Chapter 42 - A Piece Of News About Them

"This story was the truth Miss Ellis, I'm not lying."

Ellis narrowed her eyes after she heard my words. From the expression she showed, I knew, she didn't believe my story about a four-eyed, scary monster that chasing me in the underground waterways.

And yes, I took a quick bath in a public bath before I visited the Adventurer's Guild. Don't wanna have a bad smell in public, I am a gorgeous girl after all.

So, back to the moments, I reported the terrifying monster to this elegant woman. But unfortunately...

"I don't doubt you. It's just that if you want to make a report about a new monster, you must have concrete evidence to accompany the report. And of course, we'll tell other Adventurers to be careful when they want to explore underground waterways," Ellis explained.

Then, the elegant woman wrote something on a parchment. After she finished, she put that parchment in front of me.

I moved my eyes to read the parchment. At the same time, I asked. "You don't want to announce that monster?"

"We, the Adventurer's Guild, support and protect the Adventurers. We want to minimize the threats they may encounter. But unfortunately, we don't have enough personnel to directly confirm every report that comes in."

"If you say so, I'm not going to bring this up anymore. I'm already told you, that's what's important to me. And... I'm not going to exploring that underground waterways anytime soon," I said.

After that, I signed a parchment filled with statements that I participated in the Promotion Test and completed it.

I returned the parchment to Ellis and in exchange, I got a stamp on my Adventurer Card. The stamp stated that I was an E-Rank Adventurer.

"You are an E-Rank Adventurer now. So, it's a good idea if you're thinking of joining or creating an adventuring party. Unlike before, you will face numerous types of dangers from now on. Traveling with others will reduce your chances of death."

"You scared me. Wouldn't it be nice if you said, joining a party would increase the chances of survival?"

"Most people wouldn't carve this advice in their hearts when I use such pronouncing. Now, tell me, do you still want to adventure alone?"

Ellis smiled at me but for some reason... "Why do I feel like you're threatening me?"

"This is not a threat but a warm question. I'm waiting for your answer."

A party... I guess I'll be fine as long as there's no man in that Party. But... Can I trust them?

I want to find a treasure with knowledge from Ark Fantasy Online as a clue. I can't reveal this to the party or ask them for help to find the place where the treasure was.

I'm afraid of betrayal.

Of course, there's a scenario where I can familiarize myself with my party members. I can earn their trust and ensure their loyalty. After that, I can reveal my plans to find the treasure.

But… forming a friendship where we trust each other takes a long time.

I don't want to wait too long! I want to take off this Slave Collar as soon as possible! I'm afraid that the jerk came home when I was still a Slave!

Searching for that treasure became the only way to obtain wealth that could free me.

On the other hand, the advice expressed by Ellis can not be ignored.

...so, a temporary outcome I can make at this time, I am still hesitant to create a new party or join an existing party.

"Is joining a party an obligation? Will this affect my Adventurer's career?"

"No and no. Joining a party will increase your chances of survival. In addition, you can get advice or guidance from more experienced members, you can learn from them. And... There are still many benefits I want to tell you, but... You don't seem interested in this, do you?"

Ellis looked at me with a look full of questions. I was surprised when I realized that she knew what I was thinking.

"You don't have to be surprised like that. Your question has given me a clue, and... Don't you realize that your tail shows what you think clearly?" Ellis asked and made a sweet giggle.

While I who had just learned the fact about it instantly look at my tail. A moment later, I hugged it swiftly.

"We'll talk about the adventuring party next time. And before you leave, please accept these documents."

Ellis put five pieces of paper in front of me and I wondered, "What documents is this?"

"This is the documents you requested. Didn't you make a quest to gather information about something?"

"Ah! That true! I remember it now!"

I made a quest to gather information about Agnisdesmo and my other friends. My ears twitched and my tail swung full of energy as I picked up the pile of documents.

Being too happy, I said goodbye to Ellis and went home immediately. And I read the documents as soon as possible at the moment I got home.

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Agnisdesmo (Ancient Dragon)

Many legends bear the name Agnisdesmo and there is one legend that can be said to be a real legend. Agnisdesmo in this legend lived in the ages of the gods.

Agnisdesmo, better known as the Chaos Ancient Dragon, helps the gods of this world to defeat the evil gods of other worlds in the wars of the gods.

The Chaos Ancient Dragon had a big role in that war. He and the army of dragons under his command managed to defeat one of the three major Evil Gods. In exchange for that achievement, a third of all the dragons in his army were killed and Agnisdesmo himself received serious damages that left him fast asleep to heal himself.

After falling asleep, Agnisdesmo's figure was never seen again. The continent of the dragons was the place where Agnisdesmo fell asleep.

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Eden (High Elf)

High Elf Eden, Queen of Vytaris Grand Forest.

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Mathias (Demon)

The information about Mathias from the Demon race that matched the description in this Quest was Mathias the Shadowless. An assassin who claimed the lives of many famous figures. This assassin seldom left his mark.

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Honesty and Dishonesty (Flugel)

Two women from the Flugel race are famous for their Flying Castle named Uncertainty. They are also known as Flugel of hope and hopeless.

The strange alias they got because of the legend where they always interfered in the great wars. Two Flugels would manipulate both sides or three sides or more by telling the truth and the lies.

Those who are wise and make the right choices will gain wealth, victory, and glory.

Those who are foolish and make the wrong choices will get poverty, defeat, and humiliation.

Uncertainty is always hovering in the sky. This made the Flying Castle's location uncertain. Uncertainty was last seen in the kingdom of Yustacia.

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Izayoi (Human)

Izayoi or Grace Logia Alheindrein or Berserk Princess.

The first princess of the kingdom of Alheindrein. A princess is famous for her beauty and vast knowledge. This princess became famous after the event where she slaughtered the Bellator royal family because the second prince of the bellator kingdom gives her sex harassment at a dance party. Berserk Princess was a nickname she got after the event.

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Okay! This information was very doubtful even after I summarized it. And there was no other information about Eden other than the fact that she was a queen!

The stories about them were so amazing that it made me doubt that they were my friends. And it's possible, they're not my friends considering some of them lived more than a hundred years!

Almost two months passed after I arrived in this world. So, if they were my friends, they wouldn't have a long history like this. They should have arrived in this world at the same time as me.

Wait a minute... I didn't move into this world! I was reborn and I got my memories of a previous life!

"..."

So... Are they truly my friends?

Clang!

My ears twitched when I heard the sound of the plate fell to the floor. My attention was distracted and I put the documents on the table. Then I looked into the kitchen.

"Are you home, little pie?" I asked.

Unfortunately, I didn't get an answer.

Didn't have any choice, I leave my chair then walked to the kitchen. When I got there, I found a plate lying on the floor right in front of the long table I usually used to process foodstuff.

There's no one here and I don't smell the fresh scent of Kimi or someone else. But, faintly, I smelled the scent of sewage.

"Ugh, rat! Are they living in this house now?" I wondered when I picked up a plate on the floor.

After putting the plate to the long table, I returned to the living room to read documents about my friends and thought of a plan to eradicate rats that might live in this house.