Once they received the answer from Clovis, they didn’t hesitate to take the next step.
The entire Libation Fiesta accompanied Vina to the explorer association, while Hana had to arrange another meeting for her company.
As one would expect from the explorer association of the capital city, it was packed with so many people. There were more than ten counters who were taking care of the explorers.
Of those ten, six of them were female. However, the line to reach them was quite long.
"This... So, who is that person? The most beautiful one." Kanaria asked. "Jay. If you have any woman that you would like other than your saber, who is that woman?"
"Huh? Was that an insult or something?"
Kanaria shrugged. "Take it however you want it. I just want the answer."
Jay’s eyebrows twitched as he raised his saber. It remained sheathed to not make other people worry.
He just wanted to compare those women with his blade before pointing at one woman. "That person."
The line of the person Jay chose was the second longest line. It would probably take them some time to reach her, but if this was a mission, they had no other choice.
"Well, looks like we have no other choice." Kanaria sighed. "I will line up. Vina comes with me. The rest of you can go somewhere."
"If I have to choose one, it will be a different person. Beauty is subjective after all." Ragna frowned. "Why not just split up so even if one fails, the other might succeed?"
"That’s fair as well." Kanaria nodded and turned to the others. They agreed. "All right then. Let’s—!"
Before Kanaria ordered them to split up, Erwin raised his hand, stopping her. "As Ragna said, beauty is subjective. So, why not measure it objectively?"
"Huh? How to do that? In the end, everything is our preference, right?"
"I know. But inner beauty is easier to measure objectively, no?"
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"Jay... You..." Aileen was in shock. "If you are going to cheat on me, you should choose a woman..."
"What?!" Erwin was speechless. "I’m not talking about that. From his expression, I only know that he’s the kindest. He is explaining things slowly so that others understand."
"I’m joking, of course. Why are you so worked up like that?" Aileen grinned, teasing Erwin this time.
"..." Erwin’s eyebrows twitched. He was the one who always did all the teasing, but it was his turn to receive it.
"Well, we can try as Erwin suggested." Kanaria nodded.
It took them only three minutes before they were able to reach the receptionist.
"How may I help you?" The receptionist offered a gentle smile.
"I have come in peace." Vina gave the password, not knowing whether this man was the correct person or not. She was a bit embarrassed. Even the people behind her had weird faces, not knowing why she would even say those words.
The receptionist was surprised before asking, "May I know why you say those words to me?"
"One of our people has a sharp eye."
"I see. May I know your name?"
"Congratulations, Miss Lavina, for finding me." The receptionist smiled. "I have received specific instructions from the association president regarding your special mission. Would you like to receive it right now?"
"Yes. Please register it under the Libation Fiesta." Vina nodded as Kanaria gave their group’s card.
It might be due to how long they hadn’t made a name for themselves, no one near them seemed to recognize the name of the Libation Fiesta. Then again, their group was much more famous in the west, so it was no wonder that the people in the east didn’t recognize them.
"This is the mission. Please read it."
Description: Please visit Bear Mug and find Mr. Apollo.
The mission was simple, but it was quite weird. Why would the mission request them to find a person? They couldn’t help but wonder if this Apollo would be the one giving them the request.
"Bear Mug..." Vina muttered. "Where is this place?"
"It’s in this city. That’s all I can say. I can’t give you more information." The receptionist shook his head.
"I understand. Thank you very much."
"No problem. If you have finished your mission, please return to me. I will give you the next mission."
"Okay." Vina nodded as she and Kanaria returned to the group.
"Melody. Can you figure this place out?" Kanaria asked.
"Hmm?" Melody frowned. "There’s nothing that can be found... No, wait. Is it something like the previous test?"
Melody scanned the city map as Kanaria pointed at one of the blocks. "Look at this one... Doesn’t this look like a mug? This block."
"Ah! It must be located in this block. We have to search for anything related to the bear there." Vina nodded in agreement.
"That sounds easier than finding a way to meet the association president." Jay nodded.
"Let’s go then. Thanks to Hana, we can bring our bus here, so it’s much more convenient to travel." Ragna nodded.
"I will drive." Erwin extended his hand, asking for the key from Kanaria.
Suddenly, their conversation was interrupted by a high-pitched laugh.
"Hohoho! To think I would be meeting you here."
"!!!" Vina recognized this voice and hurriedly turned around, finding a brown-haired woman accompanied by several other people. Each of them looked fierce, their bodies emanating pressure.
However, all of them were wearing big sunglasses, so they had a hard time recognizing any of them. Still, they already knew these people were part of the Three Swords.
"Stefany..." Vina gritted her teeth. "What are you doing here? You shouldn’t have found a method to find the association president."
"As expected of Lavina. You definitely have a way to track my movement. But there’s no instruction telling me not to get the information through another method."
"!!!" Vina widened her eyes before glancing out. She noticed that two people were suddenly running. "Not good. They have got the information. We have to head there right now! Chase them!"