Kali and Celestinya's fight lasted until the guild master came out. It was Aster's first time seeing him, so he was quite shocked.
"So the guild master is also a human?" He mused in a low voice.
But Cassy quickly corrected him. "Nope. The guild master isn't a pure human, but rather a Demonkin."
"Demonkin? But I don't see any horns on him?"
"Ah! Don't say that in front of him, alright? I heard he's quite sensitive about the fact he was hornless." She explained further.
"EVERYONE! THANK YOU FOR GATHERING DESPITE THE SHORT NOTICE!"
"...!"
The guild master's voice boomed as if he were speaking using a dozen loudspeakers on top of each other. It was so loud that Aster moved his hands to his ears by reflex!
"However, unfortunately, only 44 responded to our call for arms. It's sad, but we need to make do with what we have."
"Forty-four..." Aster frowned.
It wasn't even a third of the number of adventurers on the second floor! Thinking average-wise, it was already more than the usual response rate, but they were too far from the required force to fight the Rogue Boss.
"Fortunately, we've got two level 5s with us, so they should be able to lessen the burden on everyone else." The guild master spoke before glancing over at Aster and someone else.
"Mr. Aster Mistral, Ms. Lizandrea Von Dragonseal! Please come forward!"
"..."
Aster took a deep breath first before speaking in a not-so-loud, but not inaudible, voice.
"I'm Aster Mistral, currently working in a party of four. I have a wide-area freezing spell, so you can count on me to reduce the enemy's mobility."
Technically, it wasn't a spell, as it was done through his Legacy Level Magic Carved Seal. Still, it was troublesome to spread about him having a seal, anyway, so he just pushed it off as a spell.
"As you all can see, both of them are exemplary! Do well and choose whoever you want as the leader of this Raid Team! Those in favor of Ms. Lizandrea, raise your hand!"
In an instant, almost all hands were raised. Only a few held their voting rights, like Cassy and the other two, who were planning to vote for Aster. However, over 90% of the raiding party agreed already, so there's no need to take votes for him anymore.
"As the majority voted, it's decided that Ms. Lizandrea will be the leader!"
*CLAP!* *CLAP!* *CLAP!*
A thunderous clap and cheer echoed right after. Lizandrea herself looked as if it were the obvious outcome and was simply waving her hand to everyone with a smile on her face.
"Well, then, the War Council will begin in a few minutes. Everyone, discuss how you'll tackle the boss monster amongst yourselves!"
After finishing his job, the guild master disappeared somewhere. Now, it was the job of the leader to coordinate the entire Raid Party.
"Alright. First! Leader of all groups, gather! Solo adventurers, come forward too!"
Lizandrea's commanding voice boomed once more. Without delay, all the leaders moved. There were a total of four full parties, two partials, and three solos. Seeing them all, Lizandrea nodded her head.
"First, the solo adventurers would come under my command. With the rest of the leaders, we'll discuss the formation we'll follow during the raid. First..."
And just like that, they spent a full hour finalizing the details.