Zeph looked at the nervous and crying girl and patted her head and then came close to her ear and whispered in low voice shielding it with energy so that even countess can't hear it.
"My name is Zeph, silly! but don't tell anyone else. I trust you."
Her eyes widened as she suddenly felt a peculiar feeling rising in her stomach. She looked at the smiling face of Zeph which was so close to him that it suddenly made her stunned. He rubbed her head once more and walked out of the guild. He was not upset at all, but rather happy after a long time to meet someone who remembered him from the past.
He was just outside the guild when a small snake rose from his jacket collar and coiled around on his shoulder. It lazily hissed and exclaimed,
"That was a wasted effort. I thought we could spend some time in the company of beautiful girls but that Countess was too bitch. Beware! she was looking at you in a not very kind way."