Elysion Online ~The Dragonewt and The Summoner~

Tuesday...it was a long day. Midnight, but when I logged in I was in Liebling.

Then came the report from the Adventurer's Guild that the iron sand steel had arrived. Later, I received word from Hephaestus that Bran's shield was complete. No naming this time. I will appraise it.

Star Frost Shield: Rarity 9, Shield, Quality A

Weight: 40 Durability: 300 Defense: 125

Additional effects: starlight, star blessing, protection, impact absorption

A shield that contains the power of the stars. This shield is said to prevent all kinds of abnormalities, answer the user's wish to protect and perform miracles. Because it is a powerful shield, it is selective about its wielder.

It seems that the recoil was not caused by the magic sword, but by the crystal stone. How bad is this material? Bran immediately picked it up to see how it felt to use it.

"It's great...I'll show you that it can block any attack!"

"It was worth the effort. But please don't be reckless like Lily, okay? When I saw Est Oracion with very little durability left, it made my blood boil"

Yeah, I saw that one...no, I'll have to get it repaired so I can show it to you eventually.

"In case you were wondering, Lily was sitting on her ass the whole time with Setia"

...I'm safe, right? And I stopped her properly! Then comes Lily and Setia. Is it my imagination that Lily's eyes are empty?

"Takuto-sama? May I speak with you about the Est Oracion?"

"Sorry...it's an emergency right now. We'll talk about it properly later, but right now you'll have to wait"

"What's going on?"

The desert town Nefert has been attacked by monsters...probably deliberately"

This startled Setia, Bran and Hephaestus.

"Is it true?"

"It's true. I'm on my way to confirm it. Lily, let's go"

"Y, Yes! I'm going!"

Then Setia and Bran stood up.

"I need to make sure it's true, so please take me with you"

I don't trust you. But I'll allow it.

"My Lord. Me too"

"Bran is no good. I understand your desire to use your new weapon, but I can't let you go in there with angel"

Worst case scenario, we could start with a battle.

"...I understand"

Good girl. I asked Hephaestus to make an ice sword for Ion. Since it is his first time using this material and since it is a magic sword, after conferring with Setia, he said it will take five days.

The members are Lily, Setia, Koihi, Nowa and Cinth. I'm sure everyone is anxious to see it.

When we arrived at Nefert, there was already no enemy in sight and the town was in tatters. No redo...damn!

"Takuto..."

"...It's okay. What's past is past. Let's do what we can for now"

I looked around town and was approached by a voice. It was Caro-san.

"Takuto-dono! Thank God...you're safe"

"I'm glad you're safe, too, Caro-san"

"Yes...but my daughter...they...took her"

I knew this was the way it was going to go. If only I hadn't been forced to log out...no, now I have to change my head. Then Caro-san asks for a favor.

"Takuto-dono! I have a favor to ask of you in light of your strength! Please help my daughter! I'll offer whatever reward you want"

『Request quest 『Rescue the caravan leader's daughter』 has occurred』

Request Quest 『Rescue the caravan leader's daughter』: Difficulty B-

Reward: What the caravan owns.

Rescue Najum, Caro´s daughter, from the bandits.

The contents are covered...apparently there are many different routes for the quest I'm on. However, since this is my personal request, the conditions that exist in the guild's request do not exist. Anyway, I'll have to take the quest and ask for information.

"Please raise your head. I'm not going to leave it at that. Do you have any information about them?"

"I don't know...they came out of nowhere and took our daughters and children one after another. We tried to resist, but they threw a strange ball of smoke at us and we became immobilized"

A smoke ball with a paralyzing effect? No, it's more like...

"Did Caro-san see the criminal by any chance?"

"Yes. They were a group of black people...I heard that they turned invisible and ran away, whether it was true or not. I also heard that there were several people who controlled the monsters that attacked us"

Invisibility cloak and paralyzing smoke ball...very thorough. Furthermore, it is confirmed that there is an enemy who controls the chimera and others.

"Thank you for telling me. We don't know where they are, do we?"

"Yes I asked around trying to find out the whereabouts of my daughter"

"I'll see what I can find out"

"Please...I'll stick around"

I leave Caro-san and look for a certain entity. If anyone has information, it's him.

And then I found him...Jin, the lamp demon, standing in the place where we first met. It was as if he was waiting for me.

"Wh, What is it...that being"

Setia donned a donkey. Lily and the others are also on the alert. After all, they can sense that sense of danger, can't they?

"It's alright...let me talk to him alone"

I approached Jin alone.

"...You're here"

"I knew you were waiting for me"

"Aladdin was taken away. I had no choice"

I knew they took Aladdin too...

"...You don't blame me?"

"I'm sorry, but there's no point in wasting time like that"

Useless...indeed.

"I know where Aladdin is, but I don't know now. He must be in some kind of nasty barrier"

"Don't you know where the safe house is?"

"I don't know. All I know is that Aladdin is alive and my lamp is in the hands of the enemy"

The magic lamp? Why would they go after the lamp when Jin, the lamp owner, is here? But now I know why Aladdin was kidnapped.

"You don't think they were after Aladdin because of that lamp, do you?"

"They even went to the trouble of taking it from him. It's an abomination"

You don't think they are kidnapping children because they were looking for Aladdin? No, that's still odd. It's not a reason to use slave collars.

Now, what to do...

"...What happens to Aladdin, the kidnapped children and the subhumans...is up to you"

Eh...it's up to me? It's not pressure...can I handle it? But I can't find people...ah.

"Ah!"

That's right! I have an item that allows me to find people. The item that found the hidden Finist...the tracking weathervane.

"Huh. You noticed...you saw the enemy's strength, right?"

"Yes...I'm going to ask you no...will you join me in the fight?"

"I can't do that...I only fight when Aladdin is involved. I'm still a demigod"

Impossible...but I don't know any demon god who would give me a hint, no matter how much it's for Aladdin's sake.

"...What is it? You're trying to say something, aren't you?"

"Nothing~"

"Don't you dare make that Aladdin smirk on your face!"

He's pissed... but it made me feel better...now I'll be able to sleep comfortably.

"Ready? Aladdin and the others should be safe until tomorrow. You have until then to decide"

A time limit has been added to the quest. Excellent.

"Ah. I'll give you what you want"

"Huh"

When I come back, Lily and the others look at me.

"Takuto...you have a different vibe than before"

"...You prefer someone like that guy?"

"I, It's different, isn't it? Takuto-oniichan"

"...I doubt it"

What are you talking about...these girls. Then Cinth pats me on the head.

"I think there is"

There isn't!

"Stop talking nonsense and let's go home"

"Are you sure? Takuto"

"Yeah. I've got a good idea where the enemy is. We're going to set it up tonight"

Hearing this, Lily and the others all nodded their heads. Then I sent an email to the guild members and logged out.

『To anyone who can get into the Sandwall Desert this evening. I need your help with a tricky quest』

If I don't need to bother with player restrictions in the guild's quest requirements, I feel free to rely on everyone else. I'm sure I won't be able to handle it on my own, given the difficulty level.