Once Ethan's business with Selena was over, neither of them wanted to continue the matter any further.
When the door opened, two men were standing outside her office, standing guard.
"Miss Selena?"
"The case is closed. Don't ever bring this up again," she ordered firmly.
"Escort Ethan out of the building," she added.
"Yes, Miss Selena."
Ethan walked out casually, not even glancing back at her. The two men followed him from the third floor down to the first, and once they reached the outside, they stopped.
Alone again, he walked down the village street heading back to the inn. Leon and Risa were probably waiting there, just as he had told them.
Even so, he hadn't expected the issue of guild affiliations to be so complicated.
Since the in-game situation involved people's real lives, every bit of intrigue felt real—and exhausting.
Forming an alliance with a guild required a lot of resources.
