Ch.315[Chapter 315] Promotion?

The Chingwon Clan vanished into the annals of history.

The imugi who once dreamed of becoming a dragon, the challenger who dreamed of an empire, disappeared in a truly absurd manner.

Of course, this wasn’t just a metaphorical expression.

The clan leader of the Chingwon Clan literally disappeared somewhere as soon as the clan disbanded.

In place of the vanished Chingwon Clan, a mysterious clan called F.A.S.T (Field Assistant Strike Team) took their position.

A clan that no one had ever seen or heard of before.

Besides this, several other clans were merged or disappeared, generally settling into eight major clans.

There were well-known ones like the Tanker Union, Eastern Alliance, and the Federation, as well as less recognized clans like the Mercenary Corps, Johann Shepherd Expedition, and Lumière.

Of course, there were also those whose identities were difficult to discern, like the Paper Doll Troupe and Field Assistant Strike Team, making up what appeared to be a total of eight major clans.

Well, that wasn’t the important part.

What mattered was that Sir Dominic and Sir Dominica had just arrived to take their 4-star tier evaluation.

…

“It feels like it’s been quite a while since we’ve been here.”

“Indeed.”

Sir Dominic and Sir Dominica arrived at the Tier Evaluation center in the Executive branch after a long time.

With the beta test starting soon, they wanted to reach 4-star status beforehand.

Sir Dominic and Sir Dominica had more than enough achievements and accomplishments to qualify for 4-star status, but procedures still needed to be followed.

“It’s been a while, Sir Dominic. And pleased to meet you for the first time, Sir Dominica.”

Sir Dominic suddenly remembered his previous evaluation.

Yellow hair split into three strands and yellow beard split into two.

A man in a yellow suit that resembled a star.

He was the same person who had evaluated Sir Dominic before.

“Well, with Sir Dominic, there’s nothing to question. May I have your cards for a moment? Ah, Sir Dominica’s as well.”

Sir Dominic and Sir Dominica handed their cards to the examiner.

The examiner briefly checked the cards for any disqualifications, and finding none, added a star to each before returning them.

“Now you’re both 4-star. It feels like it hasn’t even been a year since I last saw Sir Dominic…”

The examiner praised Sir Dominic and Sir Dominica, saying it had been a while since he’d seen someone so remarkable.

“Of course, in terms of all of Gacharland, you’re the 17th fastest, but that’s still quite an impressive achievement.”

Sir Dominic blinked at the examiner’s words.

Reaching 4-star in less than a year was already impressively fast, but he wondered what kind of people those 16 faster individuals were.

“While I’m not particularly worried about Sir Dominic and Sir Dominica, don’t neglect your training just because you’ve reached 4-star status. The fastest among those 16 I mentioned took only 7 days, 3 hours, and 22 minutes to reach 4-star, but they’ve been attempting to reach 5-star for tens of thousands of years.”

Sir Dominic and Sir Dominica nodded at those words.

…

The moment Sir Dominic and Sir Dominica attained 4-star status, system messages appeared before Sir Dominic’s eyes once again.

Sir Dominic expected a flood of system messages, but surprisingly, they were rather concise this time.

[As your tier rises to 4-star, your overall performance greatly increases.]

[Achievement [April Fool’s Day] completed: Obtained skin [Not-So-Happy Mr. Dominic]… acquired.]

[Achievement [Red Alert] completed: Obtained skin [Assault Commander General Dominic].]

[Achievement [Exorcist] completed: Obtained skin [Heresy Judge Sir Dominic].]

[Achievement [Nightmare of Glitch Burg] completed: Obtained skin [8bit Sir Dominic].]

[Achievement [Dragon Slayer] completed: Obtained skin [Dragonslayer Sir Dominic].]

[Achievement [Sanctus, Sanctus] completed: Obtained skin [Saint Sanctus Dominicus].]

[New special abilities may be added depending on the skin.]

[You currently have 5 or more skins. The number of skins does not affect performance. Well done!]

If 3-star was the chapter that unlocked new traits, 4-star brought the appearance of skins.

This was a gift from the system to commemorate reaching 4-star status, and it was an amazing reward that covered for the somewhat plain rewards from 3-star.

Sir Dominic was surprised to see the rainbow-colored gleaming skins.

Mannequins in transparent acrylic boxes. And magnificent outfits shining brilliantly on them.

Sir Dominic unconsciously reached out to touch the Assault Commander General Dominic skin.

While the others felt quite familiar, this one looked particularly different.

As Sir Dominic’s hand touched it, he transformed into an armored cavalry commander, with a gold-decorated dragon cavalry helmet, red silk shoulder emblems embroidered with gold thread, and a chest full of medals being the most noticeable features.

The helmet had four stars on it, probably representing his 4-star status.

