Chapter 407
"Tsk, what a stingy old man . No wonder you're still single up until today . " Once she was sure that she was already away from the old man's observation range, Asteria let out a grumble as tightened her grip in the golden parchment .
She appeared to be have some kind of beef with the old man, although she did not display it fully when she was talking with him earlier . It was only when she was away from him that she displayed this animosity, and it came out in full force .
"Hmph, once the next Guide Convention starts, I will suggest to have this old man fired already . He doesn't even have any respect to a Guide like me, and yet he dares to be here? Hmph, let's see if you can still act tough once you get fired!" Asteria mumbled to herself happily as she began leafing through the contents of the golden parchment .
Her previously mischievous face disappeared as she began reading the parchment, with her eyes narrowing into extremely thin slits . She was reading the parchment with extreme scrutiny, that she did not yawn or show signs of boredom, which she usually shows when she reads other books .
"Okay… I shall think about that old man later . For now, let's see the mission that will be given to Alex…" Asteria then sped up her reading speed, knowing that she only had a few more minutes left before her soul goes back to her body .
"Ugh, why do I only get to stay in this place for 10 minutes? I am a Guide, so I must be able to stay on this place for longer!" Asteria continued mumbling to herself as she shook her disappointed face . "I mean, this is the only place that I can play without irritating my hooman . I can use all my special abilities here without any restraints, since only souls are allowed here…"
Suddenly, Asteria's calm face contorted into that of anger as her words appeared to have made her remember something unpleasant . And it was indeed unpleasant, judging from the next words that she had uttered .
"But even when I should be allowed to stay here longer, that old tramp actually reduced my allowed time here because she said that I was a nuisance! Argh! I swear that tramp really has a vendetta against me!" Asteria's clenched her hands at this point, as her anger made her attempt to destroy the golden parchment . Luckily for the parchement, it was almost indestructible in this place, allowing it to survive Asteria's ire . "Hmph, just you wait, granny! Once my hooman reaches Transcendence, you will be the first one that I will look for!"
After this slight interruption, Asteria let out a long groan as she went back to reading again .
She seemed to be back at her calm state, and it stayed that way for the following moments .
But this calm was quickly wiped away when Asteria finished reading the parchment .
"What the hell? What the f**k is this! Are you s**ting me?" These were the words that Asteria uttered as she threw the golden parchment to the ground . Her eyes were bloodshot as she began stomping on the parchment, with each of her words punctuated by each of her stomp . '
"You . Had . The . Guts . To . Put . This . Mission . In . Hiatus . And . Now . You . Actually . Updated . It . What . The . F**k . Are . You . Thinking!" Asteria growled as the parchment slowly sank on the floor . "You . Want . My . Hooman . To . Obtain . That . Thing? You . Are . Smoking . If . You . Think . That . He . Can . Do . That!"
[[Times up missy . Now go and come back to your hooman . Tell him about the mission details already . ]]] . A sonorous voice suddenly said to the raging Asteria . [[[I don't care if you are angry with the new changes in the mission, but you know that rules are rules . You can't stay here for any longer, so you should stop your tantrum already . ]]]
"F**k you Melissa . Who approved this s**t to happen!" Asteria shouted as she stopped stomping on the parchment . She then began panting on her place, as if the 'tantrum' that she had took a lot out of her . "Did those people want my hooman to die?"
[[[Umm I don't know who approved this . I just know that it's already approved . ]]] Melissa replied . [[[Asteria, just give up your tantrum already . Those people won't listen to you anyway, so you can only suck it up and accept this mission . Trust me, it will be better for you to do this . You can still remember what happened to you when you did that stunt at your school, right? If you don't want that to happen again, then please restrain yourself . ]]]
"Fine, I shall stop my 'tantrum' already . But remember, I shall return to punish those geezers for their blatant attempts at bullying me!" Asteria declared with finality as she gave Mellissa her middle finger . "Just tell those geezers to wait for me!"
[[[Right, right, right . I shall tell them about your threat . Not that it matters anyway . ]]]
"What did you say?"
[[[10 minutes are already up . Bye bye Asteria . ]]
"Hey!"
Before Asteria could something to her selected 'threat' list, the scenery around her shattered like a glass, pushing Asteria to the brink of sleep .
Asteria tried to resist it, but all her efforts went futile as her mind succumbed to the darkness .
"Sigh… . If that girl can only restrain her temper more, then her exile could have ended already . It's really too bad that she's still stuck with that man . " The Postman, who was silent during Asteria's tantrums, suddenly said these words as he shook his head . He appeared to be disappointed with what he had just seen, and the disgust in his eyes made that disappointment more genuine .
