The Man Picked up by the Gods – Volume 3 Gossips: A Certain Guild Master’s Fall (2/2)

“…Let me go! …I want to speak with—” [Intruder]

“…It sure is noisy. Good grief, even though we have guests right now. Excuse me. I’ll be right back.” [Feiled]

But before Feiled could get off the sofa, the source of the commotion approached.

“Is it here!?” [Intruder]

“W-What is the matter!?” [Staff 1]

“That bastard’s done it now!” [Intruder]

“Wait, Brian-san! You can’t go there!” [Staff 2]

A man bulging with muscle entered the reception office with several staff in tow trying to hold him back.

“There are guests right now! Get out!” [Feiled]

“I don’t care! You, what do you mean I’m fired!? I want a proper explanation right now!”

“Someone escort this man out of here!” [Feiled]

“Sorry, but he’s too strong!” [Staff 3]

“We can’t stop him with just ourselves…” [Staff 4]

“I got a letter telling me I was dismissed because I treated the kid poorly, but I only did that because you told me to! How could you possibly fire me because of that! Take it back!” [Brian]

The reason for Brian’s impoliteness resounded loud and clear to the people gathered in the room.

“Could he be talking about?” [Henry]

“Hey, your name was Brian, right? Are you the examiner in charge of that kid, Ryouma’s, exam?” [Charles]

“Huh? Yeah, that’s right! What about it!?” [Brian]

“Well, we’d like to hear more about it. As the guild master of Teressa, I, Charles, would like to request this man’s testimony. Feiled, since you believe yourself to be innocent, you won’t mind us hearing him out, right?” [Charles]

“Sigh… I don’t mind, but you should know that this won’t change anything. Whether it was in my response toward Ryouma Takebayashi or my dismissal of Brian, everything was done according to regulations.” [Feiled]

“In that case, you should be dismissed too!” [Brian]

“…Brian, this is a place of discussion. As I’ve told Charles-dono, please refrain from letting your emotions run wild. Everyone here including myself is a guild master. Our standing is different from yours, so do exercise modesty.” [Feiled]

“Ridiculous――” [Brian]

“Enough!!” [Charles]

Charles yelled again, and this time, the two stopped arguing.

“Feiled, shut up for a moment. Brian, look, I know he’s annoying, but we can’t have a conversation if you keep getting riled up, so just imagine he’s not here and tell us what happened.”

“…Okay, I got it. This is the reason I came here.” [Brian]

Brian calmed down and presented a sheet of paper that he’d been holding tight. On it was written the notification of a pay cut, penalty, and the reason why.

“Your poor conduct as an examiner of the adventurers guild has offended an examinee and harmed the prestige of the guild; hence, the following penalties will be handed out… Or so it says.” [Henry]

“Right. It’s true I had a mocking attitude when dealing with the kid, but! That’s only because I was told that he was relying on his noble backing and trying to get a promotion with fake achievements!” [Brian]

Brian glared at Feiled.

“I won’t deny that the kid annoyed me, but C Rank is when an adventurer is considered to be a proper adventurer and to be someone that possesses some skill. At that rank, you can take more jobs and harder ones too. Depending on the situation, you might even have to lead lower-ranked adventurers.

What will happen if at such a time a guy that got promoted through unfair means became the leader? If the guy wants to court death by taking on a job he can’t handle, that’s on him, but like this, they’ll even end up dragging other people with them. That’s not something I can just sit back and watch whether it’s as an adventurer or as an examiner.

I figured I might as well nip the problem during the exam. I felt like I was even doing him a favor by crushing him. Of course, there’s no denying that a lot of my emotions were mixed in too, but I told you what I was going to do before the exam and you didn’t say anything! So you’re at fault too!” [Brian]

Brian became emotional again as he explained, but Feiled didn’t cower and just heaved a deep sigh.

“It appears there’s been a misunderstanding.” [Feiled]

“What was that!?” [Brian]

“All I said was that the boy’s records were of suspect. I never said he’d done anything wrong. In fact, it was precisely because there were such suspicions that I asked you to do a proper job as an examiner. In the first place, it was because of my lack of knowledge in combat that I asked you to serve as an examiner in my stead. It is our duty to give the exam properly and pass or fail the examinee accordingly; which is why, to that end, I left everything regarding the exam to you. Of course, I too hate cheaters, so I was understanding of your personal feelings. Unfortunately, such emotions were not something one should bring while performing one’s duties. No matter who the examinee may be and regardless what circumstances he may have, the examiner must be given the exam according to regulations.

I trusted you as an examiner, so I believed you would be able to handle the examinee properly despite your personal feelings. Unfortunately, you disappointed in that regard; hence, the penalties meted out. Do you understand now?” [Feiled]

Feiled spoke fluently, but the friction in the air only grew worse.

