The First Move

The sudden request from Miguel took Klaus aback. Of all people, he never expected Miguel to be the type who saw the bigger picture.

Klaus had expected him to use their misunderstanding to make things difficult, but strangely, Miguel seemed to see reason and offered the leadership position to Anna, the second ranker during the Regional Trial.

Of course, Miguel wouldn't choose Klaus. While he might have been the bigger person for choosing Anna, he hated Klaus far too much to appoint him, let alone take orders from him.

Anna, who had been offered the leadership position, stood there in a daze. Managing a small group of warriors was one thing, but an entire 1,000 warriors—each a genius in their own right—was asking for too much. She wasn't ready for something like that.

"You'll do fine. Just do what you do best and lead," Klaus said with a reassuring smile. Anna sighed and then walked forward.