Bet.

I can see that Hephaestus was still on top of the vote counts followed by Lyu.

The number of votes also barely changes these past few days.

It seems like majority of people who wanted to vote have already voted. I'm surprised to see that it's only at a hundreds though despite this book having over 10k collections. Others are probably uninterested to vote, but that's fine. I'm not blaming them.

I just hope that there will be no complaints later just in case your 'Heroines' will not be chosen in the future. (づ￣ ³￣)づ

Anyways, that's for the election here in webnovel. As for the one in PayPal, there wasn't much competition going on there. If this will continue, that person might probably get a landslide victory.

Well, there's still a lot of time left anyway so I won't say much about it for now.

Again, this small Heroine election will end at May 16, 2021. At exactly 11:59 pm.

I will announce the results the next day after that.

Hope you will enjoy this chapter.

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" Good morning, sir. "

" Yes, this way please. "

" Please line up properly, it will be your time soon. "

" I'm sorry sir, but the price of magic stones were fixed, we cannot give you a value that is higher than the market price. "

It's another busy day for the employees here at the Guild Pantheon. Several lines of adventurers formed in front of each receptionist.

Each one of them has their own issues and concerns that they wanted to open up and get answers to. That's what they came here for.

Guild receptionists, also known as------the guild's flowers.

Each of these young women were beautiful and professional. They also came from a wide variety of races, such as:

Humans, chienthropes, cat people, and even a few elves can be found here. If these young ladies have one thing in common, it would be that each and every one of them was stunningly beautiful.

Together they were like a field of beautiful flowers that are very pleasing in the eyes.

Whether it was inquiring or giving reports, aventurers who came to Guild Headquarters tend to always come to the reception counter first.

Saying that the receptionists were the first image of the Guild would not be an overstatement.

That is why while skills and personality were considered important during the selection process, the Guild also prioritized looks when hiring its receptionists.

Young and beautiful women always havery the highest chances of getting hired. It's a major prerequisite/requirement.

" Aaaahh~ Finally done! "

Misha lazily stretches her slender body as she leaned back to her chair. Her last client for this morning had just left and headed to the dungeon. She's free now.

" I was planning to buy some snacks but... It's a pity that it's raining quite heavily outside... Hmm? What are you doing, Eina? "

" I'm looking for my previous notes about the middle floors. I want to review it to make sure I haven't forgotten them yet. "

" Ohh.. "

Misha showed an understanding expression.

" You are still very diligent as usual, Eina. No wonder you are very popular among the adventurers now. "

" I.. I am not. "

" Hehe. You are blushing. "

" Misha! Don't make fun of me! "

The two best friends playfully argued with each other. This kind of scene was pretty normal everytime these receptionists aren't busy anymore. They tend to tease each other like this to get rid of their boredom.

" As in seriously, I'm obviously right here, and yet, you still get all the attentions, Eina. These adventurers really need to have their eyes examined, aren't they? "

At this moment, the mature female werewolf, Rose fiddled with the ends of her long red hair as she joined the conversation.

" Hmm? But, Rose, you have sworn to never date an adventurer, haven't you? " asked the female chienthrope.

" Well, I do. Because every single one of them are the same. Adventurers always break the promises they made. That's what they are all good at. "

The female werewolf turned to her colleagues and continued.

" Nothing good comes from being together with someone with a death wish. You will only be left behind in the end. "

When it comes to adventurers, dying inside the dungeon wasn't uncommon. There was always this huge possibility that they wouldn't be around to see tomorrow.

That's why the receptionists here always do their best to keep them at arm's length. No one tried to cross the line drawn in the sand------- although it might be better to say that the number who did was constantly decreasing.

Especially Rose.

All of her suitors, no matter how handsome they are, how strong they are or how rich they are, all of them were mercilessly shut down but this alluring woman simply because they are adventurers.

She's definitely a tough not to crack.

As she finished saying that, the atmosphere in the office suddenly changed.

Some receptionists looked at the floor or off to the side. Some hid their faces behind their teacups without saying anything.

