Alex

[Alex]

Whatever you're

trying to sell me,

I'm not interested!

Now get out of here!

Huh...?

What do you want?

Oh, so you saw the

recruitment notice for the

Odin Shrine Expedition, eh?

Hmmm... Alright, you look

like you're strong enough.

Yeah, I think you qualify.

Well, I dunno. I think that

kind of expedition would

eat you alive. No offense...

Look, I'll reconsider

whether you qualify after

you get train a little more,

develop your skills, you know,

get stronger. For now, though,

I don't think we can use you.

I'm Alex Helmut, and I'm

in charge of the expedition.

See that guy over there? That's

my younger brother Julian who's

also working on the excavation.

Our main goal in this

excavation is to retrieve

some extremely valuable

item inside the shrine. However, it's too dangerous to go in there

if you're not strong enough.

Anyway, if you'd like to

help us, please take a look

around the shrine and see

if you'd want to work for us.

Please talk to the Boatman

to travel to the shrine, okay?

You really oughtta

check out the shrine

for yourself first. Just talk

to the Boatman so that

he take you over there.

Oh, so you've gone

and seen the shrine

already. So will you help

us in our expedition?

Oh... Them.

They're officially my

co-workers, but quite

frankly, they were forced

upon me by the Rune-Midgarts

Kingdom. It can't be helped...

Anyway, I have to accept

them to help international

relations or something silly

like that. They say they're here to research religious relics,

but I just don't trust them.

In fact, I think it's

obvious that they're here

for something else, though

I'm not sure what it may be.

And that gray haired lady...

She totally creeps me out!

Yeah, well, I know

it might be a tough

decision to make. Well,

take your time. I understand

that you have to weigh the

risks and everything.

Great! In that case, your

first assignment is to bring

me 5 Runes of the Darkness

from the shrine. Don't worry,

I'll make sure that you're

rewarded for your efforts.

This is your chance

to show me that your

dependability and sense

of responsibility. Then,

we can move on to the

more important stuff.

What are you still

doing here? Shouldn't

you be headed to the

shrine already?

You've forgotten

already? I asked you

to bring me 5 Runes

of the Darkness. Okay,

now hurry up and get to it.

That's fine...

Just keep in mind that

we're running behind

schedule. If only that

grey haired crone wasn't

here... We'd be done by now!

Well, it's about

time you came back.

So did you bring me

5 Runes of the Darkness?

Wh-what?!

You came here just to

tell me that? Come back

when you're done and

don't waste my time!

[Julian]

Hey, you know what,

Alex? You can't push

people around like that.

Besides, this adventurer

isn't a pushover, you know?

What was that...?

Are you trying to

make me mad, Julian?

All I'm saying is that

most adventurers know that

you can't pay them what they're

worth. That's why so many of

them are going in and out

of the other room, you know.

That... grey... haired...!

N-no... Calm down, Alex...

Lose your head, you lose

everything... D-don't stoop

down to her level.

Alright, I'm not in any

position to make demands

of you... But I would really

appreciate it if you would

bring me 5 Runes of the

Darkness as soon as possible.

Oh! Thank you

so much, I'm sure

these Runes will help

us in our research. I know

this isn't much, but please

accept this Old Blue Box.

Wait...

Research?

Since when did

you do research?

Gosh, Julian,

will you just

shut up for a bit?

Why? I'm the one who

does all the grunt work

and actual research.

You think you're so

big just ''supervising...''

J-Julian!

Right, right, we've

got a visitor. Yeah,

okay, sorry about that.

I'm sorry about all

this. If you don't mind,

we'll continue our research

and hopefully finish our

project soon. Thanks once

again for all of your help.

Hm? Oh, this isn't

enough Runes of the

Darkness. I asked you

to bring me 5 of them...

...Darn it! I think I might

have miscalculated. Maybe

I really do need more of

these. What am I gonna do?

And what is that grey haired

crone thinking? Hmmmm...

O-Oh! I had no idea that

you were there! Y-you

didn't hear anything

s-strange, did you?

Hahahahahahaha!

Excuse me?

The grey haired crone

offered you a part time

job, but won't pay you?

She's really shameless!

We don't have much to pay

volunteers, but we should

at least give them something!

How can she do this?! Oh, er,

let me introduce myself first.

As supervisor of this

operation, I'm ashamed to

say that the excavation is

proceeding behind schedule.

If only that grey haired crone

in the next room weren't here!

I can't work with

her at all! She's

manipulative, greedy,

selfish, and two faced!

There's got to be another

reason why she's here...!

Hm? Did you need

something? I'm sorry,

but I can't help you

right now. I'm pretty

busy, so I just want to

be left alone for a while.