CH 64

Chapter 64.

When his name was suddenly called out, Tenji involuntarily shook his body.

When he fearfully turned his eyes to Kujo, there she was. Her beautiful eyebrows contorted into a somewhat troubled expression.

[...... I thought you were done with that?]

Tenji was caught entirely off guard as he thought the story would be over by now.

But then, all of a sudden, Commander Kujo spoke to him by his name. Tenji could see that the other chariot members were also getting tensed up.

The other participants look at Tenji in surprise.

[What the hell is going on?]

"Me?"

"Oh, ...... that's right. I have one question for Tenji Amagi. Who are you? Where did you get that power?"

Tenji searches for an answer to Kujo's sharp question that caught him off guard. But here, he dares to remain silent.

From the expression on Kujo's face, as seen in Tenji's eyes, he felt like she already knew something.

The eyes of everyone here were focused on Tenji at one point, and a little silence enveloped the place.

Then, Kujo let out a small sigh of "huh", turning towards a direction.

In that direction, the participants guessed there was a single dark path, probably an exit from this area.

"Hey, that's enough."

Kujo called out to someone who could not be seen or felt toward that single path.

Soon after, the steady thumping of two footsteps echoed from beyond the darkness.

And then - two people that Tenji knew showed up at this place.

He is an outstanding person who saved Tenji's life, and she wears some outrageous outfits.

The two figures appeared clearly before them, illuminated by the dungeon lights.

"Hello, hello, it's been three days! Tenji!"

"Oh, you look good."

From there, Chigo Shiroushi and Leon Hyakuse emerged.

Most of the participants do not know who they are.

However, Aika and Rui were among the few participants who knew about Leon, so their eyes widened in surprise at his sudden visit.

Similarly, Damon Ashuka looked slightly surprised to see the two of them.

"Mr Leon! Chicago-san!"

Tenji was taken aback by the unexpected appearance.

Shiroushi grinned wickedly as if to say she wanted to see that look on Tenji's face.

Leon just walked around, scratching his head, looking tedious and pouty. He probably did not plan to show up here.

Kujo, looking at them as if they were an intruder, turned her head again to the participants. They had no idea why they were here.

"I wasn't really ...... planning on bringing these guys here. In the first place, these guys come every year to watch our entrance examinations just for the fun of it. Only this year, they caused trouble. ...... Oh, and for those who don't know, let me introduce you. The man on the right is Leon Hyakuse, the only zero-grade explorer in Japan."

With just one word, the participants tensed up.

"Hey, who's the old man?"

"...... and he's a very harmful old man who talks down a lot. But he's super strong. He's so bad that he could twist everyone here with the tip of his finger, so watch out. Especially you pretty ladies, don't get devoured, okay?"

Leon was the only one in Japan and one of only four zero-grade explorers worldwide.

When the mysterious person appeared before him, even the Commander called him an old man as if she was teasing the Zero-grade explorer.

The participants who didn't know Leon naturally opened their mouths in a gap.

"--and the big-breasted, smart nineteen-year-old over here is Chigo Shiroushi. After falling in love with him, she is the only one to be in Leon's guild. Rumor has it that she has been offered a recruit by all of the top 50 guilds in the world......, so to speak, a monster of a talent. Frankly, she's as talented as or even more talented than Damon Ashuka."

"Hi, I'm a talented E-cup girl."

Chigo greeted everyone with a small wave of her hand, laughing cutely,

"Hahaha."

Chigo greets everyone with a cute "hahaha" and a small wave of her hand.

When told that he is equal or inferior to Chigo, for the first time, Damon releases pressure as if to push his emotions to the forefront.

"What's wrong, Damon Ashuka? Are you too ...... tired?"

"Chigo Shiroushi, I'll never forget you."

No one here could understand their pompous conversation.

In the first place, there was no way that a true natural girl and a genius with few words could get along.

Hurriedly, everyone here listened to Kujo's words.

"Let's get back to the story. The reason I called these guys here ...... is because of Tenji Amagi."

"Oh, I see. You really meant me, didn't you?"

Tenji and Kujo's words reminded everyone of that story.

