Goblin Slayer, Vol. 6

“I don’t know. I really think it’s too much for one person…”

“Oh yeah? I know the stories. Like how the Second Hero battled the Demon Lord single-handedly, all those years ago!”

“True, but they were Platinum-ranked. I think you’d be better off starting a party or finding one to join.”

“No adventurer alive can gain my confidence.”

“………Hmmm, this is a tough one, all right.”

Guild Girl sat behind the reception desk of the now-empty Guild building idly twirling her braids.

The sun had long since set, and there were no adventurers to be seen. Anyone who hadn’t gone adventuring was either asleep or off enjoying themselves. She was the only remaining staff still there.

Under normal circumstances, she could—and probably should—have simply chased away the adventurer boy who stood there seeking a quest with his implacable gaze.

“…I guess there’s nothing else to do,” she said.

Why am I like this?

Guild Girl got up from her seat with a deep sigh.

“I’ll put on some tea.” She gave him a wink and turned for the supply room in the back. “After all, I’m waiting, too.”