Asiala, in the forest east of the city...
"Hmph-hmm~? Hmm~ Hmph-hmm?~!"
At that moment, the girl was happily hopping through the forest.
On the path, her footsteps chased the patches of light scattered across the ground.
The white-haired girl wore a radiant smile.
Then, the rustling of swaying branches and leaves came from ahead.
Rustle, rustle, rustle--
"Oh?"
Molly stopped and looked toward the swaying bushes ahead.
A small gray creature crawled out from within, watching her with both curiosity and wariness.
"Hmm, let me take a look."
Molly pulled the commission slip from her bosom and carefully compared it a few times.
Collect the horns of Long-horned Rabbits
"Hmph-hmm... Gray fur, a white belly, and the long horn on its head is a straight spiral shape..."
She lowered the commission slip in her hand, and the image on it was immediately replaced by the small creature before her eyes.
Molly's eyes lit up, and she smiled slightly.
"Oh~ They're exactly the same!"
The next moment, the quiet little creature suddenly put on a ferocious expression.
"Chirp!"
In an instant, a gray-black blur had already rushed right in front of her.
Its sharp horn pointed straight at Molly, and it leaped without hesitation, ready to stab her.
This was a Silver Rank commission. After leaving the novice period behind, even monsters that looked harmless on the outside concealed an unimaginable ferocity.
If the one facing this scene had been a careless rookie adventurer, they probably would have been stabbed to death by that sharp long horn.
However, the one facing this scene now...
"Quiet."
With that single word, the little creature that had just leaped into the air suddenly trembled and tumbled to Molly's feet.
"Although your body is restricted, your mind isn't."
The little creature recovered, then cautiously