Aesthetics

"Well then, let's hear what you have to say."

"Actually..."

"I'm talking to Fiene. I wasn't asking you. If you want to talk to me, take off that tacky mask first."

"..."

This guy...!

I reflexively felt my cheek twitch, but before I could say anything, Fiene carried on.

"Then allow me to explain. Lina-san, are you aware that Silver-sama has sided with the Empire?"

"You mean the story about him slaying the Allied Kingdom's holy dragons? Calling that siding with the Empire just because he killed two old dragons is a bit much."

"But they were the Allied Kingdom's guardian holy dragons. The Empire was saved by that intervention, and the rebel army was forced to withdraw. The Guild Council decided that intervention was unacceptable for an SS-rank adventurer and is preparing to hold an inquiry into Silver-sama."

"How foolish. ‘Guardian holy dragons.’ That says it all. I only let it slide because they said they were being used to defend their own country. If they were used for an invasion, they're nothing but monsters. If we step outside the framework of SS-rank adventurers, we become nothing more than some of the most dangerous people on the continent."...