I Can Copy Curses

Chapter 301: 301. A Celebration Party held by Hunter Association

"Everyone, the selection is over, and we have our two representatives: Erza and Ray. They will represent Starfire Guild at Dallas Academy." Zemiri announced, marking the end of the selection.

"With that, the selection assessment has concluded. You are all dismissed."

As the thrilling selection came to an end, guild members slowly dispersed from the Combat Hall. Some departed in clusters, laughing and joking as they made their way out. Others chose to walk alone, lost in thought.

Orion's sharp gaze followed them as they left, contemplating his own departure. In just two days' time, he would be leaving for Dallas Academy and it could be some time before he returned to Masturi City.

With that realization, he felt a sense of urgency to take care of any necessary tasks before embarking on his new journey. He wanted to make sure everything was in order before setting off into the unknown.

"Ray, are you leaving?" Shuna asked him at that moment.

"Yeah, I have some things to take care of," Orion replied.

Shuna sighed and glanced at Roman before looking back at Orion. "We were planning to go for a party."

"I see," Orion nodded in understanding. "Well, let me know the time and place. If I'm free, I might come and join you guys."

Shuna smiled, pleased that Orion had considered it. "Tonight at Feloni Villa, on the other side of Zukis Cross."

"Zukis Cross? Got it," Orion said but then thought of something. "Why a villa for partying? Couldn't we go to a restaurant?"

Roman came up behind Shuna, adjusting his glasses. "It's not that we chose the villa. We were invited to a sort of celebration by the Hunter Association branch in our city."

Orion nodded. "Alright, if I'm free, I'll stop by."

With that, he began making his way towards the exit of the Combat Hall. The sound of his footsteps echoed through the empty halls, his mind swirling with questions that needed answers. He couldn't just go home and push them aside, he needed to sort them out. So, with a slight detour, he made his way to Erza's office.

Knock, knock!

He lightly knocked on the door when he arrived.

"Come in."

Orion opened the door and entered. He saw Erza sitting at her desk, organizing some papers.

"What do you need?" Erza asked directly when she saw him.

"I want to know how many geniuses from our domain can be admitted to Dallas Academy," Orion stated his query bluntly.

"Why? Worried about your chances?" Erza raised an eyebrow.

Orion shook his head. "No, I'm just curious."

Erza nodded and placed the papers into a file. "Our domain has 300 seats."

"Three hundred?" Orion was surprised. He recalled that each magus family in the Magus Kingdom only had ten seats, and he had estimated about 100 seats for the Magus Kingdom at Dallas Academy. The number of seats in the Human Federation Realm was much higher in comparison, which shocked him.

"Is that considered low or good?" Orion asked, confused.

Erza interlocked her fingers and rested her hands on the desk. "Let me clarify your doubts. The seats are allocated by the Celestial Court based on the strength of each domain. The Magus Kingdom is the weakest domain and was given 150 seats. Our domain was allocated 300 seats. The strongest, the Martial Domain, was given 600 seats.

Now, do you think it's low or high?"

Orion nodded in understanding. He had initially thought the seats for the Magus Kingdom were pitifully few, but now he realized that wasn't the case.

"So, only 300 geniuses... With so many worlds out there, how will this be sorted out?" Orion asked. He understood that the Human Federation Realm was vast, far larger than the Magus Kingdom. The sheer size meant there were countless planets in this domain, many of which likely held immense power and influence.

The thought of only 300 geniuses being selected from such a vast pool baffled him. How could so few be chosen from so many?

He knew that being selected by Starfire Guild alone wouldn't guarantee his spot at Dallas Academy. If it were that easy, nearly 30 to 40 of the seats would come from his own planet, Nios, a 3-star planet.

But that wasn't the case. The competition would be fierce, and being from Nios wouldn't give him an advantage.

Erza shrugged. "That, I don't know. What I do know is that the Hunter Association will carry out the selection process after filtering out geniuses from various guilds."

Orion frowned. "How many do you think will be selected from our planet, Nios?"

"Beats me." Erza shook her head. "All I know is that our domain will send the strongest geniuses to Dallas Academy, so the competition will be tough from here on."

Orion nodded. "Alright, I understand. I'll leave now."

He stood up, intending to go. Now that he had cleared up some of his doubts, he realized how difficult it would be to get into Dallas Academy without a powerful background.

The seven Magus families of the Magus Kingdom could directly send some of their geniuses to Dallas Academy. Orion believed there must be powers in the Human Federation Realm similar to the seven Magus families, who had such privileges.

"By the way, are you coming tonight?" Erza asked.

"About the party?" Orion turned to her. Find your next adventure on m_v l|e-NovelBin.net

Erza nodded. "I'll have to go even if I don't want to."

Orion thought for a moment before replying. "I'll let you know if I decide to come."

With that, he left her office and headed toward the exit of Starfire Guild when he heard a faint shout from somewhere.

Orion stopped and listened carefully.

'Someone's scolding someone...'

He thought and traced the shouting to an office. It was larger than Erza's, and he had been there many times. Orion stood in a corridor with a small intersection ahead that led to a large hall. This intersection had several paths, one of which was where Orion had come from.

The shouting came from an office in the hall.

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