‘This sucks…’0

“…”0

‘No idea what’s going to happen with my transfer to the Blue Guild either…’0

I[1] couldn’t even get the video from the last prayer meeting, and that wasn’t all. The blind date I went on recently was a disaster, too. A friend introduced him as a decent adventurer, but it turned out to be “Kennen, the Playboy of Lindel.” 0

Everyone in this place knew who he was. Sure, he looked the part, good enough to match the nickname, but no matter how capable or good-looking he was, dating someone like that was just out of the question. On top of that…0

‘Another night of overtime today…’0

It felt like both my body and mind were being worn down. Honestly, I wanted to vent somewhere, complain about how hard things were, but even that wasn’t easy. 0

It was embarrassing to say it myself, but objectively, I had a good job and lived a life others would envy.0

I was a section chief at a mid-sized guild just below Lindel’s top three. For someone in their twenties, that counted as pretty successful. A high salary, a small but owned villa thanks to successful investments, and I even made preparations for retirement. 0

Compared to adventurers struggling to get by, my life was far better. That was why whenever I met up with people from the tutorial days, I would keep my mouth shut. I knew exactly how they’d take it if I were to complain, but still…0

“It’s not like I’m not struggling, too…”0

I could feel how exhausted I was, inside and out. Another 11 p.m. shift, and as I trudged home with four cans of beer and a Big Boy hambier skewer, I...0