“…Oh, I get it. You want to make it out so that I’m the only one at fault.” [Brian]

“I didn’t say that. After all, the guild did appoint you, so there is some blame there too. To prevent a second incident, we will have to review the content of the exam and educate the examiners on their attitude. Naturally, you too will be educated. The penalty this time was just a warning, but if you fail to comply with the regulations when holding the exam in the future, I’m afraid we might not be able to renew your contract. That’s why――” [Feiled]

“Enough.” [Brian]

“—Huh?” [Feiled]

Brian reached the end of his patience and walked away. He acted completely different from that man that barged in. He was calm and little emotion could be seen from him.

“I didn’t hate this job, but working under you is too much. I don’t need a next time, I’m quitting now. I’m not qualified to be an examiner anyway, so I’m sure you won’t mind.” [Brian]

“I see, in that case, please do go through the proper procedures down stairs. Just be informed that leaving for personal reasons and failing to complete your contract reason will incur a penalty, and it will also be left on your record.” [Feiled]

“What? You threatening me? You gonna have me arrested like you told that kid?” [Brian]

“No, I am merely informing you of the guild’s rules beforehand. It would be problematic if you said you didn’t know or cried foul later.” [Feiled]

“I knew it, talking with you is impossible. You said a lot, but in the end, all you’re saying is that you’re not at fault. There’s no substance at all.” [Brian]

At that, Brian left the room.

“I’m going back too.” [Charles]

“In that case, please excuse me as well.” [Henry]

“What’s the matter with you two all of the sudden?” [Feiled]

“Brian said it. There’s no point in talking with you. Ryouma probably felt the same. I’ve always known you were a little hard headed, but I thought that was just because of your diligence, but to think that you were actually this sort of person… You hate adventurers, right? Why be the guild master of an adventurers guild then?” [Charles]

“It’s my job. Also, I don’t hate adventurers. I am merely performing my duties according to the rules.” [Feiled]

“…There are all sorts of adventurers, from honest ones to hoodlums. Sadly, there are plenty that quarrel with guild members and make people feel bad. I’m sure you’ve gone through a lot to get this far in your career. But I don’t think a man that looks down on adventurers should be the guild master of an adventurers guild. I’ll be contacting the main branch about this and will request that you be dismissed from position. So go wash your neck and wait.” [Charles]

“P-Please wait a moment! What is the meaning of that!? Did I say something wrong!?” [Feiled]

Understandably, even Feiled couldn’t help but panic upon hearing that. He had been carefree until now, but now, he was visibly agitated.

“Feiled-dono, as the leader of a merchant guild, I have no intention of rejecting the relationship between our guilds, however, I will have to rethink about our relationship in the future. If I may be so blunt, I cannot be at ease if the person we have to deal with is you.” [Henry]

After saying that, Charles and Henry left without so much as turning back, leaving Feiled all alone as he folded his arms and heaved a deep sigh.

“Good grief, I swear… They came out of nowhere and started prattling on about such rude things… In the end, I suppose Charles-dono too was nothing more than an upstart adventurer. But to think that even Henry of the merchant guild would go that far… Just what was the problem? All I did was do everything according to regulations! Oh, I know! There must have been a lie in the report of the receptionist! There must be something that I don’t know! Yes, that makes sense!” [Feiled]

Unable to even consider that he might have done wrong, Feiled called for the female receptionist that handled Ryouma’s case.

The price for that mistake would be paid much quicker than one might expect…


The next day.

“Why are there only three employees!?” [Feiled]

On this day, only three employees came to work, but even these three employees looked so unhappy they seemed as though they too could leave at a moment’s notice.

“Because of the strike. Everyone’s saying that if you don’t accept our protest and apologize and resign, they’ll all just quit.” [Female Emplyee]

“What is that supposed to mean!? Everyone’s been working fine until just yesterday. Now they’re suddenly resigning!?” [Feiled]

“Like I said, It’s your fault! You called Susan yesterday and forced her to confess to a scandal that never happened! Everyone finally had enough when they heard about it! I wouldn’t have come today either if I weren’t in charge of the reception desk!” [Female Employee]

“What?” [Feiled]

“Guild Master. We’re fed up with you already. You never listen to us and just push whatever convenient interpretation of the rules you can come up with. You’re the guild master and we’re just staff, so we never said anything, but you actually made our job harder, and your instructions and explanations never made sense. That’s why we’ve been dissatisfied for so long. This last incident was just the last straw.” [Male Employee]

“If you had a problem, then you should have said something! I would have thought of something then! You can’t just not say anything and not put any effort into improving! This will affect today’s operation!” [Feiled]

“You have two choices before you, guild master. Either you close the guild, or you do everything by yourself. We only came here as a representative of the other employees. We didn’t actually come here to work. If you want to fire us, then go ahead. We’ve already made our resolve.” [Third Employee]

“By the way, the recent incident has already been spread through merchants, and Brian-san has also spoken about his resignation to other adventurers at the tavern. It’s word of the town already, so don’t even try to hide it. Even we can’t do anything about it anymore.” [Female Employee]

“I hear there are a lot of adventurers planning to leave this town too. I don’t know what will happen in the future, but I’m sure it will be difficult. If you plan on clinging onto your seat as guild master, then you’ll have to do your best.” [Female Employee]

After saying what they had to say, the woman in charge of the reception and the man in charge of management left, leaving behind Feiled and another person.

