360. CIRCUS

All eyes were on Noah, or at least the man named Aiden, and they couldn't but wonder how he had even gotten into the tournament of champions.

It was without a doubt that they all knew what the tournament of champions was, but how to participate was the detail none of them knew. Elder Sarah had said it was something between the higher-ups after all.

'Why would they even announce that it was from winning the tournament,' Noah sighed shaking his head while relishing the shock on Lina's face. By the gods, they felt good.

The astonishment of that event had been the densest feeling in the room, but no one could come to ask him how he achieved that feat. They weren't close enough to him for that.

"I… I'll get right to it," Lina stuttered rushing towards the inner side of the counter now shielded by a door, to get something. In less than a minute, she returned with a badge and a card, and two more stars.