"Now that we're done with the registration, I think we need to come up with a concrete plan for the competition. Like… should we utilize all our strength at once, or should we hide Ragna, who is known to be weak, as our trump card?
"Considering we have three Tier 2 explorers and two Tier 3 explorers in our group, it can be said that people will look down on us. Then again, if I'm not wrong, there is a bid for the winner of this tournament. Should we bet on ourselves?
"At the very least, we know that there are going to be a few difficult opponents. I'm expecting us to reach the semifinals at the very least."
Kanaria explained their problems, wanting to know about the people's decision, specifically Clovis's.
Jay and the others also knew that it would be Clovis who would be giving his opinion on the plan. Their gazes immediately shifted to him after Kanaria was done with her explanation.
To their surprise, Clovis was tapping the table continuously while staring at the table with an empty gaze as if something had troubled him.
"Clovis?" Kanaria frowned.
"Yeah?" Clovis raised his head.
"Did you listen to my explanation earlier?"
"Yes. I mean, you all can start discussing it." Clovis extended his hand, gesturing to them to start giving out plans.
Kanaria looked concerned. It wasn't like Clovis to act this way. Even if he didn't have a concrete plan, he would usually lead the discussion by asking people's opinions.
However, it seemed that Clovis was distracted with something. Kanaria couldn't help but ask, "It's not like you to act . Is there something wrong?"
"No, no. It's fine. How about we hear Jay's opinion first?" Clovis asked while looking away. His expression showed how distracted he was.
"Clovis… Is it something that you can't share with us?" Kanaria decided to confirm it first. If it was supposed to be a secret, they would just move on.
However, Clovis scratched the back of his head, seriously contemplating about this matter.
After a minute, Clovis took out his Skyphone and opened his recent contact. And there was one contact that grabbed their attention. It was Hana.
"Hana? A month ago?" Kanaria frowned. She shouldn't have any reasons to call him, considering it would lead to the risk of being tapped.
Clovis let out a long sigh and said, "You should know that my grandfather is still out there, right? And Hana's action was rather reckless."
"!!!" Kanaria understood where the conversation was going. "So your grandfather caused her to call you? Maybe asking for your help to stop your grandfather from unleashing his anger on her family?"
"Not really. My grandfather was supportive of my decision. That's why Hana acted as a messenger for my grandfather. Apparently, my grandfather was observing me rather closely. He was aware of my rapid advancement. So he gave me something."
"So you're worried about it?"
"Well… It's not that I'm worried about it. I'm just slightly concerned with the content… no, it's more like… the titles."
"Titles? Books?" Kanaria raised her eyebrows. The others also looked interested.
"Yeah. It seems that he has known you as well. Those books are technique books… I think they suit each of you very well. However…" Clovis paused.
"The titles are rather concerning?"
"I wouldn't really say concerning… I think it's better to see it yourself." Clovis took out several books for them to see.
They looked at the titles with various expressions. Jay didn't really care about the weird names as long as it was a good technique. His eyes immediately locked on the 'minotaur' word.
Ragna was more curious about the content because these books came from Clovis's grandfather, the world's Tier 9 explorer.
Melody looked excited. The names only appeared in fantasy games or stories. It made her think that Clovis's grandfather was rather easygoing and playful instead of strict and calculative.
Kanaria, on the other hand, understood why Clovis looked concerned since she had been living with Clovis. He wasn't the type of person who loved to use this kind of term, so the books made him look a bit edgier.
"I see. Let me confirm it first. Your grandfather sent these books, but you could only open them after becoming a Tier 2 human. The fact that you never looked troubled meant you didn't know they were actually books before this. And once you opened it, you understood what they were and their connection to us. But the names complicated things up.
Is that correct?" Kanaria asked.
"Something like that." Clovis nodded.
"I don't really care about the name. But are you sure you are able to with us? This is a technique that a Tier 9 human picked personally for us, right? I don't think this is ordinary," Jay asked.
"Well, there's no way I can learn everything. Then again, I'd appreciate it if you could give the books back to me after you learn them since they shouldn't be spread." Clovis nodded.
"Alright." Jay grabbed his book, fully knowing that this minotaur book was for him.
Ragna also agreed with him. As long as it could get him stronger, who really cared about the titles?
What they didn't know was that if Clovis showed them these books without shifting the blame to his grandfather, they would be more concerned about the titles. In addition, they would hesitate to take it because they had gotten so much from him.
However, his grandfather's name cleared it up a bit as if saying, 'I personally chose it for you, so you will take it, right?' with a rather authoritative tone.
"If that's the case, I'll take it." Ragna nodded. "I will definitely learn this technique along with the Star Method. I'll not disappoint this group during the tournament."
Kanaria looked at the three books and glanced at Melody. "It seems that we can Eagle Vision, Melody."
"Yeah. I think so too." Melody nodded.
Looking at how they accepted it so easily, Clovis couldn't help but mutter inwardly, 'Thank you, Blue, for suggesting this idea. And I'm sorry, Grandfather. I put the blame in your name.'