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Vol. 5 - Chapter 258.1 - Academy’s information Terminal – Public bulletin board 13
Vol. 5 - Chapter 258.1 - Academy’s information Terminal – Public bulletin board 13
123 - Nameless 2nd year Priest
Guild ‹Best of the Best, The Great Star› has challenged ‹Eden› for guild battle?
Which guild is it?
124 - Nameless 3rd year Physician
It seems to be a guild trained by Brave-kun.
Do you remember the eyewitness reports about how Brave-kun was hanging out with fellow classmates on weekdays?
Rumours are that it was Brave-kun building up a subordinate guild.
125 - Nameless 2nd year Alchemist
I think I know!
As far as I can tell, it is a guild composed of Combat Department class-1 students only!
The members of that guild are considerably famous for the reason that not a single upperclassmen tried to solicit them to their guild.
126 - Nameless 2nd year Axman
You sure are detailed on this.
However, I also remembered about them. Certainly, I remember them as unnecessarily prideful freshmen.
127 - Nameless 2nd year Priest
—Gofu!
Ah, the black history!
Why in the world had I tried to put on air!
128 - Nameless 2nd year Alchemist
Yup, the aforementioned guild members are indeed those so-called cheeky freshmen.
Usually, these cheeky students are either shown their place soon or have their wings trimmed just enough that they learn humility.
Rarely though, some stout students also appear.
129 - Nameless 1st year Great Lancer
That was quite a rough way to explain. Though I understand what you mean.
Indeed, they think everyone is beneath them.
If no one shows them their place, they think they are untouchable, which is honestly annoying.
130 - Nameless 2nd year Magician
Boys do get cocky after entering the main academy.
Well, not that I don't understand the feeling of getting drunk over a narrow achievement...
131 - Nameless 2nd year Priest
?Guhhh
Stop it!
Don't make me recall my... My past!
132 - Nameless 1st year Great Lancer
What in the world is happening to Priest-san?
133 - Nameless 2nd year Axman
Leave that person alone.
Everyone has their own fair share of the past where they were high on something.
134 - Nameless 1st year Great Lancer
I, I see. You're right.
135 - Nameless 2nd year Axman
Anyway, so the rumours that Brave-kun is creating a subordinate guild actually had truth in it?
136 - Nameless 2nd year Adventurer
Is he aiming for the strongest guild of what!
Insane, isn't they gaining more and more snowball momentum!
Just how far the Brave has accounted for the future in his plans!
137 - Nameless 1st year Great Lancer
Can I ask a question?
What actually is a subordinate guild?
Why does creating one count as joining Eden?
138 - Nameless 2nd year Priest
Hmm, Oh yeah. I forgot freshmen have yet to come upon this.
Let's see, if I have to say; the subordinate guild is perceived as the group of promising members that have the hope of joining the parent guild which created it.
Maybe, unofficial members? Ah no, I don't think I can explain it very well.
Someone took over this please.
139 - Nameless 3rd year Supporter
Leave the rest to me.
As you may know, guilds have an upper limit to how many members it can have.
The academy rule stipulates that you can't add more members than the given limit but that upper limit may also increase.
That's, of course, by raising the rank of the guild. You would have to obviously scout for members but this process can be skipped by selecting members from the subordinate guild.
From the perspective of this time incident, let's call the subordinate guild created by Brave as ‹Eden No°2›. In that case, Eden can merge up with the ‹Eden No°2› when they advance to D-rank.
140 - Nameless 3rd year Supporter
I knew I could rely on you, Supporter-Senapi!
When it comes to explaining, sure enough, there's no one better than support-senpai.
141 - Nameless 1st year Great Lancer
Huh? So the subordinate guild is something along the lines of a substitute member?
142 - Nameless 3rd year Supporter
You're not wrong in thinking that.
It's not rare for guilds who have the hope for raising their rank opting for such methods.
In fact, this practice is followed by every guild.
This also reduces the factors like promising members being lured by high-ranking guilds.
After all, there wouldn't be any time to dive into the dungeon if the guild had to scout for members one by one.
Well, there are also a number of high-ranking guilds whose recognition of subordinate guilds is different from the norm. They treated subordinate guilds as truly substitute members. For them, setting up a subordinate guild is like an insurance in case their dungeon exploration isn't going very well for them. There's also the fact that members have to pile-up achievements in the subordinate guild for the chance of entering the startup lineup.
143 - Nameless 1st year Great Lancer
Ye......s.
It's startling to hear that the supposedly lax discussion has such deep intent behind.
144 - Nameless 2nd year Priest
Well, it's normal to be surprised when you hear it for the first time.
But this is one of the important pillars that uphold a guild's management. A guild weakens just from the fact that they lack human resources.
Especially so for C-rank and above guild, a loss of a single member can be proved fatal to them.
That's why it's nothing wrong to create a subordinate guild in insurance of that.
145 - Nameless 2nd year Magician
This insurance additionally also works in favour when guild losses.
In case the parent guild loses which causes the upper limit to decrease, members are bound to drop out.
At that time, the drop out members wouldn't have to wonder if they can be accepted into a subordinate guild.
146 - Nameless 2nd year Priest
There's a chance to counterattack.
On this note, those drop out members can once again return to their former position when the guild raises their rank. Members would flow into another guild if there's not a subordinate guild to hold them.
It's quite an important organisation in that sense too, and there's also tactic understanding between the guild and academy for that.
147 - Nameless 1st year Great Lancer
I see.
I learned a lot! Thank you very much!
148 - Nameless 2nd year Axman
So, should I take it as obvious that Brave's guild Eden is going to absorb that ‹Best of the Best, The Great Star› in future?
Rather, I'm still baffled why they're doing a guild battle.
149 - Nameless 3rd year Supporter
Nothing can be said for sure.
Most likely, Investigator-senpai is also currently investigating this matter.
All we can do is to wait for information.
150 - Nameless 3rd year Physician
I wonder if there's even any freshmen guild that can win against Eden......
151 - Nameless 2nd year Alchemist
I know a tad-bit about the members of that ‹Best of the Best, The Great Star› guild.
I can say with 120% confidence that it's impossible.
After all, they're nothing more than useless bundles of pride.
152 - Nameless 2nd year Priest
----Gofu!!
153 - Nameless 2nd year Axman
Hey, that priest can't handle this damage so stop it.
154 - Nameless 2nd year Alchemist
I wonder if that's why they challenge Eden.
I don't know if I should admire their adventurous spirit, but alas, such was an adventure too early for them to tackle.
155 - Nameless 2nd year Axman
I think this would still end with the same result even if the actual Adventurers took on that challenge or is it just me?
156 - Nameless 2nd year Adventurer
----Guhh!?
157 - Nameless 2nd year Alchemist
No, wait a minute!
A subordinate guild... There's also such a method!
If I could sneak in, my chance......
No time to waste, I'm going out!
158 - Nameless 2nd year Axman
Where's that person going......
159 - Nameless Princess's Imperial Guard Extremist
You cannot.
160 - Nameless 2nd year Priest
!!