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Teresa, accompanied by Soso, entered the village of Labre.
“I heard it was a popular hunting ground, but I didn’t know there would be this many people.”
Recently, there has been a huge outbreak of ferocious spirit monsters in the vicinity of Labre Village.
That was also the reason why the Adventurer’s Guild designated this area as a recommended area for subjugation.
The fact that a subjugation recommendation is attached means that even if you catch the same number of animals, you will receive a greater reward than in other places.
In addition, the village NPCs were also pouring out hunting quests, so it was rumored to be a good place to level up among users in their level 50s and 60s.
“I was planning to come here as soon as I hit level 50. That guy had the same thoughts as me.”
Teresa felt strangely proud that Dojin had the same thoughts.
I felt like my rice-eating life was about to see the light of day.
But whether she was happy or not, Soso just hated crowded places.
“Aren’t you coming too early? You’re going to have to wait in a noisy and crowded place for no reason.”
“Even so, there’s only about 20 minutes left until the appointment time.”
Teresa was exploring the town, blocking out her friend’s nagging.
I noticed someone whose body shape and gait seemed familiar.
The man was walking straight towards me.
“You came quickly?”
As expected, the man wearing a blue hood was Dojin.
“Wizard?”
Dojin nodded and spoke to the two.
“Let’s go. I’m ready.”
“yes?”
Teresa was embarrassed by this.
“Now, wait a minute. Soso and I haven’t received the quest yet. If we just wander around the village a bit, we can get it right away, so wouldn’t it be better to take it with us?”
“No need. We’re not going to do that. I’ve already accepted the quest, so we can go right away.”
Teresa gasped at Dojin’s words.
‘no way…….’
Teresa thought, ‘This time, he just called me to go hunting,’ since the meeting place was already a famous hunting ground.
But, he refused to do the quest that everyone else was doing, and instead said he came here to do something else…
‘You’re here? You’re here again!’
Teresa’s eyes sparkled with anticipation.
* * *
Teresa, a few hours before meeting Soso.
Dojin was already thoroughly searching the village of Labre.
“Adventurer, adventurer. Please help us. The forest has become filled with ferocious spirits, and every time my father goes hunting, my mother cries at home.”
A young boy, perhaps five or six years old, hanging on pitifully.
Dojin said to the boy.
“I came here to solve what’s going on here. But I don’t think this situation can be solved by just exorcising a few spirits. It would be good if I could find out why this is happening.”
The words that followed were like a soliloquy.
Of course it was an act. Dojin had already repeated this act several times.
To find an NPC with a clue.
“…I know why.”
“Really?”
The boy nodded solemnly.
“Yes. When my father didn’t come home at night, I went into the forest to look for him. That’s when I saw it. There was something like a huge light wriggling in the middle of Lake Lavre. It was under the water, but it was huge. There must be a huge monster hiding there!”
“Why didn’t you tell anyone else?”
“… I did. But no one believed me. When I went back, I couldn’t see anything. But I really did! The adults said they must have mistakenly seen the moon reflecting on the lake, but I really did… … !”
This was the conversation between Dojin and me to obtain the quest.
Quest
Let’s investigate the suspicious lake.
Rating: General
[A boy from the village of Labre said he saw something moving under the lake.
Let’s investigate as it may be related to the Lavre Forest Spirit incident.]
Most quests like this that don’t have separate rewards are just a waste of effort.
But very rarely, there are cases where it acts as a stepping stone to a real jackpot. And of course, this one was one of those.
* * *
The place where Dojin led his group was a large lake in the forest.
“Huh? What did you say?”
There, Soso was questioning Dojin with eyes of disbelief.
“Just connect the three of us to this rock with this rope and then jump.”
That’s how crazy Dojin’s words sounded.
“Then you’ll die.”
Yes. No matter how strong a virtual reality character is compared to a real body, if he falls into water and time passes, he will die. If he jumps in with a large rock tied to him, he will die 100% of the time.
Soso was a man of common sense, and he knew this fact very well. So he had no intention of following it unless there was a convincing reason.
But her friend was different. She already believed that everything Dojin told her to do had a reason and that she just had to follow it.
“Is this enough?”
As such, Teresa started working as soon as Dojin finished speaking.
Soso was horrified when she saw Teresa trying to wrap the rope around her waist.
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“What are you doing? Are you crazy?”
Soso was startled and rebelled, but she was a priest and a priestess.
This means that he is in a position where he cannot rebel against Teresa, who has a strong and nimble warrior class.
“Don’t worry. Think about it logically. Would the wizard come here to commit suicide? He must have a purpose and is ordering you to do it.”
