Chapter 217: Jason’s Guild
"But the media takes it as a general problem, and that prevents superhumans from having any personal propaganda. It’s the perfect shield."
Juliet said this while folding her hands, and Griselda immediately stepped forward to add to it.
"Yeah, you won’t have any more issues in the superhuman world if you join my guild!"
Juliet nodded.
"You have a problem with BloodRaven right now, but if you are a part of a guild, that problem immediately becomes a guild issue rather than an individual issue. Anything you do to them can be covered up by saying it was done by the guild."
Griselda immediately turned to Juliet in shock.
"Wait, what? BloodRaven? Who has issues with BloodRaven!?"
Griselda had no idea that Jason was having issues with BloodRaven, so this was still news to her! BloodRaven was the largest guild in the country! Did Juliet think a new guild would survive having issues with a guild of that size!?
But Juliet didn’t even bother turning to Griselda as she watched Jason seriously. Jason had a small frown on his face, and he seemed to be thinking about things. Juliet knew that if Jason didn’t actually want this, then there was no way she could convince him of it, but she also knew that it would make things far easier for them in the future. Juliet took the paper from Jason and read through it quickly before she spoke again.
"With a guild like this, you won’t even have to worry about them making any fraudulent claims. You weren’t the one who created it, so you won’t take any heat from the government. We’ll need to change the guild’s name, and you have to be the Guild Leader for it to work, but other than that, everything else is perfect."
"Hold up! Who said anything about him being the captain!? I’m the one who gets the captain position!"
Griselda suddenly shouted as she came forward, and Juliet frowned at her.
"You don’t really think that other guilds will respect anything this guild has to say if he isn’t the captain, do you? The entire reason why you put his name there is because you knew he was going to bring recognition to your guild. If he isn’t the captain, then no one will take you seriously."
"But—"
Griselda was about to speak, but Juliet cut her off.
"Think about this seriously. This isn’t some game anymore; this is the real world with real giants waiting to devour you if you show any weakness. You know I’m right."
This made Griselda stop in her tracks, and she frowned and stomped her foot in annoyance! She had been waiting to be the captain of this guild for more than eight years! Why would she give it up when she was already so close? Griselda knew that Jason was the better candidate for the captaincy, but she was just so headstrong about taking the position that she couldn’t see any sense!
Juliet raised the paper toward Jason and spoke to him professionally.
"I know I am just your agent and I am only here to give you advice, but I believe with all my heart that this is the best course of action. Take this guild and build it into your shield. It’ll solve fifty percent of your problems before they even become problems."
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The user has killed the Boss of the Orange Gate [Swamp Viper’s Haven].
+300 Kill Points
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This message suddenly appeared in Jason’s system, and Jason released a calming sigh as he realized that his subordinates were done clearing out the gate. Jason sent a mental message to the Legion and told them to begin collecting the Magic Crystals from the monsters, and he also told them to gather all the dead monsters that they had killed together so that he could resurrect them when he arrived. Raya responded that she understood the orders, and Jason cut off the connection and faced Juliet once again. She was still waiting for his answer, and Jason decided to really think about this. Jason had been saying he didn’t want to join a guild all this while because he just didn’t want to deal with all the problems that came with being in one.
From what Jason had seen on social media, guilds were usually always involved in one form of drama or another. Either one guild member has a beef with another guild member, or there would be issues between two guilds. Even Gina’s guild, the Panthers, which was only a C-Rank guild, also had their fair share of drama on the internet! And all the things Gina had told him about the members of the guild made it harder for him to want to join any of them! It was just pointless nonsense, and Jason knew that he didn’t want to be a part of all that. But if Juliet was saying that he needed to have a guild, then maybe it wouldn’t be so bad to be part of one. And joining a small guild like this in just name alone might be the best option for him.
"But do I have to be the captain? I’m not really going to be present all the time since I’m only joining in name, so maybe someone else should be the captain."
Juliet shook her head.
"It has to be you. There are too many benefits that will come with having you as the leader that we wouldn’t have with anyone else. If you aren’t the captain, then you might as well not be in the guild at all."
Jason turned to Griselda and spoke calmly.
"I know you’ve wanted this for a long time. Are you okay with this?"
Griselda still had a frown on her face as she stared at the floor. Griselda had listened to everything that Juliet said and she could tell that Juliet wasn’t trying to take the captaincy away from her just for the sake of it. She actually had a justifiable reason for wanting Jason to be the captain of the guild. But that doesn’t mean that she was happy about it! She had worked hard to register the guild, and she was the one who found the loophole that allowed her to create a guild so quickly! She even had to give up the new car she always wanted in order to convince her dad to help her sneak the registration through the system!
’But is this really that bad?’
Griselda’s face morphed into one of slight confusion as this thought crossed her mind. Since the start, Griselda’s dream had been to create her own guild. She always assumed that she would also be the captain since she was the one who created it, but creating the guild was what she really wanted. Jason was not going to be involved in the guild politics since he wasn’t interested in all that, so Griselda would still be the one dealing with most of the internal and external affairs of the guild! This had always been Griselda’s dream, but there was no dream that came to you the way you envisioned it. At times, you had to make compromises to achieve what you wanted!
Griselda took in a deep breath before she huffed proudly and smiled at Jason!
"Fine then, Mr. Captain! I’ll be lenient and take the position of Guild Owner! But you better lead the guild properly, or I’ll fire you immediately! And we’re also not changing the name."
Jason scoffed.
"We’re not using that name."
Griselda’s deflated in despair!
"But why!? It’s a good name!"
Jason gave Griselda an amused look, and after a while, Griselda finally threw her hand up in exasperation!
"Fine! Do whatever you want! It’s not like I made the guild or anything! It’s not even my guild anymore! We might as well call it Jason’s Guild now!"
Griselda folded her hands and pouted in irritation, and Jason just chuckled at her dramatic action.