"Main God... Oh, no, the system won't assign a mission that's certain death!"
I really wanted to say that, but in reality, I really didn't know how to earn 2000 Fate Points in 24 hours. This was enough for me to do my daily work for half a year.
But there's always a way out, and things finally took a turn for the better … I really wanted to say that, but that thing never came.
[Time's up. I'll be detaining your Xi-er. Once you've collected enough points, come and redeem it from me. Every month, the interest will be 90%, and the interest will compound. If it drags on for too long, heh heh, you understand.]
"I know your sister. Haven't you had enough of this old joke?"
But even so, I was in a disadvantageous situation, so what else could I do? All I could do was hurry up and gather enough Fate Points to return.
Alright then, my current goal was to quickly complete the Quest and make the most of the Fate Points I still owed. However, in my current condition, I was obviously not suited for challenging strong opponents.
Therefore, he had no choice but to return less than a week later.
I should hurry up and return to Karo. At the very least, I should think of a way to redeem my "Xi-er".
[Choose one of the two daily missions. The first mission is to tell the world that I am the King of Nudity. The second mission, "Uncle is not a pervert: Little girl, watch goldfish with uncle …"
As I strolled through the streets of Karo, I looked at my daily quests. I was probably going to have to choose between scamming others or scamming myself. However, when I saw that the reward was only 50 Fate Points, I felt like it wasn't even enough to pay the interest, so I directly gave up.
"Is it profitable to disrupt the original trajectory and destiny? Let's go there and find an Epic Quest. "
I squatted on the street and looked down at the busy crowd, deep in thought.
"Roland! It really is you! When the sentinel said you were back, I couldn't believe it. "
All of a sudden, I was interrupted by an agitated white-bearded head. Looking at the wrinkled old face that was flushed with excitement, I tilted my head.
"Oh oh oh oh oh, you are … you are the old man who sells beef patties in Oak Alley? He wants the two copper coins he owes me last time. "
"Pu!"
Judging from his posture and the ugly gazes of the two younger mages behind him, I should have guessed wrongly.
"Hotel owner? The shoemaker at the door? The hairdresser next door? None of them? Are you kidding me? Who are you? "
I was a little annoyed. I was making a few gold coins in a minute, and this white-bearded old man actually came over to play guessing with me!
"You can't recognize me, yet you're angry at me! I'm Kaid, your junior from the same batch! Look carefully! "
Hearing that, I was stunned. There was indeed such a junior in my memory, but he obviously didn't look like this.
"That's not right. Kaid doesn't have this much beard. He was a handsome boy back in the day, and he was clean and white. He wasn't as short as you are."
The white-bearded old man quickly nodded.
"Yes, it's that clean and white Kaid. Back in the day, I was a famous handsome boy, a famous mistress killer. But now that I'm getting older, how can I still be the same? My back is hunched, so of course I'm short. "
"Are you really Kaid? That Kaid who specialized in prophecy? That Kaid who flunked his elemental magic class to the point where the world was falling apart? That Kaid who didn't wash his underwear for half a month? Kaid, the one who used Flame Burst to confess his love but ended up getting labeled as a younger brother. "
Alright, the more I said, the redder Kaid's old face became, but he didn't deny it.
"Yes, didn't I flunk my course together with you back in the day? You were the one who came up with the stupid idea of confessing in public. As for not washing his underwear for ten days? You were the one who blew up the laundry room! "
I nodded. This was indeed correct, but I still needed to confirm it.
"You really are Kaid, the Kaid who chose to specialize in prophecy just to peek at female teachers changing and bathing."
This time, it was the two students behind me who looked at their teacher with astonished expressions. In their eyes, the Myth-ranked mage Kaid was a well-respected, gentle, and amiable elder. They didn't expect him to have such an unofficial history.
"That's … that's Phillips! You definitely remembered wrongly. I'm not interested in old women, I only like young girls … "
"Oh, oh, oh."
