274 Turning Poin (2/2)

When he was about to pick up all the level-one and level-two spells, Hawk and Link returned from the Elf Forest.

They were incapable of Long-Distance Teleportation, which could've saved them a lot of time despite the nauseating side effects.

They had been riding horses as fast as they could, but they were still caught up in a lot of trouble along the way.

For example, when there was a storm, they had to look for hideouts and sometimes had to wait for two days.

At night, they were troubled not just by insects but also by magical beasts.

It was during these moments that they missed a Mage who could present a comfortable house to them anytime.

On the other hand, they did not know the local tongues.

With Roland's Unhindered Communication, they could've listened, talked, and even read.

Supposedly, Rommel was capable of Language Proficiency, too, as a Priest. But since he quit, there was no one else who knew that skill.

All in all, they were dumb and deaf throughout the journey. It was inconvenient for them to buy food and they couldn't rest well.

They needed to rest now and then, though they didn't have to sleep. After all, their stamina was limited.

In the end, they almost had a meltdown.

After they finally returned to Hollevin and could talk again, Hawk read on the forum of his guild that Vincent, one of the shareholders of the guild, quit, and Roland was behind it.

So, he rushed to Delpon and went straight to the Magic Tower without drinking any water.

He found Vincent first and tried to persuade him to return to the guild.

But while practicing Inferior Fireball, Vincent said casually, ”We agreed earlier that it's fine to join or quit the guild. Besides, I didn't ask you to return my funds. You should be happy now that you have more dividends after a shareholder quits.”

Hawk certainly could not admit that he and the chairman wanted Vincent to increase his investment.

Therefore, he came to Roland in a hurry.

”Please help me convince Vincent to return.”

Roland sat opposite Hawk and said, ”Vincent is an adult who is free to go anywhere and do whatever he wants. It's not my business.”

”If you hadn't deceived him…”

Roland raised his hand to stop Hawk from going on. ”I know what you're going to say next, but just keep it to yourself. We're both adults. You know that our guilds must be separated after all the conflicts, and since Vincent is between us, he has to make a choice. You know very well whether I deceived him or not.”

”I know that we were wrong,” Hawk said solemnly, ”but don't you think it's a shame if our alliance is completely ruined because of that?”

”No, it's not a shame to me,” Roland replied solemnly. ”It's the third time that you've completely ignored our interests for your own, and no mistakes should be repeated thrice!”