Reincarnated Maid is About To Be Captured by All Players

Near Rothschild, at a certain tavern.

“Question, do you know how many [Legendary Weapons] the Kingdom of Mikael has?”

Enrique put down his teacup, intrigued by one of the rewards for the time-limited mission.

The game doesn’t have job classifications, but the durability of weapons and armor is similar to other games. However, [Legendary Weapons] are an exception. They don’t lose durability and can’t be stolen by skills. They also grow along with the player they are bound to.

That said, low-level players essentially have no chance of getting a Legendary Weapon.

“Including those held by the king and dukes, the total is…”

“Only count adventurers.”

“In the Kingdom of Mikael, there are eleven Legendary Weapons held by active adventurer groups. The Rod Mercenary Company holds the most with two, and the rest are held by other organizations. However, the validity of Anna’s Support Group’s leader holding one is uncertain. If that’s false information, there are only ten.”

The knight behind Enrique answered honestly.

How long has the game been live? There are only eleven Legendary Weapons held by active player guilds in the Kingdom of Mikael, showing their rarity.

Enrique showed the mission panel to the knight, who exclaimed in surprise.

“Is this…?!”

“Incredible, isn’t it? Duke Bogia promises to forge a Legendary Weapon for the player who completes the mission… Forget the other rewards, just this one is enough to make adventurers work like dogs.”

Although he couldn’t log out to check the forums, he was sure that the news would cause a sensation. If not for the [Barrier], adventurers from all over would flood into Duke Bogia’s territory.

What interested Enrique was the duke’s target—a little girl? Was she worth the duke’s enormous mobilization?

“Report!”

As Enrique was contemplating how to get his hands on the reward, a player who was assigned to watch Anna rushed in.

“Oh? Was Anna kicked out?”

“No!”

The player swallowed hard.

“Anna… has disappeared!”

…

Outside Rothschild, in a player camp.

“A barony! You can get a baron title for completing the time-limited mission!”

“Amalilith! Amalilith, here I come!”

“Status, wealth, equipment—the duke has put everything on Amalilith!”

After receiving the time-limited mission, every player’s blood boiled.

Despite many questions—like why the duke is targeting a girl with little combat ability—the rich rewards were enough to push everything else out of mind.

The answer was clear: swear allegiance to Duke Bogia!

Among the players who received the mission was Evanhe of the Smiley Guild.

But he paid no attention to the mission rewards and instead mounted his beloved horse, touching his precious sword.

“I have a premonition… The lady I protect (Anna) needs my help…!”

…

Needless to say, Duke Bogia dropping a time-limited mission was like throwing a bomb among the player community.

Players outside the Kingdom of Mikael were pounding their chests in frustration. They couldn’t even make it due to the [Barrier] around Duke Obi’s territory. In contrast, the mood among adventurers in the Kingdom of Mikael instantly soared to a frenzied peak.

…

Rothschild, in a forest.

“Meow?! The rewards are tempting? I’m a bit moved… No, meow! This child is…”

Caro the Cat plays the game for leisure, but seeing Duke Bogia’s stakes, she had to admit that she wavered for a moment.

However, doing so would mean never becoming friends with Miss Anna again, so it’s absolutely out of the question.

Using her Beastman race’s unique sense of smell, Caro ran at full speed through the dense forest. Though the Cat people’s sense of smell isn’t the strongest, tracking Miss Anna is no issue—after all, she smells so sweet that once you smell her, you never forget.

Heading west…

“?!?”

Caro’s beastly instincts sensed danger, and she somersaulted to the side without a second thought.

The moment Caro jumped away, a gust of wind attacked from behind. If she hadn’t dodged in time, it would have been worse than losing a few hairs.

Wind elemental magic isn’t uncommon, but the power to leave a mark over 20 centimeters deep on the ground…

“Huh—”

Someone caught up.

“Beastmen sure are fast… If I wasn’t specialized in wind elemental magic, I would have lost you long ago.”

“You are, Trafalmeow!”

“It’s Trafalgar! Don’t just change people’s IDs!”

Surprisingly, the player galloping towards her wasn’t a stranger.

“Weren’t you supposed to be in Rothschild looking at a house?”

“I’m not interested in that house. I bought it on someone else’s behalf. Never mind that, you’re not with them.”

Trafalgar dismounted, his gaze as sharp as a hunter’s who won’t give up until he’s caught his prey.

“Where are they? What are you rushing off to do?”

“…………”

“—You know where Anastasia is, don’t you?”