🍁Nine Ancient Obelisks

—I’m telling you, this is a voluntary initiative from the guild members… Right now, the administrative process is moving very slowly, but combat is imminent. You can, of course, dismiss me and brush it off; you would be completely within your rights. But what if things heat up, and some extra portal or other nonsense appears in the middle of the city, targeting our own local protector… And, most importantly, ordinary people will be at risk. The situation is such that everyone should prioritize the well-being of the state, and only then think about bureaucracy and private interests, don’t you think? I just need to conduct an inspection and send a report to headquarters. You can assign a soldier to accompany me during the lunch break if you deem it necessary, and that will be it. You won’t have to worry about bribes, and we’ll have neutralized a potential threat to the city’s safety. The owner won’t be back anytime soon, so I don’t see any losers in this.

He’s counting on the employee being too busy to object.