96 The 33rd Captain! (1/2)

*”I wonder if I can wield it.”* Faust thinks to himself, looking at the insanely long blade.

All of them enters a huge hall on the floor. There are all types of people in the room. Only one thing common among them is the royalty and elegance they are carrying with them, as they are seated in their seats. Along with them, seven ordinary-looking people are also present in the same room.

*”It's that same person.”* Faust thinks to himself after seeing the same person he saw in the training grounds the first day, sitting between Tsumugi and James.

”Queen Uzume! Everyone's gathered! Please do the needful of these new soldiers.” A woman wearing a long white gown with a white cape strapped on both of her shoulders gets up from her royal throne, walks to the edge of the small podium that the nobles and other are seated on.

Tsumugi too sits with other nobles and Fab stands behind her. Faust and the other two are sent to stand with the seven others in the middle of the room.

Uzume stands beside a table with a man with books, busy in writing. And as everyone is feeling enthusiastic about the queen and majestic appearance. A person came up to Uzume with lots of badges in his hand.

Uzume comes forth, offering her left hand. The first candidate, go on to kneel in front of her on one knee and plants a kiss on Uzume's hand covered in gloves.

”Syed!” A person from his respective family branch screams from behind.

Uzume takes an official badge which has the name Syed printed on it and hands it over to him with a smile. ”Do a good job and never let us down ” she says while handing over the badge to him.

Similarly, every seven of them gets done and now it's time for Faust, Jonathan and Rachel.

Faust goes closer, kneels down on his one knee and takes Uzume's hand to kiss.

”FAUST!” Fab yells loud and clear with a happy tone. Via announcement of name is louder than the past four. He wanted to say how proud he is to see kids from his family are getting official badges.

Uzume suddenly stops Faust from kissing her hand. She does not go on to grab the badge as well, she turns towards her little sister Tsumugi. She asks the person on a table to stop writing Faust's name.

”Tsumugi!” She just orders, but Tsumugi quickly gets up from her seat in response.

Faust doesn't understand what was happening and continues to stay on the ground with his head lowered. Same with Jonathan, Rachel and Fab. They are all scared if their house doesn't meet the criteria to recruit soldiers.

Because once the soldiers are selected, they need to go through many phases of tests to be worthy enough to hold the official badge.

”Is he going to be the 33rd captain from your house?” Uzume asks Tsumugi.

”Huh?” Everyone including the nobles is left in shock. Mixed expressions can be seen on Fab's face. He has been a soldier under this house for five years and he couldn't raise his rank up, but Faust is a captain within a month?

”Lady Uzume!” An old member from the seat of the noble stands up hastily to talk to her.