Chapter 351 - 343. Welcome to the Club
"He’s not coming?" Bassena raised his brow when Zein exited the empty guildmaster’s office.
"Well, he’s not there," the guide shrugged. "Maybe he’s in Mortix?"
Bassena shook his head as he turned back to his office. "I asked the people there, but they said he is scheduled to be in the guild today."
"Hmm..." Zein followed Bassena with a slight frown, looking up at the ceiling in ponder. "Maybe...he just wants to get away for a bit."
"Well, I can imagine him avoiding all of the birthday messages," the esper threw himself to the couch, and his commlink lit up just then. "Hmm? What is this..." he stared at the screen and raised his brow. "...Protocol Iris?"
Zein tilted his head, canceling his intention to sit down. "What’s that?"
"Means he took an impromptu day off for a personal reason..." Bassena paused, and then groaned when he realized he was the vice-guildmaster and it would mean he was the one who should take over in Radia’s absence now. Before that though...
"An impromptu day off...for personal reason..." Zein muttered with tension in his voice, representing the worry in both of their mind. "He’s not going on a holiday, for sure?"
"At this time when we’re busy with dozens of things at once?" Bassena shrugged. "Doubt it."
He bid goodbye to the couch and walked to his desk instead; a piece of furniture he hadn’t used for quite some time. In fact, the last time he used it was to rail Zein on its surface. But Lex would come shortly with a set of tasks he would need to do today in place of Radia, so...
"Should I go over and check his mansion?" Zein asked. When the amber eyes flicked up beneath a knitted brow, he raised his hands in surrender. "Alright, I won’t."