"Um... Lord Haimo..."
Clutching the documents in her arms, Eina hesitantly hurried a couple of steps forward and tilted her head up slightly to look at Haimo.
"Since the chairman assigned me to be your personal adviser, should I accompany you back..."
She had meant to offer to see them home.
After all, Chairman Royman had just given her strict orders to treat this as her highest priority.
If she slacked off on her very first day, she would certainly be in for trouble later.
But before she could finish-
"That won't be necessary, Miss Eina."
Haimo stopped, turned around, and interrupted her.
In the sunlight.
Eina's shoulder-length brown hair looked especially smooth, and her emerald eyes behind her glasses held an intellectual beauty.
But now, beneath those eyes were faint dark circles that even foundation could not hide.
And the thick stack of documents in her arms, which she had to bring along to work on even when seeing someone out, already had slightly curled corners.
"Speaking of which, Miss Eina."
"If I'm not mistaken, the Guild has been quite busy lately, hasn't it?"
"Every time I come here, I see you buried in that mountain of paperwork."
At those words.
Eina froze for a moment.
She clearly hadn't expected this god to notice such a small detail.
And so.
With someone suddenly noticing this side of her.
A pang of bitterness welled up inside her, and her taut nerves gradually gave way. All she could do was give a wry smile and nod.
"Yes... the Guild has suddenly become incredibly busy lately."
Having said that much, Eina couldn't hold back either. All her pent-up grievances seemed to have found an outlet, and a little spilled out.
"In just the past few days, several gods have applied to