Ian, who received the quest from Iriel, blindly moved in order to find the sprites home first.
For the quests difficulty level to not be indicated It has to be because its a difficulty level that makes no sense and cannot be indicated with a rank.
Ian was certain it was a quest with an unbelievable difficulty level that he had never heard of in his gamer life of 20 years.
Next to Ian, who dragged his feet, Bbookbbook sent him a message of support.
Bbook- Bbookbbook!
However, it wasnt very helpful.
Since she said that a dude named Wisseun lived near the top of the hill, lets go there first.
The names of the two sprites that Ian needed to connect were Wisseun and Carol.
It will definitely be easier to talk to a male than a female.
Exactly how it seemed from their names, Wisseun was the name of a male sprite, and Carol was the name of a female sprite.
And because he felt his mentality would shake before he even attempted to do the quest by talking to a girl about relations.h.i.+ps, which he already had trouble talking about, he had no choice.
Alright, well, things will turn out one way or the other!
The place that Ian arrived at shortly after was a log cabin on top of a small hill in the corner of the Forest of Love.
Huh? Youre going to help me?
After hearing Ians whole story, both eyes of Wisseun, a sprite of the forest, rounded.
Standing at a short height that only came up to about Ians chest, Wisseun had a baby-faced appearance that looked like he was only about a 12-13-year-old boy.
Ian nodded his head while responding.
Yes. I will help you so that you can get together with Carol.
Wisseun has had a crush on Carol for a long time. However, Carol didnt like Wisseun.
At least, thats what it approximately seemed like from Wisseuns situation.
But, do you think youll be able to help me, Ian?
Probably?
Werent relations.h.i.+ps the area that Ian lacked the most confidence in?
Ian couldnt hastily respond.
Wisseun asked again with an expression full of doubt.
I can feel the sense of a solo from you as well, Ian.
How many days have you been a solo for?
Forever alone Ian thought of his birthdays.
And he responded with a bitter expression.
About 7 thousand days?
He didnt want to calculate the specific number of days.
Wisseun wont be able to trust me Have I spoken needlessly?
However, what is this, hadnt Wisseuns expression suddenly brightened?
Wow, really? It hasnt been long! Counting today, Ive been a solo for 55,027 days. Surely, youll be better than me, Ian!
Sprite Wisseun would be 150 years old this year, and he had mistaken Ian as a sprite as well, so he thought that Ian at least had some experience with relations.h.i.+ps.
Ian realized that Wisseun had misunderstood something, but he decided to not particularly point it out.
Since whatever is good is better
Ian decided to firstly listen to his story a little more.
Wisseun, have you recently met with Carol?
Wisseun nodded his head.
Hm We met about a week ago. And Im supposed to be meeting with her exactly tomorrow as well.
Tomorrow?
Yes. Were supposed to go mushroom picking during the day together.
Ian thought.
Firstly, I need to see how the relations.h.i.+p of the two is.
And he responded.
If thats the case, by any chance, is there a way for me to hear your conversations with her from afar?
Wisseun, who contemplated for a bit, went inside his storage room in the corner and brought something out.
Here, if you place this next to your ear, you should be able to hear Carol and my voice.
Ian took the item that looked like an earplug and held it up.
Is it alright even if Im far away?
Wisseun nodded his head.
It will be okay as long as youre not more than 200 metres away.
I see.
If it was about 200 metres, it was enough to naturally hide and eavesdrop on the two peoples conversation.
Ian and Wisseun first decided to wait for tomorrow.
Chirp- Chir-chirp-!
Blue skies, and clear weather.
It was impossible to imagine gloomy weather in the Forest of Love, which was like a fairy tale, but Ian was firstly thankful that the weather was nice.
If there was even rain, it would have been difficult, so thats a relief.
The place that Wisseun and Carol were to meet was a s.p.a.cious mushroom farm that was located around the outskirts of the Forest of Love.
And from a distance, Ian hid up in a tree and was observing the two people.
