Second Holy Mission Complete

Vivian went back to the Mission Room and headed straight to the Mission Rewards counter.

"Hi, excuse me, I'm here to report that I've completed the Bank Account mission -- I mean, Holy Mission."

"Hello, please show me your pendant."

Vivian took off her necklace and gave it to the woman.

After checking Vivian's name written on the back of the pendant, she nodded and then faced Vivian.

"From now on, every time you take and complete a Holy Mission, the Temple will automatically register it on this pendant to keep a track record. Do you want to receive the 1 gold coin reward physically or on your pendant?

"On my pendant."

"Okay."

The woman took out an oblong-shaped green crystal that was as large as an adult's head and pressed the pendant near it, causing it to emit a faint glow.

"The recording is complete and 1 gold coin has been added to your bank account."

The woman gave back the necklace to Vivian.

"Thank you."

"Thank you as well and may the God of Light continue to watch over you, sister."

"You too."

Next, Vivian headed over to Ezekiel.

"Sister Vivian, congratulations. Here for another Holy Mission?"

"Yes, but I want to ask first about the Holy Mission regarding participating in a feeding and teaching program outside the Temple."

"Ah yes, as a member of the Temple of Priests, one of our Holy Missions is to help and spread the holy vision of the God of Light by conducting a feeding and teaching Holy Mission for the weak and in need. It is a joint task force between us, the royalty, the nobles and other various sponsors. This also can help us learn the Class Magic [Halo].

"For Brown Cloaks, the feeding and teaching programs they will be assigned at is within the city. But they can also participate in the feeding and teaching programs that will be conducted in the nearby towns and villages."

"Correct me if I'm wrong, but the reward is 5 gold and it lasts 5 days a week, right?"

"Yes, that is correct, from the day of Monar to the day of Fratur. The program starts in the morning and then ends after lunchbreak."

"Even the ones outside the city?"

"Yes, but in their case, they usually end up returning a little later and they also come with some bonuses."

"Bonuses?"

"Yes, given that it's a Holy Mission conducted outside the city so there's danger involved, then they naturally are given some bonuses."

"I see…" she said. "What day is it today?"

"Today is the day of Westar."

"Is it still possible to take the quest -- I mean, Holy Mission today?"

"Yes. However, you will have to start tomorrow. And given that there's only 2 days left, you will only get 2 gold coins."

"I see. I still would like to take this Holy Mission."

He took out a token and gave it to her.

"Come here before 8:00 a.m. tomorrow morning and bring this with you."

"Okay," Vivian said and took the token. "I have one more question."

"What is it, sister?"

"It's about the Class Magic Mission where I have to participate in a Ranking Match and reach the Top 3."

"Ah yes, and the reward is 1 complete set of mithril armor."

"How do I join that?"

"On the last week of every month, a ranking match is conducted at the Training Grounds by the instructors. Participants will battle it out until the Top 3 is decided. And of course, members who already won in the past can't participate. And the next ranking match is next week."

"I see, I see… Thank you, brother."

"No problem, sister. And my the God of Light continue to watch over you."

"You too as well."

***

At the Adventurer's Guild.

Vivian entered the building and was using her poleaxe like a walking staff which was about 6ft long and made out of pure silver, sporting a metallic white color. 

She glanced at Pana who was busy talking to an adventurer.

She headed straight to the Quest Board and read the quests for Copper Rank.

'Special Quest: Search for a missing engagement ring. Last known location, The Silver Wing Inn. Reward 50 copper coins, time limit 30 days…'

'Special Quest: Investigate if my girlfriend is cheating on me. Information about the target will be disclosed once the quest is accepted. Reward 30 copper coins, time limit 7 days…'

Vivian gritted her teeth and tightened her grip around her poleaxe.

'Motherfucker…!'

'Why is there still no Bukaroo and Treebark quests…?!'

'Who the fuck is taking them…?!'

"Excuse me, Priestess Vivian," a female voice said behind her.

Vivian rolled her eyes before turning around.

When she saw the person, it was one of the receptionist and she immediately put on a friendly expression.

"Yes?"

"A client wants to meet with you."

Vivian glanced at Pana who was still busy talking to an adventurer and she returned her gaze to the receptionist.

"Why?"

"They want to offer you a quest and they're currently waiting inside one of the conference rooms."

"I'm very sorry, but I'm a very busy person. Can you tell me right now what is the quest, how much is the reward and who is the client?"

