12 12 – The Lone Mage

"Interesting." I muttered to myself and closed an article tab about this game.

As it turns out, all missions given are randomly generated. There may be some elements in common with everyone else's gameplay, but none of the quests are the same. There are millions of combinations of characters, locations, storyline elements, and more. The developer of this game is absolutely crazy to be able to achieve this feat.

"Heaaah!"

My gaze shifted to Elise. She just woke up and practiced her new attack move, the whirlwind slash. The woman stuck out her sword and did a few spins with her body. Actually, she had been able to master that move worth two skill points before she slept. Maybe she wanted to make sure she could really do that.

Because a new move might be able to help her in the future. And I chose this skill not without reason.

"Are you ready for the next mission?" I went to the woman, whose wounds and bruises were now completely healed, leaving no scars at all.

Elise stopped what she was doing. "Well...."

"I assume you're ready." I turned to choose the quest above the pond. "Don't worry, your next mission won't be as difficult as before."

This time I chose the easiest quest for her, with rewards of 1 skill point and 1000 credits. All quests have an increase of 500 credits.

I don't want to make her even more depressed after fighting those goblins. It's not that I sympathize with her, but that one won't function well if one is too depressed. Maybe she just needed some time to calm down.

"So, what's the next mission?" Even after hearing my words, Elise still asked in a trembling voice.

"There's a mage who doesn't have a party to go on an adventure with." I chose the quest in question. "Your job is to help the mage, that's all…. You know what a mage is, right?"

Seeing Elise shake her head, I sighed. "Mage is short for a magician. The one who can perform magic, but the level is below wizard."

"Ah, I see."

I pressed a button on the interface and entered a nominal. A money bag appeared in front of Elise, floating in the air. The woman frowned.

"Take it," I said again. "That's for your quest. It's up to you how to use it. But, don't use it carelessly."

"Thanks." Elise took the money bag with her signature stiff motion.

I then pointed to the part of the fog that glowed. "Go."

Elise nodded at me, then turned to face the glowing fog. I did not waste the opportunity by slapping her beautifully shaped butt. The power I used was a little harder than before.

"Kyaa!!!" Again, she took a few steps forward and covered her asset.

"Think of it as a blessing." I shrugged. "It was God's hand that hit your ass, you know."

Elise looked at me with a flushed face, then continued on her way. Her steps were erratic, indicating that she was still hesitating.

Once the woman disappeared into the fog, I turned around and pressed the phone icon on my user interface. Unfortunately, I can only contact people I've met.

"Hello, Sir Raymund." A shrill female voice entered my ears.

"Hi, Anja," I answered with a smile. "If you have time, you can watch my servant mission in Levidna with me."

"Huh!?" Anja's voice consisted of a tone of surprise and excitement. "I'm going there now, sir!"

I haven't had a chance to answer yet, but the call has been turned off.

The mirror-like surface of the pond began to ripple. Slowly, that thing did not reflect my body anymore but presented a different place.

***

The young woman with wavy blonde hair is sitting in a small restaurant. There were only a few people there. Most of the men just kept looking at that woman. They are clearly interested in her, but she ignored them.

The beauty of a fair-skinned woman's body is pleasant to their eyes. She only wears a robe, combined with something almost similar to a light blue bikini with a small green crystal in the middle of the bra. Moreover, every woman's asset on her body was above average in size.

"You really should clean this place up, Hugo." The woman sighed as a fat-bellied man brought her a bowl of onion soup, bread, and a large glass of water. "When was the last time you swept the floor?"

The man called Hugo snorted. "And you should wear more proper clothes, Renee."

"I'm wearing this for a reason, you know," Renee replied in a lazy tone.

"Alright, alright." Hugo shrugged and left the light blue-eyed woman.

If that place was cleaner and more decent, more people would probably come. The food is delicious and cheap.

Hearing the footsteps of someone approaching her, Renee sighed.

"Good evening, miss." A bald-headed man sat opposite the woman. "May I accompany you?"

Renee flashed a broad smile that looked fake. "Are you the adventurer who will invite me on your party, sir?"

The bald man raised an eyebrow. "No, I'm just a fruit seller in this town."

Renee had expected it. That person's appearance didn't show that of an adventurer at all.

"Ah, looks like you've never come here before." Renee started eating her soup.

"Give up!" Another man shouted at the bald man. "She is a league away from you!"

The insult was greeted by laughter from several other men sitting at one table. The bald man looked at them with a snort. When he faced Renee again, he frowned upon seeing that Renee's food and drink were finished.

"I left the money here, Hugo!" Renee put some coins on the table,

"Come again tomorrow, Renee!" Hugo shouted from the kitchen.

Then, the woman smiled again at the bald man. "And goodbye, sir. I wish your fruit shop even more success."

The woman took her four-foot magic staff with white crystal tip, put on her pointed hat, then rose from her seat.

"Hey, wait a minute…." The bald man got up too and was about to touch Renee's shoulder. However, that woman turned around in a second and twisted the bald man's hand.

"Sorry, sir. I want to be alone tonight." Renee was still smiling, but her gaze was so sharp at the bald man.

The bald man couldn't fight back and only winced in pain. Renee let go of the man's hand and continued on her way. The men in that place laughed again, and Renee waved at them.

"Hopefully, you can get a party tomorrow, Renee!" One of them shouted.

"I don't know." Renee shrugged, smiling faintly. "It's two years anniversary since I decided to become an adventurer."

Suddenly there was a loud thud. Everyone in that place turned their heads to where the bald man was. The man was face down on the floor, and a brown-haired woman was on top of him.