The Author's POV

Shortly after Melissa left, I decided to head back to my dorm.

Altough I wanted to meet Amanda as well, after a bit of thinking, I refrained from doing so.

It was better if I approached her once Melissa was done with the project. After all, I don't think Amanda was capable of understanding the concepts behind magic cards yet.

I wasn't saying she wasn't smart. No, that was far from the truth. It's just that Melissa was on another level.

Moreover, it was better if I had a tangible version of the magic card before meeting Amanda.

This way, Amanda would be able to smoothly convince her father and the Demon hunter guild board members.

"Bye, guard named Ron"

Leaving the Leviathan dorm, at the gates of the compound, I made sure to wave goodbye to the guard from before. It wasn't a bad idea for him to remember me. This way, it would save me the trouble of explaining why I wanted to go in.

"hmm"

Indifferently glancing at me, Ron lightly nodded his head and proceeded to ignore me.

Not minding it one bit, I proceeded to head back to my dorm.

"What's next..."

On the way back to my dorm, I could cross the magic card project from my to-do list. Though it would take a while, I was sure Melissa would get it done sometime soon.

Next on my list...

"Should I try recruiting Ava?"

In all honesty. This task was going to be hard.

Not because she had some crazy dealings with some other guilds or that she was currently being held back by something.

...No.

The reason was that I really did not know much about her. In the novel, she could've been considered a low-end side character.

One that rarely shows up. I obviously didn't give her enough character development as a result of her low appearance in the novel.

...In my defense, I was thinking of developing her character when the time she showed up to fight the demon army came...but, well, I died.

Didn't really get to that part...

Thus, I was now facing a dilemma. What was Ava's past like, and what could I use to entice her to join me? Money? Fame? Strength?

I needed to know more...fortunately, I knew someone who could help me.

Taking out my phone I quickly dialed a number.

-Ring! -Ring! -Ring!

—Hello? Ren?

"Yo, Smallsnake"

—What's going on?

"I need help with something"

—Actually, before you say anything, I'm currently in the process of recruiting Leopold, so I might not be able to help you right away.

That fast?

my right-hand man. He gets

could do a background search on someone

background search? Hmmm,

had

a second, a loud sigh could be heard from the other side of the phone. Soon after,

—...Sigh, you're in luck

"Hm?"

but tilt my head. Did he already

to do a background check

my eyes wide, a faint

of you

me that is thoughtful, it's just that a certain someone seems to

help but avert

look up the profile of someone

even hear

that Smallsnake? khhhh..khhh...can't hear you prope-khhh, it seems like the

—Stop pret-

-Tak!

"Dammed signal!"

my phone, I put my hands behind my back and whistled my way back

only the

he was going to get what I

wasn't a coincidence that Smallsnake was named

...

Monday,

in my usual seat, I nervously looked towards the front of the classroom. For the past few days, nothing much

regarding its scale and how the chain of command would

control of the

this company would have no correlation with my

least

it would be the biggest sponsor for

the company.

day that the

I wasn't too sure with regard to

wasn't too

please quiet

classroom, wearing a nice black suit that perfectly emphasized the outline of her body, Donna

ponytail, and as soon as she raised her hand, her violet eyes shown slightly,

everyone was finally quiet,

in the examination, it all went

Donna scrolled through it. After a couple of seconds, pressing on her

have just sent you the results of the practical and theoretical exams. Soon, If you take out your phones, you should be receiving a message with the details of your

tablet, frowning slightly,

however, not hide your new overall rank, so if you guys

to be

rank meant a lot in this

your standing in the social hierarchy. Therefore, though you could hide your scores, you couldn't hide

shout when you get your results back. Please keep

-Ding! -Ding! -Ding!

as Donna was about to finish speaking, right on

everyone else in the class, I took out

...Hopefully, I didn't fail.

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[Exam result]

Student : Ren Dover