Chapter 69

The second trainer ended up being Rick. His cheeks looked a little hollowed out after his interview with the Duke, for some reason, but still — the Albarant ducal house was far from a bad place to work. A job that actually paid you properly for the work you put in wasn't nearly as common as it should have been.

"……It's been a while, Trainer Litia."

"Hello, Director."

I answered with a bright, cheerful smile, and the Director cleared his throat with an awkward ahem, his eyes darting back and forth.

"Director. You do know that Melissa and Rick are becoming exclusive trainers for the Albarant ducal house, don't you? It does need your approval, after all."

"H-hmph! Of course I know that."

"And once word gets out that this is a facility with connections to the Albarant ducal house — a place with trainers good enough for a ducal…