Cursed Thrones
Chapter 13 - Quest

"Hmmm...."

Brian stood quietly before the notice board. The index finger of his right hand was seen propping up his chin while paying attention to the few Quests present.

Beside him, Cecilia was also seen reading various Quests.

It's just....

...[.My cat is gone! Please find it immediately! Prize: 5 silver coins!]...

...[.The inner waterways of the city on the North side are blocked. The city government of Mapleford needs your help to clean it up. Reward: 1 silver coin per hour of work. Warning: Each group will be monitored! Don't be lazy!]...

...[.It takes a volunteer to train a match with my son. Note: My son is learning fireball magic and needs a living target. Payment: 30 silver coins. Warning: We are not responsible if volunteers die.]...

"What is it?!" brian shouted in annoyance after seeing those few Quests.

Subconsciously, Brian even hit the notice board to make it damaged.

Instantly, some of the employees within these Guilds instantly turned their attention towards Brian.

"ah! Damn, sorry. I'll replace it." Brian told one of the Guild employees who walked over to him.

The Guild employee was a quite charming woman with brownish hair. The neat Guild Uniform also embellished his figure.

The woman was also seen wearing a pair of glasses thick enough to aid her vision.

"Just calm down, it's commonplace" the Guild employee said with a friendly smile. He then immediately bowed and picked up a few pieces of notice paper that had fallen to the ground.

By reflex, Brian also bowed and helped the woman to clear up the mistakes she made.

"Seeing from your reaction.... First time coming here?" asked the Guild employee by continuing to keep his smile.

'Damn it! He's conscious?! It's bad....'

Suddenly, the Guild employee approached and whispered something towards Brian. Directly to his right ear.

"I'll keep your secret if you give me ten gold coins."

'Deg!!!'

Brian's heart immediately felt like dislodging. Surprised after hearing what the woman said.

'Confidential? What does he mean? Don't say.' thought Brian in his heart.

After a while, the woman got closer and whispered her threat.

"You're both demons, aren't you?"

The Guild employee's words immediately pierced right in Brian's heart. Before Brian could jump back to get away, the Guild employee's right hand immediately restrained him.

"Just calm down, as long as you give me the money, I'll keep quiet."

'How could he know? Are we that cute? Shouldn't have. In fact..' thought Brian in his heart while looking towards Cecilia who was still busy searching for that Quest.

Brian confirmed that Cecilia's small horns and long ears were completely invisible beneath the skull or beanie.

But how?

"If you ask how.... In short I have slightly better eyesight than anyone else." continued the woman.

"Then why? Aren't you an officer here? Why not report us if it's true? If we are Devils." Brian replied while trying to dodge little by little.

"Because I'm not from this world, so I don't care what happens in it. As long as I can earn money and live a quiet life, that's enough for me." she replied.

He began to slowly stand up, even reaching out his right hand to help Brian stand up.

'Not from this world? Don't say....'

"I know it's hard to believe. But that's the truth. So how? As a bonus, I can keep your name inside this city." said the woman with a very sharp look.

"Reux! What the hell are you doing? Have you obtained an interesting Quest?" ask Cecilia from a distance.

'So he doesn't know I'm from another world yet? Lah good. Then....'

After preparing himself, Brian again asked.

"Bonnus? Keeping name?"

"As you can see, I have the ability to judge with my eyesight. And everyone in this City entrusted that task to me, after all only I can do it here.

So if anyone accuses you two of anything, I can come to clear your name." explained the woman. As if this wasn't his first time.

But....

The problem was the cost. 10 gold coins was a huge one. For comparison, 1 dollar in the real world is equivalent to 10 bronze coins in the world.

1 Silver coin is equivalent to 100 bronze coins. Similarly for gold coins where one gold coin is equivalent to 100 silver coins.

In other words, the employee's demand of 10 gold coins, the same as paying 10,000 dollars or 150 million rupiah more.

And Brian's current financial condition....

"Sorry but if you want to report us, then report it. Besides there's no evidence of what you're saying, we don't have any money to waste either." Brian replied in a soft voice.

Brian is still trying to negotiate.

"You think I'm just bluffing?" reply the woman, now while a little angry. His facial expression changed as well.

"absolutely right? It's been a scam like this you know? And also...."

Suddenly, the woman came closer and whispered what she knew.

"Three Hecate bloods for the two of you, and a small piece of Hecate's horn for the Elf girl."

Brian's wrong.

The woman in front of him was real. He was not bluffing at all and even knew exactly what they both had.

But....

'Why didn't he mention his eyes?' brian thought in his heart a confusion. Intrigued, Brian bullied her once again.

"Is that all you see?"

"Whatchu mean? My eyesight was never wrong." the woman replied once more. He even looked at the two once more to make sure that there was no mistake.

'It.... What the hell's going on? Isn't that Hecate's eye? Or the.... Weren't you?'

Brian was getting confused about the situation. Especially against the eye that is currently embedded in the right eye Cecilia.

"Give up, I know everything."

"Well.... Okay, but can we pay it in installments? We don't have that kind of money." Brian replied with a face that seemed to have given up.

No longer able to dodge in the sight of the woman.

"No problem! It's good to work with you! Ohya, my name is Adelle. Just call me if you want to pay." The woman replied with a big smile.

Immediately, the Guild employee named Adelle stepped away after tidying up the scattered paper.

"Reux! Lookie! This quest is great! Even the reward is huge! What say?!" cecilia shouted in the distance.

While Brian and Adelle were still negotiating, Cecilia had walked away to several boards beside where Brian was.

"You serious? Take a look." Brian replied with a smile.

When it comes near....

And look at what's on that piece of paper....

...[.One of the ruling demons from the Frostbite region came invading the territory of the Luvelia empire! All adventurers are invited to take part in defending humanity. ...

...Pay in advance: 50 silver coins. Pay if the Devil lord is killed and you still survive: 10 gold coins. Terms : Must be on the front line. ...

...Current information: The Demon Lord with the ice magic, along with his tens of thousands of troops has razed the great city of Vorksal and several small towns and villages along the way.]...

After reading everything....

"Oi, you want us to kill ourselves? What kind of quest is this?! And why did you pick it up?! What really happened to this world?!"

"But the payment...."

"No pay! Didn't you see? Some cities were destroyed because of this demon! Of course we'll stay away. But thankfully, the Devil was moving towards the East and opposite to the location of this City but...."

With a face that looked gloomy and disappointed, Cecilia took the paper and returned it to its original place.

While Brian himself was grateful that he had seen it first.

If no....