Chapter 283

“…!”
Delay’s words startled Emos. But he wasn’t the only one surprised.
“Agatha?
Ming Hu stared at Jie Li in surprise.
“Was the statue you were looking for Agatha’s?
I knew I was looking for a statue, but I didn’t realize that the statue’s name was Agatha until now.
‘Surely Agatha would…’
The reason Ming Hu is so surprised is because of the name Agatha.
“That $100 million on the exchange…
On the fifth floor, where various corpses, noble titles, and other items are displayed, is the item that requires the most merit to purchase at 100 million.
“It was a fragment of Agatha, wasn’t it?
The item also had Agatha in its name.
“I’ll have to ask them what it is later.
Ming Hu decided to ask Jiayi what Agatha was and what she meant by it.
“Where is that?”
Delay asked.
“I don’t know where that is.”
Emos replied.
[You have completed the quest].
At the same time, a quest completion message appeared. Ming Hu opened the quest window. The “Search for Emos” that Jianyi had shared with him was gone. Ming Hu closed the quest window and began to watch the conversation between Jie and Emos.
“You don’t know where it is?”
“Yes.”
“I heard you had it.”
“Well…”
At Delay’s words, Emos paused, glanced around, and spoke in a quiet voice.
“I had it for a while… but a guy named Darus took it. I really don’t know where the statue is now.”
Looking at the quest reward for the now-completed quest “In Search of Emos,” Delay realized that the next NPC to visit was Darus, and quickly followed Emos’ words.
“Who’s Darus?”
“Well…”
Emos trailed off again. Then, with a puzzled look, he continued.
“He came with a white mask covering his face.”
Delay frowned at Emos’ comment about hiding his identity. When Delay frowned, Emos quickly continued.
“So I don’t even know where to find you?”
“…Yes, but by the way he spoke and dressed, he seemed to be a nobleman.”
Emos hesitated at Delay’s words, then replied with an uneasy look.
[Quest “In Search of Darus” has been created].
Emos replied, and a message appeared. Ming Hu, who had been listening to their conversation, opened the quest window on the message that appeared. The quest had been created, as indicated in the message.
<Finding Darus
The statue of Agatha that Emos kept is now in the possession of a man named Darus. However, Emos does not know who Darus is. The only two things Emos knows about Darus are that he wore a white mask and that he was supposedly a nobleman. Find Darus, he's out there somewhere!
Quest Difficulty: S
Quest Reward: ???
"…"
Ming Hu was speechless after seeing the quest.
"What the hell.
The quest was very unkind to him.
"You want me to wake up with this crap?
There were two clues to Darus in the quest, the first of which, The White Mask, was too broad in scope. It wasn't even a clue. The same was true for the second clue.
The second clue, that he was presumed to be noble, was literally presumed. It certainly wasn't about being noble.
"How am I supposed to find this…
Ming Hu had no idea how to find Darus.
"Is Darus a real name?
We weren't sure if the name was real or not. No, the name was likely fake, given that he wore a mask and hid his identity.
-Delay: Have you seen the quest?
That's when a whisper flew to Delay. She seemed to have confirmed the quest.
-To Delay: Yeah, this one, but the clue is zero….
-Latency: hard to find, right?
-To Delay: This is going to take a long time.
Unable to say it directly, Ming Hu paraphrased as best he could.
"Hey…"
And so it was that Ming Hu and Jie Jie were talking in whispers, when Emos, who had been politely waiting to speak, spoke up.
Sigh
At Emos's words, Ming Hu and Jie Li stopped talking and stared at Emos. There was a glint of hope in Jie's eyes, as if he might have more clues.
"…May I go?"
"Ha."
Delay, who had been looking forward to it, sighed at Emos's words. Emos swallowed hard at Delay's sigh, then quickly continued.
"Sir, if you will spare me, I will give you my life."
"…?"
When Ming Hu turned to ask what to do with Emos' words, he could only shake his head at the expression on Jie Li's face.
He sighed and looked disappointed, but he didn't show it anymore. He was staring off into space, looking a little surprised.
"What's up?
