By the Grace of the Gods (LN) - Volume 3 - Chapter SS4

Behind the Scenes of the Second Set of Hires

“You’re the girls who came from Weizen?”

“Yes!” the three young girls shouted. They were in a room at the merchant’s guild, gathered before the guildmaster. The girls were working for their living expenses while they studied and searched for more permanent jobs, when they were abruptly summoned by the guildmaster herself. They couldn’t hide their distress, but they tried to act natural.

“I’m not going to scold you or anything, calm down.”

“I see,” Fina said with a sigh of relief.

“I’ll give you the full details when one more person arrives, but I wanted to talk about a job. The manager of a store is looking for some new hires. Sorry, but you’ll have to wait a bit longer.”

“Hey, Fina, is the guildmaster supposed to do this stuff personally?”

“Normally it would be handled by the appropriate department, but this manager happens to be someone I know,” the guildmaster answered when she heard Jane whisper.

“Oh, thank you.”

“Jane...”

After the guildmaster responded, she started to silently stare at the girl’s face.

“Um, what is it?”

“You seem all right. You look loyal, and I think you’d have some fine intuition.”

“Intuition?”

“Yeah! You’re not that smart, Jane, but you have better intuition than anyone!”

“Maria?!”

The last of the girls interjected to agree with the guildmaster’s impressions, making her two friends freeze up.

“Haha, now this girl’s a bold one,” Glissela laughed

“Excuse me,” Chelma the chef said as she entered the tense room. They were then given the full details, and all four of them decided to work at Ryoma’s store.

“Then I’ll need to have you go through the rest of the formalities with the manager. Jane, Fina.”

“Yes?!”

“Jane, you’re best off following your feelings, and Fina, you prefer to use your head. Maria’s the sort who can keep her composure in any situation. New workplaces bring new struggles, so make use of your strengths to help each other through it.”

“OK!” they said.

“You help them too, Chelma. These girls have never worked in the city before.”

“Understood. It’s almost like I’ve gotten myself some daughters.”

After that exchange, they met with their new employer.