Anticipation clouded the faces of all who were present. This was because the Sword Blade Philp James, had never held a press conference before. When the news spread in the entertainment and media circles that Philip James the sword blade was about to hold an emergency press conference, even the S rank powerhouses of the other three nations were curious about what he wanted to say all of a sudden.
Citizens of the United Federation watched the livestream of the press conference on the streaming platforms of their favorite media houses.
With a calm voice, the Sword Blade still donned in his martial arts outfit, berated himself inwardly about being so hyped up about the appearance of an SSS rank talent personality to point of forgetting that this was a press conference and he should dressed more professionally, rather than being in this unprofessional outfit.
He calmed his thoughts, then he cleared his throat, looked at the audience before him, imagined the crowds watching him from streaming platforms, then he spoke '' I apologize strongly for calling an emergency press conference out of the blue. Most of you are aware that this is something I have never done before. However the motive for this press conference is not an ordinary one.
Most of you are aware that our world looms with threats of diabolic beasts and the unhidden threats of the cancer called the Dark Cloud Organization.
The United Federation currently has four S rank hunters. Each of the four countries have a single one of these S rank hunters serving as a hegemon of protection for that region.
There are however majority A rank hunters, B rank hunters and C rankers and below spread throughout the four countries supporting the four S rank hunters to exercise their duties.
We have however, never heard of someone with an SSS rank talent potential emerging from the masses.
The young man standing by my side is someone I am sure most of you are familiar with. His name is Lucas Grimstone, awakened by skipping a rank as an E rank hunter at the age of fifteen, the first at that to be precise.
Not only that, this young man recently had his talent assessment and many in his class witnessed it, assuming it to be an S rank talent and begun circulating rumors on media based on the fact that they saw the talent assessment orb emit a golden color, without registering the fact that the color emitted was not faint golden, but deep golden.
We are all aware that the talent assessment orb, as we are all well informed about, emits a faint golden glow or color for S rank talent. What then does it imply? It means that if someone triggers a normal golden color, it would mean the person is an SS rank talent holder. If someone triggers a deep golden color, it means the person has an SSS rank talent.
For years upon years, those who have thought outside the box to have ever anticipated such a possibility of someone ever awakening as an SS or SSS rank talent holder, have tasted the ridicule of others by being regarded as delusional, as the rarity of even awakening with an S rank talent is nothing to scoff at.
Scientific theorist who argued and discussed that if an S rank talent could exist, maybe an SS or SSS rank talent may be possible have been scoffed at, because theory and reality have always been two different concepts.
This young man, beside me, after shaking our worldview by being the first to awaken at fifteen ,and as an E rank hunter at the same time, is the first in history to also have triggered a deep golden color from the talent assessment orb. He awakened with an SSS rank talent....'' Before the media houses and global audience streaming as netizens had the opportunity to react to the shocking news, the Sword Blade, having anticipated that his audience would be shameless enough to question the validity of his bold statements, tapped on a portable remote having gestured to be brought to him by his secretary.
The event of when Lucas begun to have his talent assessment exams to it's end, was streamed as a holographic edifice before the netizens and the media houses present at the auditorium.
The part of the video where the talent assessment orb emitted a deep golden color, was zoomed in for all to see. To the surprise of Lucas, and the audience, a group of third year students and a pretty female instructor streamed into the assembly hall suddenly from who knows where, and begun to confirm the validity of the video. These were the class mates of Lucas and the instructor who organized the talent assessment for Lucas.
Many recognized them from the video and kept silent as about twenty of the students including the instructor narrated the same scene to the global audience.
'' The Sword Blade has indeed planned things thoroughly'' Lucas could not help but mutter softly to himself.
There were various looks that elicited various emotions directed at Lucas who had now become the center of attention. Envy, shock, admiration, fear etc.
The Sword Blade gestured the primary witnesses of Lucas' talent assessment exams to exit the podium, then he spoke. '' Citizens of the United Federation, I am fully aware that none of you would have doubted the validity of my claims, as you are all aware that someone of my caliber has nothing to gain, but the sullying of my reputation by presenting a false claim before you. However for an occurrence as mind blowing and view shattering as this one, that we have never experienced before, I had to make sure that evidences were strongly used to back my presentation of news, in order to thoroughly quench as many doubts as possible. My disciple, Lucas Grimstone, officially has an SSS rank talent. Humanity's future is not bleak, I am glad to announce that now, we have a young man with the potential of becoming an SSS rank hunter very soon. Have a nice day''
After his final statement, the Sword Saint and Lucas suddenly disappeared from the podium.
The media houses sighed. They were worried he would try this move, like he always did when he came into contact with them. He was always one to escape from too much involvement with the media houses. Except for commercials and advertisements, he abhorred the media houses because of all the extreme questions they would shamelessly ask all the time