TIPS: Let’s Introduce It! Part 3 (About Adventurer Guilds)

“The weather’s starting to look ominous.”

An old woman poured hot water from a teapot into a cup while gazing at the leaden sky covered in black clouds. Expensive-looking tea filled a teacup decorated with roses. The fragrance of tea spread through the room, and the man sitting on the sofa felt his mind gradually settle.

“Shall I close the window, Grandmother?”

“Yes, perhaps you should. It wouldn’t be fair to our guest.”

The old woman preparing the tea was Forest Carmen. She was a highly respected figure who had served as Chancellor under the previous king, Elkdreil VII. Beside...