CH 3

The interview with the first candidate didn’t last long. I flipped through the paper and recited the interview questions in a mechanical voice.

“You say there’s no one to replace Arjen and Iris, but your eyes are set too high. Now you’ll have contestants dropping out in the middle, and you still won’t pick anyone?”

Georg shook his head in disbelief. Georg was right; we were getting people who didn’t show up when we called them. It doesn’t really matter because if they were going to give with just this, I wouldn’t have tried to recruit them in the first place.

“It’s about time they came.”

However, I soon remembered that the “person” might be swayed by this crowd and turn back. I scanned the list of applicants and realized they were next in line.

“Next applicant, please come in.”

Feeling a little nervous, I called out to the next applicant. ‘They’re coming.’ I tried not to let it show on my face, but a cold sweat rolled down my back, and my heart was pounding against my left ribs.

‘Please, please come.’

My wishes have now turned into respectful pleas. A breathless tension that made every second feel like an hour. However, the corner of my mouth raised slightly at the sound of someone pacing in front of the doorway.

Knock Knock

It was followed by the door slowly opening. I watched as I slowly saw a woman with light pink hair standing with her hands clasped together. She turned her trembling violet eyes to me. The original Elroy, this hero bastard, would have been annoyed by her trembling, but I couldn’t help but find the cowardice of her behavior endearing.

“Daphne Epifon, right?”

At my question, Daphne paled a bit but nodded her head vigorously. I gestured to a chair, resisting the urge to tell her she was hired and could start tomorrow.

“Please have a seat.”

Daphne nodded again, walked over to the chair, and sat down. The slight sway in her step made her seem nervous. I barely caught the smile that threatened to show on my face. I gave Daphne plenty of time to catch her breath.

In [I will never go back], Elroy makes two fatal mistakes after losing Arjen and Iris.

First, he recruited the wrong people to join his party. Mary Astrus, the first interviewee, is an excellent example of this.

“What made you want to join our party?”

“Oh, it was… it was….”

『      

[Urgent] Hero Party, hiring 1 or 2 members.

Eligibility: Mages of 4th circle or higher, or those with 2 years of experience doing commissions solo.

』

Daphne’s eyes landed on the recruitment notice for the Heroic Party.

“Hey, it’s been a while since the guild has been this busy.”

“Well, I’m not sure how many of those guys looking at that recruitment are qualified.”

As the adventurers who had checked out the requirements wandered off, Daphne was still standing, staring at the notice. A white sheet of paper with no explanation, just the qualifications and the time and place of the interview. Due to her intoxication, Daphne’s mind wandered. ‘Could I be with someone again?’

‘Just one last time.’

The interview was tomorrow. She stared at the announcement for a long time, then quietly left the guild without anyone noticing.

The next day.