Ooh, theyve met now!
As he was far away, he couldnt see exactly, but Carol had a pretty girl-like image.
Bbook- Bboo-Bbook-!
Bbookbbook, who was on top of Ians shoulder, was also watching the two peoples meeting with an excited expression.
Ian didnt know the reason why, but because Bbookbbook also insisted, it was a situation where he had received an earplug from Wisseun as well and was wearing it.
And the conversation of the two people, Carol and Wisseun, began.
Alright, Wisseun. Quickly, talk to her first now.
Ian was fixated on Wisseuns movements.
However, surprisingly, different from Ians expectations, hadnt Carol spoke to Wisseun first?
However, as soon as they heard Wisseuns response, Ian and Bbookbbook felt an unknown disharmony.
Hm What the h.e.l.l? I dont know why, but I feel like Wisseuns done something wrong.
Bbook-
And the conversation didnt continue any further.
This was because the two began to just silently pick mushrooms.
What, what the h.e.l.l is this? Are they seriously just going to pick mushrooms?
Ian had even made Wisseun promise beforehand to try and converse with her as much as possible once he met her.
However, far from sharing a conversation, wasnt Wisseun even stealthily avoiding Carol while picking mushrooms?
In the end, while watching that, Ian ultimately started dozing off.
Euh, at this rate, therell be no answer
However, just then, Carol spoke to Wisseun first again.
Ian and Bbookbbook listened closely to the two peoples conversation.
Wisseun, an impregnable man that boasted a powerful Defensive Power that could stand in comparison with Bbookbbooks sh.e.l.l.
To be honest, aside from Wisseun being too nervous with the situation itself of picking mushrooms together with Carol, he was only counting the number of mushrooms.
There were a couple more conversations after that, but all of them were similar to the previous.
And the h.e.l.lishly boring time pa.s.sed by, and the silent mushroom picking that took a tedious three hours was completely finished.
While listening to the two peoples conversation, Ian felt an illusion that cancer cells were growing within his chest.
Euh What should I do with this?
However, there was nothing that Ian could currently do, so he returned to Wisseuns house first of all.
Wisseun.
Yes, Ian.
Wisseuns dejected voice.
Ian let out a deep sigh while looking at him.
Why did you give such short responses? Even Carol was the one to talk first.
Wisseuns two eyes became filled with tears.
My mouth wouldnt open, so what could I do, sniffle.
Ian felt his head hurting.
Ha This dude is worse than I am.
Ian had absolutely no idea where he needed to start from with the two peoples relations.h.i.+p.
However, just then, some sort of distinct sound rang out from the corner of Wisseuns place.
Whoong-.
And once he detected that, Wisseuns expression turned pale.
I, Ian, Uhh A message came from Carol!
Huh?
As soon as he heard that, Ian felt his head, which was momentarily gloomy from a thick fog, brighten a little.
What the h.e.l.l, NPCs can send messages to each other, too?
Ian hurriedly checked the message that popped up on the crystal ball with Wisseun.
And towards Wisseun, who was hesitating, Ian pressed him without realizing.
Wisseun, what are you doing? You need to respond quickly!
Th, that. How should I reply?
Ian worked hard to somehow get his equally stiffened mind turning again.
Fir, firstly, try and say that youve arrived safely.
And Wisseuns message continued.
And it seemed as if he felt a bit of courage since they werent in a face-to-face situation, as he added on.
Ian shook his head.
No, what do you mean your heart is rea.s.sured? Its not like there are monsters that would attack sprites here in this forest.
However, he decided to be a little comforted that Wisseun had at least sent a message with some content.
Thats right, at least he said something.
However, just then, Carols message immediately returned.
And for a moment, silence continued.
As Ian didnt even know what kind of response Wisseun should give, he fell into a state of chaos.
Ian
Yes.
How should I respond?
Ian was thinking hard internally.
