Chapter 246 - 239. A Brother Instinct
"This is fun," Rina looked at the Arena with a big smile and bright eyes. Now that the applicants stopped looking at them, she could stop pretending to be chic.
"Should have done this from the start," Ashur nodded in agreement.
It was different from watching their members train or dueling; there was a certain energy inside a competition with strangers, going all out when you weren’t with anyone you knew. The intensity to prove you were the best oftentimes either brought out the best or the worst in someone.
And the staff made sure each batch consisted of people from different backgrounds who were most likely did not know each other. Different academies, different hometowns, different Tower’s trial periods.
"How did you conduct a practical assessment before this?" Zein asked suddenly. Again, he was never involved in this kind of assessment before. Not even in the Borderland.
"They performed their skills individually in front of us," Bassena replied.
"Like...a showcase?"
"Yeah," Bassena glanced at the guide and chuckled at the unamused expression in Zein’s eyes. "Yeah, I know it’s lame."
"No," Zein replied dryly. "Just boring."
This time, the laughter came from the rest of the Captains, even Ashur. Sierra, the Captain of [Berkana] who was usually timid around Bassena and Zein, also giggled behind Rina.
"This is nice because we can glimpse at their personality too," Bassena said.