The D-Rank Guild Master of the No. 1 Guild

‘Akata sat across from Lilith and chatted amicably!’

With this, Akata became proficient in communicating with all guild members and the commander of the subordinate group.

How does Akata manage to impress me every time? Is this why people enjoy raising children?

At first, he seemed uninterested in everything, but gradually, as he showed signs of growth, he started to make me more and more expectant.

I feel a renewed sense of gratitude toward Akata for his efforts.

[Emotional State] Affection

Well, this… isn’t particularly something to be grateful for. It’s not even childish.

Unlike the time when he was engulfed in a ‘sense of loss’, now he is stirred by emotions such as ‘affection’, ‘admiration’, ‘longing’, and ‘love’. Though the words are different, they all convey similar meanings.

I never knew there were so many synonyms for Eros.

Thankfully, my emotional state isn’t visible to others nor to the guild members.

If ‘confusion’ or similar feelings popped up every time I met Unahar or Akata, they would undoubtedly have suspected something.

Come to think of it, this is basically confirmation of the ‘Unahar>Me

I used to dismiss those viewers as delusional, but it turns out they might have better foresight than I do.

Anyway, after returning from the event round, I had to endure all sorts of teasing.

Unahar, upon seeing me, smiled and said, “You looked pretty in that dress.”

The other guild members kept calling me “Instructor! Instructor!” and were busy making fun of me.

Even Akata watched me with a subtle smile as I was being teased.

“Yeah… tease me all you want. As long as it makes you guys happy…”

Among all this, Kanel alone did not laugh and instead said, somewhat disappointed,

“Instructor Rudel was supposed to be a look only for us. How could you show it so easily to others?”

When did I ever…

Anyway, after the guild feature and the event round,

the two guilds with the lowest scores were eliminated according to the rules.

Congratulations to the remaining players on your survival, and please continue to devote yourselves to the game.

The news of the lowest-ranking guilds being eliminated, which hadn’t been mentioned in the last ranking announcement, was finally revealed to the characters.

They announce the deletion of about 20 characters so nonchalantly.

I wonder how other guilds are reacting to this.

Some might be scared by the news of others’ elimination, saddened if they knew the eliminated guilds, or perhaps amused.

At least our guild was silent.

Naturally. I hadn’t shared this information with any of our guild members.

I didn’t want to unnecessarily unsettle the members since we weren’t going to be eliminated anyway.

It’s enough for me to be troubled alone. Unahar or Kanel might find out through other means later, but that’s my stance for now.

Besides, having to entertain viewers or face death, such a world isn’t one I wish to live in.

For the sake of ensuring the future for myself and my guild members… if possible, I want to change it.

After the distressing news passed, the long-awaited announcement finally appeared before our eyes.

Thank you for your patience. The selection match for new second-generation players will begin tomorrow.

First-generation players, as seniors, can freely watch the selection match and analyze these future competitors.

Also, after the second-generation players’ selection and headhunting matches, a new guild war involving first-generation players will begin.

I wonder how long it took the game company to prepare this in reality.

I’ve been waiting quite a while.

And we’ve prepared a small event for the first-generation guilds. Please enjoy it briefly before the start of the second-generation.

An event? Just hearing the word ‘event’ makes me frown.

First of all, we would like to thank all the guild leaders who participated in the event round. As a token of our gratitude, we will be holding a small event.

Bromides?

Aren’t those must-have items for otakus, like figurines? But why bring up bromides all of a sudden?

Upon thinking it over, I could somewhat infer through the realities of life.

They’re probably trying to sell merchandise like bromides to fans during the long maintenance time. To calm the users’ uproar as well.

And it seems they’ve recycled the designs sold in reality and imposed them on our characters in the game.

I continued reading the announcement.

The system has created panels of the first-generation guild leaders. We will now have three hours to sell these bromide panels to each guild.

Each guild is given 10 purchase tickets. Please use all of these tickets. Multiple bromides can be bought redundantly. However, bromides of the same guild cannot be purchased.

