The Guild Master of Demon Hunters that the Empire is Obsessed With

65 – Cat Thieves (3)

Ornette’s hands stiffened while organizing the pillowcase.

Is that the office manager’s voice?

The manager came to talk to me this evening?

Why? What story?

“Are you inside? Can I come in?”

“Wait a moment.”

Ornette hurriedly stuffed cotton into the pillowcase and threw it on the bed.

Then, after hesitating for a moment, he opened the door.

* * * * *

The door opened.

Ornette was looking up at me with a sarcastic expression.

“Can I talk for a moment?”

Ornette said nothing and stepped aside.

I took that as permission and asked as I entered the room.

“What were you doing?”

“It was just there.”

“Okay. Why don’t you practice the magic you’ll use tomorrow or something like that?”

“Only elementary wizards do that.”

Ornette responded coldly.

That made me very angry.

I pulled out the chair from the desk and sat down, pointing to the bed.

“Sit down. Let’s talk.”

“What story?”

Ornette asked back, still standing next to the door.

“Just talking about this and that. Can’t the manager even talk to the guild members?”

“I’m not a guild member yet.”

“Anyway. Then let’s just say I came here to check if there are any difficulties or inconveniences for the guests staying here.”

Ornette stared at me, closed the door, and sat down on the bed.

“What is it? Tell me quickly. I was just about to sleep.”

“Okay. But was that your pillowcase?”

When I pointed to the pillow, Ornette suddenly became angry.

“Why are you interested in other people’s pillows?!”

“I’m sorry.”

It’s funny to apologize for asking about the pillowcase, but right now, making Ornette feel better is the priority.

Ornette’s magic is the only thing that can defend the guild in case the Tenevre guild retaliates.

Ornette pulled the pillow and hid it behind her and glanced at me.

Really, sometimes they act like they don’t know even if they know.

It looks just like a cat.

“How is guild life these days?”

“That’s just the way it is.”

“I see. Still, there’s nothing missing, right?”

“Yes.”

“What do you personally need?”

“Nothing.”

It seems like he doesn’t want to talk to me because he keeps giving short answers.

And they don’t even make eye contact.

I think that person’s mental age is actually a bit low.

“I guess living here isn’t that bad, right?”

“I don’t know.”

“Haha, yes. Still, I don’t know how glad I am that you decided to stay in the guild.”

“What… ?”

Ornette, who had been avoiding her eyes here and there, looked at me with a slightly surprised expression.

“I’m glad you did the request here. It’s impossible to even dream of becoming a wizard in a small guild like this. Especially not an outstanding wizard like you.”

“Excellent… ?”

“Yes. You always do what I ask for. I am always grateful.”

“Well, really… ?”

* * * * *

Ornette was taken aback by the sudden praise from the office manager.

Ornette had some idea why the office manager was here.

He’s probably been irritated and ticked off all day since this morning, so he’s probably trying to talk about it.

And it’s clear that all those compliments are just lip service to ease Ornette’s feelings about her.

But even though I knew all that, I couldn’t help my heart tremble for no reason.

Because the manager is the only one who praises Ornette.

The guild leader treats him kindly, but he doesn’t show any further emotions.

The pig healer is afraid of Ornette and their relationship is still awkward.

Other clients are quite defensive, perhaps because they have stereotypes and prejudices about the wizard profession.

In the end, in Ornette’s very short life, only Secretary Leonard praises and acknowledges Ornette.

So Ornette was afraid.

Really, why am I so emotional?

As if feeling irritated and angry wasn’t enough, now my heart is shaking?

I was born from the jewel called breakup at dawn.

It is a type of Mementoris created by a high wizard named Orléans.

A high wizard separated a part of his personality and stored it there, and later, for some unknown reason, it appeared in human form.

When I first opened my eyes, I certainly wasn’t this confused with emotions.

But for some reason, it gets weirder as the days go by.

Why are you doing this?

Even though I was born abnormally, am I still experiencing growth or change?

No matter how much I say that only that person knows praises me, Ornette that that doesn’t lead to these feelings.

This is an abnormal situation.

At that moment, Ornette suddenly realized that the office manager was looking at her and smiling.

And the fact that he too is raising the corners of his mouth.

“Hmm!”

Ornette cleared her throat and quickly made a face.

“So what are you going to do? There is no need for such pretentious words. I have completely lost trust in this guild.”

“Trust is gone? What do you mean?”

“How can I trust and entrust myself to a guild that has a manager who smells like women’s flesh?”

“What… ? The smell of women’s flesh… ?”

“Okay.”

The office manager, who was absent-minded for a moment, burst into laughter.

“Are you doing this because of Lucene and Celestine?”

