(MC POV)
"So, you got a name?" I asked the guild staff that was guiding me right now.
"Theodore… Ma… Master Lin…" He stuttered.
"Theodore huh? Nice name. Got a family?"
He gulped, "Mas… Master Lin… I… Please… They are innocent…"
Innocent? Oh, he means like they are pure at heart?
"Oh? That's great to hear. So you're a family man?"
"Yes… Yes sir…"
"Oh, no need to be so formal, we are already acquainted after all. I'll even let you call me by my first name: 'Master'."
He goggled at me.
"I was kidding," I explained. Some people really don't know how to understand sarcasm around here huh?
"That… That's a relief… Then… Er… I… That is… My…"
I stopped and waited for him. By the heavens, this guy must have a severe issue of anxiety or something. I guess that means the front he was showing me back then was just a mask he puts on to deal with his issue.
The final boss has just shown himself just like that? Wouldn't it take a lot more time where the hero must go and complete various quests and go through several underlings first before they meet?!