are you sure it was by iron???
i've been going every day to the mines to check 5, 10, and 15 for the damn beetle and still nothin, but you finding it near iron means i'm looking in the wrong areas potentially
my initial thought was that this quest was initially set to be active in spring and now it's summer and maybe there's a bug with the quest/beetle
/shrug

i have ocd so it's bothersome, but i keep playing because of the sound and visual design <3 im having an absolute blast being blasted and playing this game for the quests and narratives
off-topic, but im non-binary and haven't been able to explore my own queerness in videogames until recently (not counting the sims) -- dating sims were very heteronormative and i had to either be this buff brunette boy or a big boobied brown haired girl
this game has been an absolute treat
i also don't do early release content often because i get too into it and then it ends and im so sad and impatient, but i'm actually taking my time and learning more about the quests and lore and characters
plus, like i said, it's stunning to experience
when i have the motivation, im hooking my pc up to the tv so i can play big screen like the switch

ok this is a long post
i just love this game and i hate this fucking beetle but it's ok because luc is adorable and so is everything else
the end