"You really are ambitious, and you're practically being blatant about it, Yayu."
After hearing Lin Yu's "confession," A'yu looked at him and once again gave him a fair assessment.
However, in the context of the "Marauders," this was not a form of suspicion. If anything, it carried considerable approval.
"Of course... The fact that you can reveal your ambitions without hiding them is even more valuable than the ambition itself." A'yu looked at the scar-covered, savage-looking man before her and continued, "Although there's no precedent for this—if you complete this mission beautifully, I can indeed make the decision to let you skip the position of ordinary member as soon as you join. That said, what position do you hope to attain?"
"Branch Captain."
Lin Yu answered without hesitation.
"Ahaha, interesting." A'yu snapped her fingers. "Branch Captain... That's the position second only to Branch Director in an entire province. If you want to obtain that position, your greatest obstacle won't be your seniority, but your tier. At Tier 1, it'll be very difficult to convince everyone."
"Never mind that. Anyone who sees me and fights me will acknowledge me sooner or later."
Lin Yu spoke with absolute confidence.
"But that position isn't vacant right now."
A'yu explained seriously.
"Do you mean I'll have to compete for the position?"
After thinking it over seriously, Lin Yu asked in return.
Then, as he pondered, he continued, "If I defeat any one of them, can I take that person's position?"
"An ordinary captain, sure, but a Branch Captain is different, and I don't think you can beat one." A'yu rested her chin on her hand. "However... since your goal is to become a Branch Captain, there is a suitable position I can promise you right now—the 'Branch Captain Candidate.'"
"That position was originally meant