THE ADVENTURER OF EDEN
1.2 "The last Quest begins"

A Quest was a job offer in a Guild. When someone asked the Guild to help him, he had to register his quest to the receptionist. The reward for completing the quest in question also depends on the client who asks.

For example, if the quest is easy then the rewards are small and vice versa. Even so there is no limit to determine the rewards, that is why there are also quests that are quite difficult but the rewards are not as expected. And consequently the quest will not be taken by the Adventurers.

Shiki usually takes quests with the most difficulty. In these two years, the highest quest taken was "bandit hunting" and Shiki had done so many times.

That was why Shiki was known to many bandits in the kingdom as a "bandit hunter", the name he spread to the bandits by word of mouth.

Now Shiki did not take the quest to hunt down bandits, but rather a "personal quest" that was not tied to a Guild. A quest was submitted to him without the Guild intermediary of a royal noblewoman.

A personal quest like this will usually be Shiki or other Adventurers refuse, but for this time, as his last quest, Shiki accepts this quest to find his missing father Reina.

***

The two of them started the journey from the blind morning in Guildtown, the reason being that Shiki did not want to be caught by other adventurers when he was taking a private quest with a beautiful woman like Reina.

On a horse-drawn cart, they headed south of Guildtown where a sizable pier was located.

The pier head knows Shiki and the Adventurers who are often in this dock. Shiki asked for his help directly to go to their next destination, a sacred island located in the south of the kingdom.

"Star Island...? I just first heard the name of the island." said the pier chief.

"True, because the island is sacred. Only three royal families knew about the island. I'm going there, I'm special because one of the princesses of the three royal lords is with me."

Shiki pointed at Reina who was bowing politely at the head of the pier. The man gulped down his saliva, from the aura of beauty and every single one of his body, it was not wrong that he was a member of the royal nobility.

The pier chief complies with Shiki, and the young man pays 10 thousand Rupi for a powerful ship capable of taking them all the way to Star Island.

...

At sea, they sail and Shiki becomes a helmsman and navigator. Reina could only watch because Shiki thought it would be messy if ordinary people seemed to be helping out with the important things on this voyage.

They sailed from that dock to Star Island and afternoon to afternoon was their time now.

Shiki frowned as she looked at the surrounding ocean. He was surprised as his seas calmed down and the winds in their favor sailed southward.

"Hey, Reina. How many times have you been to this island?"

"Umm...twice? I kind of forgot." replied Reina, she got off the top of the cabin.

"Is there something strange, Shiki-san?"

"Yes, ada. The sea is calm and the wind benefits us in sailing to the island. As if this island welcomes our arrival.no, it might rather welcome your arrival."

Reina blinked, she saw what Shiki meant and understood when the sea became calm and the wind brought them to Star Island faster.

Sure enough, it hasn't been an hour since Shiki noticed the oddity, Star Island was spotted. An island filled with forests with a large tower towering up the forest.

"So it's Star Island, really an ordinary island..." Shiki wonder.

However Reina's remark made her quite surprised afterwards. "It's just the outermost part, the stone tower is the center and that's our goal."

"Right, I think there's a big reason why it's called a sacred island." Shiki understands. "Let's get closer then."

Shiki takes their sailboat closer to Star Island. When he gets near the beach, Shiki is very surprised by something.

One of his black knives was taken, then put on his neck and someone said to Shiki. "My answer, Shiki the Strongest Adventurer. Answer me where's my dad?!"

"So you've been planning this from the beginning" said Shiki calmly.

"Really! This is my plan. I set you up and deceived you! So you can tell me where my father is!!" Reina yelled in annoyance, and Shiki calmly smiled in order to serve the 18-year-old woman.

...

Shiki is framed, the most surprising thing for her is how this woman smoothly acts so that Shiki can accept her request.

No, Shiki doesn't think a clumsy woman would seem to be planning this surf that, but does everything she does is her plan?

Shiki doesn't know, but the clearest evidence now is that Reina Stardust is threatening her and framing her. To find out where his father, Duke Robert Stardust, is now.

Shiki could only smile faintly when she heard Reina's question about her father. The funniest thing was that Reina executed her plan well, yet she forgot the most important thing...

"Are you stupid or what? I just found out that your father is missing and you suspect me?"

"Yes! I suspect you because the Adventurer Guild is involved in my father's disappearance! They took my father to this island!"

Shiki frowned, Reina was not recklessly accusatory and most importantly, Shiki had just found out there was a quest to escort Duke Robert Stardust to Star Island.

"As someone called the Strongest Adventurer in the Guild, there's no way you wouldn't know this!"

Uh, so that's why Reina suspects him, just because Shiki is called "The Strongest Adventurer in the Guild". Shiki was really impressed by this woman's simple thinking.

