1st Place In The Ranking Is A Villager

1st place in the ranking is the villager

- Volume 5 Episode 23

23. Master of the Mountain (1)

"Ahhhhhhh! Isn't it a bit too much for dozens of monsters to rush in as soon as you enter? I thought I was going to die while running away!"

Gangnam Fire Fist, who escaped from Sado Peak and hid in the forest, poured out her complaints to Luna, who entered Sado Peak with her.

The Royal Knights were dividing the number of people and collecting information from each other, while each was acting separately.

In that way, Gangnam Firefist and Luna became a team, and while the two were collecting information, a chain quest occurred by chance.

It was good up to there.

It was also easy to get into Sadobong Peak without the soldiers.

But once I got in, it was a problem.

The number of monsters that became violent and rushed in was too much more than I imagined.

It was as if all the monsters in the mountain were aiming for them and running towards them.

'Is this a quest made to wake up!'

To find out the cause through it, I felt like yelling at the operator to try it myself.

“First, what do I need to do with those monsters?”

"This can never be done with just the two of us. Absolutely! I'll have to ask the guild members for help."

In Luna's head, there was a person that came to mind before the guild members of the Royal Knights.

'Isn't it too shameful to ask Hoya-sama for help?'

After all, there were only guild members who needed help.

When Luna and Gangnam Firefist reached that conclusion, the same system message was generated for both of them.

[There was someone who cleared the quest 'Secret of the Sadobong' first, so the completion conditions required for the quest could no longer be achieved.]

[The quest 'Secret of Sadobong' has failed.]

"Haha, what is this..."

Since he and Luna received the quest at the same time, he thought it was a duplicate quest, but it must have been that.

It was a structure in which the player wins, and whoever clears first monopolizes it.

Gangnam Fire Fist came out with nothing but laughter.

"Haha... Why did we have to suffer like that?"

"That's right... Whoa, it's all over for now, so let's cleanly put away the regrets."

By the way, who cleared before them?

The only players in the eastern continent now were the guild members of the Royal Knights, the guild to which he belonged, and the 16 members of Hoya.

If the quest came out, the guild members would not have cleared it because they would have talked through the guild chat like they did.

That is.....

"The quest seems to have been taken by Hoya."

"I would."

It was probably Hoya who cleared the quest.* * *

At first, I wondered if those humans who wouldn't be able to chew on it again came back.

However, the existence of a child with those humans made me realize that this was not the case.

The fact that he is a human being with his child like himself has persuaded him to believe in him one last time.

So Miho decided to trust humans one last time.

He said that he would be different from the person who took away his precious things.

"...Human, I want you to grant me one request."

"Please, may I know what kind of request it is?"

"Remove the restraints on me and save my child..., my child."

As Miho said that, a system message was generated to Hoya.

[You have cleared the quest 'Secret of Sadobong'.]

[Experience increases.]

[The quest 'Master of the Sado Bon' has occurred.]

[Master of Sado Peak]

Sipmiho, the owner of Sadobong Peak, has a child who was born recently.

But now, the child of the Tenmiho has been kidnapped by the scheme of Handong Village officials.

To make matters worse, Shipmiho is deceived by the lies of the village officials in Handong and is unable to move.

As a result, the Tenmiho's anger towards humans has grown as it grows, and the monsters of Sadobong affected by it have started to attack humans first.

To solve this, take back her cub of her teenage fox, return it to her arms, and release the restraints on her.

* She knows how to release her restraints.

Success Conditions: Bring the cub of the Tenmiho to her arms. Releases the restraints on the Ten Miho.

Completion Reward: EXP, ???

Failure penalty: The wrath of the Ten Miho threatens the entire area.

"How did they find out that I had a baby, while I was away for a while, a man named Handong Village kidnapped my baby. At first, I thought I was just leaving the house and getting lost in the mountains."

So I wasn't too worried about it.

Because if you were on the mountain, you could find it right away wherever you were.

However, the energy of the young was not felt anywhere on the mountain.

At that time, if the management of Handong Village had any difficulties, she came to me saying that she wanted to give her help, even in order to repay the kindness she had received from her.

"The problem was that the missing cubs clouded my judgment for a moment."

It was only after falling into his trap that he realized that the official was responsible for taking his cub.

It was a trap that I would not have caught if it had been normal, but at that time my judgment was so clouded that I set foot on my own.

"You seem to have prepared very thoroughly. It's said that it's a restraint that only prevents movement, but it's like I'm completely caught up in this... What do you think? Will you do my request? I'll give you my corresponding reward."

“Of course you should.”

Hoya had no intention of giving up the chain quests that continued from the time the quest occurred through Wangli.

And the way she feels now will be no different from how she felt before when May Glynn was kidnapped.

just can't get past it

"Before that, please teach me how to release Miho-sama's restraint."