Alright, it was too late to stop now. The students' jeering made the old mage want to find a hole to hide in.
Now that I had confirmed it, I decided.
"You really are Kaid? That's wonderful …"
Archmage Kaid had a smile on his face and tears in his old eyes. It was indeed exciting to be able to see his old friend again after so many years.
"… You bastard, pay me back! When are you going to pay me back the three and a half gold coins you owe me!? With interest added on for two hundred years, I'll count it as two million gold coins. "
Alright, everyone's expressions froze over at this moment.
"Demon God of the Nine Hells, listen to my prayers …"
Alright then, this guy actually started chanting an incantation. It seemed that it was a mega spell that borrowed the power of a Demon God. I knew that things would get out of hand if things continued like this, so I laughed as I spoke.
"You went berserk with just a little provocation. It seems that it really is you, Kaid. Come, let us brothers find a place to have a few drinks."
…
There were four great joys in life: rain after a long drought, wedding night, and passing the exam. Meeting an old friend in a foreign land.
There were also four great tragedies in life. There was only one drop of rain, the groom wasn't you, the name was written on the wrong person, and meeting your creditor in a foreign land.
But right now, Kaid, who seemed to be in debt, was actually quite happy. After drinking some alcohol, he even proudly asked a little girl, "Do you want grandpa to turn you into a western lollipop? Look, little goldfish?" … Then, he was dragged away by his disciples, who risked their lives.
Today, Kaid's old-fashioned and serious image had been completely destroyed. Perhaps tomorrow, the old bastard Kaid's "fame" would spread throughout the entire city.
"Oh my, even though it's clearly free alcohol, it's not bad at all. This should be a special three-hundred-year-old brandy from the Ottoman Empire's Vallan Corner region. The market price is at least five thousand gold coins. Hmph, don't think that you can bribe me like this. You still have to pay me back my money. "
[System Notification: Can you not mention your three and a half gold coins? Also, you remembered wrongly. Back then, you didn't even have any gold coins to use. It was clearly three and a half copper coins. Learn from Kaid. See, you've already forgotten about it, and you even agreed to pay for your food and lodging.]
"Copper coins? Forget it, there's no difference. You can forget about the points I owe you, and I'll forget about it as well. "
Alright then, the System didn't reply, but I guessed that it was probably preparing to give me an "honorary" title of "miser" or something along those lines.
At the same time, Kaid walked over in high spirits. Yep, I probably had to ignore the small handprint on his face. It seemed that little girls didn't care if you were a well-respected archmage or not.
"Roland, why are you drinking by yourself? It's such a rare celebratory banquet, so be happy. This is also an occasion where I wanted to introduce you, an old upperclassman, to them. At least give me some face."
"Don't mention it. Just look at how they're pointing at me. Don't even mention face, in their eyes, I'm already an old monster."
"You don't say, it's really strange. Although it's said that after reaching a certain level, your physical body will gradually become immortal and your aging will slow down, not to mention your physical body, I feel like even your soul is filled with energy. You're just like a newborn baby. However, your current magic power isn't that strong. "
I chuckled but didn't reply. There were some things that I couldn't explain even if I wanted to.
Kaid knew that I didn't want to talk about it, so he shook his head and didn't press me for more details.
"Do you still remember Elulu? She actually got married to Caso. Our generation … "
I had already forgotten many things, but fortunately, during the last God's Descent, many of my lost memories that could be restored were restored by divine power. Plus, the records in my diary basically matched up.
Of course, some confusion was unavoidable, such as mistaking a beautiful woman as a handsome man, mistaking owing money as borrowing money, mistaking gold coins as copper coins …
[System: Can you not mention those three and a half gold coins!?]
Cough, getting back to the main topic, as I got older, I would always become sentimental and naggy when talking about the past. We chatted for half the night, and I expected that apart from the few of us, everyone else had left.
After hearing so many things, even I couldn't help but feel sentimental when I heard about my former classmates and friends.
