I Reject Quests

Rewen looked around, scratching the back of his neck. "I'm wondering if it would be too personal to ask…"

The receptionist's eyes widened. 'Is he really planning to hit on me? What should I do? I have misjudged him.' She planned to outright reject his advances if he really hit on her. As a receptionist, she has faced these kinds of situations every once in a while. While at first, she wanted to give the guys some hope and herself considered to see if the guy is good enough but later, she got tired of it.

"You can tell me if something's bothering you." Straightening here back, she asked in a clear voice.

"No, it's not bothering me a lot… but per say, there's something I have been noticing for the past two days…" Rewen didn't continue, giving a vague answer.

'Something he has been noticing? Could it be me? He is so shy. Maybe I shouldn't reject him too harshly.' The receptionist followed through her guess and her mood changed seeing him hesitating. "It's fine. You can tell me anything." She gave a bright smile while looking at Rewen.

"Then, why is it that you could increase my ranking? Ivan hasn't even told you who I had defeated yet you seem to know that. Why is that? I'll take back my words if it's a secret."

The receptionist's smile froze. "Is that it?"

"Uh, yes." Rewen didn't know how to respond.

"I seemed to have told you that there are supervisors." The receptionist's voice was indifferent and cold. 

"Ah, yes. Sorry for asking such a dumb question." Rewen figured out there was something wrong with her so he walked away along with Ivan.''

***

"Why did she look so cold at the end?" Rewen asked Ivan.

"There are trillions of people in the world and you decided to ask a guy like me?"

"What's wrong with asking you?"

"I'm an absolute loser with women. Do I look like a chad to you?"

"I suppose you don't."

"Yes. So you better ask normie questions like that to me. Not only does it make me seem like an idiot, it also hurts my self-esteem."

"How does it hurt your self-esteem? You are just exaggerating."

"That's because you aren't a virgin like me."

"How did you know?"

"See? I was right."

Rewen rolled his eyes. "Look, bro. Are you really dedicated to getting a girlfriend?"

"No. I am only interested in losing my virginity."

"No wonder you are a virgin." 

Making small talk, the duo reached a room in the 11th floor. 

"Yo, you aren't taking me to the Seniors to curb my arrogance, right?" According to Rewen, the higher the floors the stronger the people.

"Dumbass." Ivan said only a single word, then stood in front of a door.

"Is this it?"

"This is it."

Rewen stepped forward and knocked on the door.

*Knock*

"Who is it?" A young male voice sounded from inside.

When the door opened, Rewen saw a blonde-haired young man appear. "Oh, are you a challenger?" The man asked.

Rewen felt that the man was too good-looking. Even his voice was gentle.

"Wow, you look very good." Rewen blurted out. He didn't know why he said that. Even in the face of As in the fictional world, he didn't make any comments. 

As soon as he said that, Ivan's head made a comedic turn to look at Rewen. 'Does… he swing that way?'

"Haha! This is the first time a man has complimented me." The blonde-haired young man gave a smile.

Rewen smiled in return. "Is that so? I thought you had heard it countless times."

"Not from a guy. Anyways, come in."

Rewen entered the room while Ivan followed behind.

"I'm Kelin." The blonde-haired young man stretched his hand.

"Rewen." Rewen shook his hand.

"What's your rank?"

"33."

"Oh? I'm 18. You sure you want to take this big of a jump?"

"It's fine." Rewen shrugged.

Both of them got into their positions.

"Ready? Start." 

Rewen activated [Freestyle Knights Combat] while watching Kelin approach him slowly. 

Kelin's movements weren't slow but neither too fast but his footsteps were light. If Rewen was blind, he wouldn't have sensed him at all. 

Rewen could have struck first but he didn't. He waited for his opponent to make a move. He used the same strategy he used in his previous match against the big muscular man. 'Wait for the opponent to strike first. Block it. And swiftly counter-attack.'

However, it didn't happen like he expected. 

As Kelin was about to prepare for a strike, his expression changed and took a step back making Rewen a bit puzzled.

'Why did he suddenly take a step back?'

"You are dangerous." Kelin raised his head.

