"I'll give it a try!"
Though the ten Embers were tempting, what really drew Shinji in was Alice's circle, the "Radiant Light."
Shinji had already learned that even among the Lantern Bearers, Overlords were a taboo subject.
Only among groups of high-ranking Lantern Bearers—or, more precisely, high-ranking Lantern Bearers willing to stand against the Overlords—could one find detailed information about them.
Time was short. Shinji had no time to gather information about the Overlords little by little, so he had to join Alice's small circle as soon as possible.
With Heiguang, the information broker, making the introduction, Shinji soon found himself in front of Alice and the others.
Crazy Wolf Hengo looked Shinji up and down. "A newbie?"
Shinji nodded.
"Let's get this out of the way," Hengo said. "This operation might bring us into contact with an Overlord. You newbies had better be prepared for that!"
Heiguang frowned at this, thinking Shinji would turn them down. But before he could say anything, Shinji answered, "No problem. When do we set out?"
"Heh." Hengo chuckled, then asked, "You do know what an Overlord is, right?"
Heiguang quickly replied, "He knows. I told him."
Seeing that Shinji didn't seem inclined to change his mind, Alice handed him a light-screen tablet. "Fill in your information here. If you pass our selection, we'll let you know when we're setting out!"
Shinji didn't waste words. He took the tablet and turned to leave.
As Heiguang walked away with him, he muttered, "I didn't expect this bounty to actually involve an Overlord. Are those lunatics really going to challenge one?"
Shinji ignored Heiguang's muttering and focused on filling in his basic information.
There wasn't much to it: just a name, contact information, weapons and equipment, and any abilities he specialized in. Nothing too private.
Seeing