“Then I’ll come again next time!”0

“Sure. I’ll be looking forward to it.”0

“Th-thank you!”0

Giving a deep ninety-degree bow, like they were addressing a superior, the student left. Watching their departing figure, Ren started speaking calmly.0

“That friend just now seems to have some potential. Put in a word with the Department of Archery for their funding.”0

“Yes.”0

“Also, reduce the funding for that Department of Alchemy student earlier; they don’t seem to have the aptitude needed. If they try to cling on, have them sign a contract or something.”0

“Understood.”0

The members of the Noblesse who had brought the students according to Ren’s instructions nodded in response. They were currently going through the sponsorship selection process for the freshmen invitees.0

At a glance, some might think Ren was merely ranking students based on their aptitude for his own purposes, but that wasn’t the case at all. With a word from him, the selected students could receive sponsorships from various backgrounds—corporations, guilds, or even high-ranking heroes who attended the Noblesse.0

We’ve become stronger than before.0

Once Ren took control of the Noblesse, they had become more organized than ever before and had even begun receiving sponsorships from various groups. Under Ren’s leadership, they had become an elite group that was solidifying around its origin of Babel; they were a new powerhouse in the making. 0

And Erika was currently quietly watching the cause of it all do his...0