I Was Being Unreasonable

"...Very well. But only the Council's dissolution. I will not resign."

"Do I have to spell it out? The Council you chose has failed and lost the people's trust. We won't tolerate your remaining in office. The fact that we're not telling you to resign outright should be considered our final act of kindness."

"Don't be ridiculous...! If an SS-rank adventurer complained about the Council and we dissolved it every time, we'd end up catering to SS-rank adventurers! We can't set such a precedent!"

"If we're talking about precedent, leaving a Council that other countries have come to take lightly in place would set a worse one. Whether it's a country or an organization, only those with great power can maintain neutrality. People leave you alone because they hold you in awe. That's collapsing now. That's why we're dissolving it. If you refuse, we'll use force."

"Use force? That's just like an adventurer, refusing to choose your methods! Silver! If you're going to resort to force, I have a plan!"

"I won't use force. I'll merely tell adventurers across the continent that none of the SS-rank adventurers support the current Guildmaster. That alone will destroy your position. Is that really what you want?"

If every SS-rank adventurer, the leaders of the adventurer world, announced that they did not support the Guildmaster, he would inevitably be dragged down, no matter how much time remained in his term.

Trosin frowned at my wording.

"In other words... you don't intend to tell the adventurers about this?"

"We don't intend to tell them ourselves. Officially, you can say that Chief Auditor Pittman was pressured by other countries. Dissolve the Council and resign as Guildmaster to take responsibility. If you want to run again, go ahead."...