The selection process for the eighth recruitment came to an end. The atmosphere of the hall was better than ever before. For the first time since the second recruitment, the ever-dwindling pool of recruits finally saw an increase. There was no doubt that the situation at Liber had improved now, and compared to the time the sixth recruit team was sent, the planet had become a livable place.

Of course, this wasn’t the only reason for this change. In the eighth selection process, five special heroes, who differentiated themselves from the others, revealed their intention to participate. They were members belonging to the twelve families that lit up the Celestial Realm—those that battled for the top six spots among the twelve families on top of that. In reality, it was ridiculous that these families even divided themselves into ranks. But like it was in any world, famous people were always people’s favorite subjects for gossip. And the heroes obsessed over stories about these famous families and ranked each one according to their own standards.

Thus, if one was to divide the twelve families into the top half and the bottom half, the top half was as followed:

There was the ‘Choi’ family from planet Earth. The ‘Ho Lactea’ family from planets Aurelia and Blue Moon. The ‘Nahla’ family from planet Gliese 876 D. The ‘Afrilith’ family from planet Io. The ‘Mariaju’ family from planet Clair. Finally, the ‘Eustitia’ family from planet Banard.

Of course, a member of the Choi family who was considered the top in regard to history,...