It was only after some time had passed that Owen truly came to his senses.
[I still can’t believe it. That this damn quest is really done! If I hadn’t gotten the job change item in this theme dungeon, I was thinking of moving my base to the capital to at least follow the main story.]
Owen gazed into the air with a voice choked with emotion. Likely, in his eyes, a new quest window invisible to the others was floating.
[You know what? I—I really wanted to go back home all this time! My father, the people of the Holy Emperor’s family, especially our cute little Cecily—their faces have been haunting me every single day!]
[…Then why didn’t you just go back?]
Seongjin asked with a sullen expression. Unintentionally, he had phrased it as “why didn’t you go back” instead of “why didn’t you leave,” but it felt so natural that Owen didn’t notice anything odd and simply shook his head.
[Newbie, you wouldn’t understand. Every day, that damn Status Window throws a bunch of miscellaneous quests at me. Most of them have to be done on the…