Chapter 124

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(TL: This extra chapter is brought to you by these wonderful individuals: Jan B, Joscha D, Dale B, and a mysterious person who didn't leave behind his/her name when making the donation!! Thank you for your support!! Means a lot.)

On an early morning of a certain day in April.

Hazeline was walking towards The Monster's HQ for the first time in a long, long while. She convinced herself that she was simply out on a stroll, but the truth was, she couldn't muster up the courage and give that man a call, so she was hoping to borrow the power of divine intervention.

"…Hmm?"

Now that she was here, though, she noticed that not just the HQ building but the entirety of the Guild's grounds seemed to have changed a great deal. The vast site of the Guild already boasted a stunning scenic view, but there were five or six brand-new monolithic megastructures that she hadn't seen before, and so, she didn't know which one she was supposed to enter. And there were lots of employees surrounding her, all of them arriving for work as this was still an early morning.

She hesitantly stood there amidst the busily-moving bodies of the employees, before slowly approaching one of the buildings where the most of the crowd was headed off to. She could sense a dizzy spell trying to trip her up just now, what with being surrounded by so many people like this, but somehow endured it as she walked up to the entry gate.

It looked like she needed to use an employee's card here; wondering for a bit, Hazeline carefully fished out her Guild membership card and pressed it onto the sensor.

It was then, a loud, automated voice of a woman came out of the speakers, saying, [Miss Shenarine, the Guild member].

'The Guild member'. Those three damn words.

Almost immediately, noisy and lively entrance hall became dead silent, and the eyes of the surrounding people gathered towards her.

"…"

Hazeline froze up like a statue in the very posture of pressing the card to the sensor.

Although their gazes contained the feelings and emotions of envy as well as admiration, she was still very much frightened by the fact that their attention was focused solely on her. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call this a severe case of agoraphobia…

"Miss Shenarine?"

A female employee approached Hazeline, whose head had simply blanked out.

"Ye, yes. I'm Shenarine. P, please save me." (Hazeline)

Even her tongue had frozen stiff. The female employee tilted her head at this sight.

"Ah… This is TM's HQ building, ma'am. You can still enter it if you wish, but… By any chance, are you looking for the Guild's HQ, instead?"

"Yes, yes, yes. Right, that place." (Hazeline)

Hazeline pulled the hood down much lower and stuck right next to this employee. It couldn't be helped, since there was no one else to rely on except this woman. The employee seemed to be a bit flustered, but still, she made some calls and then brought Hazeline outside the building.

"It's over there."

After walking for about five more minutes, they could see the Guild's building. Thankfully, it was rather quiet around here. Letting out a huge sigh of relief, Hazeline finally released the iron vice-like grip on the female employee and lowered her head.

"Thank you so much. I did come here before, but… Everything had changed a great deal." (Hazeline)

"Oh, no. It's alright. If you need a guide again, please don't hesitate and give me a call."

Hazeline hurriedly pocketed the business card of the female employee and entered the Guild's HQ. There was only one person present, a receptionist, behind the counter in the spacious lobby.

Ji—

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