There Is No Need To Be Obsessed

Specifically, after I helped Coco and Geren got kicked out, no one dared to touch him.

The number of members who advocated the bullying began to shrink after seeing Geren’s end, and the members who were ostracised regained their confidence and began to argue about the absurdity.

In addition, an official document was issued stating that if persecution was discovered within the guild, strict punishment would be given.

Of course, everything didn’t change drastically right away.

“This bastard, what did you just say?”

“Y-you have to do what is assigned…! Up until now, I’ve been doing all of your work…!”

A member with a short physique was questioned by a member with a fierce look. In response, he trembled and stammered, but he did not avoid the other one’ gaze.

I happened to witness the scene while running errands and was about to intervene, but decided to watch it for now.

“Say it again! How dare you, a rural baron…!”

“That doesn’t matter within the guild. Rather, it would be you who would be in trouble if I informed the superiors that this is how you handle your job and even threatened me…!”

“What…?!”

“And considering that even the haughty Geren was kicked out without a problem, your background isn’t all that great.”

“Urgh…you son of b*tch!”

The bully, speechless, raised his hand high as he gnashed his teeth.

“You must really want a beating-…”

“Ah, Ms. Yuphon.”

I intervened.

At the word ‘Yuphon’, the bully hurriedly lowered his hand and ran away.

(Flop).

“Huh…”

The remaining member sat down and gasped for breath.

I approached him and held out my hand.

He looked up blankly at me, grabbed my hand, and stood up.

“Ms. Yupon…you lied.”

“If I shouldn’t have intervened, I apologise.”

“No, no. Actually, I was very scared. If you hadn’t helped me, I would have given in and bow down to him again. You didn’t do anything wrong…”

I looked at him and said softly.

“You did great.”

“Haha…Thank you. The atmosphere among the members has changed a lot since miss Craycia came. It was also thanks to miss Craycia that I was able to summon up the courage like this.”

After shyly saying thanks, the member returned to his position with a little blush still visible on his face.

He wasn’t the only one caught up in this absurdity. The provokers’ actions were unbearable, even those who couldn’t come forward before had finally stood up and said something.

Those words came together and became a great pressure, and the act of ostracising those who came from a lower status was gradually disappearing.

In any case, after going through a hectic time like this, my first month of officially joining the guild was just around the corner.

After a month, the probationary period would end, and I would be free to go back and forth.

The Viscounty…will it be all right?

Though I left Eril with Hillary, it still bothered me.

If I go back to the viscounty, I’ll have to realign the family first. I’ll have to introduce myself to the collateral line.

Also, the viscounty of Craycia had to be developed in earnest.

Fortunately, I had a lot of money, so the funds were not a worry.

“Anyway, why has there been no news from the emperor?”

Maybe he forgot about the business…?

There was a possibility that he regarded it as me bluffing and left it out of his ears.

He didn’t seem like the kind of person to do that though.

“Ah, Eureia! Did you hear?”

Annie, who was carrying a load of errands together with me, suddenly said.

At that, I asked back, tilting my head.

“About what?”

Annie, who put down the load, covered her face with both hands and shook her head with excitement in response.

“Rumours have it that Sir Heckard will return soon. Maybe I can meet him from a distance!”

I was taken aback by Annie’s words.

I haven’t heard anything from Leone yet.

He said he would let me know before Heckard entered the country. Yet, I hadn’t heard anything.

Is this also an unexpected return even to Leone…?

I had an ominous feeling.

In any case, I’ll try to avoid running into him.

I secretly made a firm commitment.

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“… what’s the matter? You came back so suddenly, you didn’t even contact me.”

Leone, in cold sweat, looked at the man with silver gray hair, who had burst in unannounced.

He replied with a nonchalant look.

“It’s that day soon.”

“That day?”

Leone couldn’t understand him right away. At that, the expression of the man, Heckard, distorted.

“The day ‘she’ disappeared.”

“… ah.”

Only then did Leone realise what kind of day ‘that day’ was.

‘That day’ was the day the headmaster disappeared 7 years ago. Or, to be more precise, the day she was killed.

“It’s strange that you forget that day.”

Heckard murmured lowly.

He was right.

Usually, at this time of year, Leone couldn’t even sleep due to guilt and wandered around looking for that person like a madman.

I forgot because she came back.

But this year was different. Because the guild’s owner was back, though in the form of someone else.

Besides, I have been working nonstop lately.

He was referring to the frozen storage incident.

How surprised he was when he first heard that she was locked inside a freezing storage.

I didn’t think she would come out with a modified magic tool…

Actually, it wasn’t too surprising on his part. The person who knew her skills better than anyone else was Leone.

But others were not. Because of that, the entire guild was shaken.

I couldn’t stop the rumours from spreading.

But it might have been a good thing.

With that level of performance, she’ll be easily promoted to a low-ranking member.

Just in time, he was looking for a countermeasure because accidents often occurred in the cold storeroom. Sooner or later, he was going to convene the workshops’ leaders to renovate, but Eureia solved it in one shot.

Of course, a re-examination would be necessary, but useless losses could certainly be reduced.

Within a month of joining, she became a lower-ranking member. It was an unconventional speed of promotion, but Leone was dissatisfied.

To have a person like her be a member of the lower ranks, it was a waste.

“… Not only that, but I discovered something suspicious, so I hurriedly entered the country.”

“Something suspicious?”

Heckard nodded and replied.

“It seems that someone is manufacturing and trafficking magic weapons with the Cheshire Merchant’s technical skills.”

“Magic weapons?”

Leone jumped up from his seat.

“That’s forbidden from the day of our foundation!”

“….they must have aimed at the time when we had our guard down and surveillance was neglected.”

“This is insane. If they aim to use the technical skills of the Cheshire Merchant then… could it be the workshop?”

“I don’t know that yet. That’s why I entered the country quietly to confirm that.”

“I see…so that they are not given time to prepare.”

“I’m thinking of going around the workshop right now.”

“Yes, that should be done right away.”

Leone let out a deep sigh.

“Sorry that I can’t help.”

Leone sincerely felt apologetic toward Heckard.

It was because Leone had to bear the burden of the owner’s work, so it seemed that Heckard had to take on a lot of too.

Besides, this guy… Leone glanced at Heckard.

His golden eyes were dark and silent.

When did he stop showing even the slightest emotion?

It was exactly right after the headmaster went missing.

After she disappeared, Heckard’s emotions also disappeared.

Because the person who made him feel those emotions was gone.

For all his joy, sorrow, and pain were emotions confined to her. Hence, when she disappeared, Heckard feelings were also buried.

Suddenly, a question crossed Leone’s mind.

If the master comes back, will Heckard come back to those days?… But the master doesn’t want it.

He never dared to do anything she didn’t wish for.

As the headmaster said, it would be hard for him to accept it.