Chapter 298: The Lack of Common Sense

Fine. But I will only agree to dissolve this council. I will not resign from my position.

Do we have to spell it out for you? The current council that you personally selected the members for has made blunders after blunders and thus became untrustworthy. We can not allow you to keep your position any longer. Consider it as our kindness that we didnt directly tell you to resign.

Dont mess with me..! If the council has to dissolve each time SS-rank adventurers raise a complaint then we would have to forever live in your shadow! We can not create such a precedent for the future of this council!

If you want to avoid creating a precedent then what you should be more worried about is leaving behind the record that this council has been mocked to this extent by other countries. Whether it be a country or an organization, you would need a strong power to maintain neutrality. No matter what anyone tries to do to you, you must always remain neutral. Right now that illusion of neutrality of yours has already collapsed. Thats why you need to dissolve this council. If you do not comply then we will force you to.

How you do not choose any means to get what you want is so adventurer-like of you! Silver! If you think that you can use violence to have your way here then I have something in mind too!

We will not resort to violence. I will simply let every adventurer on this continent know that we SS-rank adventurers do not support the current Guild Chief. That alone should destroy your position as the Guild Chief, no? Do you want to go there?

If all SS-rank adventurers clearly state that they do not support the Guild Chief, no matter how much time he has left in his term, he will be dragged down from his position.

Torosin frowned.

In other words.if I agree to resign now, you will not do that?

We dont personally feel like going out of our way to spread the word of what happened here. You can conclude the matter by saying that Chief Inspector Pitman acted under the pressure of another country and to take responsibility for that mistake as the Guild Chief, you choose to dissolve the council. If you want to take your position back then you can just enter an election again.

..What are you planning?

SS-rank adventurers possess the freedom of action however we do not possess the right to choose the leader of the Guild. The people who will decide that are the adventurers and the guild staff. Even so, this is indeed sudden. The branches probably cant take part in this. It will probably end up as a small election only for the adventurers and the staff at the headquarters.

It would be easy to completely crush Torosin now.

However, if we do that, it would be established that SS-rank adventurers outranked the council.

If such a group of unruly people stands on top of the Guild it will surely lead to chaos.

With me here right now, things might still be fine but it could be a problem in the future.

The council should respect the SS-rank adventurers and we SS-rank adventurers should also respect the decision of the council.

Thats why we will leave Torosin to the adventurers and the staff.

As long as it was Pitman who committed the blunder, Torosin will have a disadvantage as it is well known that Pitman is his follower. So if despite that Torosin becomes the Guild Chief again then theres nothing we can do.

Can I take that as the consensus of all SS-rank adventurers?

I dont mind. It was Silver who got dragged into this idiotic inquiry in the first place. Im fine if the decision comes from him. It still felt kinda lukewarm to me though.

Same here.

I dont get why we cant just kick your ass out right now but well, I dont really care.

I dont mind.

With everyones consent, Torosin said with a frown.

Very well..I will dissolve this council and resign my position as the Guild Chief. After that, I will hold an election for the new Guild Chief. Is that good enough?

We have no problem regarding that. We will leave the details to the new Guild Chief.

Saying so, I lean back on the chair.

Then, I tap my finger on the round table and speak to Torosin.

Still, how are you feeling right now, Guild Chief? You never expected that you would be forced to resign right?

I specifically chose my words to be provoking.

In response, Torosin snorts.

It seems you favor Clyde quite a bit huh. From your tone, you probably think that the next Guild Chief will definitely be him right.

Of course.

Naive..how do you think that I got to this position in the first place? I was elected. With tremendous support from both adventurers and staff you see. If the next Guild Chief will be decided by another election then I will just win it again.

Do you think that it would go so well?

It will. The ones with the right to vote are adventurers and the staff. Do you think that those people have enough brains to think so far ahead like you?

What do you mean?

In response, Torosin mockingly smiles at me.

From my side, Finne frowned at his smile.

Adventurers are nothing but fools. That includes the large portion of staff that support them too. Getting heated up about their idiotic ideal, only fools would work so hard for such an ambiguous cause like for the sake of the people. From my point of view, they are nothing but idiots.

Thats surprising. I never thought that I would hear something like that from the Chief of the Adventurer Guild himself.

Never once in my life have I worked for the sake of the people. Still, I am standing here right now as the Guild Chief. You know why? Because those people dont even have enough brains to judge a person. They just shut their brain and support me when I used some nice words and dangling some profit in front of them. Thats how it was.

It might be true that adventurers really are idiots huh. Working so hard only to live day to day, spending all their hard-earned money for alcohol and women, it brings tears to my eyes just talking about that. Leaving everything to their emotions, never think before acting. Still.I like those adventurers.

