“Surely it won't be such a ridiculous quest…”
Weed's expression became serious.
In all actuality, Weed hasn't been able to complete a difficult and ridiculous quest without any sacrifices.
Even though seriousness hardened in the wan-faced Dwarf's expression, it made his wretchedness worse.
An employee approached him.
“Customer.”
“Yes?”
“The merchant sir over there have sent you a pitcher of beer to drink.”
“…”
His miserable attitude went as far as to induce sympathy!
It was Weed, who had virtue, power, and charisma far from what heroes possess.
After waving his hand to express his thanks, Weed drank the beer.
— Your body is becoming languid.
Taking a nap will increase the speed of recovery from fatigue.
His overwork and abused body kept demanding rest.
Weed made up his mind after careful consideration.
“Even though it's a difficult quest, if I avoid it completely, I won't be able to advance. Essentially, it's because I've succeeded the previous quests given by Church of Freya that I'm where I am now.”
His battle with the Death Knight Van Hawk, Vampire Lord Tori, the war against Lich Shire and the Undead Legion, and even becoming the Lord of Morata were all related to quests he had accomplished.
If he hadn't been able to find the Helain Cup in the City of Heaven, Lavias, he might've become a Dark Gamer who only knew how to hunt.
Even way before that, if he hadn't received the quest from Sage Rodriguez, he would have become a Warrior or a Knight and progressed normally.
Iron becomes stronger the more you temper it.
Whether it was increasing his fame faster than others by becoming a Sculptor or the difficulties he faced as he acquired Sculpting techniques, they were all precious related occurrences.
He did not want to avoid any quests.
'Even if it's really difficult, I won't know before I try. Nothing will come out of it if I just avoid it.'
Weed cast his skill with resolute determination.
“Identify!”
Ding!
— Your skill has failed.
You have failed to identify the item due to lack of concentration.
“…”
He was completely disappointed.
His elevated alcohol exhaustion had made the usage of his skill fail.
“Identify!”
Ding!
— Your skill has failed.
“Identify!”
Ding!
— Your skill has failed.
“Identify!”
Ding!
A wooden toy box.
The toy's appearance had been sullied by dirt.
It is the appropriate size for children to play with.
Artistic Value: Too shameful to mention.
Special Options: You can stop crying children.
A child around seven years old with candy in his mouth left a toy hidden underneath the fence.
“Hyung absolutely can't find out about this, because hyung will steal my toy again. Hyung is mean, he always takes my toy and breaks it. He's a really bad hyung.”
The young kid hid his toy while uttering bad remarks about his older brother.
It was a heartwarming scene communicating the bond between families.
The wooden box was hidden between thorns underneath the fence so it wouldn't stand out.
Then, Death Hand saw the toy as he was passing by and picked it up.
“This is… a wooden box worth using.”
Lost Toy
A toy a boy named Brave, who lives in Hagen Village in Sur Kingdom, used to play with.
If you return the toy to Brave, he will give you one of his precious candy.
Difficulty: F
Reward: Brave's Candy
Quest Restrictions: If play with it instead of returning it and get caught by little kiddos, you'll build up massive notoriety and receive the title 'Toy Snatcher'.
“GACK!”
He was so shocking that he completely sober up from his alcohol daze.
A sculpture he had identified with resolute determination yielded nothing but a rank F difficulty quest.
“Of all the places, I have to go all the way to Sur Kingdom… What a pain.”
It was annoying to go find the place just to solve a minor quest.
“A candy…”
Weed heaved a sigh.
Although he usually avoided annoying and common quests, since he has heard bad rumors about them, he never expected a rare request from Kuruso Kingdom to be an F-rank.
“But since I'll be able to get there quickly if I fly… It's a little better.”
Flying was only possible if he has recovered from exhaustion. If he crashed because his Mana flow got cut off while he was flying in the air with the Overwork hex, then it would lead to his death.
Weed decided to rest up while drinking beer.
“The cost of the beer I've had so far… Ack.”
He drank his beer while cracking peanuts and peeling onions and garlics.
No matter what he did, there wasn't time for any luxury or pleasure. Even as he drank beer in the tavern, he intended to recover his expenses.
Hagen Village, a village famous for its baking ingredients!
The town's main products were sugarcane, flour, walnuts, grapes, corn, and the like. The quality of the produce was made to attract chefs. Now, homemade cakes, cookies, and sweet wine sold well.
It was a town where couples sought out intentionally to enjoy the romantic atmosphere.
“Oppa, eat a lot!”
“Honey, honey has to eat a lot too. Should I feed you?
Couples were scattered everywhere like cockroaches!
Weed ignored them and walked with level shoulders, like a person who had a lover; a man who would come to buy a cake for his girlfriend.
“Please take a quick look at the cakes before you go!”
He didn't forget to glance at the wares the peddlers were selling, either.
While wandering around, he spoke to aunties he met.
“Do you happen to know about a child named Brave?”
The uncles might not know something like the names of children. However, he had a feeling that aunties who had kids of a similar ages would have a higher chance of knowing children's names.
“Brave? Jeez, has he gotten into some kind of trouble again?”
“What?”
“Him's a nasty, mischievous prankster in the town. He pays no attention to what adults say. My child shouldn't play with that kid, but…”
“Where can I meet Brave? I have a toy to return to that child.”
“It's still early in the evening, so it'll be difficult to meet him even if you visit his house… You'll be able to see him iffen you go to the backstreet or the playground.”
It was a small town, but finding Brave wasn't easy. Although he found and looked through all the places the aunties had suggested, he was still unable to find Brave's whereabouts.
Eventually, he found Brave in a warehouse behind a bakery. The rascal was in the middle of stealing and eating bread while smearing tons of cream and bread crumbs around his mouth.
'Found him.'
Weed said gladly, “Kid, this sculpture is a toy you've lost, right?”
“Huh? It's a Dwarf. A Dwarf is talking.”
“You see, I found the toy you lost.”
“Your mustache is really funny. Are your legs shorter than mine?”
“This is your sculpture, right?”
Brave took the sculpture Weed had handed over to him.
Ding!
The quest “Lost Toy” has been completed.
You found and returned the toy to Brave, a boy in Hagen Village.