Three days later, I had just gone out for the first time in a while to meet the Guildmaster.

While riding a hired carriage to my office, I stopped it as if entranced by something.

After carefully concealing my appearance, I got out of the carriage.

The sound of bells announcing mass struck my ears. In front of me stood a modest church.

As I took in the sight of the church, I recalled the contents of the note Duncan’s parrot had delivered yesterday.

⌜Your funeral is scheduled to be held at Tachis Church in two days.

The three men from the Alan Knights won’t be attending.

They’ve been given disciplinary action for… damaging the center a bit… ^^… After all, I am the Center Director.

I recommend not coming, but if you do, please just take a brief look from afar.

I’ll leave it to your wise judgment.

P.S. As always, please burn this note.⌟

This neat church was indeed Tachis Church.

It was an ordinary church, on the smaller side among those in the capital.

Not daring to enter, I approached the large window of the church.

‘Tomorrow, my funeral will be held here.’

Since Yerena had no acquaintances, probably only a few center employees visited out of courtesy and Duncan would be the mourners.

As Duncan said, the three men certainly wouldn’t come.

It would have been the same even if they hadn’t received disciplinary action.

Not only because they disliked me, but also because tomorrow…

‘Tomorrow is also the anniversary of Diana’s death.’

The three men would focus on the anniversary of Diana, their saint.

It seemed unlikely they would spare any thought for me on that day.

I lifted my feet which seemed glued to the ground. There was no reason to linger around the church anymore.

As I was about to return to the parked carriage.

A fragrant scent tickled my nose.

As if drawn by something, I walked towards the source of the smell.

Not far from the church, there was a skewer street vendor.

On the stall were displayed skewers of thinly sliced potatoes fried in a spiral shape.

The sheen on the potatoes showed how skillfully they had been fried. The smell up close was undoubtedly excellent.

Gulp. I swallowed involuntarily.

At that moment, the vendor, suspicious of me with my hood on, shouted.

“If you’re not buying, move along! Don’t interfere with my business!”

“Who said I wasn’t buying…?”

Come to think of it, since possessing Yerena, I hadn’t bought any delicious food to eat.

I had debts, and before Duncan came, even my salary was often delayed.

I usually ate at the center’s cafeteria.

The food at the cafeteria was quite terrible.

A month ago, moldy food was served, causing a controversy over poor meals.

Of course, this was also before Duncan, the new Center Director, arrived.

I suddenly wondered if Duncan could correct all these irregularities.

At that moment, the vendor’s shout was heard again.

“If you’re not buying, get lost!”

Oh, damn this owner.

I rolled up my sleeves.

“How much are these damn skewers? I’ll buy them all!”

I’ve paid off my debt to the center and now I just need to earn money, so I’ll live it up!

I’ll buy and eat what I want, and buy pretty clothes too!

I snorted loudly.

“…You’ll buy them all?”

“Yes! Please pack them all!”

“Please wait a moment. Hahaha.”

The owner, as if he had never been angry, grinned and started packing the potato skewers.

It seems like a bit too much, but I could share it with the Guildmaster I’m about to meet.

Meanwhile, I wondered if it was okay to give fried food to Bless.

As I watched the potato skewers being packed, a good idea suddenly struck me.

‘When traveling long distances through birds, it might be nice to have a light snack or small lunchbox?’

If I make it into a package deal, wouldn’t it sell better?

Thinking it wasn’t a bad idea, a smile crept onto my face.

Just as a bag with about twenty packed potato skewers was held out.

Someone other than me snatched that bag.

“I’ll pay for this.”

The pleasant voice was quite familiar.

As I turned my head slightly to the side, I saw a man who had approached without me noticing.

The man in a black robe also had his face half-hidden by a hood, but I could tell who he was.

“Honey?”

And surprisingly, the vendor also seemed to have guessed his identity.

“Master!”

“Business is good today.”

The Honey Guildmaster replied with a voice tinged with laughter as he handed money to the street vendor.

I was flustered but didn’t stop him.

Why would I stop him when he offered to pay?

“Then, keep up the good work for the rest of the day.”

The Guildmaster encouraged the vendor and nodded at me.

It seemed to mean we should go to the place we had agreed to meet. I followed him.

“Our office is nearby, so let’s walk.”

“…Okay. But, Honey.”

“Yes, darling?”

“That shop. Are you really the owner?”

“You remember that the guild has a potato wholesale business, right? I’m involved in a few potato-related businesses.”

“Ah, I see.”

It was welcome news.

It seemed I could discuss the travel package product with the Guildmaster as well.

Later, once the transportation business was established, I thought I should mention the snacks.

“By the way, do you like potatoes? Why did you buy so many potato skewers?”

“Ah… I realized I hadn’t bought anything I wanted to eat in a while. So I impulsively bought them all.”

“Oh my.”

The Guildmaster let out a small sigh tinged with pity.

“And then you conveniently appeared and paid for me, so I didn’t lose anything.”

“Your Honey has quite a bit of money.”

He shamelessly boasted about himself.

“How did my wealthy Honey know I was here? Was it by chance?”

“Not completely by chance, my parrot informed me that you were here.”

Come to think of it, that parrot always managed to find me wherever I was.

You could say it was as clever as Bless.

“Seeing as you send the parrot wherever I am, I guess you know roughly what’s going on with me, right?”

“I’m very interested in your affairs, darling.”

In other words, he knew what had happened to me.

Perhaps that white parrot was secretly flying around me, collecting information about me. Like a CCTV.

I wasn’t uncomfortable with the fact that the Guildmaster had figured out my situation.

As he was the person who invested in me, trusting only my Tamer ability, I felt a vague sense of trust in him.

Soon, the building where my office was located came into view.

Talking with the Guildmaster as we walked, it felt like we arrived in no time.

The Guildmaster glanced towards the office and asked me a question.

“Have you decided on an alias and business name?”

“Yes!”

“Please tell me.”

“How about ‘Jinjijo Transportation’, meaning ruining your own life’?”

“You mean, let’s live well so that one doesn’t screw up their own life, right?”

I nodded vigorously.

“Good. Then, have you decided on an alias as well?”

I nodded again.

“I’m going with ‘Anya’.”

“…No? Anya?”

T/n: Her name sounds similar to the Korean ‘No’.

The Guildmaster repeated questioningly.

I explained the meaning behind the alias.

“That ‘Anya’ is correct.”

“That’s unique.”

“You see, from now on, I want to be someone who can say ‘No’ if it’s not me, no matter what anyone says.”

The Yerena who would always say “Yes, yes” to whatever the Alan Knights demanded was now gone.

I wanted to become a person who prioritized my own opinions and put myself first.

After coming up with even an alias like this, I felt like I was born anew.

“That seems to have a good meaning.”

The Guildmaster called my new name for the first time.

“Master Anya. I support the first steps of Jinjijo Transportation.”

It was the beginning of Jinjijo Transportation, which would become the largest business in the Eldora Empire.

***

As soon as we entered the office, we amicably shared the freshly fried, piping hot potato skewers.

But you know what? After eating a couple of potato skewers, the Guildmaster started sighing deeply as if he had some big worry.

“Did something happen? Why the sighs in front of delicious food?”

“I’m sorry. Looking at the remnants of the crispy fried food reminded me of the debris from damaged property.”

“Damaged property? Did something happen to the guild building?”

That couldn’t be it, as it looked perfectly fine when I glanced at it while entering the office.