Chapter 319: Vice Guildmaster

Kiera POV

If there was one thing Kiera was confident about, it was her ability to find special individuals. She had this weird knack that allowed her to know who was strong. It didn’t matter if they shrouded their aura, but she could tell if someone was dangerous.

This had helped her during her years of adventuring, and even more so now that she was scouting for young talents and interacting with various people.

However, when she saw the young black-haired boy down on the field brutalize the young Silum scion, she couldn’t help but doubt her initial valuation. House Silum was a small House and only held the title of Lord, but they had a unique reputation for being extremely loyal, courageous, and skilled warriors. They weren’t just a lazy noble House. No, they earned their title with pure martial strength.

Darren Silum definitely had the skilled part down, though she didn’t know him personally to judge his other characteristics. His ability to wield such a large axe to fend off a faster and stronger opponent was praiseworthy.

It didn’t matter if he wasn’t able to get a slot, she doubted the boy would be lacking invitations to join many organizations or guilds. His abilities as a tank would be very welcome to any team he was on. That taunting skill, in particular, was very interesting and well-controlled.

Still, Julius handled him much more easily than she could have expected. That last attack had been quite the surprise. She doubted she would have been able to take that attack head-on without some measure of precaution. There had to be some kind of drawback to such a potent attack.

That said, this could not have been better for her case of why she wanted him to join their guild.

“See? What did I tell you?” She said with a nod toward where Julius was walking off. Looking toward her Vice Guildmaster with a proud grin on her face.

She knew that she had felt something special about the boy when she saw his fight against Bethany Jacobs. This only further cemented that feeling.

“I never said I doubted you,” Vice Guildmaster Ronin replied to her as he leaned back in his seat with an odd glint in his eyes, similarly staring down at the boy walking off the stage.

“No, but you didn’t say you believed me either,” Kiera pointed out quietly, not wanting to come off as too insolent in front of Tier 5. While Ronin was quite famous for his patience and kindness when dealing with everyone, she had seen the man’s tolerance break before.

It wasn’t pretty, and the person who caused it was no longer among the land of the living, which is why she was always mindful of how much she toed the line, no matter how nice he came across.

“You know I can’t just believe you without having seen the boy myself,” Ronin said with his trademark grin.

Luckily, she could hear him because he had set up a sound barrier, which allowed them to talk to each other without having to yell over the crowd’s screams.

After she had extended the invitation to the Stormcallers Guild to Julius, she had immediately told Ronin. The man had seemed very skeptical of her opinion and didn’t really entertain her idea until it was known that Julius was going to be fighting for a top sixteen slot.

Most people in Heston didn’t quite understand the significance of such an achievement. For them, it was simply the annual tournament that Goldencrest set up every year for the city to enjoy. They didn’t really care for many of the student’s names or the other delicate aspects of the event, they were there because it was something fun to watch and experience.

However, for people like her and others who scouted young talents, the top sixteen were quite literally the cream of the crop. Unfortunately, most of the time, the students were from noble families who had trained their children from a young age.

Goldencrest was a renowned noble school for a good reason. Few commoners emerged from the school as powerful fighters. There were plenty of other schools or sects that cultivated these talents.

Thus, spotting a person like Julius was quite a spectacular find. He was a commoner who managed to make his way all the way through to the top sixteen. Despite this being an already impressive accomplishment, he had done it in his first year.

Something that didn’t happen all that often in the broader scope of the Empire. Especially not at Goldencrest. Sure, there were young talents who managed to get high placements at the Interschool Tournament hosted at the Capital, but she couldn’t exactly remember when the last one came from Goldencrest.

“So, should we try to get him to join us?” She asked.

Her Vice-Guildmaster chuckled at her for some reason and didn’t say anything in return.

“What? Did I say something dumb?” She asked confusedly.

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“I don’t think he’s going to be joining us,” Ronin said with a lot of confidence.

“Why not? We are one of the strongest guilds in Heston. How many guilds or organizations can say that they have a Tier 6 in charge?”

“Did you investigate the boy after you met him?”

“Yes, I managed to get his profile from the school. He has high affinities for fire and kinetic. I also found out that he was sponsored by Declan Griffin, who is one of the Vice-Captains of the city guards.”

“So you haven’t looked in on who his friends are?”

She frowned and shook her head.

He nodded at her like it was expected. “Well, if you did, you would have learned that he is apparently good friends with Derek Zenith and Lily Violet. He was also involved in a situation pertaining to the missing princess and is friends with her as well.”