Weakest Beast Tamer Gets All SSS Dragons novel Chapter 686

Chapter 686: Chapter 686 - Taming the Fifth Year - Knowledge

"Any questions?" the announcer asked, his tone suggesting he really didn’t want to answer any, that he’d delivered his message and wanted nothing more than to escape the auditorium before protests began.

Nobody raised their hand.

Everyone was too busy processing the implications, minds working through scenarios and strategies. Some students looked relieved, thinking they now had a chance against the previously unbeatable champion. Others looked worried (Mostly Wolverine tamers), realizing that the rules planned to counter Ren also limited their own strategies and some of other students in unexpected ways.

And Ren...

Ren was simply thinking about Klein.

About how he’d avoided him for months.

About how now Klein would have to listen to him, to work with him, to be in close proximity for three days where avoidance was impossible.

About how this might be his only opportunity to fix whatever had broken between them... And to extract even a drop of information about what was said in that conversation between him and Luna.

The new rules, the Silver limit, quality over quantity...

None of that really mattered in the grand scheme.

Because at the end of the day, Ren knew he would win.

Not arrogance. Simple certainty born from understanding advantages others couldn’t see.

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Team assignments hadn’t been completely random despite the claims.

Leaders from the previous semester’s teams maintained their numbers, a continuity considered important for organizational structure. It was a small concession to merit.

Therefore, Ren remained head of team 15.

And that implied he’d be leader again more easily, the position already half-secured before discussion even began.

Not just because of numbers and the lottery that wasn’t quite as random as claimed. But because his teammates had already seen what happened when Ren directed operations at the end of last semester.

Victory after victory after victory, dominance so complete it seemed effortless.

So when the other three new members of his team gathered in the designated meeting area, the voting for leader was quick, almost perfunctory.

"All in favor of Ren as leader," said one of them, a boy with a wind hawk that Ren vaguely recognized from group D. Someone competent enough to reach fifth year at the right age but not exceptional enough to stand out in memory.

Three hands shot up instantly, no hesitation or doubt in the gesture... followed by Klein’s after seeing there was no reason to argue the result, that resistance would be futile and would only make him look petty.

They didn’t even wait for Ren to respond, the decision made before he could accept or decline.

"Unanimity," another declared with satisfaction. "That was easy."

The new members observed with varied expressions painting different stories across their faces. The hawk boy seemed relieved not to have to lead, shoulders relaxing as responsibility passed to someone else. The other two simply shrugged, clearly without objections to following the student who’d dominated every exam of the year.

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