Yusri and a middle-aged man sat facing each other. Yusri was the chief of Star Alliance, so naturally his guest would be a man of high status—he was Scopulus Orion, the head of the Orion family.

"You worry too much, Mr. Orion," Yusri said. "Felix Zeller is a prodigy, yes, but it's very unlikely he will win the Rank-Ascending Competition."

"I prefer to have things within my control," Scopulus said expressionlessly. "No matter how low the possibility may be, I don't want to risk it. Felix's dea