[ to think that he would throw me off like that... ]
After realizing what just happened, I stood up and washed off the few small pieces of bricks and glasses on top of my head and my clothes. People on the road are looking at me but I just ignored them and continued fixing myself up.
It seems like the guild master has the strength comparable to Jacked Jack-san, maybe that's why he also said that he actually considers him his rival.
But to think that I would actually let my guard down to someone who said that he would kill me a few dozens of times already, I might've actually died if I do that again...
After finishing cleaning my self up, I went inside the guild again to get Alice.
[ o-onii-chan!? ] Alice immediately saw me the moment I arrived at the front door, her face has both the looks of surprise and worry.
The other adventurers also stared at me with their looks that seem to be asking what just happened to me.
Not minding the atmosphere, Alice came running towards me.
[ wha-what happened, onii-chan!? are you okay? ] Alice asked with a worried look.
[ I'm fine, I'm fine, I guess I just pissed off the guild master a little... but everything else is fine I guess... ]
*Gulp... )))
[ ... ]
I don't know why, but I felt that everybody at the guild just gulped all at the same time when they heard the word "guild master" came out of my mouth.
[ then how did you end up outside of the guild, onii-chan...? ]
[ please don't ask me about it... ]
[ ...okay... ]
[ anyway, we're done here, let's go outside and leave now. ]
I never thought that my meeting with the guild master would be over so fast but I'm glad it did.
[ haah... ]
I took Alice's small hand and finally faced the door to exit.
I can finally relax and have a date with Alice after that stressful meeting with the guild master...
***
---{ Guild Master's Office }---
Staring at the hole that what just made moments ago, the guild master walked towards it.
[ that kid... ]
It seems that Katherine's intuitions were true about that guy...
From what I have observed from spying him with all kinds of ways, he is surely how Yugo and Jacked Jack has described him.
He's clearly strong, but he never showed arrogance. It also seems like he honestly didn't know how Jacked Jack was that of a big deal...
[ Haruto... ]
I wasn't able to sense anything from him but...
He's a being that might be even stronger than the heroes themselves...
...
*creak...
While still looking at the hole on the wall, the door opened and Derrick came inside.
[ how was it? ] Derrick asked.
[ ...I already observed him in many ways before so I didn't need to talk with him that long to understand what kind of person he is. ] the guild master replied.
[ is that so? ]
[ ...did you know...? ]
[ ...know what? ]
[ your magic teacher... Jacked Jack... the guy who fought with the heroes to defeat the armies of demons before. You clearly know how strong he is, right? ]
[ ...that is right. But why are you asking me this? ]
[ that kid, Haruto, he was able to have a match with him and survived... not to mention, Jacked Jack told me that he... had difficulties dealing with him. I'm sure that he may be retired now, he's still as strong as the last time I saw him. ]
[ ...Is that so...? well, I already gave him different kinds of tasks, disobeying the laws of the guild, I gave him tasks an F-rank like will not be able to accomplish, no, tasks they won't be even able to take. I already got surprised enough. ]
[ hmm... I don't like to say this but... we need to permanently tie him to this guild... if we cannot, then I think we will need an aristocrat that will take him to their house to tie him to this country if he ever tries to leave this place. ]
[ ...he's that important, huh? and here I thought your main goal was to kill him... ]
[ I'll think about that later... ]
[ anyway, Katherine will soon arrive a few days from now, I'm sure you're planning to arrange things for her. ]
[ sure is. ]
***
After finishing my exhausting chat with the crazy guild master, Alice and I left the guild without looking back as I was sure someone was staring with me with deadly eyes from the guild master's office.
And now, Alice and I are walking on the streets near Marinda-san's Inn.
[ Onii-chan? where are you planning to go? ] Asked Alice with an empty look on her face.
I wonder what is her problem now...
I'm sure there is something...
[ well, we don't have anything to do now so... how about we go back to the Inn and rest? ]
[ ...but... ] Alice muttered in as she started to fidget.
[ ...what is it, Alice...? ]
[ ...you promise earlier that we'll go on a date, onii-chan...? ]
ah...!
I did promise her that we'll go outside after I finish doing my business at the guild...
But I'm currently too tired right now... and my face still frickin' hurts...
[ onii-chan... ] muttered Alice as she looks at me with tearful eyes.
Don't look at me with that kind of face, Alice!
...
[ ... ]
The guilt...!
[ haah... fine, we'll go out, but let me rest a little at the Inn first, okay? ]
[ un! thanks, onii-chan! ]
[ ...yes, maybe we'll go visit places we haven't visited before. ]
[ okay, onii-chan! ] replied the smiling Alice.
...
After walking for a while, we finally arrive at Marinda-san's Inn.
[ oh, Haruto-kun, Alice-chan? you're earlier than I thought... did you already finished your business with the guild master? ]
...
[ ...How did you know? ]
[ well, my husband and I were a student of the guild master's students before. ]
[ is that so? ]
I guess Marinda-san really has a lot of connections with all kinds of people... I'm not even surprised anymore that he knows the guild master too.
[ I was sure you will take a long and hard time chatting with him... ]
[ well, I also didn't expect that it will be that fast... I was also expecting that it will take long considering he was waiting to meet with me for a long time now...]
He even sent me that letter of his three weeks before he actually meets with me.
[ maybe he's just getting too old. ]
[ oh... is that right...? ]
He doesn't look that old, but they say he's already working as the guild master for a long time, and he also now has many grandchildren so he must be really old now...
...
oh...!
[ where's Clara-san by the way? ]
[ still sleeping. ]
[ ahh... I guess so. Anyway, I will just go rest here for a while then Alice and I will go outside again on a trip. ]
I thought I can take Clara-san with us but I guess I can't, huh?
[ it's a date, onii-chan. de-to! de-to! ]
[ right, right. Go play with bretta-chan for now, I'll go upstairs. ]
[ no, I'll go with you, onii-chan. ] Alice said with serious eyes.
Maybe she's thinking I will leave her alone again...
[ haah... fine, you go upstairs too. ]
[ un! ]