(Well I apologize for the random hiatus I was very busy with my duties and also due to the COVID 19 and the lockdown, I'm very busy. Much apologies!)
The opening of the restaurant was set to open in a week from now. Until then, Misomi stayed at home to improve her cooking with the guidance of her mother.
Also, various flyers was put up and shared around the Nobles district. Information on the opening of a new restaurant, name, and location. Everything were written on the flyers.
It soon will reach the ears of every food lover in the kingdom.
As well as those that seek to ruin it before it could even gain popularity.
...
Inside the meeting room of Fortuneprise, the boss of the company, Harold, is currently having a meeting. The main topic of it is undoubtedly the opening of the new merchant company, Guardian. And adding on, as well as his former son, Eric.
"What information do we have about Guardian?" <Harold>
"We don't have much information, Boss. But 2 things that we know, are that Eric founded the company. How, ee have no idea. Second, the potions sold by his company are legit. To the point that it can cure anything. Just like an omnipotent healing potion."
"Omnipotent, huh?" <Harold>
Harold thought to himself. Wheb he heard that word, it reminded him of the Obnova flower.
No way that can be!
Harold refused to believe that. He knew that even getting one was close to impossible. No way that he had more. Harold had bought one at an imaginable price. If there's a lot of them, he would buy them. Just so that he can monopolise them. But, he only has one. And he kept it locked and hidden.
Harold decided to forget about him. Remembering the last time he messed with him, he got shut down. Harold wouldn't want to risk it again.
"So? Is that really all the information we have?" <Harold>
Suddenly someone stood up. He had an energetic and happy face.
"I've got a good one, Boss!"
Harold looked at him, signalling him to spill it.
"Eric has a supplier for those potions of his."
"A supplier? Who is it? Who could make such potions?" <Harold>
"I don't know who it is but I know that they are going to meet with them outside of the kingdom. Moreover, he is working with Albert Acsperi who is creating those potions. You should know him, Boss."
"That guy? Impossible! He's just a failure! There's no way he could make such incredible potions! You must heard it wrong." <Harold>
"It's true, Boss! That guy made them. I heard Eric and him talking and discussing about their next potion. They then talk about getting more Obnova flowers from their supplier."
"And where did you hear them talk?" <Harold>
"While I was strolling around their shop, I walked past a room. Then I heard them talking about it. It was probably the meeting room."
"Did anyone see you?" <Harold>
"Not really. Except for one. It was a girl that worked there. But all she did was telling me to leave the area as it was
Unauthorised area."
"Do you think she knows anything? Maybe in regards to the supplier and the methods?" <Harold>
"I don't think so. She seems ordinary. I doubt she knows anything. She probably was hired to help around only."
"Hmm... Then our only option is to kidnap that ex son of mine or the Albert guy when they are on their way to meet with the supplier. Did you hear when it will be? " <Harold>
"Yes. It's in 4 days time. Let me handle this operation, Boss."
"Alright. Do well, and I will reward you." <Harold>
"Yes, Boss!"
The guy was quite happy to prove useful to his boss. The others that were present made annoyed faces at him. Seeming jealous of him.
"Now if there is no more information, I shall end this meeting. You all may leave." <Harold>
As instructed everyone left the room. Leaving Harold behind.
"Let's see my ex son, once I get you, I will takeover your company and have it for myself. I don't know how you do it, but I doubt it was easy. You must have accepted some shady deals to be able to rise up. Whatever it is, I'll know soon enough!" <Harold>
...
Due to some arrangement, Guardian was closed for the day.
"Eh? It's closed? Nobody told us that." <Yuna>
Yuna and her group were outside of Guardian. They had accepted the request for help by Misomi, and has been helping for the past 4 days. But today the shop is closed.
Nothing else to do, they decided to go to the adventurer guild to take a request instead.
After finally being cured from her curse, she had the motivation to do S-Rank quest again. Nobody knows this yet and surely the other adventurers would be surprised to know this.
On the quest boars at the adventurers guild, there was various quest pinned down. And at the S-Rank section there are over 10 quests put up.
"There sure are a lot of S-Rank quest here. Usually there wasn't this much." <Yuna>
Yuna took one of them and went to the reception desk to accept it.
"Ah, it's Yuna-Sama. You came to take another quest? I thought you were doing one currently?" <Receptionist>
"Well, the one I'm doing at the moment is currently on hold it seems. So I came today to do a different one." <Yuna>
"I see. Then please give me the paper." <Receptionist>
As the receptionist took the paper from Yuna amd began looking through it, she was surprised at the contents.
"Eh? You are doing an S-Rank quest?" <Receptionist>
"Yeah. I feel like doing one after so long." <Yuna>
"Erm... Are you aure about that? Isn't Yuna-Sama not in the condition to do one?" <Receptionist>
"It's fine, no problem." <Yuna>
Yuna just gave a simple answer. Trying not to show that she has already been removed of the curse.
"If you say so. Since it's Yuna-Sama, it should be alright then." <Receptionist>
The receptionist didn't want to pry any further. She then went on and process the quest for Yuna to start.
"Alright, it's done. Thank you for accepting an S-Rank quest, Yuna-Sama. As you had seen, there's a lot of them now." <Receptionist>
"Yeah, I saw. What's going on?" <Yuna>
Seems that Yuna wasn't just suspicious of it.
"Well, S-Rank quests has been piling up because no one is accepting them." <Receptionist>
"No one?" <Yuna>
"Yes. Theres only 3 S-Rank adventurers in La-Viena. Since Yuna-Sama isn't able to take one duebto your circumstances, one of you is out. As for Blade-Sama, he's been on his training for more than 3 months already. And lastly, Stronzo-Sama and his firefly, they've been working with Fortuneprise for quite sometime and hasn't been here at the guild evee since. Since all 3 of you hasn't take one for awhile, they quests has liled up to what it is now. But since Yuna-Sama is finally taking one now, it should be alright." <Receptionist>
"I understand now. Sorry for the trouble. Before I go, can you tell me anything about Stronzo's activities? Like what has he been doing with Fortuneprise?" <Yuna>
Whenever it involves Fortuneprise, Yuna is always curious. Since their Boss, Harold, is his childhood friend's father. And the one who banished him. Yuna has always been watchful of them. In hopes that one day she could reunite with her childhood friend.
But until then, Yuna has always try to investigate Fortuneprise hoping that they jave clues on him. But whenever she confront Harold, he will always ignore her.
"Sorry,but I don't know anything. As usual, their activities has always been secretive." <Receptionist>
"That is true..." <Yuna>
Nothing else to do, Yuna and her group left the adventurers guild to start on their quest.
However, when they were about to leave the kingdom, Yuna saw Stronzo and firefly.