"I don't know the exact number, but there should be quite a few."
Bicchy's expression rarely turned serious, as though he were considering the answer to Xiao Ran's question.
"From what I know, there are quite a few S-class Pilots. Adding together all the S-class Pilots from the large and small legions and independent squads in the Real Zone, there should be no fewer than two hundred."
"Two hundred?" Xiao Ran raised an eyebrow. "That isn't all that many."
"But those are only the S-class Pilots who are still active and show themselves," Bicchy said. "Prometheus has existed for who knows how long, so no one knows how many participants became S-class Pilots over that endless stretch of time, nor whether those S-class Pilots are still alive."
"But I think that if some major situation really arose and forced those hidden participants to step forward, there would have to be five or six hundred of them."
"Legion Leader Xiao Ran, that's only a rough estimate based on my intuition. I really can't say whether those two numbers are accurate."
Five or six hundred, with the possibility of even more hidden old monsters. Xiao Ran silently committed the figure to memory. He did not disbelieve Bicchy, but neither did he fully believe him. He simply noted down what Bicchy had said as a reference.
Xiao Ran did not think five or six hundred sounded unreasonable. As long as one person in a team could advance to become an S-class Pilot, it would greatly help the growth and advancement of the other team members. After all, having an S-class Pilot in the team meant acquiring resources faster and completing missions more easily.
Xiao Ran had also considered Bicchy's claim that a large number of participants no longer carried out missions. The number