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.

didn't

that whoever would run the Guild after the Guildmaster retired had to be a qualified person who was already in the Guild's

'qualification' for such a position

though. Based on the records of the Adventurers City, this had always been how

brains. As a result, Vice Guildmasters were

changed.' Richard sighed

reaching a crescendo, and the appearance of more skilled Adventurers and deadlier Dungeons, it was

Guild—no, the entire City—had

crucial in the current world. It is the most valuable commodity

had to have

once humans reached a certain level of strength, they saw the

Adventurers

don't see it.' He nearly sighed again. 'They

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

of the Royal Council for this Grand Calmity Class Dungeon behind their backs. Other than the two in my faction, no one

would like to keep

gaze on each and every one of the people present and nodded to

make a choice

heir and groom the person to take on his role. Of course, that meant teaching him the rules of administration

for a

important to discuss with you all."

However—

you were so late, Richard! You can't keep doing this!"

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

Richard instantly felt trapped.

said nothing, but merely judging from their silent gaze, it was obvious that

"Ahh… well…"

studying the faces of

went to the Grand Calamity Class

He wasn't lying.

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

really was the