It seemed to be staring off into thin air. Soon, Delay turned his gaze from the air and looked at Emos.
"Good."
"Go, thank you!"
Emos, who had been nervously awaiting her words, bowed at the waist in response to Jie's words. After bowing, Emos reached into his bosom and pulled out something, handing it to Jian Chen.
"Call me and I'll come running."
Delay listened to Emos's words and reached for something in his hand. Then Emos bowed once more, saying, "I'm sorry.
"Let's go then."
With that, Emos quickly walked away. Once Emos was gone, Ming Hu asked Jie what happened.
"What happened?"
"Hehe."
Delay smirked at Myung-hoo's question.
"A quest popped up out of nowhere."
"Quest?"
"Yeah, it was a quest to actually give your life."
Somehow, the delay began to explain the situation.
"What? Wow, he's a bigger deal than I thought."
Afterward, Ming Hu, who had heard the whole story from Jie Li, looked in the direction Emos had disappeared and muttered to himself. Emos was a more formidable NPC than I thought.
"An NPC like the Emperor of the Night."
Emos was the boss of an organization that held a tight grip on the commercial district here, according to Delay. Ming Hu could understand why people reacted the way they did.
Sigh
Ming Hu turned his head again and looked at the delay.
"So all you need is that proof and you're good to go?"
"Yeah, that's what the description on the proof says."
Delay nodded.
"You're a great guy, but…"
"…?"
"What are you going to do with that NPC?"
At Delay's gaze, Ming Hu turned to the side, where the pickpocket NPC Hermeto stared at them both with a blank expression on his face.
"…Oh, God, help me!"
Hermeto stared blankly at Minghu and Jiayi, then flinched at Jiayi's words and fell to the ground, crying out. Ming Hu looked at the prostrate Hermeto and thought to himself.
"The God of Pickpockets.
Emos apparently called Hermeto the god of pickpockets. At first, Ming Hu hadn't paid much attention to Emos as a pickpocketing god because he saw him as just a bully, but not anymore. Ming Hu then recalled a story Jie Li had told him.
"You said the quest popped up, right?
Just in case, Ming Hu walked over to the prone Hermeto and said, "Surely Delay has a quest.
"What can you do for me if I let you live?"
Hermeto didn't answer Ming Hu's question right away, but he quickly opened his mouth to speak as if he had finished thinking.
"Sir, if you will spare me, I will give you my life."
Is it because Emos lived? Hermeto said what Emos had said, word for word.
<Life of Hermeto
Hermeto, who is so good at pickpocketing that he is called the God of Pickpockets, says he will give his life for you. It's unclear if he's telling the truth or not. What's your choice?
Quest Difficulty: E
Quest Reward: ??? (Time will tell.)
It was really just in case. Ming Hu smiled at the quest before him.
"…Wait.
But that too was short-lived, and after checking the quest, Ming Hu couldn't help but smile. Something was wrong with the quest.
-To Ji-Yeon: Hey Ji-Yeon, when your quest popped up earlier, what was it about?
Ming Hu asked Jie Yi, and soon Jie Yi replied, and Ming Hu frowned when he heard the quest.
"But the quest popped up, so I guess it's random…
The Emos quest that appeared to Delay did not ask him to choose. His unconditional loyalty was already guaranteed by the quest, but not Hermeto.
"But why am I even thinking about this?
Then a thought occurred to Ming Hu, and he laughed wryly. There was no reason to worry about it in the first place. He was only curious to see if the quest would actually show up, not to gain Hermeto's loyalty. Ming Hu smiled wryly.
"Good."
[You have accepted the quest].
When Ming Hu finished speaking, a quest acceptance message appeared.
"Go, thank you, I will serve you with my life!"
[You have completed the quest].
Hermeto prostrated himself once more at Minghu's words, and a quest completion message appeared.
"Is it over?
The reward was a question mark, and it said that only time would tell. Ming Hu turned around, thinking it was over.
That was the moment.
As if waiting for you to turn around, the quest completion message was followed by an additional message.
[Refurem, the god of thieves and good fortune, smiles on your choice].
"…huh?