Ornette, who thought that answering yes would be very damaging to her pride, did not answer at all.

Then the manager’s smile grew even bigger.

Why is that person smiling like that? I really hate dogs.

I’m sure I was just saying that my heart is shaking because I received a compliment.

“I think you’re misunderstanding something. It’s not like that.”

“Are you planning on making an excuse?”

“I’m not making excuses, I’m just telling the truth.”

With that, the office manager explained the situation to Ornette step by step with a smile on his face

In Lucene’s case during the day, she unilaterally gave her a gold coin from the commission fee she received as pocket money.

In the evening, Celestine was in the process of divinely healing the bruises that Lucene had inflicted on her back.

“I can swear this is true by hanging it on the Hespenia River. If you don’t believe me, you can go ask the kids.”

Ornette glared at the office manager with very suspicious eyes.

“Then why did you compliment the giant woman’s earrings when we were eating dinner earlier? Isn’t that also some kind of flirting?”

“What? You complimented my earrings? When did I?”

“Definitely back then… !”

Ornet closed his mouth.

Now that I think about it, the office manager has never complimented the giant woman’s earrings.

I just asked her as if it was my first time seeing earrings and then paid no attention.

It was all an illusion caused by Ornette wearing colored glasses.

Ornette, who became extremely embarrassed, frowned and looked the other way.

The manager continued speaking.

“And that’s why I changed the request in the morning. It involved six assassins who use memorization. That’s why I left you out and went with Lucene. You might be dangerous, and I needed to check whether Lucene was really a skilled warrior. . “

“Because I might be in danger… ?”

“You are a strong wizard, but you are not resistant to poison. But Lucene and I are resistant to poison. That’s why. Because you are the most valuable member of our guild.”

“The most precious… ?”

Ornette repeated the manager’s words like an idiot.

“Okay. So stop getting angry.”

“Uh… Huh?!”

Ornette, who was about to answer in a daze, came to her senses and quickly delved into the mind of the office manager.

I have a slight suspicion that perhaps that person may be continuing to say such things to me with some other base and impure intention.

However, it was difficult to clearly see the inside of the office manager.

This is not the first time that we have failed to properly look into the psychology of the office manager.

From the first time we met, the manager’s psychology was quite unclear.

I could read the simple psychology of someone who likes money or cares and trusts the guild leader and pig healer, but if I go a little further, I run into strong opposition.

A strange barrier of unknown origin was refusing Ornette to delve deeply into her psychology.

And surprisingly, the newly arrived giantess did the same.

As soon as the giant woman entered her guild, the first thing Ornet did was delve into her psychology.

I even found out that he likes money like an office manager and is a big spender.

But anything more than that was too much.

This is because a barrier similar to the office manager pushed Ornette away very strongly.

Office managers, giant women, and very powerful people.

Ornette had no way of knowing whether something like that happened to highly trained humans or if there was something special.

This is really confusing.

The office manager is definitely a kind and gentle person.

He feeds Ornette, who suddenly appears, puts her to sleep, and treats her well without forcing her to do any work.

But I don’t know what thoughts are inside.

Right now, I don’t know if I’m just saying that to vent my anger or for what reason.

But I felt better anyway.

The secretary clearly said that Ornette was the most important person in the guild.

Not a giant woman or a pig healer.

“Are you feeling better now?”

“Well, it’s just like that.”

The manager laughed again as he saw Ornette answering in a seemingly indifferent manner.

“Ah, that’s right. But could you possibly build some defensive magic for the guild?”

In response to the manager’s question, Ornet nodded his head.

Defense magic is a very simple magic that can be cast with your eyes closed.

“You can do it. But why?”

“Oh, actually.”

The office manager told Ornette about getting involved with an assassin guild in another city during a request.

The idea is to use defensive magic to block them because they may come to retaliate for one reason or another.

This was the real purpose of visiting Ornette and showering her with compliments to lighten her mood.

However, Ornette, who was in a very good mood, had been trying to understand the manager’s intentions just a moment ago, but now that his intentions had been revealed, she felt better.

“How strong can we do it? To burn it down immediately, except for authorized personnel?”

“That’s too much. Even the people who came to entrust the request will die. Isn’t there a better way?”

Then Ornet made this or that suggestion to the manager, and the manager smiled and nodded after hearing it.

“As expected, Ornette. That’s a great idea. Just do it.”

When the manager extended his hand to his head, Orne flinched slightly, but then lowered his head slightly.

“You are, of course, the most valuable member of our guild.”

Ornette thought as she felt the manager’s hand her stroking her head her

‘A being who treated me kindly’, a thing that has been passed down since before I was even born, and which I only have as a vague memory.

I wonder if that person was someone like an office manager.