“Submaster, you should know, but you can’t become the guild master even if you drive me away. This will harm the guild, so you’ll take some of the blame too.” [Feiled]

“As I’ve said, I’ve already resolved myself to be dismissed. Even if I become the guild master here, I’ll just end up having to clean your mess. I would be better off working at another guild, doing menial jobs and slowly making my way up. In the first place, the only reason a person like you was able to become the guild master was because this is a small town in the borders… You were demoted, weren’t you?” [Submaster]

“That’s rude. All guilds are equal. There is no superior or inferior. Though it appears you’re not aware of that.” [Feiled]

“Spare me your nonsense. Unlike you, whose only redeeming point is your many years of service, I am actually competent enough to find employment elsewhere. I’ll have work even after being fired from the adventurers guild, so I’ll be fine. Now then, if you’ll excuse me.

Oh, right, should you decide to resign, please do contact me at my house. You can come in person, you can send a letter, anything is fine. We’ll gather the staff that want to return and resume operation.” [Submaster]

Feiled was finally all alone. Four days later, a messenger from the main branch came to dismiss him from his position. As for what happened to him after that, that’s a story that probably won’t be told.


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17 responses to “The Man Picked up by the Gods – Volume 3 Gossips: A Certain Guild Master’s Fall (2/2)”

  1. Kade_BSG Avatar
    Kade_BSG

    Thank you for the chapter

  2. Belkar Avatar

    Thank you!

  3. tacos1 Avatar
    tacos1

    Piece of sh*t. He should have gotten beat up too before getting fired. Feiled literally started making excuses and trying to shift the blame onto Brian in front of two other guild masters. Not to mention all the other guild employees that were trying to stop Brian were also there so they can act as witnesses too. Also it turns out he wasn’t the guildmaster because of his achievements but rather it was probably only because he was the most senior employee at that guild branch after getting demoted there.

    Now I just wonder if he’ll be stupid enough to try to order a hit out on Ryouma because he blames him for being the one who got him fired.

    1. spare Avatar
      spare

      Maybe he’s going to be the one to take the place of the tamer guildmaster from the original series at this point, since it would fit quite well with the original attitude blaming Ryouma.

      1. Eathu Avatar
        Eathu

        Honestly, I doubt it. The Tamer’s guild still needs to be “set strait,” and even if author doesn’t want to go down the route he took originally to do so, it wouldn’t make sense for a guild master who’s actions were so insignificant they took place “off screen” could be an actual threat to Ryouma.

        1. tacos1 Avatar
          tacos1

          Well according to others here in the comments apparently in the original story, the tamer guild master of some branch gets into conflict with Ryouma and sends a dark guild after him but I don’t know if it could even happen here. I mean the tamer’s guild does look down on slimes but Ryouma has multiple other creatures he’s tamed like the rimmel birds and even a variant which are all considered super hard to tame plus a bunch of goblins that have evolved into hobgoblins and other variants. Since he’s got other tamed animals then a guild master of the tamer’s guild can’t legitimately try to cause him any trouble since he can’t use the excuse that he only has slimes and it wouldn’t make any logical sense for him to try anyways. Hence in comes this idiot guild master who can take the place of the tamer’s guild master and have a much more plausible reason to contact a dark guild to go after Ryouma. The tamer’s guild can be set straight on their perception of slimes in a more peaceful way.

  4. Chamet Avatar
    Chamet

    Thank you for the good work.

  5. Zax Avatar
    Zax

    Till the end he doesn’t realize what he did wrong. Thanks for the chapter

  6. Otaku Hikikomori Avatar

    Feiled’s name should change to Failed. It is more appropriated given his nature.
    Thanks for the treat.

  7. T1stG Avatar
    T1stG

    Thanks for the chapter

  8. dadamori Avatar
    dadamori

    He sounds like a typical corrupt bureaucrat obsessed with power and standing who looks down on his subordinates and the people he holds power over. Human trash

  9. S4ty4 Avatar
    S4ty4

    Thanks for the chapter

  10. pokeperson1000 Avatar
    pokeperson1000

    Thank you for the quick translation!

    “As for what happened to him after that, that’s a story that probably won’t be told.” I hope that’s true. Reading anything involving this failure of a human being just causes a loss of brain cells.

  11. Steven Avatar
    Steven

    That is a terrifying level of dense. Until the end he genuinely didn’t think he did any wrong…

  12. Philip Avatar
    Philip

    Silver tongue with a rotten brain, this former guild master just could not take responsibility for anything.
    Thanks for the chapter! Awesome translation as always! May God bless you!

  13. MrPriest Avatar

    He seems to be something like a narcissist, people who can’t seem to find fault in themselves or their actions. I kinda pity these people, though I’m also envious of their sense of self worth.

    It is written what happens with him will not be told, so he’s not gonna be mentioned at all anymore?

  14. Loneshiva Avatar
    Loneshiva

    Thank you for the chapter!

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