Many adventurers are those who have no other path in life.

Although they have the ability, they can not become a knight. The reason being they cant follow the rules.

If they wish for it, they could always turn to the life of crimes but they still chose to use their power for the people.

There are many who dont have a choice but how many of them have it in their hearts to commit themselves to the people?

Some people really have no choice but to become an adventurer in order to live.

Still, many adventurers enjoy this way of life.

Live as you please and earn your pay with your skills.

How happy would it be to be able to live like that?

When the Sea Dragon appeared in the Principality.the voice of the princess reached all branches of the Adventurer Guild. I still remember how the adventurers of the Imperial Capital became so frustrated at how they couldnt do anything. I am certain that is how adventurers should be. Adventurers are people who respond to the cry for help. Even if they are idiotic and thoughtless at times, they have my full support. The figure of the adventurers across the continent who responded to the princesss cry for help was my ideal. Whether you are a guild chief or an emperorI will not allow you to insult them.

Isnt that wonderful! Anyone who listened to you would probably all praise such an ideal! However, not every human is so wonderful nor we can live by beautiful ideals alone! With profit to be made, they will all support me and look forward to the realistic results! That was how I expanded this guild! It is undeniable that many adventurers have benefitted from that! No matter what I do, they will continue to support me as long as I can make a profit for them! Thats how adventurers are! Whats so wrong with insulting them!

Hmm, how terrible.

Totally.

Egor and Linares muttered astoundedly.

Jack annoyingly frowned while Noname only sat quietly.

Torosin who thought that he managed to silent us, snorted and continued to speak.

Say whatever you want! I will be elected again! After that, I will make sure that all SS-rank adventurers are under the councils control! Dont think that you can act however you want like you are now!? I will not let anyone oppose me!

Guild ChiefI think that a person like you would be great leading a company instead you know.

Clyde said to Torosin.

I agree with him.

Torosin certainly has an effective business mind. However, his mindset is incompatible with adventurers.

Still, the Chief of the Adventurer Guild is not supposed to be a businessman. If what you care about most is your own profit then you can not lead the adventurers scattered all across this continent. Adventurers have played a vital role ever since the appearance of the Demon King. We pledge no allegiance to any country as our only job is to defeat the monsters. We are the ones who maintain the balance of the continent. To do that, we need an ideal to follow. And the person standing on top of this guild must not forget that.

Dont you dare lecture me! I only left your Deputy Chief position alone because you have the trust of the adventurers! If you are against me then I have no need for you! You can try getting elected with that ideal of yours! But dont think for a second that you can win! In the end, what you need to win is the vote count! As long as I have my connections and resources I will never lose!

Torosin declared.

On the other hand, Finne was about to open her mouth as she cant take any more of this.

However, I stopped her with my hand.

There is no need for her to say anything.

After all, there is only one thing we need to say to Torosin.

And all SS-rank adventurers say it at the same time.

Dont look down on adventurers

The moment we said that, hectic footsteps can be heard from the outside.

Then the door violently swung open.

Chief! Its a disaster!

What! Did a monster appear!?

No, sir! The adventurers in the headquarters are rioting. They are demanding to meet you, sir! Rather, even the staff are joining them now..

What? How did that happen!?

That issince earlier, your words have been echoing through the headquarters

This guy is probably one of Torosins followers.

I can see the despair on his face.

Thats right, Torosin just doomed himself.

Realizing that, Torosin turned his eyes toward me.

In response, I grinned behind my mask.

.its you.?

Sorry but even with one small gesture, I can easily activate a spell that can carry your voice to everyone in the guild you see.

Saying so, I tap my finger on the round table again.

The reason why I provoked Torosin was to have Torosin destroy himself.

He did put on quite a show too.

The SS-rank adventurers were aware of it so Egor and Linares were only astounded at my evil plan while Jack was annoyed at my roundabout way of doing things.

Th, thats not what you promise! Didnt you give me your word that you will not say anything to them!!

The only promise we made was to not say anything to them personally. I was only expressing my love to the adventurers here. Everything else came directly from your mouth, no?

Do you think that I will let such a quibble pass!?

You will. Didnt you say it yourself? Not every human is so wonderful. That is absolutely right. People have been telling me that I have no common sense you see. It seems like it was thoughtless of me to arbitrarily spread your words to others huh. Forgive me, Guild Chief. It seems I really do lack common sense.

When I said that, Torosin bitterly distorted his face while the SS-rank adventurers plus Clyde and Finne all sigh at the same time.

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