That's how strong the impact of Leon was.

Kujo looked powerfully back into Tenji's eyes and opened her mouth.

"If Leon hadn't intervened, I wanted Amagi to join us. Or rather, if Leon hadn't come forward, all the sponsoring guilds would have raised their hands. You've shown us that much of a result in this test."

"...... me?"

"That's right. That's how out of the ordinary your talent was. And...... your strength has already surpassed that of a third-level explorer."

Tenji gulped.

"What??"

The voice of Aika and Rui, who were nearby, echoed emphatically.

They had heard Tenji awakened to a fifth-grade calling [Swordsman]. However, Kujo had now clearly stated that he had surpassed that of a third-level explorer. Yes, that Kujo.

She would never lie; more importantly, her selection is known to be one of the best in Japan.

So it was no surprise that the two of them were very much surprised as if they had been struck by a falsehood.

"And this is where Leon interrupted."

Then, as if to offer a helping hand, the cheerful voice of Chigo echoed through this space.

Kujo mutters a small "wait a little longer" and approaches from behind to squeeze and control the flailing Chigo. However, she easily avoids this and continues talking.

"Eh~, that's fine! And don't try to rub it again and again, Kujo-chan. It's only the fourth time today, okay?"

"And wait a minute, if you guys interrupt, it's going to get complicated. ......The point is, Amagi. You have several options: you can stay with us or stay with another guild. Ours pays better ...... than this small, crappy guild." Kujo said.

Shouting 'muu-muu', Kujo glared at Chigo.

"Chigo will take Tenji-kun! You will be ours!"

"No. Tenji will be raised by us."

Then, Leon intervened and insisted that Tenji is in his guild.

Leon, who had advocated non-interference with each other, said he wanted Tenji. And he began to explore his intentions while feeling contradicted.

Frankly, such powerful and famous people are arguing with each other as if competing for their own ownership. Feeling fearful of this situation, he was slowly thinking through his thoughts.

[Then, no way, Leon intervened and claimed for me.]

Leon, who had stated their mutual non-interference, said that he wanted Tenji. Tenji began to explore his intentions, feeling contradicted.

[Honestly, so many powerful and famous people are arguing with each other, as if they are fighting for their own ownership. I was slowly thinking through my thoughts, feeling fearful of this situation.]

[Where am I now?]

[What do they want?]

[How should I act?]

"And so, in Tenji's mind, he arrived at a certain hope. Leon should just play the game like he always does! If I'm going to raise him, I'm going to raise him!"

"What the hell are you talking about? There's no way that Chigo can control Tenji, you second class bitch."

"Oh, hey ...... both of you shut up for once. I'm sure you're all stunned."

Kujo didn't hesitate to smack the two uncontrollable people on the back of the head and let out a sigh of exasperation.

The two of them finally understood the situation when they heard those words.

"Oh, um, ......"

So Tenji finally opens his mouth to put this situation to rest.

[I knew it would be wrong if I didn't.]

[To change this situation, where it seems like you can't get your point across, I'm going to state my point loud and clear.]

"Oh, um... I haven't decided which guild I'm going to join yet! I'm glad to hear that, though! Thank you!"

Tenji suddenly cried out, and everyone here involuntarily trembled.

"Then, I'll ask Tenji Amagi. What is the thing you want the most right now? How about the person who can give it to you will monopolize the two years until Tenji graduates from high school?"

The place goes silent at Kujo's sudden suggestion.

The others, who had been entirely left out of the conversation, could only gape at the bizarre situation.

"Hmm. All right. I'm in."

"Yes, yes! I'll give you anything you want! A year's supply of doughnuts, a house, anything!"

To begin with, Tenji wanted something that would validate his calling at all costs. If it ...... meant that he could get that right, he could think of no better way to go about it.

It's difficult, or instead absolutely impossible, to get it yourself.

But maybe one of Japan's top explorers here could give Tenji what he wants.

The three of them had plenty of potential to do so.

Tenji's most wanted right, and it was the most selfish request in the world.

"I want the right to study in Mallorca-Esquerra!"