Chapter 107 Experimental (1/2)
”Hmm? What is it now?”
”I-I haven't said anything but why do you look at me like that?”
”Well, you make that face when you're asking for help, even a dumb person can tell it by reading your expression right now. So?”
When the two returned home after the school ends, Sheila silently sneaked a peek at Ria who was studying the materials seated near the bed. Even though Ria tried her best not to mind the stare and focused on studying in preparation for the final exam which was three months away, but the continuous silently staring from Sheila started to get in the way of her focus. Heaved a helpless sigh, Ria put the pencil aside before turning her back with the chair and asked the girl who immediately looked away when she turned.
Sheila had wanted to call her out to talk about the quest after taking a quick bath, but when she comeback and saw Ria focusing on her studies, the word she was about to say was stuck in her mouth and, in the end, she ended up sitting on the bed with her eyes locked onto Ria. It was only when she was called out that she response back, albeit awkwardly. While scratching her head, Sheila slowly explained the details regarding her new quest. Ria just nodded her head in response to everything she said and after Sheila had finished her explanation, Ria just stood there with an expression of deep in thought.
”Let me see, you want to use my brain to help you, is that it?”
”Yes, that's right! I knew I could depend on you, Ria!”
When Sheila enthusiastically response back, Ria heaved another helpless sigh. yet another happiness has gone away as simply as that. Lately, didn't she sigh a lot whenever it comes to the problem regarding Sheila? If this continues on, there might not be any more happiness left in her. Joking aside, this is quite a problem. Why did the system want Sheila to investigate something that doesn't have any connection with her? Sheila is by any means are not a detective, how is she going to investigate something without any clue whatsoever? Though it was obvious to think that the quest somehow had a connection to someone in the classroom but yet, wouldn't that be too easy for a quest that rewards handsomely?
Maybe there something here that we missed as Sheila explain previously, something that we didn't know about is happening. Perhaps, something like that Earth Dragon, when Ria reached this thought, she couldn't help but opened her mouth to ask a question.
”Is it possible that the government finally took notice of the existence of Earth Dragon? It would make a lot of sense for the detail to said that the 'world's power' meaning the government, after all, they do have some 'power' in authority.”
”Mhm, wait- Isn't that bad then? I didn't have enough strength yet to kill it!”