"So this is the Stellar City," said a young man after getting off the bus.
A middle-aged man came to them while saying, "Come out now. Because this is a new city for you guys, we’ll try to get you used to it. This Stellar City is stronger than our city, so there are a lot of things you need to learn."
"Yes." The young man nodded as more and more people came out of the bus.
And one of them was actually Ivan.
Yes, they were the participants in the competition that would be held in a few days.
"Mayor Revan." The middle-aged man moved to the car on the back. "Where are these so-called geniuses you claim to be able to make their name in this competition? I’ve heard that you’ve sponsored them without putting their name on our city’s starting roster."
"Well, I’ll be visiting them pretty soon. But it’s better not to say anything about it for our participants, lest they become unpredictable."
The middle-aged man understood what he was trying to imply. "I understand. Are they really going to participate in the second competition? Their age should be pretty young, right?"
"Yes. Unfortunately, one of them is already quite old because of some circumstances. So they choose to participate as a team."
"Stubborn." The middle-aged man frowned.
"They call it confidence." Mayor Revan smiled. "Settle down our group first."
"Understood."
While the middle-aged man brought the group away, the mayor couldn’t help but look at the sky, wondering how the kids were doing. They had promised that they would produce some results, so he couldn’t help but feel anxious.
He didn’t want them to be too reckless just for the sake of reward since survival was always a matter of priority.
However, they were not the only people coming into this town. There were some other towns that came to participate. Of course, the people behind them also came to cheer.
Even Kanaria’s mother chose to come so that she could see her daughter’s progress.
"I guess I should meet them soon."
Ivan looked around, noticing that even at this point, Clovis’s name wasn’t on the participant list.
In addition, this time, Lovelia joined Ivan’s group. Since it wasn’t an exploration group, no one would say anything if she partnered up with Ivan again. She had pent up frustration in her heart.
Even the president of the Drake Group, Thomas, came to this town to ensure that the city didn’t register them.
However, he was a bit concerned about the movement of the mayor.
Meanwhile, Clovis and the others had become comfortable with the Stellar City. As usual, Ragna and Jay had become gym buddies and spent most of their free time there.
Melody became shut in, creating a simulation game. She was also trying to find out all the people who wanted to participate in the competition and did some background checks.
Kanaria was buying items. It seemed that bullets were still too powerful for Tier 2 humans, so they required them to use special bullets for this.
Kanaria couldn’t help but furrow her eyebrows when reading the rules of the competition. However, her face distorted even more when she saw a message.
Mom: I’m here. Where are you guys? Have you registered yet? I’m asking for family registration and competition. The mayor seems to want to meet you guys.
"…" Kanaria pinched the bridge of her nose, wondering if her mother could be normal just for once. Still, she had to meet the mayor with the rest of the team so that she could get the second part of the reward.
Hence, she replied to her mother about the meeting. Unfortunately, Clovis couldn’t participate since he still had no sign of coming out.
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Just like them, the participants this time seemed to be much better due to the huge reward that was promised by the city. The people in this city weren’t the only ones looking forward to it.
In a hotel, a blond-haired man was sitting in a bathtub facing the city. He fixed his bang while saying, "Mhmm? I wonder if there are any decent opponents for the genius, me."
"If you need a decent opponent, you still have me." A red-haired man glared at him from the entrance of the bathroom.
"It’s not nice to peek at a gentleman taking a bath."
"Yes, but you’ve already been in the bathroom for almost two hours. Just get the fuck out of there. I want to wash myself as well!"
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In another hotel.
A woman crossed her arms while listening to her teammates.
"With Miss Aileen, we should be able to win this competition. However, I’m a bit concerned because we have some famous names among the young generations."
"Can they beat Miss Aileen though? Our Bloody Rose will win. After all, Miss Aileen is a Tier 4 human."
"But if I’m not wrong, she is not the only Tier 4 human in this competition."
The woman with long light blue hair simply said, "Let’s not talk about such an uncertain thing. The winner will be the stronger one at that time. However, Tier is not the only way to determine one’s strength. So continue researching our opponents and checking on anyone interesting. If possible, we can recruit them and bring them back to our city."
"Yes."
…
Like they said, she wasn’t the only Tier 4 human that would participate in this competition.
There was already an overlord among the younger generation in this city.
He was staring at the commander of the city, who was supposed to be his father. He politely lowered his head while saying in a cold tone, "Don’t worry. I won’t disappoint you, Father."
"You better be. This is not a mere competition. We want to show our citizens that our people are stronger than those from other cities. Of course, we don’t want the other cities to get the reward. For that, I have assembled the strongest squad for you. Win, Rafael."
"Understood. I’ll do my best."