Chapter 388 - Go First

Seeing that Leonel didn't seem to be off put by their gazes and even seemed to be sizing them up, the three looked toward one another. Maybe this world wouldn't be as boring as they originally thought.

"Alright." The female took the lead, stepping forward. Her voice alone grabbed all of their attention, causing them to almost forget everything else. "Most of you have participated before and are aware of the process.

"Those who haven't, step forward. The registration process will be the same. Age, affinity, and rank will all be taken down before proceeding to the next step."

The central platform flashed with a small light. When it faded, an alter had appeared before the female with a small indent within it.

No one dared to test the patience of the three figures. So, those who had already participated in the past took several steps back, making way for the newbies. Among these new participants there were, of course, Leonel and Aina. But, there were other easily recognizable figures.

There was Young Miss Swan, Syl, Jerach, and even Zilar.

These four kept sweeping glances toward Leonel, but it was as though there was nothing else worth his attention after Leonel appeared. In fact, he seemed to be smiling more, leaving a curtain of warmth around him. It was hard to believe that this was the same young man that fear inducing aura had just come from.

Syl and Qiyra kept looking between Leonel and Aina. As for Zilar, he had a complicated look in his eye. He still couldn't believe that Leonel had been the one to save him. Finally, Jerach didn't dare to look again after the first time. His chest still weighed heavily with guilt.

The truth was that Leonel had long since forgotten about Jerach. But, maybe it was exactly this that left the latter feeling so uncomfortable. It wasn't as though the two were the best of friends, but Jerach still felt like he was losing something.

But... how could his loyalty to Leonel already be greater than his loyalty to his own family?

Though this sounded logical, Jerach knew the real reason he felt guilty. It was precisely because his actions were tantamount to going back on his own word. Since he said his life was now Leonel's, that should have been the end of the story. The fact he was still holding back only meant that he never took his word as seriously as he claimed to.

"Jerach Black. 31 years old. Medial Grade Four Wind Elemental affinity."

Jerach took his palm away from the groove in the alter. The female nodded slightly.

"Um..." Jerach hesitated.

Unfortunately for them, due to the fact these images only appeared at the start of the third phase, these spectators had no idea what happened between Leonel and the others previously.

"Sister-in-law, who's that ugly girl beside that mean guy? Is he two-timing big sis?"

Rie didn't seem very happy with what she was seeing. While others were focused on the registration, she was paying attention to something completely different.

Heira remained silent, keeping her elegant posture. Many in the crowd couldn't help but gravitate toward her, but the banner of the Keafir family was too strong of? a barrier.

Hearing Rie's words, a middle-aged man sitting beside Zimo frowned.

"What is this all about?"

This man was Syl's father, City Lord Keafir. Hearing that his daughter was being two-timed was definitely news to him. Since when had his daughter been dating in the first place and why didn't he know anything about it?

Heira smiled lightly. "It's nothing, father-in-law. Rie just has an overactive imagination."

Rie pouted after hearing this, but didn't go against Heira. Though City Lord Keafir raised an eyebrow, he didn't say anything more. Rie's little mental lapses were the last thing on his mind. His son needed to perform well this time. They had much more riding on this.

Of course, there was someone else who needed Anared to perform well, and that was his very own wife. But, her reason for wanting this was very much different from her father-in-law...

...

"Do you want to go first?" Leonel asked with a smile.

Aina nodded lightly and walked forward, climbing to the platform and placing her delicate palm upon the alter.

The female's eyes glowed. Of all those here, she was most curious about Aina's performance since she had a good impression of the young girl.. But, when she read them, her eyes couldn't help but widen, her breath hitching slightly.