I carefully took a sip of my tea and waited for the station master to speak. But his words almost made me choke on my tea.
'Wow-! Those are some big ambitions. So even people in these times worry about rising through the ranks, huh. Does the station master want to become a noble? Isn't that… really tough?'
I looked at the station master, who suddenly seemed to have turned passionate. His eager look made me miss when he looked at me with suspicious eyes.
His eagerness was a little… too burdensome.
"I see. So you want to get ahead in life. That is certainly a goal to strive toward."
I told the station master. The reason I flattered him was because I wanted him to say more.
To help console him, I needed to know what the real problem was here. Was the station master not rising in the ranks because he was too young? Was it because he was not noble enough? Or was money the issue?
Only once I figured this out could I help him.
