We wrapped up the hunt and headed for the Wantos Adventurer's Guild.
When three beautiful girls walk into a guild, they’re bound to draw attention. I could feel the gazes flying our way from every direction.
Man, in VR Mode, you really notice when people are gawking at you. Since our eyes actually meet and all. Oh? Why are you looking away now? Don't you know I’m a beautiful girl?
Wait, maybe they’re just shy? I mean, I am a total babe!
"Ooh, this feels kinda fresh-ssu."
"VR Mode is incomprehensible, but isn't it amazing? Even if it makes no sense."
For now, let's turn in the extra Great Boars.
...Oh! The Receptionist here is an Elf, too. Nice to meet you.
"H-H-Heeey! You're the C-Rank adventurer... p-party, right?!"
"Whoa, is she nervous? Maybe she’s a rookie?"
"Hyai! Y-Yes, I am! Please be gentle with me!!"
I see. If she’s a rookie, it can't be helped.
"She’s cute, kind of like Penpen-chan."
"Oh? She doesn't look like Penpen-shi-o?"
"Ah, Alto-shi. I mean when she’s in Auto Mode-ssu. She’s that kind of girl-ssu."
"Her character side-o? Boku hasn't met her yet-o."
"Then I’ll switch over-ssu. Auto Mode, on... U-Um, hello-desu..."
Penpen suddenly turned timid, bowing repeatedly with a servile, self-deprecating smile.
"Oh! So this is Penpen-chan-o. ...Isn't she kind of erotic?"
"Hiee?! A-Ah, um, I... I belong to the Spirit-sama, so..."
"Oh? So that means you're mine-o?"
"I-I... I belong to my Spirit-sama...!"
"Yeah, yeah, Alto. Give it a rest, will you?"
I lightly reined in the teasing Alto while continuing the business.
"Sorry about that, Miss Receptionist. Do you have any delivery requests for Great Boars?"
"Y-Yes! We do! But, um, are you... delivering them now?"
"Yeah, about three of them. The dismantling warehouse would be better, right?"
"!! Y-Yes! T-That would be a huge help!"
We successfully turned in the materials and completed the request.
Apparently, Great Boar meat was highly valued; including the reward, it came to twenty Silver Coins per beast. Since we turned in three and split the total between the three of us, each of us walked away with twenty Silver Coins.
By the way, besides these three, we had materials like meat, hides, bones, and tusks from ten other boars that Penpen had already dismantled. She planned to use those for her own projects; these three were just for the delivery request.
"Penpen-chan was so cute-o. Bring her out again-o!"
"No way-ssu. You terrified Pen-chan-ssu."
"Hey, you two. I'm splitting the reward. Twenty Silver Coins each, okay?"
"Oh! ...Ugh! My stomach is stuffed from that steak we just ate-o! I wanted to use this money to pay tribute to Penpen-chan so I could dote on her-o...!"
"No way-ssu. Touching is strictly forbidden-ssu."
"Do I just need to pay cash-o?! One Silver Coin for one minute!?"
"That's not what I meant-ssu!"
...Yeah, maybe taking on another request to help digest all that food would be a good idea. (Distant look)
Oh, wait. Come to think of it, I had business with the Great Turtle around here.
I decided to ask the Receptionist if she had any information on it.
"A Great Turtle?"
"Yeah. There should be a Great Turtle around here. I was wondering if you had any info, like an official name or its weaknesses."
"Hmm, I'm not sure..."
Damn. It seemed the Great Turtle hadn't been officially confirmed by the guild... Oh, wait.
"I have a Young Turtle Corpse here, for now."
"Eh? ...!?"
Oops, I pulled it straight out of my Inventory without thinking. The Receptionist's face went rigid the moment she saw it.
"E-Eh, ah... An E-Elementalion!?"
"Elementalion? Hoho, so this turtle has a name like that."
"A turtle... ah, um, it certainly looks like a turtle, but that is a disaster—a type of Elementalion. It's relatively small, but that is an Adult form."
"Huh?"
There was that massive Great Turtle out there, yet this was the Adult?
"Uhh. What exactly is an Elementalion?"
"Yes. They are considered a type of Spirit... Ah, sorry. They are concept monsters, manifestations of natural phenomena. They are almost always disasters that manipulate the environment and cause cataclysms."
"I see, I see. So it's not just a regular turtle."
"This Elementalion seems to manipulate water-related phenomena. If we were to give it a name, it would be a Water Elementalion... But you actually defeated it! Thank you so much!! As expected of the Spirit-possessed! Conventional weapons and magic hardly work against Elementalions at all."
"Ah, right."
I mean, I just punched it to death, though? Oh, wait—Tria’s limbs. They must count as SP Weapons. That explains it.
...Hm? In that case, the equipment made from this turtle might actually be pretty incredible. No wonder Penpen’s production class leveling was going so well.
"...What do you mean by 'manipulating water-related phenomena'?"
"For example, making it stop raining, or conversely, causing heavy downpours. They can even change the flow of rivers and underground water. ...It was thought to be a simple drought or abnormal weather, but it was actually the work of an Elementalion."
Come to think of it, the quest scenario did mention that it hadn't rained for two months.
So it really was the Great Turtle's fault.
"...Um? You were the one who defeated it, Tria-sama? Since it rained, after all."
"Well, yeah. There were a ton of them, and I hunted over a dozen. But there are still some left, and there seems to be a Parent Turtle, too."
"Eh?"
"What's the stage above an Adult?"
The Elf's face drained of all color, and her eyes rolled back into her head. Uh, hello? Anyone home?
What's the big deal? Is it like a Perfect Form? Or an Ultimate Form?