Chapter 81: Special Event (1)


    "...huh? Why all of a sudden..." Soon after hearing Zavir''s loud voice, Frey was left stumped. Though it wasn''t just her, nearly everyone at the table was left with unanswered questions.


    "Today''s special event night..." Shinto murmured to himself. "So it seems there''s another reason as to why we were talking here in an event ballroom of all ces."


    "Bah. What the hell''s going on?" Ethaniel frowned at the situation as he turned to the girl in front of him. "Raina, do you know anything about this?"


    "...well, Zavir did mention something about today''s events... but that''s about it," Raina exined. "I didn''t mean to drag you guys into this..."


    "It''s fine, I guess. We might have ended up in this situation either way even without the motive of saving you guys," Shinto shrugged. "Anyways; you two," he calmly turned to Raina and Greld. "I don''t think what Zavir said to us was what the ''talk'' was all about when we weren''t there. Care to exin your side of the story?"


    "Err... well, that guy said something aboutpensation, yes... but he didn''t end with just that," Greld said. "The reason why I couldn''t pass up on the offer... was because of this event that is being held right now."


    "...and just what event is this?" Shinto continued questioning.


    "Regarding the future of Lavida... as well as the future of this town."


    "...for the future of Lavida and this town?" Shinto repeated the words from what Greld had said, however before being able to continue on with his sentence, he was interrupted.


    "Now, ahem! All you people here tonight must be quite impatient in what''s to happen in this event, yes?" Still, at the front of the ballroom, Zavir continued his speech. "Not to worry; for everything will graduallye, but... for the time being, enjoy your dinner!"


    Momentster, the doors of the ballroom opened as countless waiters and waitresses entered the room, holding onto many sorts of dishes as they made to each table that resides within the room.


    "Hah? Seriously? Dinner? At this time?" Ethaniel questioned.


    "...this is an event I guess," Raina said.


    ...


    Through the empty streets of Parm, a small ck fox swiftly ran on the cold hard roads as he used the shadows of the night for cover. From the area around him, countless yers were looking far and wide for him.


    "Argh! Where did that rascal go?!" The yer cried out in annoyance. "He can''t be too far right?"


    "...it''s an animal, Jax..." The yer beside him sighed. "Can''t we just go back already? The situation back in the hotel is looking to be more interesting."


    "...but the quest rewards!"


    "You can stay here looking like a fool while searching for a ck animal that can literally use almost everything around this town to hide. Think properly please."


    "Man... why are they so persistent?" Kon pondered as he peeked out from the shadows, looking over at the situation. "Shouldn''t they give up already?"


    "...but, the rewards are so good that it should be passed up on!" The yerined.


    "What are the rewards even?"


    "It''s something from the church, ''Catch the cursed fox'' for a divine heritage or something..." he murmured out. "Wait, you didn''t get it?"


    "No obviously not. I just followed you here cause you''re my friend and didn''t want to leave you looking like a maniacal fool, but it seemed as so I failed," he sighed.


    "Wait what the hell''s that supposed to mean?" he frowned. "Ugh, anyways. If you didn''t get the quest... does this mean it''s an exclusive quest just for me?!"


    "Well, you are a knight of Viera," he shrugged.


    "But to get it all of a sudden when I was out getting struck down by those fireball thingys... I must be special!"


    "Sigh, say whatever you want. Can we just go back now?"


    "Ugh... finding that fox is real hard... fine, I''ll search for itter!"


    "...ah! They''re going away!" Noticing that the two yers were beginning turn back, Kon let out a happy yap.


    "...!" Hearing a sudden loud noise, Jax looked back slightly. "Hey, you heard that?"


    "Probably just your imagination. Stop making excuses and let''s head back already."


    "Fine, fine..."


    "...eep! I almost revealed myself..." Kon let out a sigh of relieve. "I wonder what master''s doing? He''s doing fine right? I hope..." Turning to the direction of the hotel, he pondered, however, he quickly shook his head. "Yeah! He should be fine! His master after all! For now... I''ll just go back to that tavern ce while waiting for him or until he calls for me..."


    ...


    Back on the sixth floor of Lavida, Ethaniel constrainedly ate the dishesid out in front of him. "...ugh...why the hell is the food so good?"


    "Hmph! Not as good as the food made by Greld!" Frey said whilst eating the food.


    "...how long are we going to wait until Zavir says anything again?" Greld impatiently frowned. "It seems like he''s taking his sweet time on this."


    "Well, for all I know, it''ll probably be soon since this is the 3rd dish that''s been given out," Shinto replied whilst scrutinizing the room, noticing that there were many nobles who wore the emblem of Lavida on their clothing. "Anyways... it seems that whatever the future of Lavida holds, plenty of nobles seem to be interested... especially those higher ss ones."


    "Is the future of Lavida that important for them?" Ethaniel questioned. "Where does this damn ce even stand in the first ce, actually? One day it just shot up to power and so many idiots flocked over to there."


    "Hmm..." Pondering on the idea, the lights of the ballroom suddenly dimmed. "...!"


    "I hope you all are enjoying your dinner? Mhm. Now it''s time for the main event of the day! Our goals and future ns for Lavida," Zavir''s voice once again protruded out throughout the room, quickly catching the attention of everyone in the room. "Now as you all may know, Lavida has only been around for half a year, but we''ve happily grown to this point thanks to everyone''s support!"


    "So, what''s next for this fine establishment hmm? I''m sure all of you are curious!" Zavir continued. "It''s simpleto expand throughout the kingdom of Zak. But of course, all of you know that already. So I''ll skip that detail for the time being and move onto our recent discoveries by the mountains of Galven. Today''s real main event; ''Altric''."


    "...!!!" Upon hearing the words said out by Zavir, the eyes of certain people in the group opened widely.