"Hm, I think it will only invigorate her to work harder. She has instances of going off track, so a reality check would do her good."
"Don't you think she might get crushed internally, instead?"
Crushed internally?
I suddenly remembered those days we waltzed about the Giant Root Dungeon.
Those days when she only slept for three hours a day and studied combat and magic at the same time.
I chuckled ruefully.
"She isn't that weak."
Even when her vocation transitioned from a scholar mage to a battle mage, she carried on in stride.
How can someone like that be broken so easily?
"I don't understand what you mean, but I can pick up that you trust Eri. Honestly, I am jealous."
"Then work as hard as she is doing and show the results. Don't you have the opportunity right in front of you?"
"You mean the administrative work? Um, yeah. Fret not, you will soon find yourself putting your trust in me."
"I will remember these words."
The conversation lapsed.