Time was merciless, and the years didn't stop. More than two hundred years had passed, and there weren't many of my former classmates who were still alive. After all, there was a barrier between Gold, Legend, and Saint rank. If one wanted to reach the limits of a normal life, they would need to reach Saint rank at the very least, and the probability of that was so low that it was negligible.
"Right, do you still remember Teacher Amelia?"
Kaid smiled mysteriously, as if he had finally grasped my sore spot.
"Back when you got together with her, many archmages were heartbroken, and many used your portrait as a scarecrow. She's still looking for you, and she doesn't believe that you're already dead. She's always been single, and it seems that she's deeply in love with you. How do you intend to repay her? "
I didn't have anything to say, but Atadia and Soranto had shocked expressions and exclaimed in surprise. They had always been worried that their teacher would continue to make a fool of herself, but they never expected to hear such shocking news.
"Impossible, the gentle and kind Teacher Amelia is the dream lover of countless students, how could she …"
"Ah, I'm member 1047 of the angel Amelia's fan club, this definitely can't be true! Teacher, you're going against us countless Amelia fans! "
* Slap! *
I slapped the back of the heads of the two acolytes, telling them to shut up. Only then did Kaid awkwardly smile at me.
"You're actually fooled by appearances, how useless."
After those taboo matters were exposed, Amelia's reputation was indeed ruined, but two hundred years had passed, and as long as those old fellows exposed her and gossiped about her, there wouldn't be many who knew about Amelia's past anymore. In their eyes, there was probably only that astonishingly charismatic yet approachable and gentle teacher.
"… Back then, who was it that hugged my leg and cried, and then ran away crying while shouting 'I'll leave Her Highness Amelia to you, and you must treat her well, or I'll never forgive you for the rest of my life.'"
This time, it was Kaid's turn to sweat. The next moment, he smoothed his beard and spoke in a serious tone.
"It's Aribald, it's definitely that guy. Back in the day, that guy really chased after Amelia."
Alright then, seeing that this was a three-hundred-year-old brandy, I'll give you some face.
"So even Teacher had a past like that."
"Why do you say that we're fooled by appearances? Could it be that Teacher Amelia has another side to her, a wild side, a charming side? Ahhh, I really want to see it. "
One of them sighed, while the other was panting heavily. It was obvious that none of these guys were normal people.
Kaid and I exchanged glances and smiled wryly at the same time when faced with the next generation's infatuation with Amelia. It seemed that we had also been fooled in the same way back in the day.
"Wild? Should I say crazy? "
"Believe me, if you really saw that side, it would most likely be on a test bench, and later … there would be no later."
After hesitating for a moment, I finally said it out loud.
"Actually, Amelia found me, and this time, we came together. Teacher Heloise also came with us. "
The moment I said this, Old Kaid was still fine, but the other two Amelia fans were about to pounce on me with bloodshot eyes.
However, Kaid revealed a contemplative expression. The Earth Elemental Plane wasn't a good place to have a honeymoon. These three people would be world-class calamities if they left, so they definitely had some ulterior motive for coming here. Kaid then thought about all the strange things that had been happening recently and had an expression of sudden realization.
"… Could it be that the Earth Elemental Tide's recent explosion, and the inability to teleport between planes, was also caused by you guys?"
"Teleportation between planes is impossible? No, it wasn't done by us, but it's highly likely related to our goal. You know about Ömdiroken, right? Only he, the Earth Elemental God, would be able to seal off this plane. He's definitely the one who caused the elemental storm's explosion. "
"Ömdiroken? Didn't the most recent news say that he went to the Northlands to be with the beastmen? "
"… Your information is delayed by at least half a year. He's back, and he's seriously injured. This time, we're here to do something big. Do you want to come with us? "
[Congratulations to my host for triggering a Legendary-level quest. System Notification: Hmph, I'm not giving you a quest to help you pay off your debt because I pity you.]
"Stop acting cute! You're not cute at all!"
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