'Maybe he has some special ability that lets him gauge someone's power.' Rewen made a reasonable guess, then stared at Kelin. "You want to forfeit?"

"I won't." The moment Kelin said that, he sprang up towards Rewen.

'Oh? His movement speed increased.' Rewen analyzed his opponent while not moving an inch.

Kelin approached him and this time, pulled his arm for a punch.

Unfortunately for him, Rewen easily dodged it. "You are a bit too stiff." He commented in between the fight.

Kelin again took a few steps backward and panted. "You could have defeated me easily. Why am I still standing?" He thought that Rewen was mocking him.

"I came here to fight and improve my techniques. Winning is only a part of my goal." Rewen calmly responded. He himself wasn't sure if what he is saying is the truth or not.

"Good answer." Kelin burst into laughter. "Now, come. You have played enough."

"You asked for it." Rewen took a step forward.

It was only a single step but Kelin could feel a huge mountain in front of him. 'The strength difference is huge.' He saw a punch incoming and his whole body petrified. 

*Pah*

The punch was met with Kelin's forehead. The latter staggered to and fro before eventually falling on his face.

At the end, Rewen had originally planned to strike his opponent's face but seeing him not move, he changed the target of the punch and instead struck his opponent's forehead.

"Why are you looking like a fool? Hurry up and cure him." Rewen saw Ivan looking at him absent-mindedly.

[+3 Agility]

[Quest Updated]

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Quest: Become a Fighter.

Grade: A

Goals: Defeat your fifth opponent.

Rewards: +3 Strength, +3 Endurance, +3 Dexterity

Failure: None

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'The system likes to keep things balanced. I wonder how long this would continue though.'

***

The receptionist, as usual, was bored. 'No, I'm not bored this time. I have actually misunderstood him.' Lazily resting her chin on her hands, she thought about Rewen. While thinking about him, she saw a familiar man appearing. 

"What's up, Rewen?"

"Update my ID." Rewen placed his ID on her desk.

"Again?" The receptionist voiced her shock.

"This guy is a freak." Ivan commented from the side.

The receptionist took the ID. "Let's see who he defeated… oh!? Rank 18! Way to go!"

In her two years of work, this is the first time she had seen someone go up in the ranks this quick. 

"Here's your updated ID."

Rewen took the card and walked away with Ivan.

'He has a bright future ahead of him.'

***

Five minutes later.

Rewen looked at the fallen man and got a string of notifications in his mind.

[+3 Strength]

[+3 Endurance]

[+3 Dexterity]

There was no quest update this time.

Rewen sighed. 'There is a stopping point after all.' While not exactly willing, he decided to stop moving up the ranks. If he wanted, he could easily reach the top of Juniors but he won't. 'Now isn't the right opportunity. The chained quest hasn't yet finished and I don't even know if I've become a Fighter or not. I can safely assume that there would be more quests in the future.'

***

"Here's your updated ID." The receptionist couldn't hide the look of shock both on her face and voice.

Rewen looked at the ID.

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Name: Rewen Klofar

Division: Rookie

Grade: F

Rank: 5

Speciality: Agile, Hand-to-Hand Combat, Deceptive

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From Rank 48 to Rank 5 wasn't a small increase. It was rare even in the entire kingdom.

"Who will fight next? 1 or 2?" Ivan asked. 

"I will go home." Rewen chuckled.

"What? Didn't you tell me that you want to reach Juniors today?"

"I'm tired." Rewen said, then ran off in front of Ivan's and the receptionist's dumbfounded eyes.

While running to his room, he wondered what he should do. 'First, I'll complete the daily mission from [Basic Knights and Magic System]. Oh, right. Activate [Missions to Doom].'

He had planned to make maximum of the two Tier 1 Bronze Lottery Tickets.

"One second." He was very vigilant. 'Who knows. Even a meteor can fall from the sky.'

'Two."

"Three."

…

..

"Ten." 

'Stop." Rewen quickly deactivated [Missions to Doom]. Weirdly enough, nothing happened to him. 

[Ding! The Host has gained 10x luck for 10 seconds! Would you like to use it right now?]

[Yes] [No]

He tapped on 'No' while still pondering about the matter. A sudden thought struck as he anxiously increased his speed.