Chapter 9: Going to Look for High-level Sentinels

He opened his light brain and called Lyre. Without waiting for a minute, Lyre immediately answered.

"Hello, Lyre," Ryzel greeted his friend without any energy. He was really drained because of what happened.

"Hello, Ry! What do you..." Lyre didn't finish what he was saying because, as soon as he looked at the screen, he immediately noticed that Ryzel's condition was very bad.

"Ry, what happened to you? Are you sick?" Lyre asked worriedly.

Looking at Lyre's worried face, his mood improved a bit.

"No, I'm not sick," Ryzel denied.

"Then why do you look so bad? Your face is very pale."

"It's not a big deal; I'll be okay in a while. Anyway, can you help me look for a high-level sentinel?"

"What do you need a high-level sentinel for? You have your boyfriend as one, right?" Lyre asked confusedly.

"Yes, he is. But I need a high-level sentinel because we just broke up," Ryzel stated calmly.

"Huh? What are you saying, Ry? Did I hear it correctly?" Lyre couldn't believe what he just heard, so he thought he might have problems with his hearing.

"You heard it correctly; we just broke up."

"WHAT?!"

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'Ry, your friend is here; should I open the door? ' His nanny robot asked.

"Yes, let him in." Ryzel gave his permission.

He already knew it would be Lyre because, as soon as Lyre realized that he and Dwight had broken up, he immediately said to wait for him and cut the call off.

Only fifteen (15) minutes passed after the call, but Lyre had already arrived.

He soon saw Lyre, who rushed into his apartment.

"Ry, did you really break up with Dwight? "Lyre asked immediately while sitting next to him.

"Yes, to be more specific, he was the one who initiated the breakup. I didn't even utter a single word," Ryzel said calmly.

"What? Who did he think he was to have the nerve to break up with you?

So what is even the reason for your breakup? "Lyre asked while being angry. 

Ryzel calmly narrated what happened as if he weren't the protagonist of the event.

"What the! Who do they think they are?

I know Sean is a green tea b*tch! But I didn't know Dwight was such a scum!

How dare they do that to you!

I should have slapped their faces yesterday!

I should let my brother beat the hell out of Dwight! How dare he!

Your parents were the ones who helped him when he was struggling, and this is how he repaid their kindness! "Lyre ranted angrily after listening to him.

Lyre's quantum beast even came out. Tweeting furiously like his owner.

"Ry, don't worry, I will let my brother beat the hell out of Dwight; anyway, they are in the same army. And once I see that green tea, I will slap his face until it's swollen!" Lyre promised.

"You don't have to do that; you are just going to damage your image." Ryzel persuaded his friend because he knew that he could really do it.

"Don't worry, I'll just do it in moderation, and my brother can just do it under the guise of sparing," Lyre said confidently.

Ryzel couldn't persuade him, so he just stopped persuading.

Anyway, they can't really harm Lyre because his family is way more prosperous than Sean's.

"You are already turning twenty in a month. What are you going to do? "Lyre asked worriedly.

"That's why I called you. Do you know any high-level sentinels?"

"I know several sentinels, but if you plan to look for a partner, I only know a few high-level sentinels who still don't have a partner."

"That's alright; can you arrange a matching test for those who are willing?"

He needed to start testing first before anything. If the match rate can't even reach thirty percent (30%), then there is nothing more to talk about.

"Okay, I will start asking them. But can't you just wait for the day of matching before your birthday?"

"I can't do that. I'm not sure I can even find my match if I wait until the day before my birthday. 

You know my relatives won't stand still watching me have a partner.

They wanted me out of their sight."

Ryzel was worried that his relatives would do something to the system's match rate, so he needed to do it as early as possible.

"What the! Your relatives wanted you to go to the fringe stars.

That is the center of the battlefield, where Zergs kept appearing.

They wanted you to stay there for ten (10) years.

As a guide, no matter how high your level is, staying there for ten years means death! "

"They didn't really say they wanted me on the fringe stars but from the actions of Sean, it is most likely one of their plans to prevent me from getting my inheritance back."

They both knew that if he couldn't be matched by the system to any sentinels, he couldn't get married, meaning he would be punished according to the federation's law.

The punished guides needed to go to the fringe stars to support the sentinels on the battlefield for ten years.

It would still be fine if it was just a standard Zerg attack, but if the Zergs suddenly launched a large-scale attack, the punished guide's odds of survival would get slimmer.

Having a wide-scale attack also means that a lot of sentinels will reach their manic state sooner, requiring soothing from guides.

So no matter how high the level of the guide is, they would still be exhausted.

"Then I really need to find you a sentinel; don't worry, I will do my best to select high sentinels with good capability and good character," Lyre promised.

"No need to be too thorough; we are just going to do a matching test."

"No! What if you meet a scumbag again?"

"It doesn't matter as long as they are capable enough," Ryzel said.

He doesn't hope for anything from his marriage, as long as they are capable enough for him not to be sent out for ten years. 

"What are you talking about? Of course, you need to match with the best! Don't care about that scumbag anymore!"