Chapter 39. The ruins of Lucia
After a day off, we were able to refresh ourselves, and the next day we were going to take the quest as usual. We had come to the Adventurer's Guild.
A huge bulletin board was prominently placed near the center of the Adventurer's Guild. There are several quest requests posted there.
"What...The subjugation of a giant snow rabbit found in the snow area "Snow Rabbit Garden", deep in the forest of the four seasons... Is an order rank C?"
We found a quest that looked rather good, but it was a quest that we couldn't accept.
The problem with our party these days is the rank limit.
Lucia can use mystical arts, but they are not very useful against ordinary demons. The combination of Noel, who can restrain enemies, and Sakuya, who has high combat ability, is reliable.
According to them, they boast that they should be able to win even against monsters that A-rank adventurers deal with.
Even if you look at it... If half the story is true, they may be able to complete a B-rank level subjugation quest.
However, I'm afraid of B-rank, so at least I'll start with C-rank, which is one rank higher than D... However, the reality is harsh, and we still have no choice but to do low-difficulty quests while remaining D-ranked.
Of course, there are good rewards for D-rank quests, but, naturally, higher ranks are higher prices than that.
Considering that even a good survey quest would take at least a day's work, it wouldn't be a good idea not to move up the ranks.
However, there is no point in rushing all this. Anyway, you have to do several quests to earn the reputation of the Adventurer's Guild.
In particular, it seems that promotion from D-rank to C-rank requires continuous quest orders and achievements.
That's good. That's fine. If our party is sure of what they're capable of, it's not long before they're going to rank up.
The problem is... These guys.
Lucia, Noelle, and Sakuya come to me one after another with quest posters.
"Akira-san, I've found a good quest! This is a request to defeat Pink Slime, a variant of Slime! Since the bodily fluids of this slime can be used to make aphrodisiacs, it is also known as lewd slime. And it has a habit of attacking men and soaking their sticks with aphrodisiac bodily fluids, which is already wonderful..."
"Rejected"
Lucia, you're expecting me to be attacked by that lewd slime.
"Akira, I've found a good one too, a quest to defeat cannibal plants that are overgrowing in the spring area of the Four Seasons Forest! If Akira is caught on purpose and we defeat each one while he is stranded with cannibal plants and restraints..."
"Rejected."
Noel wants to see me restrained by a cannibal vine.
"Akira-san... I thought you should take Reema's quest and the hot spring challenge with just a towel! Luckily, there is also a person who does naughty things to Akira, so everyone... together."
"Rejected, rejected!"
Sakuya's guy has been thinking of a mixed bathing hot spring since he had mixed bathing sex with her yesterday.
Even if I were to take the quest, I'm sure I wouldn't tell them. If I knew myself, it would be difficult to do the one-towel challenge.
"You guys... Look for quests a little more seriously. Frankly, you want to see me in an erotic situation"
When I pointed it out, the three were not remorseful, but rather energized.
"What's wrong with that?"
"I don't want to see Akira. Let me have sex!"
"Akira's One Towel Challenge... I'd love to see it. I want to take a mixed bath again..."
No, these guys.
At this rate, it seems that it is far from being ranked up. Well, I guess we have to take it slow.
Just as he sighed in anticipation of the future, Lucia saw a quest posted on the bulletin board and exclaimed.
"Oh, Akira-san! Take a look at this quest! It looks like the ruins have finally been unearthed!"
Look at the quest that Lucia points to.
"Investigate the mysterious ruins unearthed near the town of Carmelo. What is it, Lucia, do you know about these ruins?"
I don't get it at all, and Lucia is indignant.
"This is the ruins of that abominable quest that I spent all day digging with a pickaxe!"
"Ah..."
I finally remembered. It was the first quest I took with Lucia, and there were several more ruin excavation quests after that.
I was wiping the boobs of a female adventurer, so I didn't have much impression, but I wondered if this was the ruin that Lucia was digging at that time.
"Right now, those painful memories are running through my head at a dizzying pace! Hot sunshine! Smoky dust! Those painful days when I continued to swing a pickaxe under the scorching sun and couldn't get Akira to wipe my boobs in the end! To dispel this trauma, let's investigate the ruins of the cause and get a high reward!"
This guy... I guess that quest was so painful.
Sorry, Lucia. I thought it was an easy quest to wipe boobs. It was so hard that I got teary-eyed when I remembered...
It's Lucia's wish, so I want to take it. But the problem is...
"I wonder if we D-rank can take the survey of such an important ruin."
"Oh, this quest seems to be a special quest that is different from the usual."
Noel said, looking at the quest poster wistfully.
"Special Quest?"
"It's a quest that requires special skills to complete, and it needs to be reviewed by the staff of the Adventurer's Guild to be accepted."
Is it a special skill? It is exploring old ruins, you may need to know about traps or ancient history.
"I don't think that we're going to be able to take it."
"You won't know that until you go and listen to the story!"
Lucia was more enthusiastic than ever, said to me, and I nodded involuntarily.
"Then why don't you go and ask?"
"Yay! Wait, This goddess apprentice Lucia will uncover the mystery of the ruins and finally destroy them cleanly and erase the trauma!"
No, you definitely shouldn't destroy the ruins.