Online Game: Starting With SSS-Ranked Summons

Chapter 43 Misunderstanding

Arthur booked a room in the inn which cost him 10 bronze coins, and placed the girl on the bed.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Arthur let out a small sigh as he looked at the unconscious girl resting on the wooden bed.

Placing his hands on his waist, he frowned. "What now?" he muttered to himself, his mind wandering. "Do I just leave her here alone?"

He glanced at the door, then back at the girl. Her face was pale and serene.

"Should I... maybe summon Borak to watch over her?" he thought aloud.

His brow furrowed as he pictured the Borak standing over the girl, his tusks gleaming. "but... he might scare her to death when she wakes up." He shook his head, quickly dismissing the idea.

Arthur stepped closer to the bed and leaned against the wooden frame, his eyes scanning her for any sign of waking.

"What am I even doing?" he muttered under his breath. "I don't even know who she is, and now I'm playing babysitter?"

"She's obviously involved in something dangerous. Bandits don't just chase random girls through the forest," he thought.

His fingers tapped against the bedpost absently. "But whatever her deal is, I can't have her slowing me down. I have a quest to complete, levels to gain, and money to make."

'But what if she has a hidden mission for me?' He thought.

As Arthur was lost in thought, he didn't realise that he was very close to the unconscious girl in front of him.

Lost in his internal debate, Arthur didn't realize how close he had leaned toward the unconscious girl on the bed. He was so deep in thought that he missed the faint mumble that escaped her lips.

Suddenly, the girl's eyes shot open, wide with fear.

"Arghhh!"

Her scream pierced the quiet room, startling Arthur so much that he instinctively jerked back, nearly tipping a chair.

She glanced at him and didn't argue. "You're really not what I expected," she said after a long pause.

Arthur raised an eyebrow. "And what did you expect?"

"Some guy who ditches weak girls after acting heroic to save himself," she said bluntly.

Arthur chuckled softly, shaking his head. "Sorry to disappoint, but I'm a little more complicated than that."

The tension between the two of them began to ease, and the girl relaxed slightly against the pillow she had so fiercely used as a weapon moments ago.

"Thank you," she said quietly, her voice barely above a whisper.

Arthur blinked, not expecting the sudden shift in her tone. "For what?"

"For saving me," she said, her gaze still fixed on her lap. "Even if you ran, you still came back."

Arthur's smirk softened into a small smile. "Don't mention it," he said, leaning back into the chair as he thought that a hidden mission would be completed.

After waiting, seconds soon turned into minutes.

He drummed his fingers lightly on the armrest, his eyes darting to the girl, who was now sitting calmly, her wide, innocent eyes blinking at him like a confused doe.

'Any moment now,' he thought. 'The hidden mission notification, the overpowered reward... It's all going to drop right now.'

But nothing happened. Not a single ping, not a pop-up screen, not even the faintest whisper of a system acknowledgement.

'Where the hell is my hidden quest?! Where's my OP item?!' His mind screamed, panic slowly creeping in.

Arthur cleared his throat, leaning forward slightly. "Umm..." he started, his tone a little too casual. "Remember how you thanked me earlier?"

The girl tilted her head, her doe eyes narrowing in confusion. "Uh-huh," she nodded enthusiastically, her movements like a bobbing chicken.