Chapter 2

At my sudden prostration, Lady Gilne hurriedly stood up from her chair and rushed over.

"Hey, wait a minute, Tim! You haven't even said anything yet, what's going on!?"

"I know! You're going to fire me because I'm weak, right!? But I really want to become a great adventurer!"

"Fire Tim!? No way! I, I'll be with you for life, even if it means forever!"

Lady Gilne's face turned bright red as she denied my words. Her voice cracked, and her words stumbled, but she tried her best to reassure me.

She said she would stay with me, the guild's 'hindrance'...

Her kind words made me want to cry again.

"Tim, please calm down and listen. I called you here for a trivial matter."

"I'm sorry... I got carried away..."

"It's okay, you can listen when you're calm. Here, let me make some tea, sit in my chair."

"No, I'll sit on the floor... and even muddy water will do for a drink!"

As I said this, I tried to sit on the floor.

But then I realized that sitting itself would be impolite, so I quickly stood up.

"I'm sorry for startling you. Ganache must have threatened you somehow... that guy."

"No, no! Lady Ganache has been very kind to me!"

When Lady Gilne mentioned Lady Ganache's name with a scary look, I hurried to clear up the misunderstanding.

Lady Ganache had only brought me here...

In fact, walking alongside the Sword Saint Ganache was an honor beyond measure for me.

"Um... for Lady Gilne to call me personally, what could it be about?"

In this guild, where even B-rank quest requests are delegated to the executives, a summons from the guild master is an unprecedented situation.

What could it be about for someone like me, who isn't even considered part of the guild's fighting force?

Would I be used as a test subject for offensive magic?

I asked with the resolve to face even death.

"No, it's really a trivial matter. I just wanted to check on how you've been doing recently, Tim."

Lady Gilne smiled gently.

※Lady Gilne is on your side.