All the invitees for the event were still staying in the northern part of the stadium. Everyone was dwelling in one place, so it was easier for them to communicate, and it also made it easier for Archer[Quinn] to walk around with Simon[Leo] and search for those who had strong signs of Qi.
At the moment, they were striding through a hallway and heading to the training room. What better place to find those who were strong?
Ovin was sprawled on Simon[Leo]'s head. It had been a while since he had been taken out, and he was enjoying his time. At the same time, they thought that maybe they could get some suggestions on who to pick from the cat. Since the conditions for a familiar making a contract weren't exactly crystal clear.
"Just so that we're on the same wavelength here, " Archer[Quinn] repeated. "There are two conditions: One, for the desire of the two to match up, and for the king to be attracted to the strong Qi in the contractor's body.
"The reason why we're thinking of humans is that if the Qi on its own is attractive enough, they would care less about the desire, correct?"
"How many times are you going to ask me?" Ovin yawned. "Yes, that's correct, and no, I don't know what his desire is. If we knew he would have left before the others, but think what your desire was that the Buffan[Boneclaw] was attracted to was. For me, it was the pursuit of strength. I could tell that this one is obsessed with refining his skills. Now, I don't know the reason behind it, and I don't care, but as long as he keeps looking to improve, that's alright with me."
It was a question worth pondering over because Archer[Quinn] didn't know why the Buffan[Boneclaw] was with him. Or to be more precise, why it had chosen him. Wasn't it meant to be a creature that feasted on Archer[Quinn]'s dark desires? Perhaps that was the reason why he couldn't summon it at the moment. Still, Archer[Quinn] couldn't help but think back to the strange actions the Buffan[Boneclaw] had done not too long ago.
'What does it mean? I just don't understand. You used to belong to Francis[Richard] Ryo[Eno]. What is different between him and me, or maybe I need to find what is similar about the two of us."
Regardless the Buffan[Boneclaw] would still listen to Archer[Quinn] from time to time, and if it thought Archer[Quinn] was no longer any use to it or hated his apparent desire, then it would make no sense for the Buffan[Boneclaw] to continue protecting Archer[Quinn] when it had done. Perhaps there was more in it than what the cat was letting on.
Inside the training room, there were those who just never stopped fighting for a second, aiming to improve thier skills. None of the vampire leaders were present. It looked like rather than the two sides getting along, they had decided just to put up with each other, apart from one.
The others in the room were sparring against each other, striving to improve as they had nothing else to do in the meantime, and inspired by the matches they had seen.
As for the only vampire leader in the room, correction, the Royal knight, who was present, it was Arian[Fex]. He was sitting on the floor with his back against the wall, and sitting beside him was none other than Joseph[Sam]antha. The two of them seemed to be talking, and Archer[Quinn] saw a side of Arian[Fex] which he had never seen before.
He looked quite shy, turning his head away constantly from Joseph[Sam]antha. They hadn't had much time together after the confession, so it was clear their relationship hadn't developed, but at least it looked like things were going in the right direction.
It also took a lot for Archer[Quinn] to ignore what the two were saying. It seemed Arian[Fex] hadn't noticed Archer[Quinn] had entered and could hear every word the two spoke.
"She has potential. The Qi force in her is quite strong already, but she has never been trained in it, nor has she naturally summoned it." Simon[Leo] commented, seeing Archer[Quinn] was looking in their direction.
Archer[Quinn] was thinking; the main problem here was that Joseph[Sam]antha was part of the Earthborn group and not the Cursed faction. For now, she was listening to them and Sach, but this didn't guarantee a hundred percent that she would stay on their side once this was all over.
However, seeing her speaking with Arian[Fex] on good terms and not caring for who he was, had given Archer[Quinn] some hope.
"I think we can ask her; you said the more people we have, the higher the chances, correct?" Archer[Quinn] suggested.
They carried on walking around the room as Simon[Leo] sensed their Qi. They would then tell them all once gathered about the task and see who wished to come and those who didn't. That's when they spotted Mill[Sil], with all his brothers.
"Mill[Sil] is strong and is a human. Don't the blade family members have a lot of Qi as well?" Archer[Quinn] thought aloud.
"Hmm, Mill[Sil] seems to be an exception to that. He himself hasn't been through many tough situations, or at least not as many as the other Blades. It looks like he relies on his abilities a bit too much." Simon[Leo] commented. "From the last visit, we know that that place will start draining Qi as soon as we reach there, and the situation would be even direr for Mill[Sil]."
There were other candidates, such as Tobias[Logan] and others, but they all seemed to have small amounts of Qi that worried Simon[Leo], but there was someone in the room who had more Qi than any others.
"What about Rebecca[Layla]?" Simon[Leo] suggested. "Although she is a vampire subclass, and the rest of us have high amounts of Qi, I believe that there is still a good chance that the King could choose her as well."
Without a doubt, Rebecca[Layla] had high amounts of her Qi. Not just her own, but from her mother as well.
Archer[Quinn] was fine with this suggestion…at least he thought he was. These days, he would be more settled when he could see members of the Cursed faction in front of him rather than away from him. Perhaps due to what happened to Helen.
Finally, after looking around some more, they came across two others who had an acceptable amount of Qi in their bodies. One of them was one of the Unranked, Abdul, the bow and arrow user.
'We don't know the Unranked well at all, but Abdul is close to Sera, and I feel like I could trust him. Although Abdul won't be helping the fight against the Oregon[Dalki], the fight against Pure is important as well, but I would the familiar choose someone else.'
"Oh, I think he might like that one, " Ovin smirked and didn't really elaborate on why.
It was just when Archer[Quinn] had somewhat made his decision that he wasn't the right fit for the familiar that he had said that. In the end, Archer[Quinn] had to think if they would be better with the familiar than without, and he decided to go ahead since it was not only their concern but also that of the familiar world.
As for the last person, who also had a surprisingly good amount of Qi potential in their body, was someone Archer[Quinn] hadn't expected.
"Him." Simon[Leo] pointed at the person, and he was already a strong one.
As for who Simon[Leo] was pointing at, it was Christopher[Owen]. As usual, he was talking to his grandfather and Hermes, with the fan covering his face.
In the end, they had gathered everyone with the high Qi and most potential to get a contract with the final king. They had pulled them off to one side, and even Arian[Fex], who had long noticed the group, has joined them, and with him, was Joseph[Sam]antha.
Rebecca[Layla], Abdul, and Christopher[Owen]. If all went well and their journey to the familiar world worked out. One of these would be getting a strong familiar, which would boost their strength.
To be continued........
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