Guild leader

Gen then went towards the address that the guild attendant gave him, and after a few minutes of walking, he arrived at a huge house.

He then thought, 'This must be it.', and then he went to its door, knocked on it, and then he heard a voice saying, "One moment, I'm coming."

He then thought, 'How strange. That voice ...'

He could hear the person walking up to the door, and just then, it opened, and a young woman appeared saying, "Yes, how may I help you?"

Seeing her, Gen said, "Briny?! What are you doing here?"

And Briny said, "Hi, Gen. What do you mean, what am I doing? I live here."

" You live here?"

"Yes."

"Does anyone else live here?"

"No, why?"

"The guild attendant gave me this address as a guide's house for the event. It seems she gave me the wrong address."

"That's not wrong, Gen. I am a guide."

"You are a guide? She said that to be a guide, you have to have been to the event five times and be an experienced adventurer."

"Exactly. Any problem with me meeting those requirements?"

"No problem. I just wasn't expecting it. I thought you only worked at the clothing store."

"Hahaha, relax, Gen. I'm just messing with you. Everyone who comes here to hire me thinks the same."

"Got it. That's good. Actually, that's too bad. People shouldn't judge a book by its cover."

"Hahaha. You're funny, Gen."

"Well, thank you."

"Please come in. I was just finishing making a sandwich."

"Okay, excuse me."

Gen entered Briny's house, looked around, and noticed that the house was very spacious.

She then said, "Come with me, Gen. The kitchen is this way."

"Ok."

They both went towards the kitchen and when they arrived, Briny said, pointing to a table in the middle of the kitchen, "Make yourself at home, Gen. You can sit down."

And Gen said, "Thanks."

Gen sat down, and she asked, "Do you want something to eat?"

And Gen said, "No thanks. I just left that restaurant you recommended."

"Oh, you went there? What did you think of the food?"

"It was great."

"Good. Well, how about something to drink then since you're full?"

"Well ... that's fine."

"Great. What do you want? Water, a juice, a drink?"

"Hm, whatever you recommend."

"Hahaha, okay. One moment."

Briny then finished making a sandwich, put it on the table, and then went to get a bottle of beer and two glasses. She then came back, put the bottle on the table, sat down, and poured some of the drink for herself and some for Gen.

Gen then said, "Thanks.", and then took a sip of the drink and said, "Wow, this is a nice drink. What's the name of it?"

"Well, I don't remember. I got it as payment for one of my jobs."

Gen then put the glass on the table and said, "It must be an expensive drink then."

And Briny said, "Not that much. It was a cheap job."

"I see."

Gen then took another sip of the drink, and Briny said, "If I'm not mistaken, I was supposed to get fifty silver coins for it. So I didn't see a problem with it being paid with this drink."

"Fifty silver coins?"

"Yes. I know what you're thinking. We've all been through hard times, Gen. Even I've had to do low-paying jobs like this myself."

"..."

"But let's get to the reason why you're here. Who is your event group? Is it going to be you, Raja, and Lina?"

"Yeah."

"Now that I think about it, where are they?"

"Well, I preferred to come here alone."

"Why? Something happened?"

"Well ... it's a long story."

"No problem. I like to know what situation the group I'm joining is in."

"Okay ..."

Gen then began to explain to her how angry he was that Lina and Raja were not paying attention to the money and were spending it without any control.

Briny then said, "I understand, Gen. It's not strange that you are angry."

And Gen said, "Right? But it's no use explaining it to them. Lina has always been like that, and Raja is always ready to go wrong. So there's not much I can do."

"Well, it's really a complicated situation. I even feel a little guilty about selling so many clothes to them earlier today."

"No need to be Briny. You were just doing your job."

"Good, because it was one of the best sales days I've ever had, hahaha."

"Good for you. At least someone did well."

"Gen, despite everything, I still think that Lina is a little right. From what you said, you're all awakened, and it's really not that hard for an awakened person to make a few silver coins."

"I know. I also think I may have overreacted. It's just that it happened at a terrible time. I had just heard about a problem a close friend of mine is having, and then I realized how much trouble I was causing for another friend of mine, and then this happened."

"No problem, Gen. Everyone has bad days."

"That's true. Thanks."

"You're welcome, but let's change the subject. About the event. You want to hire me as a guide, right?"

"Yes."

"Okay, I accept."

"Thanks. How much will it cost me?"

"Don't worry, Gen. After hearing everything you said, I'll give you a discount. Half the amount is on me."

"Thanks, Briny."

"You're welcome."

"How much then?"

"Fifty silver coins."

Gen was silent, and after a while, he said, "Your service costs a hundred silver coins?"

And Briny said, "Well ... you got me, Gen. It usually costs two hundred coins, but that's okay. Fifty coins is enough."

"... Thanks?"

"You're welcome, Gen."

"Well, I don't have those coins right now."

"I know that silly. You can leave the amount on credit as you did in the store."

"Great ..."

"Well, let's go to the guild to register. After all, the temple might show up any moment now. You'd better make sure everything is in order."

"Okay."

The two then got up, left Briny's house, and headed towards the adventurers' guild. Upon arriving there, Gen entered the guild along with Briny, and as he entered, he noticed that the people around him were looking at him strangely, and then thought, 'Why are they looking at me like that?'

He then approached the reception desk and spoke to the receptionist, "Good afternoon, I'm back."

And she said, "Hi, good afternoon. It looks like you're really going to hire her."

"Yes."

"I need to warn you that we don't accept returns."

"Okay?"

"Are you sure you want to do this?"

Briny then said, "Enough of this, Sylvi. He's sure of what he's doing. We've already talked, and I've already given him the value."

And Sylvi said, "Ok ... Give me your ring then."

"Here.", Briny then handed Sylvi a red ring, and she said, "Ok. Registered. You are now part of the 'Let's get it over with.' group."

"What? That's the name of your group, Gen?"

Gen then said, "Well ... Yes. I was pretty upset at the time. Everything I told you about had just happened."

And Briny said, "I see. Well, I guess that's it then. Enjoy your stay in town, Gen. We'll meet on the day of the event."

"Ok. See you there."

Gen was about to leave, but then he remembered something and said, "That's right.", he then turned to Sylvi and asked, "I was hoping to ask the guild leader something. Is there any way I can talk to him?"

And Sylvi said, "To the leader? What do you want to talk about?"

"Well, it's about some ruins I'm looking for. I was wondering if the guild leader knows anything."

"Well, unfortunately, the guild leader doesn't see anyone at this time. Come back tomorrow, and you should be able to talk to him."

"Hmm, got it."

Gen turned around and started toward the door, but Briny stopped him and said, "Gen, wait a minute."

Gen then asked, "What is it, Briny?"

And Briny said, "You could have told me you wanted to talk to the guild leader. I'll help you talk to her."

"Really? How are you going to do that?"

"Relax. Just come with me."

"Okay."

Briny then went back to the front desk and said, "Silvy, let her know I want to talk to her."

And Sylvi then glanced at Gen behind Briny and said, "You know she doesn't like to see anyone at this time."

"Not even me?"

"You know you're not the one who wants to talk to her."

"Yes, but you don't need to know that. Just let her know I'm coming up."

"Ahh, okay."

Sylvi then went through a door behind the front desk, and after a while, she came back and said, "I told her. You can go."

And Briny said, "Thanks, Sylvi."

Gen then said, "Thanks."

The two then walked up a staircase next to the reception, and after walking for a few minutes, they arrived in front of a huge double door.

Briny knocked on it, and they then heard a female voice say, "Come in."