HIDDEN DANGER AT CEREMONY

After the annoucement,

Candidates buzzed with energy, whispering about their chances, some high-fiving, others nervously refreshing their system menus.

Raj didn't join them.He knew his thread had already been chosen by something heavier than luck.

The system's voice lowered into a gentle final notification before he left the hall.

[System Notice]

→ Status: Sponsorship Achieved (Hidden Path).

→ Silent Flame Title Progression: 98%

→ Next Step: Personal Mentorship Trials.

Walking out of the sponsor lounge, Raj didn't need a crowd to tell him he had changed. He didn't need headlines.He had stitched himself into the hidden seams of a story bigger than noise could reach.And now, for the first time, the world had started to feel it,without him needing to raise his voice at all.