The Immortal Player

"Fuego, Do you know the apprentice of Soledad?" Admiral Uno asked.

"Hahaha! We're not that close. You can say that I 'accidentally' bumped into them earlier."

"Hoho... It seems like you are interested."

"Hahaha! I am not interested in the person itself, but the achievements he may gain in the next years. So... What does the Admiral's circle say to my proposal?"

"Your eyes for talents is something I can call terrifying." Admiral Uno remarked, "There is only 2 person I know that you recommended of a rank of Contra Almirante, right of the bat... I agree with your proposal. Never the less, we are not breaking any laws here."

"If both of Senior Uno and Senior Fuego agreed, then so do I." Nina followed.

"Tch! I disagree! Giving a newbie a high-rank would just cause problems with the Admiral's Circle. Our members might even question our integrity! There are better options for the three spots in the Admiral's Circle! I think you know what I am saying?!" Eigrand stood in anger.

"Hahaha!" Old man Fuego clapped his hands in laughter. "Relax, Eigrand. The final decision is yet to be decided by everyone!"

Eigrand sat back as the rest of the Admiral's Circle went silent. Minutes later, some approved and, at the same time, disapproved of the proposal. In the end, Old man Fuego's proposal was approved by a majority's decision, 7 votes to 3.

Talia and Mathew were instructed to continue as Officers in charge as the representative of their fleet in the coming recruitment event.

Since the recruitment event was less than hours away, the meeting was concluded after assigning two new members of the Admiral's Circle. The two new members of the Admiral's Circle have been promoted to the same rank as Pedro which was Contra Almirante.

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Minutes later, somewhere in the Humberlica Kingdom...

"How was the meeting Vice Almirante Eigrand?" A man respectfully approached Eigrand.

"Not good! Silos! I want you to look for someone... And remove his existence from this world!"

"Re~remove his existence? A~any you ask, Vice Almirante!"

"Good! Good! Don't worry. I will reward you if you succeed. But if you fail... Your existence is the one I'm gonna take!" Eigrand was filled with blood lust. Silos remained to bow to Eigrand due to fear.

"O~of course, Vice Almirante!"

Eigrand's figure vanished into thin air.

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In the Humberlica castle, Talia and Mathew decided to contact Pedro and inform him of what happened in the meeting.

Krung! Krung!

The interface of Pedro rang whilst they were on their way to the Humberlica Arena.

"Oh? It's Killer Smile." Pedro accepted the call, "What's up? How did the meeting go?"

"It was fine. But it didn't go the way you expected it, Expert Bro."

"Hooo... Tell me what happened. I am free at the moment."

"Okay. I learned that this so-called Humberlica Kingdom is the Eastern Headquarters of the Bearth Human Organization."

"Eh? So... This kingdom is only the Main Headquarters of BHO at the Eastern side of Bearth?"

"Yes, Expert Bro. There were two more of the same kingdom in the West part and the North part of Bearth?"

"I see... Continue."

"Regarding our meeting earlier, I assume that they were the highest-ranking officials of BHO here in the Main Eastern Branch. They were called 'The Admiral's Circle'!" Mathew paused for a bit, "They were composed of fifteen officials with a ranking of not lower than 'Contra Almirante'. At the meeting, 10 out of 15 were present, 3 were considered deceased, 1 was absent, whilst 1 was missing."

"Deceased, huh?"

"Yes. This is connected to what I am to say next... Those 3 spots left by the 3 deceased officials must be filled, and that was the main purpose of that meeting." Mathew paused for a while, that made Pedro think that the connection in their call was disconnected.

"Hello? Hello? Killer Smile, you there?"

"Yes... Ehem... Expert Brother, don't be shocked to what I am about to say. But..."

"But?"

"You were assigned to be one of the 3 newly assigned members of The Admiral's Circle!"

"What?" Pedro was astonished. He stopped from his tracks and shouted, which caught the attention of other people.

"How was that possible?"

"Uh... It may be not what you think but... The moment we arrived inside the meeting hall, each of the members of Admiral's Circle exerted a pressure similar to that of a World boss in other AVR games." Mathew sighed, "And amongst them was an old man, named Fuego, that knew you're identity after a single question."

"Eeeeeh? That old man? He is amongst the highest-ranking officer?"

"So... You have met him, Expert Brother. No wonder, a few seconds of silence after he asked a question, he was a hundred percent sure that it was you. It was as if he read our minds."

"Yeah... That old man is dangerous. Even I... am not strong enough to fight him yet. But you don't need to worry. I have my ways." Pedro smirked.

"Of course! Hahahaha! That's all expert brother. I'd be substituting for you in the recruitment event. It seems like all of the 10 members of the Admiral's Circle would be present later."

"Oh... Like a special audience?"

"No, Expert Bro. More like a VIP. Hehehe! Once, we saw someone that gets our eyes, we can offer that recruit to join our 'fleet'. However, It is the recruit's final say if he or she will join our fleet."

"Okay. Noted. I'll tell you if I saw someone notable to be recruited."

"Got it!"

"Good work! See you later at the recruitment event!"

"See ya, Expert bro!"

Klank!

Pedro and Faunia arrived at the entrance of the Humberlica Arena when the call had ended. Many people were going to the Arena. Fortunately, there wasn't a line that was formed along the entrance.

"Let's go and see how strong BHO members are!" He gripped the newly bought Katana as he was filled with excitement.