"God..."

"Don't laugh! I'm serious! I'll kill you right now! Answer me in 10 seconds! You'll die if you keep quiet!"

"You're seriously killing me, huh? I feel your instincts kill you. Without fear, know the risks, but very naive like the bandits" said Shiki.

Hearing that, Reina was a bit annoyed and swung her black blade at Shiki. "It's so bad!"

Reina was surprised not to play, Shiki without hesitation wanted to hit her, but she did not hit him. Reina felt like that just now, but her serious eyes made Reina goosebumps now.

Yet not Reina his name if he did not overcome that fear.

"If you're that angry with me, then hit me! Kill me! I don't give a shit! I'm here now and I won't be afraid of anything!"

"If I die here, no one will cry for me..." Reina was annoyed, yet she shed her tears. "...because my own father is not with me now...!"

Shiki silently heard that, and a few seconds later she said. "You're acting again?"

Reina was shocked and upset to hear Shiki not believing her anger and crying.

"I don't! I'm seriously mad at you..."

"Huh..." Shiki felt funny hearing that and ended up laughing out loud; "HAHAHAHAHAHAHA...!!"

Reina was shocked and Shiki still continued to laugh. Laughing at Reina's actions because to him it was a very tickling thing. Shiki was angry now laughing, then Reina's situation was not on her side either.

"You...!"

"Haha, wait. Don't be so mad, ok? I'm also mad at you, but upon second thought, your plan to set me up was brilliant." Shiki praised it.

"Hiding from that innocent look of yours, and setting me up. Your instincts kill you pretty well, and you're confident in your power."

Shiki smiled, Reina still looks annoyed. But the woman he dropped was wearing a beautiful necklace with a star-shaped pendant.

Well, care deeply about the pendant necklace for now and Shiki is still resolving Reina's misunderstanding of her.

"Listen, my honorable Princess Reina Stardust. I'll say this just once... I've never been involved in your father's disappearance at all!" Shiki confirmed that to the black hair woman below.

"I am indeed the strongest in the Guild, but that doesn't mean I know everything. I even found out that before he disappeared, your father was escorted by the Adventurers Guild."

Reina calmed down hearing Shiki's serious remarks, and so felt embarrassed by it.

"So..you know nothing about my father, Shiki-san? That means I'm accusing you...?"

"true." Shiki was astonished that he had just realized it, or rather had to realize it.

Reina blushed, she turned her face away and both her hands widened. Shiki realized Reina was in a resigned position, and the woman with short black hair up to the shoulder told Shiki that she had a face covered; she had a face covered;

"My law."

"Huh?" Shiki was shocked to hear that.

"My law... Shiki-san!"

"For what?!" Shiki was shocked now.

"Of course because I set you up and accused you, you were so angry, right? Aren't you trying to punish me for being a deterrent?" reina asked seriously.

Shiki did not question the seriousness of this woman anymore. Shiki's mind also tried to digest what Reina said, then thought what punishment she could give Reina.

Punishment, huh. With a woman as beautiful and as good as Reina asking to be punished by her, Shiki is willing to do everything she wants to her.

But Shiki is not that kind of person.

I have to hold back. That was what he thought before deciding to punish Reina.

"I won't punish you, as long as you're serious about returning to find your missing father." Shiki told her that, Reina's face was quite surprised to hear that.

"So you want to help me again even if I set you up?" asked Reina curiously.

"Sure, you are the son of the old man. We are not friends, but your father was the one who first called me the 'Strongest Adventurer'..."

"Ehh.." Reina just found out.

After saying that, Shiki gave her hand to Reina. "This doesn't mean I owe him anything. My reason is still the same, I won't let you do nothing and die."

"Shiki-san..." Reina was surprised to hear that.

Reina accepts Shiki's hand, she is so glad Shiki still believes her. Although the unpleasant feeling existed, that was why Reina asked Shiki to punish her.

Their sailboats are ready to run again, a little damage to the deck wooden floor is not a problem because Shiki will fix it later.

***

And on the coast of Star Island.

There were two people watching Shiki's sailboat that soon made it to the island. A man with binoculars, he told the arrival of the sailboat to someone.

"Miss Princess! Princess Reina Stardust's yacht arrives! It's not wrong, she's with someone!"

A person called Miss Princess came out, an orange-haired girl was a bit bumpy. Wearing a purple bando in her hair, wearing a cream one-piece dress and having pretty purple eyes there.

"Is he accompanied by the Priest Sanctum? Then, be ready to fight, Kira! Miras! Don't let them mess up our plans!"

...Chapter 1.2 "The last Quest begins" - finished...