"Hahaha." Clovis laughed while talking with Kanaria and Melody in their room before his Skyphone rang.
"Mhmm?" Clovis couldn't help but furrow his eyebrows.
"What's wrong? Who calls you?" It was rare for Clovis to get a call, so these two couldn't help but get curious.
"It's Jay," Clovis answered while accepting the call. "What's up, Jay?"
"You're trying to find a new member in this city, right? What do you think about a guardian?"
"Yes, that's one of the professions I'm currently seeking. It's rare for you to suddenly talk about this."
"Actually, I've found one with great quality. There are some problems, but I've fought him once… You can say that his talent is ridiculous."
"Ridiculous? Is there such a person?" Clovis became more interested, not expecting Jay to find a potential member.
Jay glanced at Ragna for a bit and walked a little further. "Indeed. According to him, he has a 98% Evolution Rate and Heart Affinity. It's just that his body has a condition where he can't develop his muscles, which causes him to become less of a guardian.
"However, his technique is so polished that I think I will lose if he manages to fix that weakness of his. In addition, his body's condition gives him extraordinary regenerative ability."
Clovis fell silent for a moment. He had turned on the speaker so that everyone could hear it as well.
Melody and Kanaria were staring at Clovis, wondering what his decision was.
"What is his name, age, and strength?"
Jay thought for a moment. "His name is Ragna, I don't know his full name. He is only 19 years old but already reaches Tier 2, close to Tier 3 I think. From my perspective, if he can reach that despite that weakness, his high evolution rate might be true. After all, if he keeps messing up, his share will be low. Yet he still manages to reach that level."
Clovis fell into deep thought. On the one hand, it was indeed amazing to have such a person. On the other hand, he felt that this person was simply too good to be true.
However, he noticed the meaning of the weakness. It seemed that Jay was implying that his items would be a great help for this person.
If Ragna truly became a part of their group, Clovis would definitely spare no effort in solving his weakness. However, he still couldn't fully trust Ragna.
What if he hid his intention and left the group once his problem was solved? It might only be temporary, but he could make a lot of connections during that time frame. If those people knew about the items from Another World Mall, Clovis would be in trouble.
That was why Jay didn't mention a single thing about the items. He just told Clovis that Ragna had a weakness.
It would be up to him whether Clovis wanted to help him or not.
"What do you think?" Clovis asked.
"I don't think it's a problem." Melody shrugged.
"How about meeting him first? Or maybe test him?" Kanaria suggested.
"That's probably what we're going to do now." Clovis nodded in agreement. "Where are you right now, Jay?"
"I'm in…" Jay gave the information.
"Alright. We'll be there right away." Clovis hung up and looked at the two girls. Even Melody followed Clovis this time, feeling a bit curious about this person who managed to pique Jay's interest.
They headed directly to the gym as Jay and Ragna immediately came down to welcome them.
The group headed directly to the sparring room to get some privacy.
"This is the person I'm recommending." Jay pointed his hand at Ragna.
"Hello, I'm Ragna Book. I'm actually surprised that the conversation actually reaches this point."
Kanaria couldn't help but furrow her eyebrows, thinking, 'I feel like I've heard this voice somewhere…'
Clovis observed him for a moment before asking, "Hello, my name is Clovis. I've heard that my friend, Jay, holds you in high regard. I hope you can forgive my rudeness for directly asking this, but why were you expelled from your last group?"
Ragna looked stunned, but at the same time, he could somehow understand where this was coming from. If his last group didn't want him, how could their group want him? His track record was already bad anyway, so he decided to be honest with Clovis.
"Ragna, you're expelled from the group."
Ragna widened his eyes in shock, staring at the captain of the group. "I… I can still help the group. I'm sorry for the previous exploration."
The captain shook his head. "We've decided to expel you from the group. We have already gotten a more reliable guardian than you."
"What?" Ragna widened his eyes in shock. He could accept it if the group expelled him all of a sudden, but the fact that they had prepared his replacement meant they were already planning this long ago.
"You're useless. Piss off." The captain didn't even bother to explain his decision. He simply expelled him.
"But I have also contributed a lot of other things for the group."
"Shut up! If you're going to continue talking, I'm going to beat you up and drag you out of this place personally."
Ragna opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but the words stuck in his throat. He looked down as he had no choice but to leave.
"Hahahaha. We are finally free from that little prick. He is useless and only takes our resources for granted."
The people were laughing when they saw Ragna leaving the tavern with a dejected face. They continued mocking him even after he was gone.
After listening to his story, Clovis couldn't help but furrow his eyebrows. "Well, I don't personally care about what people say about your abilities. However, they don't mention anything about your personality, so I think that's a plus. Still, I have no choice but to test you myself since I don't plan to bring an incompetent into the group."
Clovis said it pretty bluntly, but Ragna could understand his stance since if he was competent, he would still be exploring with his previous group.
"I know. Please test me however you want."