The Guild Master didn't answer immediately.
For a moment, he simply looked at me, his hand resting beside the folder on his desk. Then his smile grew a little warmer.
"Isn't it obvious? I'm trying to recruit you. I value your talent highly."
"Ah."
I slowly nodded.
"Is that so?"
"Of course. You've seen the Guild for yourself now. I'd like you to consider staying once your temporary assignment ends."
He spoke quite naturally.
So naturally that I almost believed him.
Almost.
I smiled back, keeping my hands against the armrests.
Well, the part about my talent was understandable. I was quite talented, and there were probably plenty of people who would like to recruit me.
But this felt a little different.
He wasn't simply offering me a good contract. He was personally getting involved whenever something happened to me, and now he was taking my side without even asking what happened inside the Gate.
That was considerably more than I expected from someone trying to recruit me.