As much as they want to deny it, Rose's words are true and they could somehow relate to her.

These beautiful receptionists, most of them has this time of their life where they too had experienced suddenly being left behind.

It was almost a guarantee that more than one of the women present here had once loved an adventurer with all her heart, only to soak her pillows with tears.

They had once collapsed to their knees in grief when the adventurers under their care returned from the Dungeon as a cold corpse.

And that can even be called as being 'Lucky' because more often than not, they can't even recover a single piece of body since it was already eaten by monsters underneath the city.

Eina glanced to her side and saw that even her friend, Misha suddenly became silent as well. She probably had experienced the same thing in the past.

Perhaps among this group of beautiful young women, only Eina had not experience this tragic event yet since Bell was her first client.

" That goes for the rest of you too. Never get too close to an adventurer. Doesn't matter whether it was under you or not. Just don't. You will just end up having to deal with the familia, and they also won't leave you anything behind, not even money. "

Then she turned to Eina.

" You also have an adventurer under you now right, Tulle? " Rose suddenly asked the young half-elf.

" Y-yes. His name was Bell. "

" I see. Well, I won't say anything about how you do your job at this point but, I hope you won't get overly attached. Because the more you do so, the more regrets you will have and the more complicated things will get. "

"...."

" You don't know how long he will survive, after all. "

Rose's words are sharp and can even be considered as cruel. But Eina can see that Rose really mean what she said as if she's speaking based on her personal experience.

There was a great deal of irony in her voice, sticking her tongue out at no one as her mood worsened.

After a few moments, though, everyone could see it was just a brave face. She's only doing it to hide or forget the painful memories she has.

Just as Rose had said, it was only a matter of time before the adventurers disappeared.

Forever lost in some deep, dark corner of the labyrinth beneath Orario.

Out of all the receptionists, Eina was probably the only one who tried to make personal connections with her adventurers. This can be seen clearly by how much she shows her concern for Bell.

She wanted to help him reach his goals, provide him with valuable information and was even willing to tutor him personally even after her work shift just to make sure he will come back safe.

However, as much as she wanted to do that, Eina didn't have the opportunity to do so. Because that disobedient adventurer of hers didn't give her any chance at all!

Not only that, he even managed to level up without her helping him at all!

That's a huge blow to Eina's pride as an adviser but at the same time, she can't help but feel relief seeing how capable Bell was.

Because that means he will have a higher chances of survival inside the dungeon. That there's always a higher chances she will see him again.

It is a complicated feeling but Eina really feel that way. That's why she can not accept Rose's words.

" I.. I believe in him. I believe that Bell will be able to come back safely. I will make sure he will. "

Determination can clearly be seen on her emerald eyes beyond her glass. Her colleagues can tell she was dead serious right now.

" Oh.. You sounds very confident, Tulle. How about having a bet then? On how long this Bell of yours can survive? "

" Hey, Trisha. That's going overboard! "

A cold-looking elf spoke out. Her other colleagues quickly tried to stop her but it was already too late. Eina has heard it already.

Bell has been silenty watching all of these events unfold at one corner and he can't help but smile wryly. With his enhanced hearing, he can hear what they are saying very clearly.

These women, as beautiful as they are, were very cruel. Who would have thought that even a normal 'girl talk' like this can be scary sometimes?

' Betting about how long will it takes before I die? Can you please not curse my fate like that?!!

" Fine, I'll bet! "

Eina said in a loud and very serious voice. This is her way of showing how much she trust Bell. She cannot back down here.

" Eina.. You don't have to do th-. "

" What are you saying Misha? Since Eina had agreed then I'll join the bet too! "

" Me too! It's already been awhile since the last time we had something like this. Can we make it bigger this time? "

" That's right, this will be exciting! Let's make the amount a bit bigger than last time! "

The rest of them also agreed.

In the end, these young women agreed to bet ten thousand valis each and were about to closed the deal when suddenly...

" Please let me join the fun too. I'll bet a million valis. "

O.-.0

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Alternate title: Mature beauty. Scary flowers! The helpless Bell.