Chapter 38: Throne of Glory (1/2)
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Gray Whisles, The Clown Warlock, has invited you to the guild; Throne of Glory.
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Clauses Agreed Upon by the involved Hosts:
- Preservation of personal freedom.
- Duty to assist the guild and its members when in need.
- The signer has the right to refuse orders if not coming directly from the Guild Leader.
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Do you accept?
Yes/No
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Rakna took his time to read the few clauses, lingering just a bit on Gray's full name and title, then opened his mouth, ”Yes.”
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You have joined the Throne of Glory Guild! You are the 14th Member.
Your Affiliation has been updated.
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Guild Chat; Unlocked.
Guild Shop; Unlocked.
Guild Quests; Unlocked.
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”14? Really?”
Gray shrugged. ”Well, I told you, didn't I? We're a small guild. But, at the same time, this just goes to show how powerful each one of us is. You as well, have the potential to become one of the biggest figures in the System. That is obviously why I chose you.”
”How powerful are we talking about exactly though?” Flavia curiously asked from the side.
Gray looked at her with a grin. ”Three of our members are in the top ten Hosts in rank. Four others are in the top hundred. Four more in the top thousand. And the rest is in the top thousand, mainly because they're our more recent additions, one from sixty years ago, and another from seventy-five years ago.”
”That does sound impressive, but… what is that ranking based on exactly?” Nyx inquired.
”Well, you might want to take a look at your status for that.
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Name: Rakna Xiorra
Age: 17 | Level: 10 (50/100)
Path/Race: Nine-Tailed Werewolf
Affiliation: Throne of Glory
Titles: Legendary Slayer, Wolf King, Divinity Slayer
Potential: S+ | Host Rank: I
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”The Host Rank thing?”
Gray nodded. ”Yes. As you may have noticed, it's written in Roman numbers. I don't know why but honestly, no one ever complained about it. In any case, what I can tell you is that the Host currently at the top of the leaderboard is at Rank LXXVIII; 78. You can ask your AI later about what you need to increase it. You can also take the occasion to learn about everything you unlocked. Though, you might not want to do it right now. It'll take a while after all.”
”Anyhow,” the cyber clown raised his voice with a concluding tone. ”I'll take my leave now. Unlike the other overseers, I don't have to stay around since I don't care about recruiting more people. I will see you tomorrow. At the Pavilion. Have a good evening, Rakna Xiorra.”
Gray bowed theatrically and disappeared from the party hall as if he was never there.
”Eh? The clown's gone already?” Allan's voice sounded as he came back right after.
”You just missed him,” Flavia commented. ”You're already done with your guild?”
”Yeah, that guy really didn't waste time. He read the letter, asked me a few questions, then sent me an invite to his guild without any extra word. So, I just accepted, and he told me to go to the Pavilion tomorrow, whatever that is,” he shrugged and turned toward his old friend. ”So, Rak, did you join that guy's guild?”
Rakna seemingly didn't hear what he said as he was visibly focused on something.
”Again? Seriously?” Allan muttered and half-heartedly tried to get his attention by waving his arm in front of his face.
Meanwhile, the man in question was attentively watching as a System window scrolled down as liens of text popped up one after the other. He had noticed a small blinking sign in his vision and when he concentrated on it, it expanded and showed this;
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<Void> Hey, guys, looks like Gray got ourselves a new guy this year.
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So it seems.
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<Bull> Really!? Nice! That means a new sparring partner!
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<Blood> What do you mean 'new sparring partner'? Don't bully the new guy -_-
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<Bull> Meh, if Gray recruited him, that probably means he has enough potential, right? I'm sure he'll get strong enough in no time. What do you say, Gray? You there?!
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<Clown> I am. Though on the move currently to meet someone. I just left the new member in the party hall. Rakna, if you're reading this, there should be a button at the bottom of the window. Press it, enter your pseudonym manually then just speak mentally.
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<Blood> So his name is Rakna, is it?
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So it seems.
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<Blood> …you really need to stop saying that all the time. The new guy will think you're literary inapt or something.
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So it seems.
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<Blood> …you did that on purpose. And it wasn't even coherent to what I was saying!
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