Daniel fixed his gaze on Julian. He actually didnât want any conflict or argument to happen and tried to prevent it.
But it seemed these two idiots wanted to pick a fight with him. That was expected anyway. Both of them were Jamesâs dogs, so it was natural they would try to clash with him.
He sighed inwardly. It looked like he couldnât step back.
"Does your hand still hurt?" he asked in a mocking tone.
"You! Shut up!" Julianâs face turned red as he remembered how he had been forced to pull his hand back in pain earlier.
"More stupid arguments..." Thyra sighed and said with ridicule.
"Canât you drop these fights? Are you still kids?" she added.
"I tried not to say anything, but these idiots wonât let it go." Daniel shrugged. He had no interest in fighting insects.
"You expect us to be friends with this bastard? Did you forget how he used to rule the whole school and beat us up?" Lucas growled.
"Heh, you got beaten because you tried to bully others," Joe suddenly interfered and added.
"So what? You, Daniel, and Linor bullied too!" Julian said sarcastically.
"We only bullied the bullies. We didnât bother anyone else. The girls are witnesses too," Linor added.
"Thatâs enough! We gathered here to reunite, not to argue!" Rivena suddenly slammed the table and silenced both sides.
"Sarah, donât you want to say something to them?!" she then looked at the girl sitting beside her. She was sure if this girl said something, both sides would quiet down.
But she couldnât understand why she was so quiet. She didnât remember Sarah being this calm before.
"Daniel, I heard you had a reawakening. What happened?" Sarah spoke again, but her words were directed at Daniel.
Julian and Lucasâs faces grew darker with anger again, but since the girl they liked had spoken, they didnât say anything this time.
Thyra and Rivenaâs gazes also fell on Daniel. Honestly, they were curious too about what had happened to him and how he had been living.
"I was on my way home when my sister and I were attacked by Corruption Beasts. It was a dimensional break. Thatâs where my reawakening happened," Daniel answered without avoiding the question.
"Since then, Iâve been an Awakened, and right now Iâm in Everlight Moon Guild," he added.
"Oh? Everlight Moon Guild? The one thatâs among the top three guilds?"
"I heard theyâre currently leading the fight against the terrorists. They were also the ones who saved the other guild forces in that S-rank dungeon!"
"How did you join that guild?" Rivena and Thyra both started talking with surprise.
Julian and Lucas also looked shocked. They didnât think Daniel had joined such a high-level guild. Even though they were in Goblin Guild, it wasnât the same.
Goblin Guild had multiple branches, and in the capital itself it had three branches: two sub-branches and one central branch.
They only managed to join one of the sub-branches because of Jamesâs support, and even there they didnât have a high position.
"So you joined one of the countryâs top guilds. I guess thatâs expected," Sarah said with a smile.
In reality, they didnât know that Daniel was practically running the guild, not just a normal member. If they knew, they would go crazy.
"Of course! I wouldnât expect any less from my best friend," Joe said with a grin.
"So up to which floor of the Tower have you cleared? What rank are you?" Rivena asked curiously.
"Up to the fourth floor, and Rank A," Daniel answered simply.
"What? You reached the fourth floor in less than a year? And even Rank A? My god!" Rivena and Thyraâs eyes widened.
Even Julian and Lucas stared at him in shock. They had barely reached Rank B, and this bastard reached Rank A in a year?
For a moment, their faces turned ugly again. If that was the case, then the real trash here was them. More importantly, they practically had no ability to fight this guy anymore.
Without anyone noticing, their presence seemed to shrink and they lowered their heads.
Sarahâs eyes also shone slightly. She looked surprised as well.
âHuh? If I tell them I can actually fight national-level Awakened, they might faint from disbelief right here,â Daniel noticed their reactions and laughed inwardly.
"Looks like you took back your throne as the unmatched genius," Sarah added, and the other two girls nodded.
Reaching Rank A in one year was truly remarkable and a huge achievement.
"Yeah, when you cleared the Colosseum Dungeon alone, I shouldâve known youâd take the throne back soon," Linor laughed.
"So what? James is Rank A too! Besides, heâs currently the greatest genius of the country! The throne is his!" Lucas growled proudly.
Joe and Linorâs faces darkened a bit. Right, now that Diana had suddenly disappeared, the current top genius of the country was James.
Besides, everyone in the country knew that James was about to be appointed as the Crown Prince of Goblin Guild, and it was clear that in the future he would become the leader of the most powerful guild in the country.
Based on that, if you compared Daniel and James, in their eyes James was truly superior.
Even though Daniel was a member of one of the top three guilds, he was just a member, he wasnât the heir or the future leader, and he wouldnât be.
Lucas and Julianâs faces became more confident and self-satisfied as they looked at the confident expressions of Joe and Linor.
âExactly! Even if Daniel has become a genius again, heâs still below James!â Julian thought to himself.
And James being above Daniel also meant that the two of them were above Joe and Linor.
"Iâm not interested in that old throne. My goals are much bigger than such childish titles," Daniel ignored Jamesâs dogs again and replied to Sarah with a simple smile.
Thatâs right. These childish titles no longer meant anything in his eyes. His ambitions were far beyond that.
He was now aiming for the highest position among the gods.