When Act Two, Stage One began, the Guide told people that the light pillar contained forces that weakened the Awakened by stages. However, Bale’s guild didn’t have to experience it as not a single city was destroyed before the time limit ended. They had defended and broken the pillar successfully. Naturally, a lot of people died when they dealt with the giant centipede, the boss monster of the seventh floor, which was also known as the Guardian of the Light Pillar. However, he was confident that his guild would have completed the quest better than any of the others on the stage.

My Frank Guild is the strongest.

As he wiped the foam of the grain wine[1] off his mouth, Bale said, “The taste gets better every day. You must have some good skills!”

“Haha. Thank you.”

At that time, he received a call from the guild hall.

“Ah, I’m afraid I have to get up now.”

After the light pillar was destroyed and the night raids stopped, Bale moved from the city named after him, where he had been stationed, to the guild capital. People who recognized him saluted at him as he went to the city hall of the capital, the guild hall. Those who focused on production and service jobs also recognized him, although...