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The scene changed to a round zone with a spherical ceiling. It was an auditorium with a red coating all over it. The seating rows were arranged circularly around a dais in the middle. The dais had a red carpet with the creed's symbol on it. A tiny figure stood at the centre. It was nonetheless Grin Taegyul.

The place was filled with all my men. Those who were recruited from the start sat on the front rows while those who were brought in by Xona and Grin sat after them.

Grin Taegyul started his speech through a voice transmission, "'Uhem, today's a blast as you all know. Lord Adrian and his men ascended to this earth. While the lord's yet to come, the others who entered the tower with him reached earlier than expected. Other than Saki Sasaki, Switzer Whendey and Jim Kara, no one got past 25 trials, though Vol Ironwand just paused at his 25th trial!!'"

The audience chuckled at Vol, who was sitting at the front, between Jeffy and Gnoma. Beside Jeffy were Jim and Switzer.