[Ai-chan: Boss, you really are taking it easy!]
Just as Durandal was enjoying her leisurely time, Ai-chan's voice suddenly rang out beside her.
"Ai-chan? Do you need something?"
Durandal froze, stopping her petting of the cat.
Durandal was quite surprised by Ai-chan's appearance, but whenever Ai-chan showed up, it meant something was about to happen.
Like a mission! A mission! A mission!
And missions meant rewards, so Durandal still liked Ai-chan quite a lot.
[Ai-chan: Listen to you, Boss. Can't I chat with you if there's nothing going on?]
"Of course... not!"
"Don't disturb me while I'm reading if there's nothing going on."
Durandal gave Ai-chan no face at all. Chat? What was there to talk about with a cabbage? Did it have Crystals?
[Ai-chan: Boss, that's way too realistic! Ai-chan is really good at telling stories.]
"...Not interested."
After a few seconds of silence, she flatly refused again.
[Ai-chan: ...] [Ai-chan: Fine! There's a limited-time mission. Do you want to do it?]
"A limited-time mission? Of course I do. Tell me, what is it?"
Durandal immediately stood up and placed Chelsea on the sofa. She should have said so earlier—mentioning a mission was enough to get her interested!
[Ai-chan: Boss, you really are... speechless! A dragon-shaped Super Dangerous Beast has appeared in the skies over the sea east of the Empire. If you head over now... you should be able to trigger the mission.] [Ai-chan: Remember to hurry! If you're too late, it'll be gone, and naturally the mission will be gone too.]
"The skies over the sea east of the Empire... a dragon-shaped Super Dangerous Beast?"
It felt strangely familiar. Could it be that kind of Dangerous Beast?
That would be interesting... Durandal felt