Chapter 46: Heads of House
It was Kekius’s sharp nudging under the table that snapped Jethro back from his thoughts. "What are you doing? You can’t just be staring at the Heads of House like that."
Jethro made a face of curiosity. "Heads of House?" he asked, taking a sip of his sparkfruit juice. "What’s that?"
"They’re the highest-ranked tamers in our Faction. For Knight Faction, they’re called Heads of Knight." He subtly gestured towards the group. "They’re basically the bosses. The heavy machinery of our Faction— nobody to mess with."
He pointed discreetly, dropping his voice. "The slim girl with the modded arms is Noa Spark. She laughs a lot, but don’t let that fool you one bit. Her mechbeast is Black Rank; an Earthquake Dragonbear. Grade D. She can deadlift much more than that big guy beside her could."
Jethro’s eyes moved to the hulking student, the one who reminded him of Pott.
"He’s Rod Kanelight. He’s still extremely strong, not minding what I just said. His mechbeast is an Elemental Shellmoose, Platinum Rank, Grade B. It has a shell that can manifest any element on command, making him extremely versatile for a Vanguard-type Riftwalker."
Kekius spoke more carefully this time. "The blue-haired guy talking right now is Nyro Vexx, one of the most popular tamers in the world.
"That’s because his mechbeast is a Lightning Dragon. A Black Rank, Grade B mechbeast that well... is still one of the most ferocious and most powerful to ever exist. That should tell you just what kind of a big deal he is. He even once cleared a Gold Rank Rift completely on his own."
Jethro studied Nyro carefully.
"That guy though," Kekius carefully pointed, his voice taking on a note of admiration. "The blond one with a lock of hair on his shoulder and a Shockbunny in front of him. He’s Kaden Steelmark.