"Whoosh— busy day done, mission finally completed."
Link slung his heavy backpack over his shoulders and made his way back toward the Northern Front.
According to his "death plan," Phase 1's objective had now been successfully accomplished.
With the talent he had just acquired,
he no longer had to worry about getting captured, interrogated, or tortured without any way out.
However, even with this safeguard,
it still wasn't perfect — which was why he had only considered it the goal of Phase 1.
After all, if he were to faint immediately without a chance to react,
the talent wouldn't be of much use anyway.
Thus, Link had already decided:
tomorrow, he would immediately launch Phase 2 of his plan.
But that was a matter for tomorrow.
At least for today, he could consider his tasks completed.
"Grab the Sweetflower Fruit, finish off the other two D-rank missions,
and this trip will be perfectly rounded off."
...
Three hours later—
In the Mission Hall,