Chapter 148 Graduation 2 (1/2)

John entered in the Terrene Protectorate's HQ and was greeted with a classic greek style reception hall.

Huge pillars made of marble in both sides, with a singular red carpet going all the way towards the reception desk.

It really matched the status of the organization, such enormous and grandiose building.

John decided to take a look at one of the sides of the hall, so, he turned to his right.

At the wall, John saw various paintings hanging on the wall.

All of those paintings had only one person in there, and all of them had only one thing in common, they were all Grand Protectors in the past.

With just a quick glance, anyone would realize that all the Grand Protectors were Humans.

Not even a single non-Human in sight, at least not until John got closer to end of the paintings.

The 24th Grand Protector, the first non-Human on top of all.

John stared at the painting that showed a lime green Hylotl with old features and wisdom in his eyes.

As the first non-Human, he surely suffered a lot, but he nonetheless prevailed and pushed the Terrene Protectorate even further.

He was also the one that started to send even more Protectors beyond the Frontier to explore.

It was all because of him the Terrene Protectorate went through a huge reformation and growth in a short span of time.

His name was Sumeragi Ryuji, but people often call him Ryuji the Great.

After he stepped down, there haven't been a single non-Human yet to become a Grand Protector.

The next 2 Grand Protectors didn't actually do something different to make people remember them.

As for the 27th Grand Protector, there was something interesting about her.

Her name was Esther Bright.

People remember her because she was the first Grand Protector to resign her seat before her death or until she got too old to work as a Grand Protector.

She barely kept herself in the position for more than 15 years, which was low compared to most Grand Protectors that kept in their position for almost 30 years.

The sudden resignation caught everyone but the Elder Council by surprise. It created a lot of rumors and conspiracy theories about why she gave up and disappeared as soon as she left Earth.

But she didn't left the seat vacant, as she convinced the Elder Council to give her position to a relatively young Protector, the youngest ever, Leda Portia, a 33 years old Protector.

Five years after Esther Bright, Leda Portia continued as a Grand Protector and proved herself to be capable even though she was young.

Compared to the other paintings, Leda's one really stands out as it pictured someone clearly younger than everyone else.

Although she was 38 years, right now, she has full white hair. She's a kind and gentle-looking middle-aged woman with a faint opressive aura around her.

John stared a little more at the Leda Portia's painting, which was the last one in the wall, before walking away.

Even though John always dreamed to be a Protector, he never had lofty dreams of becoming a Grand Protector.

He knew that, compared to others, he was simply too dull and not special in any way.

In his class, he could be considered one of the best, but he was just at the 36th rank in the overall grades.

He could get high in the overall grade just because he was ranked 1st in tests of survival, just because of his abnormal adaptability.