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The northwestern part of Sunburst is home to a garden area inhabited by a large number of elves, and if you want to find some elegance and tranquility in this prosperous and somewhat noisy human city, this is the place.

Correspondingly, the Garden District, whether it's a hotel, a restaurant, or anything else, is quite expensive compared to the rest of the city. Unless you're friends with elves - either the forest elves or the High elves - a day in an ordinary inn is enough for a normal person to have a toothache for a whole week.

If it was still the era of games, the elven area was actually not much different from the other districts of Sun City, but in the current "post-travel era", the price is simply different.

Because the game was originally tired of the novice tasks provided by the elves to fight and run errands, Inberka did not do many novice missions of the elven race, and the "prestige" on the elves' side was only the most basic "friend" level as a "member of the alliance".

If it weren't necessary, Imberka wouldn't have chosen to come to the Elven Zone. In other words, it is now the kind of situation that falls under the category of "necessity".

Unfortunately, Imbaka's target this time is a well-known player who has recently lived in the Elven District. In order to invite her out, Imberka has also made a lot of efforts.

The price is that you may have to spend a lot of money on a meal.

"We think this is really enough, there are so many gold coins for one meal in this place, I really don't know how extravagant that guy is." Lori, who is wearing a standard Lolita-style dress with silver hair and red eyes, exudes a lazy aura of a subtle "loser" that has nothing to do with "nobility".

On the table are simple vegetable salads, fruits, raw potatoes and the like, or some crystal clear, delicate but actually only a little bit of meat, and a little bit of fruit wine with a nice color and fragrance.

Even these things, which seem to be more decorative than practical, in small plates, and perhaps some dishes that have not yet been served, have already consumed a large amount of Inperca's fortune. It is inevitable that it will hurt because of this, after all, Imbaka is just an "ordinary player" who has just reached the full level and is free from the second or even third line.

As a player, the income of Imberka can certainly meet the daily consumption and have a lot of surplus, but the asking price of the elves in the garden area is indeed too high.

"Don't complain so much, these can be reimbursed in the event funds."

"Is there such a thing?"

“……”

Imperca's reaction was completely beyond her partner Vanessa's expectations: "You don't know, do you?" ”

“……”

Silver-haired Lori innocently blinked her big burgundy eyes:

"I don't know."

Vanessa's eyes narrowed.

“…… Are you sure that a guy of your state can do this kind of work? I didn't even read the terms of the contract, so I didn't even have the basic attention and observation......"

"No problem, no problem. The most important thing in this kind of thing is intuition. Imperka waved his hand disapprovingly, "Besides, attention and observation or something, you can do it." ”

"Anyway, you were hired by the cooperation meeting, and I was only responsible for assisting and supervising." Vanessa reaffirmed the division of labor between the two with Imperca.

"It's up to you to come up with a plan to find out what happened, or at least find the missing person. I'll be in charge of assisting you and helping you with matters related to the communication on the other side of the meeting. ”

"So, you're actually in charge of the money?"

The corners of Vanessa's mouth twitched twice. Taking a deep breath, the silver-haired girl, who usually has a peaceful and calm temperament, barely managed to maintain her usual demeanor: "Personally, I think that my task seems to be more than that. But it's also part of my responsibility. If it is a reasonable and necessary expense related to the mission, it will be borne by us in the Traveler's Tears guild. ”

"Why the Traveler's Tears Guild, and the other guilds?"

“…… Do you really not know or are you pretending to be stupid? ……”

The silver-haired Lori heard Vanessa's question, still as calm as before, shook her head seriously, blinked her big burgundy eyes, and then stared at Vanessa's next words.

"This incident is mainly handled by us, and this is the final decision of the cooperation meeting. On the one hand, we are the most organized of the existing major guilds, and secondly, we are also the leaders of the cooperation conference, and the other is that this incident may indeed have more to do with us......

"I heard about Kolotia's relationship with you?"

"That's right, Kolotia and we both have a good relationship, and he's a good person." Vanessa didn't shy away from saying, "She's probably the one who has read the most books from the natives in the entire Confederate faction." So I'm going to remind you again, don't say strange things. If we upset her, our investigation would have been less of what might have been the greatest help. Truth be told, she was one of the main planners of our guild's last operation. ”

"We know that. However, haven't you ever thought about what happens if she really is the murderer? ”

"I don't know." Vanessa immediately replied, "But I don't think she's the one to do such a thing." ”

"But we heard the rumors, but they said—"

"It's rumored that there are as many as there are like this." Vanessa interrupted Imperca's words, and there was even some resistance in her tone, "I know her, although it hasn't been for a long time, but it's much clearer than the guy who made up the rumors. ”

"Well, we've heard of it, and we think that person is really powerful." Imberka did not refute, but naturally accepted Vanessa's opinion.

Seeing that the other party was like this, Vanessa didn't say anything more.

Kolotia's contribution to the players of Sunburst City, and even a little more wide, to the "players on the League side" is far greater than Kolotia's own fame. However, it may be that someone did it on purpose, or it may be because people need something a little more worthy of gossip, and there have been many claims of intentional slander against Kolotia.

And the various "disappearances" that happened this time, the spearhead of suspicion seems to be pointing at Kolotia again - maybe just because she has abilities that no one else has at all, and has reached a realm that no one else can reach.

Of course, it may have been done on purpose.