"Here"s your ranking badge" Old man Fuego handed over to Pedro and Faunia a patch with black triangle design on it."Although you are strong enough to be a BHO elite rank with a t.i.tle of Teniente Segundo to Comandante, both of you are still to become a part of a crew. Only when you joined and become part of a crew, should you be able to increase your rankings."
"Old man... Don"t tell me~" Jason stared at Old man Fuego with a surprised look.
"Would you like to join my crew? If you join me I can help you attain a BHO elite rank and a t.i.tle of Comandante, immediately. What do you say?" Old man Fuego grinned as he awaits Pedro and Faunia"s response.
"OLD MAN! What are you doing?!" Jason was filled with rage. "Giving them a ranking and t.i.tle a step higher than me, right of the bat? What do you think are you doing?"
"I have my reasons... And... You have no right to lecture me, Jason!"
Just as the conflict between Jason and Old man Fuego was about to rise, Pedro spoke after glancing at Jason.
"I am sorry Senior. I have to decline your generous offer!"
"What?" Jason cried.
"Oh?"
"Don"t misunderstand, Senior. It"s just that we already have a crew in mind."
"If that"s the case, I won"t pursue any further. However, If you ever change your mind~"
"We won"t!" Pedro interrupted Old man Fuego with a smile.
"Hahaha! Good! Good! I have high hopes for the two of you! Until we meet again." Old man Fuego turned around and was about to leave.
"Old man! Where are you going? The registration is not yet finished?" Jason tried to stop the old man from leaving.
"I"m going to rest. I have more important things to handle later on!"
"Old maaaan!"
Creek!
Old man Fuego ignored Jason and went out of the employee"s door where a fully armored woman was waiting for him.
"Vice Almirante... Are you sure that you"re gonna let them go?" the woman asked.
"Hmm? It"s not that I wanted to let them go, right? Besides... This year"s recruitment event would be special!" Old man Fuego grinned.
"Special?"
"You"ll know soon."
The two left the building and headed through the forest behind the "buildings that looked like walls".
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Back in the registration area...
"What are you two, still doing here?!" Jason diverted his anger and pointed towards Pedro and Faunia.
"Uhm... What do we need to do next?" Pedro forced out a smile. He and Faunia had no idea on what to do after their registration.
Since Jason was the only one awake amongst the registration officers and official, He was the only one Pedro could ask for instruction and information.
"Go to the shop and buy the common rank overcoat! Then... proceed to the HQ Entrance!"
"Thanks, Senior!"
"Leave!"
Pedro and Faunia left the building. The moment they exited the building, Pedro deactivated his eyes. Slowly, the people in that building and the adjacent areas started to regain their consciousness.
At the registration room, one of the registration officers noticed Jason.
"What happened?"
"You don"t need to know!"
"Where"s the Vice Almirante?"
"He left!"
"He left???"
"Isn"t it obvious?" Jason mocked the officer in an irritated manner. The registration resumed as if nothing had happened and everyone seemed to forget about Pedro and Faunia.
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Whilst the registration was resuming, Pedro and Faunia made their way to the shop. They bought two "common rank" overcoats and attached the patch at their shoulder.
"Finally... Madame Soledad... Wherever you are, I want you to know that I am now officially a part of the Bearth Human Organization! I will do my best to continue what you and Seniors Kentaro and Alivia had started. To serve... and to protect the weak!"
He stared at himself at a mirror by almost a minute. Soon, they left the shop and went at the entrance to the forest that separates the main Headquarters and the port. At the entrance, an officer was instructing the new members on how to reach the main headquarters.
Faunia and Pedro went towards the officer when a man approached them before they can get close to the officer. The officer didn"t stop the man and only averted his gaze from them.
"Young man! Do you need an escort to the main headquarters? 1 gold coin only for a one-way trip! 1 gold coin and 30 silver coins for a two-way trip. What do you say?"
"Sorry, not interested," Pedro replied.
"How about this... 1 gold coin for a two-way trip? It"s a special deal since you"re a new member of the organization."
"Sorry, not interested,"
"You!" The man was agitated but he didn"t continue as the officer was already staring at him. "Just you wait... I"ll let you know the importance of having an escort! Khek!"
The man whispered but Faunia and Pedro heard what the man said. Despite that, they still ignored him and approached the officer.
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"Senior, is this the entrance to the main headquarters?" Pedro asked.
"Yes, It is around three to four days on foot, from here. Just follow the track, and try to set a camp once you encountered a river."
"Three to four days, Senior?"
"Yes! Don"t worry, there are seven rivers that you"ll pa.s.s along the way. You just need to be a bit careful of monsters that may attack at night."
"There are monsters?"
"Yes. Despite this area being our HQ, some monsters were still able to pa.s.s through our defenses. Since not all the perimeter of the HQ can be "walled" by the organization, they can only send officers to fight monsters. But due to the recruitment event, all organization members were required to be at the main HQ making the forest area more dangerous. It was unfortunate for you, since yesterday, the majority of the BHO members went to the main HQ. You could have had left with them." The officer explained.
"Too bad... No wonder that man offered to escort us for a high price."
"That"s right. It"s up to you if you"ll hire them or not." The officer left and talk to other new members that had just arrived.
"What"s your plan?" Faunia asked.
"Isn"t it obvious? Let"s go!" Pedro smirked as they went through a huge gate.