"Ahh… . I wish Asteria does not come back here anymore . I can do well without someone like her bothering me…"
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"So what happened to the Main Mission, Asteria?" Alex, who saw the signs of awakening from Asteria, quickly opened his mouth as he began bombarding her with questions . "Is it still in hiatus, or can we start on it already?"
"Tsk, can you lower your voice, hooman? I just saw something stressful, so weaken your loud-ass voice . " Asteria grumbled as she scratched the back of her head . "Can you see this look in my eyes? I am irritated, so you better not make me angrier!"
"Yes, I can feel that you are angry . " Alex replied, as his FED Manipulation can detect that Asteria was really feeling a genuine rage right now . This was different from the anger that Asteria had shown before, as the rage that she is exuding now seemed to be more… raw and primal .
"…"
This made Alex raise his eyes in interest, as he realized that whatever Asteria did while touching his symbol must have affected her in some way to make her this mad .
"So is the reason why you're angry related to the Main Mission?" Alex did not mince anything . as he continued to bombard Asteria with his words . He does not care even if Asteria was angry, as he was now in a rush to know everything .
"Yes, it's because of that f**king Main Mission! There, are you happy now?" Asteria grunted as she sat on the top of Alina's head with a sulking expression .
"Yes, I am happy already . Now, tell us about the Main Mission . " Alex replied as Alina began petting the dumb fairy .
"Hmph, what an insensitive man . You can see an angry lady here, and the first thing that you do is demand on her! Hmph, you will not last long once you reach the higher levels! You will surely be in danger because of that attitude of yours!" Asteria said as some of her rage were stifled by Alina's skillful hand .
"Yes, I get it . Now, the Main Mission please . "
"Okay, I'll say it already . But before that, tell me about the intended Main Mission in this world first . " Asteria said as she let out a satisfied purr . Alina's hands were doing their work behind her ears, which brought the fairy to the brink of ecstacy . "You can still remember that, right?"
"The Main Mission in this world was just simple . We should survive the Fourth Calamity and then use our skills to terminate it . " Alex said as he stared at Asteria . "We had already survived the monster wave of the Fourth Calamity, but we did not receive any notification about the mission being cleared . That means that the Fourth Calamity has not ended yet at that time, and only by investigating the Moons themselves that the Fourth Calamity will be terminated . "
"Good answer . Now, how about the Bonus Missions, hooman?"
"There are three Bonus Missions, with each mission unique and weird in their own . " Alex replied as a small vein in his forehead began to throb . "The first Bonus Mission is about us destroying the Moons . The second Bonus Mission was about the murder of the Moon Power Holders . As for the third and final Bonus Mission, that was about us obtaining the Legacy Weapon of the Infernal Monarch . "
"Bravo hooman . You clearly reviewed your notes . " Asteria said as she began clapping . Her weird humor has now returned to her, although some signs of irritation can still be seen lurking on her twitching eyes . "Just a little more and you can-"
"Asteria, from the way that you are talking, you are making it appear as if something has changed with the Main Mission . " Alex noted as he began to piece together the weirdness in Asteria's actions . "Did something really change?"
"Yes hooman . Something has changed . " Asteria replied as she let out an irritated groan . "Took you long enough to notice it . I swear I thought I still have to tell it to you personally…"
"Is that even allowed?" Alex blurted out as he knew the implications of Asteria's confession . "Can someone just change the Main Mission at their whim? Isnt't that just…"
"Yes, it's just cheating, but what can we do about that, hooman? That's just how it is . " Asteria replied as she let out an amused smile . "If they can put a Main Mission in hiatus, then they can also easily change it . "
"…I see . So if you are having that kind of reaction to the new Main Mission, then that must mean that the new Main Mission is drastically different compared to the Original Main Mission…"
"Well yes, but also no . "
"Hah?"
"What I mean is that the Main Mission will be different, although it is something that have been told to us before already . " Asteria replied as her body began to succumb from Alina's superior skills . "Ah yes Alina, that's the spot! Poke that more…"
"Stop this s**t already Asteria . Just tell me what it is alrea-"
"Look at your Bonus Mission 3 . What is it about again?"
"That mission is about looking for the Legacy Weapon of the Infernal Monarch" Alex replied as the frown in his eyes slowly widened into that of a surprise . "Wait Asteria, if you are talking about Bonus Mission now, then does that mean…"
"Yes, Bonus Mission 3 will be your new Main Mission . " Asteria mumbled as her eyes became bloodshot again . Her rage suddenly returned at this point, as if the mere mention of the Main Mission was enough to undo all the comfort that Alina gave to her . "Your Main Mission is that you should f**king obtain the Legacy Weapon of the Infernal Monarch within 10 Years . If you fail, then all of us will die in a f**king messy fashion!"
"What the hell?"