"Eina, are you worried about the novice adventurer you registered last night?"
Unable to take her afternoon nap, Eina was approached by Missia, a longtime friend she had known since their student days. Like Eina, Missia had joined as a young girl and had now become a capable Guild Staff member.
"Mm, a little."
Eina did not deny it. Not only did the friend she often went drinking with after work know about this, but so did everyone else at the Guild.
She cared especially deeply about the safety of the Adventurers under her care—in other words, she invested far more unnecessary emotion than ordinary Guild Staff did.
"Was he such an unreliable person that you were worried he might not complete his first Dungeon Labyrinth adventure?"
"Not exactly. He seemed like a very steady child, but he was simply too young. His appearance was like that of a little child, which made me uneasy."
"I see. But if even you say he's steady, Eina, then there should not be much to worry about. As long as he is willing to heed your serious, responsible advice about exploring the Dungeon, and absolutely does not recklessly go beyond the Fifth Floor on his first adventure, he should definitely come back safe and sound. Well, Eina, you did give him advice like that, right?"
"Of course. I told not only him, but also his Goddess Lord."
Eina nodded.
"Then what are you still worried about?"
"It's just that Lady Hestia also looks like a Loli Goddess."
She knew judging people by appearances was not good, but most people in the world did exactly that, and Eina was no exception.
A deity who looked like a loli and a familia boy who looked like a young child—their apparent ages combined might not even