"Goenitz, have the Flying Pirates sent another invitation?"
"Yes. I think this is their final notice."
After Rugal left, Ignis felt helpless. It was even giving him a headache.
Goenitz's performance had clearly caught the eye of Golden Lion Shiki. Shiki valued his strength and abilities and wanted to recruit him.
This was not the first invitation.
Ignis knew that refusing again and again would only wear down the patience of one of the world's most formidable monsters.
Besides, Goenitz had avoided giving Shiki an outright refusal so far, not wanting to anger him.
Instead, he had claimed he was not strong enough yet and needed more time to train at the Sky Arena. That excuse had bought him time until now.
But Goenitz had reached the pinnacle of the Sky Arena. He plainly could not put it off any longer.
Having Goenitz join the Flying Pirates was not a bad thing for Ignis.
It would accelerate Goenitz's growth, and he could use the Flying Pirates' power to quietly remove obstacles to NESTS's development.
But recruiting young talent at the Sky Arena was also important to NESTS.
Ignis soon came up with a plan.
"Abraham will graduate soon. I'll give him that job when he does and have the other members keep an eye on things too. I'll stay here for a while."
Ignis clearly did not have as much confidence in his younger brother as he did in Goenitz.
Abraham could not afford to let his progress slow after graduating from the Royal Military Academy.
As his older brother, Ignis needed to watch over him.
Besides, this was a period of rapid growth that Abraham needed to make the most of. Their father was in the Kingdom, so Abraham could spar with him from time to time.
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