Seeing the system no longer popping up tasks, Elashia finally felt much better.
She didn't know what had happened earlier, with the system continuously popping up strange tasks.
And they were basically all minor matters.
Wasn't the system supposed to only pop up tasks when danger appeared?
She didn't know what danger there could be in buying a light novel. (-_-;)
Although there were suspicious points along the way, at least the system wasn't displaying any new tasks now.
That meant the crisis was over.
Though she didn't know why there had been so many abnormalities earlier, Elashia, who was familiar with the game's plot, knew very well that Elasia had no major events before the [Beast Tide] timeline.
Besides the character [Goblin Slayer] Aelia, who would arrive in Radiant Emperor City in about a week, there weren't any other important characters.
So logically, there shouldn't be any danger now.
So Elashia didn't think much about it.
Plus, Elashia had finally bought the light novel that had been updated after a whole month of waiting, so everything from earlier was completely forgotten.
However, just as she happily walked out of the marketplace, she bumped right into Sophia, who was about to enter.
"Eh~ Sister Ela!"
Sophia, seeing Elashia at the market entrance, looked extremely excited.
Elashia's pretty face instantly turned red upon seeing Sophia.
Not only was she dirty all over, but she was also carrying a light novel with a name that would make anyone feel embarrassed just by looking at it!
Oh no, how am I going to maintain my image in Little Sophia's heart now?
[System Task Issued]
Oh my! Here we go again!
Having heard "System Task Issued" all day, Elashia now felt like she was going crazy.
[Task One: Find a way to make an excuse—"Sister Ela was just out for a stroll". Task Reward: Phantom (Spell)]
[Task Two: Act naturally—"Sister Ela was just working at the bookstore~" Task Reward: A book about the story of Liu Bei from the Three Kingdoms period (manual smiley)]
[Task Three: Don't speak, just look at Little Sophia. Task Reward: Cooking skill (Basic)]
Elashia looked at the tasks.
They all seemed pretty normal?
After all, the system had morals; it wouldn't actually make her flirt with a child.
Looking at Task One, Elashia decided to reject it first.
Who would get themselves so dirty just "out for a stroll"?
The child probably wouldn't believe that!
Then she looked at Task Two.
Working at the bookstore was a good excuse, which could explain why she was so dirty.
But the task reward was a bit strange.
A book about the story of Liu Bei from the Three Kingdoms period, with a "manual smiley"—what was that about?!
It seemed abnormal any way she looked at it.
This book probably had some issues.
Thinking again, with her current state, pretending to be normal probably wasn't possible.
Although Elashia couldn't see her eyes, she could very clearly feel the heat on her face.
Her face was probably as red as if she had a fever.
Looking at Task Three again.
It seemed pretty good?
And it would reward a cooking skill! ^-^
Previously, to save expenses, Elashia had dismissed almost all the servants in the palace at once. Now, apart from enjoying one very delicious breakfast made by Candice, the other two meals were basically made by servants under her control.
How to put it... they were edible, but the taste was really mediocre to someone from the modern world like her.
After all, Candice was busy with government affairs and couldn't always stay in her palace.
So let's choose Task Three!