He naturally understood the meaning in Heimer's words.
Those gods who fled.
Those disbanded Familias.
And those Adventurers who were causing trouble on the streets because they lost their main gods.
This past month, the Guild had indeed been a mess.
And the source of all this...
This person was the culprit.
But did he dare say anything?
Of course not.
"Yes, yes... Lord Heimer is right."
"Then I shall not disturb your pleasure."
Royman gave a dry laugh, took out a handkerchief to wipe his sweat, and didn't dare linger. After a deep bow, he turned and went back into the Guild building.
Finally.
Only Heimer, Hestia, and Eina, who had been following beside them and was still somewhat absent-minded, remained.
The wind blew by.
Eina cleared her head slightly.
"Um... Lord Heimdall..."
Eina hugged the documents in her arms, walked up two steps with some hesitation, and looked up slightly at Haimo.
"Since the Guild President arranged for me to be your exclusive advisor, do I need to accompany you back..."
She originally wanted to say "send you back."
After all, President Royman had just given a death order to treat this as the highest priority task.
If she slacked off on the first day, there would definitely be no good fruit to eat later.
However, before she could finish her sentence.
"No need, Ms. Eina."
Haimo stopped, turned around, and interrupted Eina.
Under the sunlight.
Eina's shoulder-length brown short hair looked exceptionally smooth, and her emerald green eyes were hidden behind her glasses, exuding an intellectual beauty.
But at this moment, under those eyes, there were faint dark circles that even foundation couldn't cover.
And the thick stack of documents she was holding, which she had to carry with her even when coming out to see someone off, already had curled corners.
...
"Speaking of which, Ms. Eina."
"If I'm not mistaken, the Guild should be very busy lately, right?"
"Every time I come, I see Ms. Eina buried in that mountain of documents."
Hearing this.
Eina was stunned for a moment.
Clearly, she didn't expect this deity to notice such a small thing.
And so.
Suddenly being noticed for this side of her.
A sense of bitterness welled up in her heart, causing Eina's originally tense nerves to gradually slacken, and she could only reveal a wry smile and nod.
"Yes... the Guild has suddenly become exceptionally busy lately."
Since the topic had reached this point, Eina couldn't hold back, and her pent-up grievances seemed to find an outlet, leaking out a little.
"Just in these few days, several deities have applied to leave Orario, and their reasons are all quite abnormal."
"Some deities were even drinking at the tavern the day before, and the next day they left without saying goodbye and returned directly to the Celestial Realm, leaving a bunch of Familia children crying in the Guild hall."
"Regarding the placement problems of those Familia members who suddenly lost their patron deity, as well as various debt disputes, conversion procedures..."
"The Guild is indeed overwhelmed, and everyone is almost living in the office."
Speaking of this, Eina couldn't help but sigh, and freed one hand to rub her aching temples.
The fatigue revealed in that instant made her look no longer like that capable advisor, but just an ordinary girl who was exhausted for her work.
"I don't know why, everything was fine before, but suddenly a large number of deities want to leave the Lower World, leave Orario... So many things have happened suddenly during this period, and everyone is secretly spreading rumors about whether some great disaster is coming, or if the Dungeon is going to cause some trouble again, making everyone panic."
Looking at Eina's haggard appearance.
Haimo also felt a sense of helplessness in his heart.
Although he didn't feel he had done anything wrong.
But he had to admit.
The fact that those deities were running away like they had seen a ghost was, in the final analysis, indeed caused by his fierce reputation.
And this had indeed brought undue workload to these grassroots workers of the Guild, especially good employees like Eina who were responsible.
"Since you're so busy, there's even less need to waste time on this kind of meaningless formalism."
"Hurry back and finish moving that mountain in your hands, then go home early and get some sleep."
"But... the President..."
Eina hesitated a bit.
After all, she knew President Royman's temper; it was notoriously difficult to deal with. Although she didn't know why he had changed his tune today, this order was solid.
"If there's an issue with Royman, I'll take care of it."
"So, Ms. Eina."
"I appreciate your sentiment, go back."
After saying that.
Without waiting for Eina to say anything more, Haimo turned around, waved at Eina who was still a bit stunned, and pulled Hestia, who was still watching the show on the side, to turn and leave.
...
The midday sun spilled onto Eina without reservation.
It warmed her black Guild uniform, and it seemed that even her heart, which had been somewhat stiff due to continuous high-pressure work, warmed up a little.
Watching those two backs gradually merging into the crowd.
Eina sighed.
It had to be said, although she had been quite scared by the various rumors about Haimo before, knowing that this deity had a fierce reputation in the Celestial Realm that could stop children from crying at night.
But after actually interacting with him...
This Lord Heimdall's attitude towards them, the mortals of the Lower World, was really no worse than those benevolent deities known for their kindness.
"What a strange deity..."
Eina sighed softly, turned around, and prepared to go back to continue facing that mountain of work.
However, the moment she took her first step, the string in her mind that had been tightly stretched suddenly felt like it had been plucked by something.
That was.
Regarding the question Haimo had just asked.
And the reason why the Guild had been suddenly busy lately.
The timing of the deities fleeing seemed to coincide exactly with when Lord Heimdall descended to Orario.
"Hiss!"
Eina vaguely realized something, and couldn't help but shudder.
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