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Mayor

No trace, you say?

Mayor

Well, I appreciate you looking regardless.

Mayor

To be frank, I can't say for certain that I've ever seen the beast... At any rate, I'm grateful that the danger has passed for now.

Mayor

Here's something for your trouble.

Silica

Wha—?! Wait, wait, how did we clear the quest? Did we even fulfill the objective?

Mayor

Why, of course! You did what was asked of you. It was always a possibility that the survey wouldn't turn anything up.

Mayor

Sometimes the quarry moves on to other locations, or the witness mistakes a common animal for a monster.

Mayor

But, to be safe, I've ordered the villagers not to enter the mountains while we wait and see what happens.

Silica

I... I see.

Mayor

Thank you again for your help with this!

Silica

What do you think? Are you okay with that result?

Silica

Well, I suppose it's up to the quest giver, in the end... If they're happy, we should be fine with it!

Silica

Right? That wasn't a satisfying ending at all. Maybe another event will trigger later on.

Silica

To be honest, it makes me a little uncomfortable, but that's all we can really do at this stage... Let's disband the party for now.