After being thanked by Duke Valdeck, I was taken to the reception room by a guild staff who was shouting at Gulbert after that. "You too, come with me," he said, leading me to the reception room on the other side of the counter.

Amy and Lizlina were treating the wounded guild staff, while Aid and Keith were interrogating Gulbert.

I understand why Guell is in the reception room, but did they really need to bring me here too?

"So, Guild Master, could you tell us about the extent of the damage?"

"Yes, this has been going on for a while. Gulbert demanded taxes from us, claiming it was a rule he made, and tried to take funds from the General Guild. He also demanded part of the quest registration fees and rewards. He even went as far as mild violence against the General Guild staff as part of his harassment. It seems Gulbert was instructing adventurers to do so, and we have evidence to back it up. There doesn't seem to be a leak of critical information, but we'll investigate further to be sure."

This guy is the Guild Master. That charlatan Gulbert went too far!

"Also, I've heard there's damage in the city. Is that true?"

For some reason, after saying this, the Guild Master lowered his gaze and then looked straight at Duke Valdeck.

"Yes, there have been reports from citizens to the General Guild about that. Galli, inform the General Guild Master."

The man next to the guild master said, "Yes!" and took out a bundle of papers from his pocket.

"According to reports from citizens, Gulbert raised taxes without notice and forcibly made people pay. Those who couldn't pay were subjected to violence or even murder as a warning by Gulbert. In the city's eateries, weapon shops, armor shops, and tool shops, Gulbert engaged in dine-and-dash, unpaid bills, and robbery under the pretext of offerings, causing trouble. There are also reports of missing persons in the city, most of which are linked to Gulbert, and some cases have been verified."

There's no escaping now.

"With all these reports from the General Guild alone, stripping him of his title without a trial seems imminent, along with a home investigation."

It seems like the revocation of his title is already confirmed.

"By the way, Lord Valdeck, I've been curious since earlier... who is that young lady over there?"

It's natural to be curious. I'm neither Duke Valdeck's bodyguard nor a maid.

"Oh, her introduction is overdue! Her name is Elaina. She informed us about the ambush by savage adventurers and, thanks to her, we were able to arrive in Gozes safely. Moreover, with her help, we managed to capture Gulbert. Truly, this girl has been a great help in every way."

"N- Nice to meet you, I'm Elaina."

As I introduced myself, the guild master looked at me with a smile.

"Nice to meet you. My name is Barbos Detos, a human, as you can see, and the one next to me is Galli."

"I'm Galli. No family name. I want to express my gratitude for helping our staff earlier and assisting in capturing Gulbert."

"I would also like to thank you. Thank you very much."

The guild master bowed as he said his thanks.

"Ah, no, it was nothing~..."

I said blushing.

"Hmm?"

"Oh, Barbos, don't worry about it. Continue with the discussion."

"So... Elaina here seems to want to register with the General Guild. Please handle the process."

Upon hearing the explanation from Duke Valdeck, the guild master and guild staff exchanged surprised glances.

"Having you register with the General Guild is reassuring. Since I've seen your abilities earlier, let's just check your status as a formality. Galli, prepare for it."

Galli responded, "Understood," and left the reception room. At the same time, Amy and Lizlina returned.

According to their account, the guild staff member stabbed by Gulbert earlier was now okay. After confirming the staff member's condition, the guild master, relieved, explained the circumstances leading to the incident.

Before our arrival, Gulbert suddenly appeared at the General Guild, demanding, 'Pay your taxes to me! If you can't, I'll destroy this place!' The guild staff dealing with Gulbert tried to calm him down, but he suddenly stabbed the staff member in the abdomen with a knife, assaulted him, and then declared, 'If you don't want this to happen to you, do as I say! Follow my orders, you commoners!'

"Exactly like a picture-perfect trash." 

Everyone who heard my thoughts either nodded or heaved a long sigh.

"Even though his parents were decent people, how did such a guy come into existence? When his parents were alive, they said that although he inherited the blood of the Languds, he was not qualified to inherit the house. They even said, 'Around next month, we'll kick him out of this house and let a relative's child inherit it.' However, his parents went to the capital for a meeting about handing over the house half a year ago but were attacked by bandits on the way and unfortunately passed away."

Inevitably, that idiotic guy ended up inheriting it...

A knock on the door interrupted the conversation.

"What is it?"

"Guild Master, everything is ready."

Galli's voice came from beyond the door.

"Oh, right! Come in, let's start right away!"

Galli entered the room and placed a crystal on the table.

"Elaina, touch this crystal, and we'll examine your status and criminal record."

"Okay."

As instructed, I touched the crystal, and a glowing, semi-transparent screen appeared.

"""""Huh!?"""""

"Is this a joke?"

"...Unbelievable."

Wait, haven't I seen this scene before? It feels like déjà vu.

"Hmm? Elaina, were you really fifteen?"

"Yes, that seems to be the case. I actually thought I was seventeen."

This is because, as Haruto Kuramoto, I was seventeen. So, I thought I had inherited that age.

"Is this status not falsified?"

"Amy, you know that falsification skills have no effect on the Truth Crystal, right? Do you think she could pull this off?"

"...Well, if she were to fake it, she'd likely make her status appear better. But seriously, at 15, and with that chest? Looks like there's still a lot of room for growth."

Amy says this, but she looks somewhat unconvinced.

"However, this status is abnormal. Zero magic power, no skills, and an unknown class... This is..."

Is there a problem with my status?

"Um, is there something wrong with my status?"

Everyone present, except for me, froze as if time had stopped.

"E- Elaina, what do you think of your own status displayed on the crystal?"

While everyone else was frozen, Duke Valdeck, fearing something, cautiously asked me. I touched my chin while contemplating my displayed status.

"Uhmmm...... Well, I don't know if it's normal or not, but...... yeah, when I think about it, it seems pretty normal."

Because it's impossible to represent an FPS player's stats using an RPG game's stat display. So, this display is not wrong.

"""""No, no, no, no!! It's definitely not normal!!!"""""

After that, they thoroughly explained the abnormality of my status.