"The client is a merchant named Madam Potts and the quest is an escort mission to Sunrise Town. As for the reward, I don't know, the both of you can negotiate about it."

"I see. Tell her I'm not interested because I have other matters to attend to and can't leave the city."

It was the truth. Starting tomorrow, Vivian has the feeding and teaching Holy Mission in the morning, in the afternoon she had to train her Physical Arts, and in the evening she had to train her Magic Arts. On top of that, there was also the Ranking Match next week.

Furthermore, she hasn't even slept since last night.

"Okay, I will tell her that," the receptionist said.

"Thank you," Vivian said.

She noticed the adventurer talking to Pana leaving.

"Excuse me," she said to the receptionist before heading over to Pana.

"Pana!" she said as she waved and smiled.

"Oh, Vivian, hi!" Pana said and returned the gesture. "You rejected the client?"

"Oh, you knew?"

"Yeah, they originally wanted me the one to tell you but I was busy."

"Oh, I see. By the way, can you show me how do you write the name of the days on a piece of paper because I'm not sure if my handwriting is readable. By order, okay?"

Pana's brows knitted together, surprised by the unexpected request.

"What?"

"Come on, please. You know I just learned how to read and write not long ago so I'm not yet confident with my writing skills. And so I asked myself: Whose penmanship should I copy? And I thought of you, a well-respected receptionist," Vivian said and flashed a very kind and warm smile.

"Vivian, are you okay? You look like you've lost a lot of weight."

Pana couldn't help but notice the sunken cheeks and the dark and heavy eyebags on Vivian's face.

"I'm okay. I'm just busy right now."

"You should take a rest. After all, being an adventurer isn't exactly an easy occupation. You literally have one foot on the grave."

"Thanks for your concern, but I'm really okay. I'm just so busy lately. But once this passes over, I'll be back to my usual self."

"If you say so," said Pana. "I can recommend you some cream and makeup to cover those eye bags."

"It's that bad?"

Pana nodded.

Vivian chuckled.

"Excuse me," a male voice suddenly said.

Both Vivian and Pana turned to who spoke.

It was a man in his 50s wearing a black suit and behind him was the receptionist whom Vivian had spoken earlier.

"Are you Priestess Vivian?"

"Why?"

The man gave an elegant bow.

"Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Henry and I work as an assistant for Madam Potts. And if you may, Priestess Vivian, my mistress would want to have a word with you."

"I already said I'm not interested. Please stop bothering me. I have many important businesses to attend to," Vivian said and then turned away. 

Both the Pana and the other receptionist's eyes turned wide.

As for Henry, he was so calm that no one could tell that he had just been rejected in front of many people.

He bowed.

"My apologies for disturbing you, Priestess. Thank you for your time."

And then left.

"By the way, why is there no Bukaroo and Treebark quests anymore? It's been two days and still nothing," said Vivian.

"Oh… Ah… That one… Um… Well… They were available this morning but they were taken away by a group of new adventurers," Pana stammered.

Meanwhile, the other receptionist went back to the room where Madam Potts was waiting.

"A group of new adventurers?"

"Yeah, they were all 15-year-olds I think."

'Annoying brats…!'

"But those quests are mine. How am I supposed to get promoted if I don't get any quests?"

"Vivian…" Pana said and looked at her with a deadpan expression.

"What?"

"So many people are inviting you to party and you're also receiving quests from clients. And in case you don't know, Madam Potts is one of the influential merchants in this city."

"But they don't fit my schedule."

Hearing Vivian's reply, Pana couldn't help but let out a sigh and massage her forehead.

Vivian continued speaking.

"And even if I wanted to accept them, I just can't because I have other matters within the Temple of Priests to deal with. I rather flat-out reject them right away than waste both of our time."

Pana stopped massaging her forehead and looked at Vivian.

"Then I can't help you."

"By the way, about you writing the days…?"

"You were serious about that?"

"Yes."

"But my penmanship isn't that beautiful."

"But at least it's a hundred times better compared to mine. Come on."

Pana let out another sigh before taking out a piece of paper and a pen.

After writing the days, she gave it to Vivian.

'Sunar, Monar, Tuar, Westar, Thura, Fratur and Satur…'

'Isn't this just basically Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday…?'

'This is plagiarism…'

Vivian looked at Pana.

"Thanks, Pana. I owe you one."

"Okay."