The question; ‘Adventure or Research’ plagued me for months.
I’ve had my fill of adventure but I could choose my adventures if I applied to the AA for an adventurer. But I also want to research. I had encountered so many interesting things and ideas kept popping up on a daily basis. Those were all unrelated to my original research which could be continued and expanded on.
I spent many days in Verghis interacting with the inhabitants but also visiting the AA to find out if I wanted to go adventuring.
Going through the ranks of an adventurer would be easy but at B-rank or higher, special requests might come in that involved escorting, guarding, or working in groups to exterminate extraordinary monsters or deal with high-difficulty problems. It wasn’t something I was interested in.
Staying at a low rank as a Misha is relatively impossible.
It took me almost a year to decide. I was always slow to make decisions, probably the reason why [Acedia] was so potent on me.
An old woman had gotten interested in some of the potions I had brewed and asked if I would sell them.
It gave me flashbacks of Boshi town where I had been selling potions for millennia. While it was attached to painful memories, that in itself was something I enjoyed. It made me choose for research.
I would sell potions in Verghis twice a week and spend the rest researching, eating cake, beating up problematic forest animals, and learning how to braid my hair.
I kept an eye on the news. The mythical beasts have been kicking up a storm as expected.
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They had an incident with a strange dungeon that killed thousands of people. Bad rumors spread about them like that they were responsible for the deaths but the AA disproved that almost immediately.
Biian tried to assassinate the emperor of Zanyr and Agnis happened to be there and it turned into a god versus a mythical beast fight. Nothing had been heard of either after that besides strange activity over Bizax she did send individuals with strange powers out to look for them, however, suggesting that both survived.
And recently, they fought with that bitch Biian and Zarrazax not too far from Verghis. I was conflicted on if I should help but dealing with gods didn’t end up well for me the last time. It did illustrate however that I would have been caught up in that if I travelled with them.
Both the deities were confirmed dead but the problem with deities is that they revive. I did fist pump however when I heard that the 6 of them killed those assholes. I hope the deities won’t come back for revenge.
All that demonstrated how dangerous adventuring is. This bitch Biian is still doing her petty nonsense so there was no guarantee that she would leave me alone if she encounters me.
I was happy with my decision. My time is unlimited. I could always pick up adventuring later in my life. There is no need to rush.
The door opened and an old lady entered the shop that I opened up the day before.
“Good afternoon sweetheart. Do you have something for my back? The AA’s remedies work but your potions always work better.”
“Sure, the same as usual?”
The old lady nodded and I got the potion I always gave her. I opened the shop because of her so I knew what she needed.
“Thank you, dear. Are you sure you don’t want to meet my grandson?”
I smiled and shook my head.
“No thank you. I just want to keep the status quo for several centuries. I don’t need anything new or exciting now, just stability.”
The old lady gave me a friendly smile, paid, and left.
My research into mana runes and mana circles continued. There were so many new things to discover and to find out.
The Misha want my research now but it’s too late. They can figure it out on their own. I will do this research for myself.
Nobody can tell me what to do now, I have no obligations and I can live how I want. So I will focus on my own happiness that had been lacking for most part of my life.