Vol. 9 - Chapter 439 - Let’s spin the wheel for ‹Eden› new members!

The lively buzz in the guild room was replaced by the tense buzz as I stood in front of the shrine, facing everyone.Vissit novelbin(.)c.om for updates

'The time has finally come,' was literally written on their faces. And indeed! it is the time. The moment everyone was waiting for with baited breath!

Celestine passed me the final evaluation result. The selection was based on the combined evaluation of all the ‹Eden› members, plus their training style, contribution in dungeon, equipment, thoughts, determination, and finally the guild battle. It was, in literal sense, the test of their body and soul!

It's not that long since both sides had started to work together, but my motive to shuffle both guild members was precisely to assess them out. I had made sure to include the members of ‹Arc-Arcadia› in as many activities as possible, like the study session during the exam.

The members who had achieved a certain score as the sum of all these aspects would be promoted to ‹Eden›. This might be a bitter pill to swallow for those who may not qualify, but fret not, for this is not the dead end—I informed sub-members of the same.

The rustle-bustle increased yet again at my words. Great. The air was dominated by a suspenseful vibe, and they all looked as focused as waiting for the climax of a thriller movie. In fact, my heart was also thumping faster than usual at this moment. The pressure was incredible.

Once the murmur had died down, I followed—

"Let me start with this preface first—this isn't yet the end of the road even if you failed in this assessment. There's no such thing as 'who cares about sub-guild' in the ‹Eden›. We will still dive into the dungeon together like earlier and have a blast like there's no tomorrow!"

Right, this wasn't the game where sub-guild was just the list of bots. Recalling the event we have gone through, it's like I was playing multiplayer games. Both guilds were like one body, as if ‹Eden› had suddenly gained more spots. There's no throwing away what was a part of our body, right? I just want them to learn of this bond.

"Well then, it's the time to reveal the outcome. I will start from the top."

Gulp the sound of someone audibly swallowing the air echoed.

"The first in the line is the member who fought against the monster with unwavering determination, a valour losing to no one, leaving behind multiple exploits and a soul akin to molten steel. They provided invaluable support to the newly established ‹Arc-Arcadia›, and emerged as the leader figure to guide the sub-members from the frontline and showed an excellent quick-wit in the guild battle earlier. No matter which aspect, their effort is commendable and earned a vastly positive evaluation. Welcome onboard, Aegis-senpai. Congratulations!"

A round of applause started off once my words ended.

Aegis-senpai stood up from her seat while holding the headband-style headpiece to her chest and bowed her head.

"It's my pleasure to have the opportunity to join ‹Eden›. I will leave no stone unturned and aim for even greater height!"

The top ranker in this intr-aguild promotion event was Aegis-senpai.

To be honest, I foresaw this. She wasn't our senior in this labyrinth academy by just name. She held the outlook and attitude that sets her clearly apart from the first year.

Having gone through the same route once, she had adapted to another cycle of levelling up quite well, and her spirit was like the steel that has gone through a thousand tempering.

Honestly, just the fact that she was a tank, and a shield user to boot, had already put her in the limelight. The thing that we lacked most was a shield user. ‹Eden› has many tanks but neither of them were shield users, except Sierra. Plus the shield job of her was also amazing.

But then again, Lacritta herself had shown a great potential to begin with, which was the primary factor behind that limelight.

Well, she was also one of the first-term students (referred to those 50 people who had been attending his class from day 1) from my ‹Training Manual› class, so she had quite a deep understanding of her job.

She also showed an exemplary shieldmanship by pinning down opponents that had earned her a good amount of points. But then again, I had been teaching her the ropes so she could become the shield that everyone could believe on even with closed eyes.

She might be easily flustered but she is someone who faithfully carries out her instruction in battle, and she also worked extra to fill up for her lack of communication. It was another reason behind the high evaluation.

Being a tank, there was hardly a time for her to shine in this time guild battle. But then again, we had the time of world. Our school life has just started as first year and I am also filling her up about strategies as well.

So basically her lack of turn in guild battle was compensated by her performance in dungeons. Well, there's quite a gap between her and him, that's why she barely made it out.

Everyone gave a round of applause to our flustered tank who repeatedly bowed in response. That was quite a fuzzy scenery if I have to say honestly.

"Hey, Zephyr-kun. If Lacritta-chan barely makes it out, then what about us?"

‹Magic Swordsman› Sachi asked in a flustered tone. The 'we' should be the harmonic trio I guess. She has quite a sharp ear to pick my wording for Lacritta when others have yet to call on it out. She must be on her toes as well.

"Well, it really, really pain me to say but......"

" " " "Gulp" " " "

"The aforementioned four are the only ones who are getting the promotion. Rest of the members unfortunately still need to work hard."

" " " "Shock!" " " "

Yup. Harmonic trio, plus Kairi, didn't make it out. The four staggered back in shock after hearing my words. I swear I even saw the illusion of thunder falling behind them.

I had noticed in the guild battle as well. They really need to first start with learning more about their own jobs. Taking separate action in the guild battle was honestly the basic mistake they made given their jobs.

Kairi was a bit of a special case. A ‹Seeker› true worth lies in their ‹Tri-Tree›, so until then, it's a barnacle filled road. I would like her to learn more in the ‹Arc-Arcadia›.

While some rejoiced, some startled and some received lightning (metaphorically) at my words—this brought the curtain over ‹Arc-Arcadia› first ever intra-guild promotion event. And at the same time, ‹Eden› welcomed four new members.