Sir Dominic was admiring this splendid skin reflected in the acrylic panel when he suddenly noticed another figure reflected there and smiled.

When Sir Dominic turned his head to get a better look at that blurry figure, there stood Sir Dominica in a new skin, dressed like a soldier from a western, wearing a cavalry hat and cavalry uniform.

Perhaps Sir Dominic’s gaze bothered her?

Sir Dominica suddenly turned to Sir Dominic and smiled just like he had.

It was somewhat awkward wearing new outfits that seemed both fitting and unfitting at the same time.

“I’ve never ridden a horse in my life, yet I don’t know why I’m holding a cavalry sword.”

“That’s what I was going to say. Judging by the boots, it seems to be cavalry attire, but it feels incredibly awkward.”

Sir Dominic and Sir Dominica laughed heartily as they looked at each other’s outfits.

Just then, someone squeezed between Sir Dominic and Sir Dominica.

He wore a black coat and black hat with a coffin strapped to his back, and he held a rather sharply ground shovel in his hand.

“Excuse me, but how much do those outfits cost?”

“Ah, these are rewards for advancing to 4-star.”

Sir Dominic kindly answered the question from the person who had suddenly interrupted.

He was in a good mood after advancing in tier and receiving new skins, and there was no need to be hostile.

“I see… I’m still far from that.”

The person in the black coat and hat with the coffin on his back became dejected at Sir Dominic’s words.

“By the way, you look familiar… Haven’t I seen you somewhere before?”

Sir Dominic looked at the man carefully.

He felt like he had seen him somewhere.

“Huh? Uh… Ah! You’re the one who saved me back then!”

The man looked closely at Sir Dominic’s face and then exclaimed as if he understood.

“Saved? Who?”

“Ah, when I was arrested on false charges of killing a Newbie—”

“Huh? Did that happen?”

Ah. Sir Dominic suddenly realized that fact no longer existed.

That past had been erased by the sword that reversed time.

“No, I mean… I found people trying to kill a Newbie and helped them.”

“Ah.”

Sir Dominica nodded at Sir Dominic’s words.

For Sir Dominic, who always seemed to attract incidents, being involved in a Newbie murder scene wouldn’t be unusual.

“Thank you for that day! Oh, I should have introduced myself first! I’m Necromancer Libre!”

The necromancer who introduced himself as Libre bowed deeply to Sir Dominic.

He bowed so deeply that the coffin strapped to his back slid forward.

“I’m Sir Dominic. I only did what needed to be done.”

“Sir Dominic… Ah! That Sir Dominic! I’ve heard you’re a famous tanker in Gacharland! Then the person next to you must be…?”

“Dominica of Feralant. Nice to meet you, friend.”

“My goodness! So you are Sir Dominica! I’ve heard so much about you!”

Libre’s face flushed red as he stamped his feet excitedly.

“Heard? From whom?”

Sir Dominica asked who had told him about her.

Libre smiled brightly and replied:

“From your younger brother… I mean, brothers. I’m in the same clan as Dr. Banshee and Dr. Phantom.”

“Lumière?”

“Yes!”

Sir Dominic and Sir Dominica nodded at Libre’s words.

It wasn’t strange for someone who knew Remi and Dr. Phantom to know about Sir Dominic and Sir Dominica.

“By the way, I heard Lumière Clan was in a clan war with Manufactorum.”

Sir Dominic suddenly remembered and asked about the clan’s recent situation.

“How did it go?”

“Oh, our clan won! Mass production can never defeat progress, after all!”

Libre smiled brightly as if it were obvious.

“Today is such a good day. Not only did I meet the person who saved me again, but I also found out what an amazing person you are!”

Libre seemed to have quite a pure personality, as he was simply happy to have met Sir Dominic and Sir Dominica.

“By the way, being here means you came for a tier evaluation, right?”

Sir Dominic suddenly realized that this was the Tier Evaluation center, and only people coming for evaluations would be here.

Sir Dominic’s guess was correct, as Libre’s face turned pale and he stamped his feet anxiously.

“Ah…! Time has already… Sir Dominic, I’m sorry. I wanted to talk more, but I have a tier evaluation—”

“Say no more. I understand, so hurry along.”

“Thank you!”

With that, Libre rushed away urgently and disappeared from Sir Dominic’s sight.

Considering he called himself a necromancer, he must be in the mage class, which made his speed quite surprising.

“Well then…”

Sir Dominica looked at where Libre had disappeared and spoke up.

“What should we do now?”

“Hmm.”

Sir Dominic and Sir Dominica fell into deep thought.

Having reached 4-star status, they had momentarily lost their sense of purpose.

Sir Dominic and Sir Dominica’s contemplation continued for quite some time.