Putting away the Grim Reaper's Scythe, Lance sat in a chair, wondering if Death God Solomon had any influence in Hell.
To say that he didn't have influence, he immediately suggested trying to secure him a rank as a first-level Grim Reaper.
As far as Lance knew, up to this point, there were no living first-level Grim Reapers in the Human World. First-level Grim Reapers must serve in Hell, and in the Human World, the highest rank was Intern Reaper.
Intern Reapers could be considered Hell's reserve. After dying and going to Hell, one would directly become a first-level Grim Reaper.
For Apprentice Reapers, after dying and ending up in Hell, they still had to train under a first-level Grim Reaper for hundreds or thousands of years. Once they felt sufficiently experienced, they could then become a first-level Grim Reaper.
To make a living being a Hell first-level Grim Reaper was to break the iron rules of Hell. Without some backing, it simply couldn't be done.