New Mission

In the last three weeks, while he dedicated himself to defeating the scarecrows, his strength had only increased by 3 points.

"Unless I pick up the pace, I'm going to end up wasting more precious time on this scarecrow, even after the restriction is lifted. I must finish it before I can leave the City.

Volkner's eyes burned with determination.

bang

At that moment, Volkner's stomach decided it was time to eat. In addition to the slow progress with his stats, he was tormented by the fact that he was running out of bread.

He could run to a nearby spring and fill the canteen with water, but bread was different – ​​he had to pay for it.

'Sniff' He smelled an appetizing smell coming from somewhere.

Volkner, swinging his wooden sword, stopped and caught a glimpse of the instructor, who was picking up his lunch box for his lunch break.

"Hehe, Honorable Instructor." As Volkner wagged his invisible tail, he walked over to the instructor.

"Hmm, who is this, none other than my friend Volkner?? What brought him here?" the instructor said warmly.

"Wouldn't it be lonely having lunch alone? I'm here to keep you company," Volkner said obsequiously.

Growl While his stomach growled, Volkner lied with a straight face, but he couldn't fool the instructor.

"I think you're hungry. Sit next to me! I've brought you plenty of food, enough to feed two mouths."

"Thank you sir."

"Enough of your humility! It is an honor to serve a meal to a great adventurer like you, Volkner. I assure you that your reputation will someday resonate beyond the confines of Pallet City. When that day comes, please remember to me!"

"Yes sir. I certainly will."

After lightly fawning over the instructor, Volkner enjoyed lunch with him. It was kind of a sad scene, but he was grateful that with little effort, he could fill his belly.

He wasn't fawning over a real man, anyway. What was the big deal with talking softly to an AI NPC?

In addition to the stats Volkner had increased while defeating the scarecrow over the past three weeks, he'd established an affinity with the instructor. This supplementary effect was quite admirable.

While Volkner was busy devouring his lunch, the instructor suddenly asked, "By the way, Volkner, what do you think of frog pokemons?

frog pokemons? What the hell are frog pokemons? Volkner had not seen any information like this in his research!.

Volkner chewed a mouthful of cooked rice and swallowed it before asking back, "What do you mean by frog Pokemons?"

"I'm just curious about your opinion. I wonder what kind of vision you have in general," the instructor said.

AI at that moment, the speed of Volkner's puzzle, despite the absurdity of converting it to a numerical value, multiplied approximately by five.

So far I've found the instructor to be a simple-minded, short-sighted guy. He sincerely believes that the sword is amazing, for him, it is the greatest virtue to exercise enough to sweat in the Training Center. And now he's asking me what I think about frog pokemons?

But...

As soon as Volkner gathered his thoughts, he frowned.

'Missing information' Volkner thought and in the end decided to risk all his efforts.

"Honored Instructor! I can't believe you even mentioned this. I'm a swordsman and frog lover!. Did you ask for my opinion on, God forgive me? I'm more disappointed, frog Pokemons are an art This is my answer –

Despite Volkner's offensive tone, which would have infuriated him in other situations, the instructor unexpectedly clapped his hands in delight.

"I knew you'd say that!"

"It's out. The likes of frog pokemons is God's most beautiful work that doesn't deserve a second of our ignorance. How do I, a swordsman and frog lover, need to think about this?

"You are very nice, my friend Volkner" Volkner felt that, although he was invisible, his friendship with the instructor shifted to a higher degree at that moment.

This is the way to make friends with someone. You don't need to shed blood with them. You don't have to waste time and money on them. You just join them to speak well of something at the first opportunity, and it will invoke their sympathy.

Volkner expected the instructor to change the subject of conversation, but he rubbed the back of his neck and stayed on topic.

"There are rumors that the unknown man who has a great frog pokemon on his hands is looking for someone qualified to train him," said the instructor.

"I doubt it, sir. A rumor is always prone to distortion. How can someone so educated even want to think about donating a cute frog pokemon? Maybe it was just a drunk telling lies," Volkner said.

"Do you think so too? But I was told by my predecessor. His honorable name is Mellium, currently a Royal Knight..."

Rumors had it that if you took the friendship beyond a certain stage, you would be able to get great rewards. But it was undoubtedly one of those almost impossible tasks to do normally.

"Because of that, Volkner, this unknown trainer thing. There's certainly no doubt that this unknown might be real. but would you find out if the rumor has any truth? I'm asking you a favor because you're a reliable man. If you accept my request, I will be happy to hear from you," said the instructor.

Then a pop-up message appeared in front of Volkner's eyes.

- Ting -

-It is said that a mysterious trainer has visited Kanto Palace and is currently on pallet-

A rumor that a man who mastered his pokemons to the limit carved a new power in the royal court of &^$%# for a long time. Look at the rumor to determine if it's true or not!

Difficulty level: E

mission requirements

Intimate friendship with instructor reserved only for frog lovers.

Recognized as trusted by the instructor for a constant passion for sword mastery! Love the frogs must!

Volkner barely held back a whisper of triumph in the distance. His instinct told him that this quest was the rarest of the rare.

'I'm glad I didn't say I hated frogs' Volkner sighed in relief.

This was because the mission had to meet very complicated conditions to get started. Intimate friendship with the instructor – who would think of that?

It was so boring!

Most users in general don't even know the location of the Training Center, let alone visit it when they acquire a new skill, they don't have to come all that far to practice it on a scarecrow of all things. Also, it's a rare occasion when someone is willing to get stuck in the Hall and beat the scarecrow repeatedly to bring up their stats in the crudest of ways, as Volkner had done.

If you dig up enough dirt, you might find some users like that, but in Volkner's case, he's spent almost the entire last three weeks with the scarecrow. Who else could have resisted to such an extent?

Speaking of close friendship with the instructor, it's nearly impossible to catch up with him unless someone like Volkner approaches him, fawning over a portion of his lunch.

Even with all the above conditions, you still need to start your new adventure in Pallet City on the Kanto Continent against all odds, not to mention you need to find the right timing.

That's great. I'm about to go broke and starve to death. At difficulty level E, this mission seems easy to complete.

Volkner nodded to the instructor.

"I'm honored to accept you. Although I don't believe any of this nonsense, I'm going to find out how this stranger is real!"

『You accepted the quest.』

"I appreciate it. I entrust you with this task. Take this money as a retainer," said the instructor, handing over two bucks. "I give you my advice: visit the store first and get information from there"

A loaf or bread of rye, literally tasteless but enough to fill the stomach, costs three coppers. Since one silver coin is one hundred copper coins, it is safe to say that Volkner had just received the equivalent of sixty-six pieces or rye bread for the retainer, plus change.

He was sure that once the quest was completed, he could expect more rewards from the instructor.

"Excellent! I don't have to worry about running out of bread for now."

Many years of first-hand experience of habitual starvation persuaded him to avoid malnutrition at all costs.