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Chapter 8
“Long story short, you’ve failed.”
“Eh?”
Hearing those words come out from the mouth of a butler, Adell, Quin could only answer with his mouth agape. The other three, Aoshi, Rose and Alice, were also inside the room and hearing those words also stunned them.
They are currently in the infirmary and, as one would expect from <Sora>, this room is filled with all the high class herbs and materials that would only normally be found in a rich kingdom’s apothecary workshop.
Even the bed was comfortable enough to make the patients feel as if they are sleeping amongst the clouds.
However, this time, Quin could not afford to feel sleepy at all.
“U-um, did I hear you wrongly?”
“No you did not.”
Adell answered flatly, rejecting his hopes.
“You have failed the test and, thus, is not able to become a member of <Sora>. I hope that is clear for you to understand.”
“W-Wait a second!”
Rose quickly interjected once the butler finished his explanation.
“Hm? I understand that it is hard to face rejection but I assume that all of you came here knowing that there is a high chance of failure?”
“W-we know that! But why is he the only one that failed?!”
“Because he has failed the test. Why else?”
As Rose had just stated, she, Aoshi and Alice had all passed the test and gained admittance to the guild. They were told of this when Quin was still unconscious in the infirmary.
“Did the <Shinigami> herself say so?”
This time, Aoshi stepped in.
“… Yes, she did.”
Adell squinted his eyes and glared at Aoshi before he answered. It was clear to see that he was lying so Aoshi decided to go on the offensive.
“Well, if she did, then you wouldn’t mind letting us hear it from her mouth directly right?”
Adell sighed when he noticed Aoshi’s intention. He knew that Aoshi was once a noble, so it wouldn’t be wrong to say that he has experience in negotiations. However, if he thought that he could win against <Sora>’s secretary, then he is surely naïve.
Changing his face into a deadly glare that would make anyone shudder once they look at it, Adell answered.
“Know your place. What right do you have to summon the <Shinigami>, our strongest member? If all of you aren’t happy with the results, then shall I revoke your status as members of the guild?”
“W-wha..!”
Even though Aoshi tried to fight back, he could not because of the intimidation he felt from Adell’s tone and face. He could also feel his sister trembling behind him as she held on to his clothes. In the end, he could only back down from this argument.
“Now that this is settled…” Adell said, going back to his usual tone and expression. “Quin Fortis. In accordance to the rules, you shall not be allowed to take the test for another 3 months. We shall not accept any excuses nor exceptions. If there are no other questions, then you are all dismissed.”
Quin could not even hear those words as he wallowed in his own failure.
“Long story short, you’ve failed.”
“Eh?”
Hearing those words come out from the mouth of a butler, Adell, Quin could only answer with his mouth agape. The other three, Aoshi, Rose and Alice, were also inside the room and hearing those words also stunned them.
They are currently in the infirmary and, as one would expect from <Sora>, this room is filled with all the high class herbs and materials that would only normally be found in a rich kingdom’s apothecary workshop.
Even the bed was comfortable enough to make the patients feel as if they are sleeping amongst the clouds.
However, this time, Quin could not afford to feel sleepy at all.
“U-um, did I hear you wrongly?”
“No you did not.”
Adell answered flatly, rejecting his hopes.
“You have failed the test and, thus, is not able to become a member of <Sora>. I hope that is clear for you to understand.”
“W-Wait a second!”
Rose quickly interjected once the butler finished his explanation.
“Hm? I understand that it is hard to face rejection but I assume that all of you came here knowing that there is a high chance of failure?”
“W-we know that! But why is he the only one that failed?!”
“Because he has failed the test. Why else?”
As Rose had just stated, she, Aoshi and Alice had all passed the test and gained admittance to the guild. They were told of this when Quin was still unconscious in the infirmary.
“Did the <Shinigami> herself say so?”
This time, Aoshi stepped in.
“… Yes, she did.”
Adell squinted his eyes and glared at Aoshi before he answered. It was clear to see that he was lying so Aoshi decided to go on the offensive.
“Well, if she did, then you wouldn’t mind letting us hear it from her mouth directly right?”
Adell sighed when he noticed Aoshi’s intention. He knew that Aoshi was once a noble, so it wouldn’t be wrong to say that he has experience in negotiations. However, if he thought that he could win against <Sora>’s secretary, then he is surely naïve.
Changing his face into a deadly glare that would make anyone shudder once they look at it, Adell answered.
“Know your place. What right do you have to summon the <Shinigami>, our strongest member? If all of you aren’t happy with the results, then shall I revoke your status as members of the guild?”
“W-wha..!”
Even though Aoshi tried to fight back, he could not because of the intimidation he felt from Adell’s tone and face. He could also feel his sister trembling behind him as she held on to his clothes. In the end, he could only back down from this argument.
“Now that this is settled…” Adell said, going back to his usual tone and expression. “Quin Fortis. In accordance to the rules, you shall not be allowed to take the test for another 3 months. We shall not accept any excuses nor exceptions. If there are no other questions, then you are all dismissed.”
Quin could not even hear those words as he wallowed in his own failure.