Job: The Hunt [Mission - Solo]

No one would understand how happy Hika was at that precise moment. There was no more annoying and repetitive snow bears and snow foxes. This whole hunting was worth it despite the injures and hardships she encountered. Her whole body was tingling with happiness. Grinning from ear to ear, Hika rolled around on the thick snow, parted her arms and legs and moved them sideways, creating something shaped like a fan around her limbs.

Hika was just too elated to become overwhelmed with drowsiness and exhaustion. Her injuries doesn't even matter anymore. As she stood up back on her feet, she began collecting the hunted animals to bring them back to the village. Then, she just realised that there were too many and there was no way she could carry them all back to the village at the same time. She hunted a lot, like really a lot, over 30 carcasses to be exact. Hika sighed heavily, running a hand through her lovely golden hair. She thought of an idea to deal with this issue, but came up with nothing, to no avail.

Just then, she heard a yell from a distance. "Hey! Do you need a hand?" No, I don't need a hand. I need help, She meant it as a joke and giggled to herself. Hika waved her hand up in the air towards him as the guy approached closer to her. A group of people flocked behind him. She caught sight of the girl who had helped her with the injuries. Hika smiled and bowed slightly at her, in which she received a smile back in return. "We're also the hunters sent from the village. You must be the mage," Hika flicked her eyes back to the guy who seemed to be the leader of the group and nodded.

Hika watched as the leader's eyes dropped down towards the dead animals. He pointed at it, a small gasp escaping from his lips. "Did you hunt them all alone? Wow. That's impressive! Never figured a person as small as you would be that strong," She stopped dead on her tracks and stood very still. How dare he underestimate my figure! She growled but managed to plaster a smile on her face. "Thank you. I'll take that as a compliment."

The guy waved a dismissive hand and jabbed a finger at the pile of bodies. "I suppose you need help with those bodies, right?" Hika's face lit up immediately as she nodded her head. "There're a lot and I couldn't manage to carry them all. Could you help, please?"
"Of course of course. We'll bring them together with us." Hika smiled and bowed politely at him. She threw the bag of dead foxes over her shoulder and while the others took care of the huge bodies of the bears.

"How's your injury, kid?" Hika jumped slightly, startled. "Oops. Sorry if I scared you," The girl giggled. Hika chuckled as well, "It has healed already. All thanks to you~" Both of them chatted all way back to the village though it took quite some time to walk back there. It was interesting to know people from this Frostfire village. Once they got to the village, Hika heard a man bellowed, "There they are! They're back!" Heads turned to her direction, their eyes filled with hope and anticipation.

People from the village flocked around her and the rest of the hunters. "You brought us food!" One said. "Our life saviour!" Another one added. Hika rubbed her neck nervously and let out a small smile. Following up, a bunch of compliments was showered down on her. She really wasn't used to receiving remarks. However, the loud cheer was softened down as the elder of the village made way through Hika. She stared at the lady standing in front of her, unsure what to do.

"You've done an excellent job, young mage. This whole village is now in your debt. You wouldn't understand how much you've helped us. Once again, I thank you, in place of the citizens of this village." Hika smiled and hugged the lady tightly. "I'm willing to do more for this village. So, please do not hesitate to inform me if you need any help." A roaring praise was produced, as the booming voice echoed around the village.

The whole village had a feast to celebrate and Hika was invited to it. Laughter and cheerful voices filled the whole area as they shared their food and clanked their cups of drinks together. The food was extremely appetizing and she found herself eating a whole bunch of food as if she had been starving for a whole week. It was just awesome and she was even laughing and talking jokes together with the citizens, despite how tired she may be.

The next morning approached fast. Hika prepared to leave as she packed her bags. She was already feeling better, or rather, perfectly fine, after they'd treated her injuries the last night. Cracking her knuckles, she slung her bag over her shoulder and glanced back, facing the village. The people looked tiny at a distance and they were waving at her. Hika had a huge smile on her face as she bid goodbye. She took a once last glance at the village before walking away until the village vanished slowly from her sight and set out to return back to Fiore.