Chapter 15: Effective Utilization of Knowledge, Part 3
Afterward, Asuka continued to ask me various things, almost like an interrogation.
For some reason, although I didn't know why, Asuka seemed to take a liking to me.
"Jin-kun, you're interesting. I've never seen a kid like you before."
...
Asuka, who should have been sitting across from me, sat next to me and smiled while patting my head.
I was tied up with a rope so that I couldn't escape.
It was the result of several attempts to escape during the interrogation.
"Master, Jin-san seems to dislike that, so please stop."
"Aww, but I still want to keep patting him."
Fine-san came to my rescue while Asuka continued to pat me.
I wish she had said it a little earlier!
...Master.
"Ah! Yes, I'll stop!"
When Fine-san said "Master" with a serious face, Asuka immediately stopped patting me.
Then she straightened her back and her face became stiff.
"I have Jin-san deceived to be present here, you know? Acting too smug is disrespectful to an adventurer."
"Yes, I'm sorry!"
"The one you should apologize to is not me, right?"
"Yes, I'm sorry!"
Asuka stood up and bowed elegantly to me, apologizing.
...What's going on? In the game, Asuka was supposed to be known as the character with "absolute authority in the guild."
But looking at the recent events, Fine-san seemed more important than Asuka for some reason.
"What kind of relationship do you have with Fine-san, the Guild Master?"
...I have caused trouble for Jin-san in various ways, so I can talk about it if it's only that. As for the relationship between me and the Master, we originally worked as adventurers in the same party. At that time, I was the leader and commanded the Master and others."
I was surprised to hear Fine-san's story and stared at her with wide eyes.
Was the character in that story Fine-san!?
I knew that Asuka was a former adventurer because she played the game.
However, the members of that party didn't appear in the game, and they were only mentioned as "impressive individuals."
If things had gone as planned, they would have appeared in the main story.
However, I saw in a later article from the game company that the character with a more glamorous appeal was rejected and never appeared in the story.
"So you were originally an adventurer. No wonder you had the same sharpness in your eyes as the adventurer when you glared at the master earlier," I said.
"You should forget about that..." Fiene-san replied a little embarrassedly to my words.
While Fiene-san and I were talking, for some reason, Asuka kept bowing her head. Finally, I asked, "Why are you still bowing?"
"...Because Fiene hasn't given me permission yet."
As Asuka said this while trembling, I felt sorry for her and looked at Fiene-san.
Fiene-san, who noticed my gaze, understood what I wanted to say and said, "It's fine now."
"In the past, Fiene-san used to be in a higher position, so why does the guild master still follow Fiene-san's orders?"
"Because she's scary. You saw it earlier, didn't you? Fiene is incredibly terrifying when she's angry..."
What kind of person is Fiene-san, that even someone who will eventually shine as a "war maiden" is so frightened of her?
"Sorry for digressing, but Jin, are you done asking what you wanted to ask?"
"Yeah, I've learned enough. Thanks, Jin-kun, and sorry for taking your time, Chloe-chan."
As Asuka said this to me and Chloe, I was finally freed from this situation.
After parting ways with Asuka and the others, at just the right time, Chloe and I headed to the cafeteria to have a meal.
"Jin-kun, I'm sorry about earlier. I did something like deceiving you."
"It's fine. It wasn't really a bad thing to be deceived, and besides, you were asked by the guild to do it, right?"
"Yeah, Rikora-chan asked me to find out your schedule no matter what and stop you. I couldn't refuse."
"Well, it can't be helped. You're also a victim. But from now on, if anything happens, please consult with me."
As I said that, Chloe had tears in her eyes and started crying, saying, "Jin-kun."
After that, Chloe and I enjoyed our meal once it arrived, and in front of the restaurant, we said, "See you tomorrow," and parted ways.