CHAPTER EIGHTY-TWOHis mother watched him as he left the room, and all she could do was wish him well, still unable to understand what was going on.Kai looked around him while he stood in front of the door, and when he was certain that the hallway was still empty, he quickly made his way to the exit of the quarters and hurried back to the headquarters.He got into the elevator and arrived at the S-ranker section of the building, where he met seven S-rankers standing in front of the screens where the profiles of all the S-rankers appeared.“You must be the new guy, Dave, right?”“Mm-hmm.” Kai nodded to the words the young boy who was obviously older than him said, and suddenly, the rest of the awakeners turned to look at Kai with all of their attention focused on him.“You are Dave? Kai Rivers? The one that came back alone from the C-dimension?”“You are so young! How were you able to defeat the monsters?”“It must have been really tough on you. Poor boy.”Kai looked at the S-rankers

CHAPTER EIGHTY-FOURThere was another round of applause for Dave, but not as intense as the previous one. Kai managed to lift his face from the ground and looked at some of the people who cheered at him. Gerald happened to be the most excited among the rest of the awakeners. His clap was loudest, and he chuckled excitedly.“He is my friend! My friend you all!” He seemed super relieved that he wasn’t going to be the last S-ranker to be inducted. He seemed to have thought that no other S-ranker was going to emerge, and when he heard of Dave, he felt so much at peace.“That’s okay! That’s enough.” Jeff put up his hands before the crowd, and the noise died out slowly. He nodded in satisfaction and continued.“We shall now proceed with the induction rites. But before then, I have something else to say.” He paused for a few seconds and looked at the S-rankers one after the other in a flash. He had a smile that showed pride and fulfillment, and he sighed as soon as he was done glancing at t

CHAPTER EIGHTY-SIX“Oh, that?” Kai said calmly, and then it became obvious with his countenance that he wasn’t sure of what decision he was to make regarding the situation.“Honestly, I didn’t even know I was going to be making such a decision at a close time like this. Everything is happening so fast, and it feels very overwhelming.” He said, still maintaining the look on his face.“I understand. I was just like you when I became an S-ranker. I didn’t know what to do, and I didn’t even have anyone to talk to. I joined a guild a few months after my induction, but it crashed almost a year later, and I had to return to the headquarters.”“Oh, wow. Really?” Gerald asked in surprise, turning to look at her instantly.“Yeah. It was a hell of an experience. Jeff was so kind as to accommodate me, even when my profile had been moved out of the headquarters. He is such a darling.”Gerald felt so awkward when he saw Jessica admiring Jeff from the moment she mentioned his name, and he struggled

CHAPTER EIGHTY-EIGHT“Right. He is telling the truth, talk to us. Whatever it is, we will figure it out together.” Kai said with a calm voice, even though he still wasn’t sure if he was going to be able to keep to his words.“Alright guys, I will talk. I just need to catch some air.” Jessica said, and the two men became very eager to hear what she was going to say.She adjusted her outfit, and then she took in a deep breath, and let it out slowly before she leaned backward, and turned to look at the two of them one after the other.She opened her mouth to speak, but two S-rankers walked in at once and sat on the two empty seats beside her.“Hi, Jessica.”“Hi, Jessica.” They waved at her one after the other and turned to look at each other without waiting to see if they were going to get any response from her. They continued their discussion at once, chuckling at the words that they spoke in their conversation.“Why now?” Gerald thought to himself, taking a glance at the two female S-r

CHAPTER NINETY“Maybe his body doesn’t really like the potatoes,” Jessica said at once, leaning forward to look at Dave.“Are you okay, Dave?” She asked, but her words only brought back the tension he felt from the mission the system gave to him. Without realizing it, he drifted into his thoughts.“Dave?” Jessica called out to him after she didn’t get any response from him for almost ten seconds.“Dave?” Gerald said and nudged him.“Yes! Yes, I am here!” Kai was jolted by the contact, and he almost jumped out of his seat.“Are you okay?” Jessica asked at once, while Gerald continued to look at him without saying a word.“Yeah, I am fine. Totally. See?” Kai gestured to his body to assure them that he was fine.“I am totally fine.” He concluded with a smile on his face, but the two people he was talking to didn’t seem quite convinced by his words.They continued to look at him, trying to be sure he was really speaking the truth.After a few seconds, Jessica lifted her face to the entran