"What should I do?"
The Counter Miss was diligently writing something in her small notebook, then she looked up with a startled expression and asked nervously,
"Um… May I… May I ask what you prefer to be called?"
"Iri, just call me Iri. Hmm??" Only then did Iri notice that the Counter Miss had been using honorifics with her the entire time. This wasn't right, was it?
This mature-looking Counter Miss shouldn't be using honorifics for a little kid like her, should she? No, no, that's not important. What's important is!
Iri once again scrutinized the quest slip she had torn off. What exactly was this quest about? She couldn't understand it at all…
Not to mention the difficulty of the quest, the crucial thing was that she didn't even know the quest content. She had pretended to look at the quest board for a long time before tearing this one off. Now, how was she going to explain? Admit that she couldn't understand it? That would be incredibly embarrassing.
Alright! I have an idea! If that's the case!
"Wait a moment!" Iri spoke up.
"Uh? Wh-what's wrong?" The Miss stopped what she was doing and looked up at Iri.
"I've thought about it, and I feel this quest is still too simple. Do you have a more difficult quest!" Iri said. Good! I'll adapt Ainz's method! I'll induce the Counter Miss to recommend a more difficult quest to me.
"Ah! This is currently the most difficult quest in the Adventurer's Guild. It's usually only available for Mithril-level quests and above. There are no more difficult ones." The Counter Miss replied, somewhat at a loss.
"Uh…" Iri was stumped again. While it was true that she had immediately picked the most difficult quest, proving her previous deduction was correct and that completing this quest should earn her enough for the trip to the Empire, the premise was knowing how to complete the quest!
The Counter Miss was also in a dilemma now. She was supposed to be done after registering Iri, but she hadn't even finished the registration!
She was stopped by this terrifying little girl, who then remained silent. What should she do next?
The Counter Miss was also very flustered…
That day, all the counter staff were called to the Guild Master's office. He said that if this little girl came over, whatever she asked for, they should agree to it if possible, and they should try every means to get her to join the Adventurer's Guild!
Now this little girl had appeared again. Although she had joined the Adventurer's Guild without needing to be coaxed, the scene she had caused in the Adventurer's Guild before still left a considerable shadow in the Counter Miss's heart. Coupled with the Guild Master's special instructions, she naturally didn't dare to disobey her. And now the Guild Master wasn't here, what should she do?
At this moment, the Adventurers in the hall were also very nervous. They had seen that the quest she was interested in earlier was a Mithril-level quest, and seeing her confidently slap the quest on the counter, the Adventurers who had experienced this little girl's power didn't think she couldn't complete this quest.
But now she was asking for a more difficult quest, and the Adventurer's Guild couldn't satisfy her. Recalling two days ago, this little girl's outburst was also because she found the quest too simple. Now, the quest was being deemed simple again. It seemed that the kneeling incident of that day might reappear.
"Um… Sister…" The little girl lowered her head, her tone seemingly a bit displeased.
It's over… Everyone's going to kneel again. Almost all the Adventurers who knew Iri's power, including the Counter Miss, thought this. They had 'angered' her!
"Can you…?" This terrifying little girl continued to speak, her voice getting lower and lower…
"Can you…" It was as low as a whisper from a demon lord of hell.
"Can you tell me… what exactly is written on this quest slip?" The little girl looked up, asking in a small, seemingly embarrassed voice.
"Uh? You? You? What are you saying?" The Counter Miss had already prepared to kneel. To prevent hitting her head if she was forcibly made to kneel, the Counter Miss had kicked her stool away in advance, stood up, and left space for her to kneel. However, the little girl didn't do that, but instead…
"Can you tell me what this quest slip says? I… I can't read it." The little girl said again, blushing and speaking softly, clearly embarrassed.
Iri was helpless. Not being able to read, being uneducated, was indeed quite terrifying. She completely didn't understand what was written on it! What should she do? This was already the most difficult quest.
Hmm? Wait a minute, why was she bothering with her pride? There was absolutely no need, right?
First of all, she was currently just a down-on-her-luck maid from the countryside (in her self-made setting), not some noble young lady. So, directly admitting that she was illiterate probably didn't matter, right?
Besides, no one knew her anyway, so bothering with this seemed meaningless! That's right! Iri-chan, why did you only realize this problem now? It's fine to just honestly admit you're illiterate.
And so… Iri admitted she was illiterate. Although she thought this in her heart, recalling her arrogant attitude just now, and now having to admit she couldn't read, she was still somewhat embarrassed.
"Pfft…"
"Don't… Don't laugh!! Ugh…"
"Hold it in! You must hold it in!!!"
Stare!! Iri heard someone seemingly ridiculing her for being illiterate! She sharply turned her head and scanned the room, then the Adventurers in the hall were all chatting, whistling…
It seemed no different from before! Although several Adventurers had somewhat strange expressions, as if they were desperately trying to hold something in, was it her illusion? She ignored them.
"Um, are you saying… you can't read the content of the quest slip?" The Counter Miss asked, looking awkward.
"Ah! Sorry! Yes… yes!" Iri turned back, nodding somewhat sheepishly.
"This…" The Counter Miss let out a confused tone.
I know! I know, I'm so sorry for acting so arrogant and tearing off the highest difficulty quest when I couldn't even read it!
So, hurry up and explain what the quest is! Iri could already imagine how the Counter Miss viewed her now, but it didn't matter. Although it was a bit embarrassing, no one knew her anyway, so it was fine!
"Actually… um, I'm from the countryside. Because I made a mistake, my employer kicked me out. I don't know how to do anything, and I can't read. My only skill is that I'm somewhat good at fighting, so I wanted to become an Adventurer to earn some money." Iri quickly explained.
She was clearly comforting herself that it didn't matter, but why was she so nervous explaining to the Counter Miss! In the end, wasn't it because she cared… She said she didn't care in her heart, but her body and mouth were quite honest!
"I… I see… The requirement for this quest is to exterminate two Giant Stone Poison Lizards entrenched deep in the forest. These two Giant Stone Poison Lizards have built a nest deep in the forest, seemingly to hatch their next generation, which will seriously threaten the surrounding ecology of the forest, so…" The Counter Miss explained the situation to Iri.
"I see!" Iri thought for a moment after hearing this. What are Giant Stone Poison Lizards??
She seemed to remember seeing this term in a novel. She remembered Ainz encountered them halfway through a quest and then sliced them in half. If Ainz could instantly kill them with one strike, there was nothing to worry about.
"Then I'll take this quest!" Iri replied confidently.
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