Kieran held the band tightly as he listened to the lady.
"It symbolizes your rank and also certifies your identity as an awakened. With that band, you'll be offered special treatments. So make sure to have it on you at all times... That's all for now, you can take your leave if you want to," the lady said with a warm smile before returning to the counter.
Kieran looked at the band in his hands for a moment.
His mind flickered back to the academy.
The intense trainings he went through, the bullying and insults he endured...
His dream had finally become a reality.
Painfully though, one of the reasons behind his motivation had already left him... abandoned him like all the others.
Thinking back, he clenched his fist tightly.
But pushing all that aside—
He was officially an awakened.
The tin-plated band was a testament to that.