“If a person is tied to a rock and falls into the water, he dies! That’s common sense! Don’t you want to let go?”
“It’s okay. You’re tied to me too. This way, you won’t be separated from me even in the water.”
Dojin said to the two who were arguing.
“Don’t worry. I’m just tying it so that it can quickly reach the bottom of the lake. Once you get to the bottom, just cut the rope and follow me.”
Soso, who was suddenly tied up with her friend and forced into the water, asked urgently.
“And what if I die? Is this really safe?”
“…it’s safe.”
Dojin paused for a moment and then answered.
Soso felt very uneasy about the brief moment that passed by.
“It’s safe! You were just thinking about it for a moment!”
“It’s true that to get something big, you have to take some risks.”
“You said it was safe just now!”
Soso shook her head from side to side, looking very scared without answering.
Teresa offered her a deal.
“If you come to my house every weekend, I’ll play with you without nagging you.”
“… … !”
Soso’s eyes became conflicted.
Taking advantage of the gap, Teresa looked at Dojin and said.
“Now that we’ve reached an agreement, let’s go.”
Dojin thought while looking at the two.
‘What a strange combination.’
Anyway, it’s a departure.
With a splash, the three of them and a boulder fell into the lake, tied together by a rope.
Three people sinking down, down, through the cold water and the breaking light.
Lake Lavre was as wide as it was deep.
If it weren’t for the high physical strength stat for a wizard, his lung capacity might have been insufficient.
‘Almost all the way down.’
The bottom of the lake was lacking in light. However, thanks to the “Red Night”, Dojin was able to see clearly into the water without any additional magic.
Toouk. The boulder hit the ground first. But Teresa, who was supposed to cut the rope, was floundering and unable to move properly.
‘It looks like you have trouble moving around because you don’t have any skills related to underwater activities.’
Dojin’s wind blade flew away.
Although the power was greatly reduced underwater, it was still possible to cut the rope.
‘It would be greedy to expect you to follow along.’
Then I have to take them all. Dojin, who had made up his mind, fully activated his magic circuit.
“squall”
And the wind created propulsion.
A rush of speed came over Dojin and his party.
There was a series of sudden accelerations and forced decelerations.
‘Is that it?’
Finding your way underwater was easy for Dojin, who was not bothered by the darkness.
After moving quickly, Dojin found an underwater cave and entered it.
And after a while, shoot a few blasts of air towards the floor.
“Phuha!”
A place with breathable air, albeit damp, welcomed the three.
A dungeon that has not yet been discovered. In other words, it was a hidden dungeon.
* * *
The entire area was filled with water up to the level of my shins, filled with blue stalactites and crystals that glowed on their own.
[The hidden dungeon
[As a reward for first discovery and first entry, your Stamina and Intelligence each increase by 5.]
[A one-time limited experience buff is given to the first party entering.]
[A one-time drop rate buff is given to the first party entering.]
[This buff will last for up to 5 days.]
A message floated above the mysterious light reflecting off the water.
Teresa, who was too busy vomiting the water she had drunk, also had sparkling eyes when she saw the message.
‘Wow… no, this is a huge hit!’
She is once again shocked and impressed by Dojin’s actions.
The discovery of a new dungeon and the additional benefits that came with it was a stroke of luck.
And one more thing. There was a message that only appeared to Dojin.
[Quest Grade Change]
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[Quest]
Secret Under the Lake
Rating: Hidden
[Under the lake, we discovered an underwater cave filled with spirit energy.
If we uncover the secrets of this place, we may be able to find a solution to the situation occurring on the ground.]
Rewards: Experience, Gold, ???
In the previous life, it was just a quest to find and enter a dungeon, but it became a hidden quest when it overlapped with the first discovery.
“We need to prepare for battle. Remember, we are already in the dungeon.”
With that being said, Dojin handed Teresa the S-class weapon he had prepared in advance, the “Lightning-Struck Wooden Axe.”
“This is… … ?”
Teresa, who had accepted the axe without thinking because it was so naturally offered, was startled and made a strange sound like “Eek.”
“This is an S-class item! I can’t accept something like this! No matter what, it’s too burdensome!”
Dojin looks at her strangely.
“Who said you’d give it to me? I’m lending it to you. I’m going to use it when I go hunting.”
Dojin spoke bluntly. Teresa averted her eyes in embarrassment.
“Anyway, concentrate and listen carefully. I’ll tell you what to do from now on. First, the place we’ll be settling down is over there.”
Dojin’s hand pointed to a place.
It was a terrain where large stalactites had collapsed and settled down like an island.
