Selina held out her hand and offered him a pearl.
The pearl was the size of a baby's fist, perfectly round, with a surface so smooth he could scarcely find a flaw.
Renato reached out and took it.
Like the one he had acquired before, it held a faint, blood-red sheen beneath its white shell, lending the pearl an air of mystery.
But his attention was not on this rare treasure from the deep sea.
At the edge of his vision, the familiar interface appeared without a sound. [Quest] showed as complete, and 2,500 experience points were credited to him.
Renato did a quick calculation in his head. Adding those 2,500 points to what remained after his level-up brought the experience stored in the [Guide] back to 5,000.
His leveling progress was certainly encouraging. It seemed his decision to leave the Underdark for the Sea of a Thousand Islands had been the right one...
The [Quest] was complete, which meant Selina had indeed found her fellow Sea Elf.
That had come as a complete surprise to Renato. After all, when they had searched the Dock District together over the past few days, they had found nothing-not even a glimpse of her.
Yet today, with him absent, Selina had happened to catch her?
Puzzled, Renato walked over to the table and switched on a Magic Lamp. Soft magical light spilled from beneath its shade, driving the darkness from the corners of the room.
With a turn of his hand, he stored the pearl in Klauthsura's Ring, pulled over a chair, and sat down. He tipped his chin toward Selina.
"Sit down first. Tell me what happened today, starting from when you caught up with her."
Selina sat across the table, rested her hands on her knees, and tilted her head as