An Extra’s POV

"I'll get straight to the point."

The Guildmaster closed his eyes and took in a deep breath. His deep tone perfectly represented the mature features that were vividly outlined on his face.

"Congratulations on joining the highest echelon in this trade we call Adventuring." He said, looking at the three newcomers.

—Jet, Lux, and Sebas.

In his eyes, all three were splendid. They would make for good candidates to succeed him once he no longer occupied the position of Guildmaster.

'I'm not growing any younger. Someone will have to step up eventually…' He often said this as a joke, but he genuinely meant it.

He—Richard Lysth—was not as strong as he was in his prime.

After reaching the pinnacle of strength, the only place you could go was down. As such, his abilities were already showing a rapidly growing rate of decline.

He didn't think he would last another decade before he had to permanently retire from this position.

'To do that, though, I need a capable successor.'

Before the advent of the three newcomers, he only had Noah and Britta, and just a month ago… there was only the latter.

The numbers had increased so much in such a short span that he couldn't help but be relieved.

'Is this some kind of sign?' Richard thought to himself with a wry smile. 'It seems my time as Guildmaster is coming to an end sooner than I imagined.'

He just had to choose his successor before then.

'I can't choose any of the Vice Guildmasters, so it has to be one of these ones.'

The operations of the Adventurer Guild was too vast for just one or two people to properly manage. As a result, there were five Vice Guildmasters in total.

Two belonged to his faction, and they wholeheartedly agreed with his decision to seek an heir outside the administrative system of the Guild.

three didn't like the idea

the Guildmaster retired had to be a qualified person who was already in

for such a position was—unsurprisingly—being a

of the Adventurers City, this had always been how

brains. As a result, Vice Guildmasters were

changed.'

war against the Dragons reaching a crescendo, and the appearance of more skilled

Guild—no, the entire City—had to do

in the current world. It is the most

any true Heroic Rank Adventurer had to have the spirit of Adventuring embedded

the Vice Guildmasters didn't understand it, but once humans reached a certain level of

lead the Adventurers City into a new path that would allow them to thrive in

nearly sighed again. 'They cling onto the old ways

the same people who kept opposing compliance with the United Human Alliance and also reinforced the narrative of hatred in the minds of many Adventurers towards the Alliance, all while the

had to request the assistance of the Royal Council for this Grand Calmity Class Dungeon behind their

like to keep it

gaze on each and every one

I should finally make a choice in the upcoming

role.

for a better

all." Richard said, calmly

However—

Richard! You can't keep doing this!"

she has a point, you know? What took you so long?" Noah asked,

Richard instantly felt trapped.

from their silent gaze, it was obvious that they

"Ahh… well…"

of everyone present and decided to proceed with

to the Grand Calamity Class Dungeon to

He wasn't lying.

had a policy about honesty that he never broke. As a result,

was the best