354 Opportunity
"But it's too early to decide someone that could take all these responsibilities," Farnus said.
"That's why I thought of a way to judge and give the right person a chance to inherit my legacy," Farnus's words confused even the old Seat Holders.
"As you have noticed, the Tournament was going much faster than in Previous Years because, on the Seventh Day, there is something I have planned," Farnus said as he brought out his spear.
For some people, it was the first time they saw the mighty spear that gave Farnus the title of the Spear God.
"On the Seventh Day, there will be a tournament that anyone can participate in," Farnus announced.
"Among all years, but they would need to use their Spear Art only without aura or mana and under other restrictions to make it fair," Farnus said.
"And the one who will become the winner will become a Candidate to become my successor," Farnus said as he continued.
"And the winner will have the chance to learn my Spear Art that I have honed for so many years," Farnus said with a smile on his face, but suddenly, huge mana erupted, and it was from Xarax Hargrave.
"Is there any issue?" Farnus asked as he looked at Xarax.
Xarax wanted to oppose the probability of this happening, but he could not outright do it.
Too many eyes were on him, so he needed to approach this differently.
And that was when Osbert Tarvian stepped in.
"Isn't it a bit too abrupt to decide such an important position like this," Osbert said as his voice was loud enough to be heard by everyone in the Arena.
Xarax smiled internally as Osbert Tarvian was the perfect individual to bring down Farnus right now.
Osbert was the face of the World Association, so if he opposed Farnus, then people wouldn't think against the Hargrave family for fighting against this.
"I am not being abrupt. I am taking my time to choose my Successor," Farnus replied.
"And the winner would only learn my Spear Art and nothing more," Farnus said.
"They will be the first candidate to the Seat of my Successor, and Each year, I will hold this tournament again to choose the next one," Farnus said, but the faces of the Seat Holders didn't change.
Even Silvus was a bit surprised by how Farnus chose his Successor, but he could see why he would see the need to do so.
'But the time is not right. It will break the balance,' Silvus thought.
"You are going against your oath!!" Xarax said as he stood up.
Alfred remained quiet because he knew that Farnus Calmort shouldn't be underestimated. He was like a cunning fox under the friendly persona he showed.
It was better to let someone like Xarax take charge until he found something to go against Farnus.
"I am not," Farnus replied.
"The Oath was to choose the Successor that had 1/3rd vote of the High Council," Xarax pointed it out.
His words were being broadcasted worldwide, and he was aware of it."You answered your question, the Successor will be decided when I choose one of the Candidates and they can then appear in front of the High Council," Farnus said.
"But that candidate will receive the right to learn your Spear Art," Osbert interjected.
"In my oaths, my Successor was defined as someone that would Inherit my power and position," Farnus replied.
"It's true, the oaths didn't cover that," Dalton spoke out in support of Farnus.
Xarax frowned, but he knew Dalton would indeed support Farnus in this case.
"I am announcing this because I believe that in recent times I have seen what happens when us in power remain careless," Farnus said with a look of sadness on his face.
"Our carelessness brought unnecessary destruction," Farnus said.
The faces of the students, especially from Belvoria, changed as they remembered the destruction of many cities that happened just because of the clash of SSS Rank beings.
Some were from those cities, so they were affected even more.
In a moment, Farnus had spun the whole thing against High Council and that the destruction happened not because of Zephyr but because of their own carelessness.
At first, Farnus wanted nothing but to destroy Zephyr and the people behind it, but that changed when he thought about using them to get what he wanted.
To do what he had planned secretly for over a decade, much more openly and without restrictions.
'What a blessing in disguise,' Farnus thought in his mind.
"So this is what it meant by Fate not diverging from its original path," Asher said to himself.
The System had told him what would happen when Asher tried to change the fate of those strongly favored by fate.
Zephyr's name alone right now was problematic for the World Association and the Elite Families, irrespective of their involvement in helping the public or cities that have suffered.
"But why a student? Let's make the scale bigger," Alfred spoke up with a smile on his face.
Farnus looked at Alfred as he finally decided to step up.
"Because my Spear Art will be useless for someone that has already mastered their own," Farnus replied.
"Right now, these students, even the ones Graduating, are still in the process, and they can change their path," Farnus said.
It was the perfect argument because nobody other than Farnus himself knew about his Spear Art. If he said it was impossible to learn, they must believe it.
And there were some weapon arts that couldn't be learned after a person mastered another one to a certain degree.
And Farnus wasn't entirely lying about his Spear Art.
It could be learned only by a young person still developing their aura, not Spear Art.
Just like Nathan's Sword Art had a requirement of Rune of Eirdin similarly, Farnus's Spear Art required two things.
His Rune and a person that hasn't reached a specific point with their aura.
Although that point was around A+ or S Rank, Farnus had no need to tell them about it.
"Not a bad decision," Osbert said, and Xarax frowned."I, as the Chairman of the World Association, will support your decision," Osbert said, and his words confused Xarax.
Farnus smiled as he knew Osbert Tarvian would support him even though this might not be the best choice for him.
Seeing that Osbert Tarvian had backed down, Xarax had no choice but to step back and let Farnus carry on.
"And I am sure that we should not go against the freedom of choice Principal of World Academy has," Osbert said, looking at Alfred.
Alfred glanced at Osbert, and he could see why Osbert Tarvian would want to support that decision.
"If that's the case, then go ahead," Alfred said with a smile.
"I have no reason to go against his wishes," Alfred said.
As it bugged him, Osbert was a bit concerned by Alfred's nonchalant response.
'There's no way that he doesn't know,' Osbert thought in his head.
He was sure that Alfred Raven, out of all people, could see things in the long run, but seeing him back away like this wasn't very clear.
Joseph remained quiet as he had no need to go against Farnus's decision.
'This might keep the Greville in check,' Joseph thought.
It was the exact reason Osbert chose to support Farnus, apart from the fact he had no choice but to support him even if there was no benefit.
"But I have a question," Dexter raised his hand.
"Does the Candidate have your support inside or outside the World Academy," Dexter asked.
It was an important question, and even Silvus was thinking of the same thing.
"No, they will just learn from me. I will remain neutral in all situations," Farnus said.
Dexter didn't care about what Farnus decided, but such a thing would surely make big changes outside the World Academy.
And he wanted to stay away from it.
"Don't worry, the tournament will be done while wearing mana-restricting bracelets so everyone will have a fair chance to win, but the condition is to showcase their talent in Spear and win," Farnus explained.
"Now you can begin the match," Farnus said as he appeared back and sat on his seat.
"Are you really fine with this?" Alfred asked without looking at Farnus.
"Is there any issue, Alfred Raven," Farnus asked.
"Whoever wins will become the target for quite a few people," Alfred replied.
"Is that a warning?" Farnus asked with a smile on his face.
"No, I am rather glad that it happened," Alfred replied with a small laugh.
"Well, that was quite a lot in our principal's announcement," Gazil said as he looked a bit pale.
As he was near the barrier, some of the SSS Rank Pressure affected him, but other Professors managed to block most of it.
The Students and the VIP Section were fine, but he was rather unfortunate to be near Farnus at that, so Gazil got hit by it.
"But let's not forget that it's the start of the Final Match between Kevin Whiteheart and Asher Greville," Gazil announced.
But not a lot of people were focused on the match. All the excitement about the match was gone since Farnus made his announcement.
Half the crowd was shocked and was in the process of understanding what had just happened.
The Strongest Hunter was finally accepting a disciple since the creation of World Academy. The opportunity that many people waited for was finally there, and some of them had a chance to take it.