"Just call me Miho. I don't need respect. This restraint on me will be released if I break the magic medium that the official has."

"Okay. And is there any place where you can guess that the cubs are being held?"

"It's probably somewhere in the official's house. I'm sorry that I only know this much."

"No. That's enough."

Hoya's gaze, who had been facing Miho, turned to Doban, who was next to him.

"What will Doban do? There are no monsters anymore."

"Ummm."

The fulfillment of the quest will probably take place in Handong Village.

There was no way there could be monsters in the village, so this time there was no benefit to Doban.

Dovan himself knew that, but he was reluctant to act alone in this vast space.

"Ah! What if this is the case?"

While Doban was thinking about it, Hoya came up with a suggestion.

* * *

"Huh? What? Why is Dovan-sama here?"

When I contacted Luna in a whisper and brought her doban to her, there was a strong reaction.

It was the same with Gangnam Fire Fist standing next to him showing such a reaction.

The only way to get to the East Continent is to go through an underground tunnel, and it is absolutely impossible to break through that dungeon with one person.

So it was natural to be surprised that Doban had come here.

After Hoya briefly explained the process, the two nodded.

"By the way, you had such a skill."

"But why did you suddenly contact me? I don't think you came just to let Dovan-nim arrive."

"I was wondering if I could leave you a dopan."

In response to Luna's words, Hoya felt something strange in her words.

Hoya corrected his words, thinking that it would be like leaving the child with the house next door because something happened all of a sudden.

"It's not that, I've got some work to do, so I can't be with Doban. I've come all the way here, but it's a little bit like leaving me alone..."

When I spit it out, I felt that it was not a word for some reason.

But Gangnam Fire Fist understood exactly what he was saying.

"What should I do? Ah! After all, you cleared the secret of Sado-bong, right?"

"Yes Yes."

"also!"

Gangnam Firefist, who nodded and understood by himself, continued.

"If it's okay with Dovan-nim, we don't care, right?"

"Yeah, because the three of them will hunt faster than the two.""Is Doban okay?"

"okay."

Hoya later promised Gangnam Firefist and Luna that they would tell the story after the quest was over, and left Doban to the two of them and left.

His destination was the house of the village official.

* * *

The roof of the three-story building erected on top of the straight stone walls was lined with gray tiles, and in the hallway below it, people were diligently moving.

Two soldiers stood guard under the steps of the stone wall, which seemed to be the only way to get there, and the guards were also in front of the door above the steps.

Perhaps there is a hidden doorway for escaping important people in case of an emergency other than the stairs, but I couldn't even guess where it would be.

Soldiers were patrolling the garden with the pond inside the gate and the training ground where wooden training dolls were erected.

"This is just an adult... Thanks for lending me."

"It was nothing."

Hoya returned the monocle with the vast gaze he had borrowed to Hieros, hid in the clouds above the sky he had ascended using his fly, and moved up the mountain to descend to the ground unnoticed.

The official's house looked fairly well guarded, making it difficult to sneak in, but Hoya decided that he would somehow manage if he went into the night by himself.

Hoya's first goal was to figure out the structure of the official's house.

There was a high probability that Miho's cub would be in a place that was not visible from the outside, such as a basement or a hidden room.

He said, 'I don't think I'm going to keep everything in sight.'

Or a place where users or soldiers cannot freely enter, such as the official's own bedroom.

Once you figure out the structure, specify the place to be hidden.

However, even if you find a cub in the process, you must not run away with it as it is.

Because it wasn't just the chicks to find.

It was necessary to find and destroy the object that is the medium of the magic that is currently restraining Miho.

According to her words, the black eight spirits would be the medium of magic.

She had to deal with both at the same time, no matter which one she found first.

Hoya decided to wait the night first for her to infiltrate.

* * *

"Cree..."

"Ttt, tenacious. After all, it's the fox's cub."

The manager of Handong Village looked at the pure white fox in front of him and clicked his tongue.

The little fox cubs covered with small scars here and there, and the two tails hanging down to the floor, indicated that they were no ordinary fox cubs.

"I can't even send it to His Majesty in such a rebellious state..."

Not long ago, I found out by chance that the fox, the owner of Sado Peak, had given birth. The fox cub, who had protected the area including Handong Village from the distant past, was a very coveted existence for him. If he took the cub and presented it to the emperor, he was almost certain that he would lose a great prize, so he took advantage of the opportunity to kidnap the cub.

What if the fox showed anger, he begged the emperor to send him as an official in another village, so he had to get out of here.

What happened to the people in the village afterward, it wasn't his concern.

But the cub's personality was very rebellious. So, I tried to correct it by using violence, but it has not been very successful so far.

"Tsuk, hey, first heal this wound. There shouldn't be any scratches left on the item I'm going to send to Your Majesty."

"Yes, manager."

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