"...sorry, that was a bit uncalled for. I care about you, you know that, right?"

"Yes, guild president-nim."

"That seemed to be on your mind, though."

"...it's just that it's..."

"...it's...?"

"Been brought to my attention."

"By Marza-shi?"

"...yes, guild president-nim." How the fuck did he—

Sigh. "Alright. Cool. Okay. I'm going to be direct, here: I want you to work with her. And I'm going to call in my favour for it."

"...I see. And you're sure this is—"

"Yes."

"I see."

"You're going to give it an honest shot. ...you don't have to try to convince her or anything, just, if she goes through with it, so do you. Got it? Try to make it work."

"Yes, guild president-nim."

"You know I hate being called that."

"Yes, guild president-nim."

"...so stop it."

"No, guild president-nim."

"Ugh, just—whatever. Do your best, alright?"

"Yes, guild president-nim."

And he hang ups.