Chapter 241: Ch-241: Sudden Encounter, Sudden Event
"It’s these two." Lance was surprised but clearly remembered those two, as they were the ones who had beaten their opponents half to death and personally handed him a token to contact him.
"Hehe, I can’t wait to see the looks on the faces of heirs and patriarchs of the noble families as they’re surprised by your book," Lance said with a chuckle, already imagining the shades of red on their faces.
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World Awakeners Academy
The front of the building was decorated with the size of a dragon and equipped with modern technology.
"Woah, this is a cool building," Rina said as she looked at the buildings one by one.
Rina looked around and said, "This building is shaped like a dragon."
"This is the Dragon Campus, one of the many campuses spread across the globe under the World Awakeners Academy. I heard this is the main campus along with the Tiger Campus in Russia," Victor said more to himself as he looked around.
Just then, Amber tugged his sleeve, and he looked at her and saw the weird expression on her face as she pointed at the other people entering the campus and said in a low voice, "Is it me, or are they looking at us like we are some kind of aliens?"
"Hmm?" Victor raised an eyebrow and looked around, and many were indeed pointing at them and whispering among themselves in a low voice.
"The focus is more on you and Amber," Rina said calmly.
Then a light bulb lit above his forehead as he picked up his smartphone and looked at the trending news, and sure enough, his and Amber’s faces were at the top of the list.
"Look, we are trending...I should have expected this," Victor said with a weary smile as he showed his wives his phone and opened a video that was trending.
"Ladies and gentlemen, today at the Guild Association, two individuals, one male and one female who seemed like a couple, have both been evaluated as S Rank Awakeners. This shows that humanity still has hope due to the recent emergence of A and S Rank Awakeners."
"From the sources, we have learned that the unknown Awakener Victor, who made headlines, has opened his own guild called Zero Wing, and his guild has been evaluated as a Platinum-Rank guild, which only a few guilds have managed to achieve, and has joined the race to become a Diamond-Rank Guild."
"Awakener Amber, along with an A Rank Awakener, has joined Zero Wing, making it a rival to top guilds backed by powerful families."
One article especially made his lips twitch when it stated that he had named Zero Wing and was throwing shade at Olivia’s guild, which was called the Angel Wing Guild, and suggesting that his guild was destined to clip the wings of Olivia’s guild and turn the number of wings to zero. He muttered, "Fuck, don’t these online trolls have anything better to do?"
He knew Olivia from his past life and remembered her personality from his past life. She should not be bothered, but there would still be many, and maybe most, who would believe this and egg her on. He was not afraid but just wanted to avoid a hassle if he could.
"Looks like we are famous in this world, huh?" Rina said with a casual smile while Amber and Victor rolled their eyes at her.
"Do you even know how many people have already submitted the application?" Amber’s face darkened as she was the vice guild leader, and she took the job from Victor as she wanted him not to get troubled, but she regretted her decision when she took it. Just 30 minutes after setting up the Guild’s official website, thousands of people had applied to join the guild, and the server crashed, so she had to delegate the task to Edward as they drove to the Academy.
"Excuse me." The trio’s eyes turned towards their side when they heard a voice and saw two extremely beautiful women walking towards them with a smile.
’These two...’ Victor’s eyes narrowed when he recognized the women. They were Valerie and Ruby, the heirs of the Valemont and Scarlet families respectively, and top Awakeners of his past life, along with Olivia, people whom he could only look up to and had never met in person.
Both had formidable bloodlines. Ruby was known as the Thorn Queen, who could create and manipulate thorns. It might seem ordinary, but the thorns could suck the mana and life force of anyone they touched, and Valerie was even more dangerous at her peak, as when she achieved full transformation, she could even transform into mythical creatures like dragons.
"Yes, can I help you?" Victor responded with a polite smile of his own.
"No, you are just here to greet our fellow S-rank Awakeners," Valerie said with a sweet smile, but Victor scoffed inwardly, as many female Awakeners smiled like this before they stabbed their male partners in the back.
"By the way, we have met before, right?" Ruby said with a smile, looking at Amber, who raised an eyebrow and replied, "Indeed, we have."
"You did?" Victor asked, looking at Amber.
"Yes, while fighting the undead, I encountered her. I was sure she was going to try to recruit me," Amber said with a chuckle.
Ruby just smiled and did not deny her intentions. "Indeed, if I knew you were an S-rank, I would have left no stone unturned to recruit you into my guild... but it’s a shame you joined someone else’s. But the offer still stands. Why don’t you join me?"
"Ruby..." Valerie felt a bit uncomfortable.
"No need. I refuse," Amber said without hesitation.
"Sigh, at least I tried." Ruby shrugged her shoulders and then eyed Victor and raised her hand for a handshake. "I am Ruby, Awakener Victor."
"The pleasure is all mine," Victor said as he shook her hand.
"I apologize for trying to poach your guild member and probably your girlfriend... girlfriends," Ruby said, looking at Amber and Rina.
’Heh, apologize my ass.’ Victor sneered inwardly. The reason they even looked at him and showed respect was because he was an S-rank with a Platinum Guild. If he were even an A-rank, they would not have sought him and Amber out and probably would have looked down on him and even tried to snatch Amber away. This could be seen by how they barely paid any attention to Rina. Well, Rina was also not much different, as a heiress of a Duke should not pay attention to any ordinary person.
"Hmm?" Everyone’s eyes suddenly moved towards the giant screen, which had been black this whole time, and the image of Lance appeared on the screen.
"Headmaster Lance," Valerie muttered with a raised eyebrow.
"Everyone, welcome to the official opening of the World Awakeners Academy. I am your Headmaster, Lance," Lance said with a smile, and this video was not only being played on the giant screen but also played in every campus and TV station across the globe.
"Today, I am very pleased to see that we have taken one more step in ensuring the safety of humanity from irregular invasions," Lance said with a smile, and his tone became solemn at the end.
"At the opening ceremony of the World Awakeners Academy, we have arranged a little friendly spar among the players in the top 10 list," Lance said, and Victor and the girls raised an eyebrow.
"Yes, you heard it right, Awakeners from the top 10 ranking, and not just any. The first person is a member of the current top Guilds, Angel Wing Guild’s Rachel, and the leader of the Angel Wing Guild and ranking second on the list, Awakener Olivia," Lance said as the images of Olivia and Rachel appeared on the screen.
"What!" Valerie exclaimed loudly as her eyes widened when she heard the announcement.
"That bitch..." Ruby had veins popping on her forehead as she clenched her teeth and said, "Tsk, this woman has decided to show off publicly."
"Yeah, you are right, and if the public sees her strength, then more will join the Angel Wing Guild," Valerie said with a dark look on her face. She was not happy about this, as the family behind Olivia would grow stronger, which none of the other families would like to see. If they knew, they would try to sabotage it.
"Let’s go to the VIP section first and take our seats," Valerie said and then turned to Victor, Amber, and Rina and invited them. "So, do you want to join us?"
The trio looked at each other and shrugged their shoulders and nodded.
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After they had taken their seats, where only elite students along with their guests could sit, a host came onto the large stage and announced, "Everyone, please welcome Miss Olivia and Miss Rachel."
As the announcer shouted, two beautiful women, Olivia and Rachel, appeared on the stage under everyone’s applause.