Before long, Xu Yanwu found the Hunters Guild in this hunters' village.
When Xu Yanwu entered the guild and looked around, he saw a sea of lovely young women...
Basically, they were all women.
It was easy enough to understand. After all, they were all Valkyrie students from St. Freya...
"Find the guild receptionist..."
Following the route indicated by the mission prompt, Xu Yanwu chose the reception counter with the fewest people.
And the person behind that counter was...
Himeko, dressed in a receptionist outfit, holding a bottle of alcohol and drinking herself into a stupor.
"Himeko?! What are you doing here?!"
Xu Yanwu was startled by Himeko.
"I'm a teacher at St. Freya too. Of course I can be here... Besides, it doesn't interfere with my recovery, and I can drink here..." Himeko took another swig, let out a drunken belch, and sprawled across the reception desk, the pair of towering peaks on her chest pressing down on the groaning table...
Ah, that table was bearing pressure no table its age should have to bear...
Let go of that table and come at me instead... Xu Yanwu really wanted to shout that, but the Novice Mission was more important right now.
"Himeko, I'm here to accept a Novice Mission."
Xu Yanwu said so.
"Huh? A Novice Mission, right? Let me look for one..."
After taking another drink, Himeko kept the alcohol in her mouth and plunged beneath the desk to rummage around. Only after a long while did she crawl back out, holding a somewhat yellowed sheet of paper, which she slapped onto the desk.
"Here... your Novice Mission..."
With that, Himeko flopped back down on the desk.
"Oh! Thanks for the effort, Himeko!" Xu Yanwu picked up the mission from the desk and began walking outside.
"Xu Yanwu,