The guild with the most sold bromides will receive a small amount of additional points.

Wait, they’re only selling the guild leaders’ bromides? So there are only 15 types?

Unahar, Akata, and Lilith from our guild would make excellent models, so why not them?

Among them, I’m the most ordinary and insignificant, so why are they only selling my bromide?

Has the game company forgotten how to make money? That can’t be the case.

I’ll believe that they’ll sell the other bromides later in a second batch.

After reading the entire announcement, my plan was… nonexistent.

This event is truly out of my control.

I can’t threaten or coax other guilds into buying, can I?

I’m known among the other guilds as the “cunning Agasa guild leader,” so it’s better to give up cleanly than to resort to cheap tricks.

When Kanel came to ask how I was going to handle this event, I simply replied,

“Just use up all the purchase tickets quickly and take a break. I have no other plans.”

Deciding to give up neatly, I planned to swiftly use up the purchase tickets and rest.

Since we must use all 10 purchase tickets, it’s easier to think of it as a vote.

But then, couldn’t friendly guilds just team up and buy each other’s bromides?

From this moment until the end of the bromide sales, any contact with other guilds is prohibited.

No chance of that. They’ve banned such negotiations outright.

Since we can’t buy our own guild’s bromides, we’re practically forced to buy those of allied guilds.

“Well then, let’s check out these bromides…”

Opening the purchase page, the first bromide that appeared was mine, and the concept was absurd.

[Instructor Rudel]

“Oh, come on…”

I muttered in frustration.

Scrolling down, all the other guild leaders’ bromides looked fine.

Why am I the only one with a comedy version?

[Demon Shemarin]

[Pirate Lesia]

[Palace Guard Blance]

[Blood Wedding Yudirei]

Yudirei’s bromide showed a cute girl in a white dress holding an axe. The axe had a blood-stained man’s tuxedo stuck to it.

I glanced at the other characters’ bromides, but my targets for purchase were clear.

Currently, I have five guild leaders I’m friendly with.

Since I have 10 purchase tickets, I’ll buy three each for Aleon and Shemarin, and one or two for the remaining three.

Clicking on Aleon’s name, the blue-hued image that popped up made my hand freeze.

[Bathtub Aleon]

As the bromide’s title suggested, Aleon was immersed in a bathtub.

His bright blue hair was soaked, and the thin robe draped over his chest was thoroughly wet.

Several blue rose petals floated on the water’s surface, which was full of bubbles, concealing his submerged body.

I had always found Aleon’s appearance to be refreshing and peculiar, but I had never considered it ‘provocative.’

‘This isn’t just provocative; it’s outright sensual. Why did they go so intense with Aleon?’

The admins must have really planned this. Did they get Aleon’s permission?

Feeling both perplexed and hesitant, I stared at Aleon’s bromide, wondering if I should purchase it.

However, I couldn’t just skip Aleon’s bromide because it felt overwhelming. I had to overcome this.

Ding.

Soon, the bromides were delivered to me remotely.

Standing before ten life-sized panels felt strangely intimidating.

“It’s a bit ridiculous to display these as is.”

“How about using them as dartboards?”

“Let’s just stack them in a corner.”

I was about to take them to the guild leader’s room when a large hand suddenly grabbed my arm.

“I’ll take these.”

Unahar swiftly took the ‘Bathtub Aleon’ and ‘Palace Guard Blance’ bromides away.

“Unahar, just so you know, don’t destroy them.”

The golden-haired man’s back flinched as if I had hit the mark.

* * *

“Aleon, how will you handle the bromide purchases… ugh.”

Ifrea froze mid-sentence as she entered the room.

The room was already filled with bromides of a woman in a black tracksuit and cap, completely occupying the space.

Aleon hummed a tune as he adjusted the angles of the ten Instructor Rudels to better catch the blue lighting.

“No, it’s fine. Enjoy your time….”

Ifrea quietly left the room without saying another word.