It wouldnt look very good if he just apologized, right? What should he say here
However, while Ian was thinking, Wisseun had already sent a message first.
At the sight that was hard to believe with his own two eyes, Ian couldnt repress his astonishment.
Ian asked Wisseun.
Why exactly did you send it like that, Wisseun.
Wisseuns head dropped.
Youre right
And the two waited for Carols reply again, but there was no way a response would come back in that kind of situation.
Wisseun, first, send any other message.
One second.
And gathering the courage, Wisseun sent a message again.
Ian despaired.
No, this person, its 4 p.m. right now. The sun is up in the sky.
However, just then, a response surprisingly returned.
What the h.e.l.l, are the heavens helping us?
However, Wisseun immediately kicked away that opportunity, which was like finding a thousand pieces of gold.
As if he couldnt bear to watch this with both eyes anymore now, even Bbookbbook closed both his eyes tightly, and Ian went into a state of resignation.
This quest It was a quest that couldnt be completed from the beginning.
With shaking eyes, Ian began to watch the two peoples conversation that continued.
The two peoples conversation showed absolutely no answer.
However, just then, Wisseun began to diligently write something.
Now this couple had left Ians hands.
At least, thats what he thought.
Uhh, Wisseun? Yes?
Since weve come this far, how about you try and at least confess once?
At Ians words, Wisseun wore a fl.u.s.tered expression.
Ack, a confession? My friend Palkom said that confessing through a crystal ball message would truly be the worst method
Still, give it a try first.
Ian barely swallowed back the words, which almost came out, that if it wasnt now, he didnt think Wisseun would get the opportunity to confess.
Since shell probably cut all means of connection after today anyways
Wisseun, who didnt know of Ians thoughts, clenched both his fists tightly and nodded his head with solemn determination.
And he began to diligently send a message.
And Wisseuns fatal confession continued.
Ian could do nothing but watch the truly h.e.l.lish development that had never been seen or heard of.
Ah This is the first time Ive been so powerless in all twenty years of my life. At the end of this confession, this couples future will also end.
The conversation continued.
Starting from the tips of his fingers to the tips of his toes, Ian felt as if he was curling up from the embarra.s.sment right now.
Ah, why is being shameful my share?
It seemed as if Bbookbbook received mental damage to the point he could no longer bear to watch with a sober mind, as he crawled over to the wall and banged his head against it.
Ian couldnt believe the truth that there was a relations.h.i.+p idiot that was worse than him.
From now on, Wisseun, its your domain. No, although there was nothing I could do from the beginning
Whether Ian was receiving pain or not, the two peoples conversation surprisingly continued.
And shortly after, finally, Carols unbelievable message arrived.
The silence that momentarily filled Wisseuns house.
The first one to open their mouth was Bbookbbook.
Bbook?
And Wisseun, who checked Carols reply two to three more times, let out a cheer.
Wooow, Ian! Its thanks to you, Ian!
Ian literally wore a puzzled expression.
What, what the h.e.l.l? What the h.e.l.l is this? Did he actually succeed in confessing right now? And what exactly is he saying is thanks to me?
This was a development that was even more shocking than a situation where Bbookbbook gave up a meatball to Ly.
Wisseun hugged Ian, who was wearing a dazed expression while looking at the crystal ball with unfocused eyes.
I really liked Carol, but whenever I approached her, I could never speak to her Thats why I was going to confess to her with a crystal ball message, but that Palkom idiot told me not to
While watching Wisseun, who was sobbing from happiness in the end, Ian couldnt say a word.
To be able to succeed even after confessing like this
No matter how much it was within a game, wasnt it too unrealistic?
Ian felt the urge to kill Wisseun out of jealousy.
Ha This quest, the difficulty level wasnt indicated because it was so high, but because it was a quest that would be succeeded no matter what.
Ian was able to learn a lesson from this quest.
As expected, relations.h.i.+ps werent divided between people that were good at it or bad at it. It was simply divided between people that could and people that couldnt