still had more time left, he would’ve gone. However, the log out time was already set, so he couldn’t go if he didn’t know how long it would take.