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I received the letters, returned to my room, and sorted through them. I counted them, and there were twenty-five in total.
Naturally, Verita entered my room and made a fuss. "Twenty-five at once! As expected of you, Brother Luan! This is probably the first time in the Hero Society's history that someone has received so many offers at once! It is amazing!"
Personally, I was more amazed that she had counted them correctly from such a distance.
I held out the stack and asked, "Do you know a lot about the Hero Society's clans?"
"Well, I know what everyone else knows," she replied.
"Then remove the ones with bad reputations or that are picky," I instructed.
"Of course!" Verita said brightly. She looked delighted to have an assignment. She accepted the stack with a broad smile and started to check them thoroughly.
She scrutinized each one with bloodshot eyes, like an appraiser putting her life on the line to judge a priceless treasure. Her intensity made me feel slightly pressured, but I stayed silent and waited.
Before long, she finished and held out a smaller bundle toward me. "Here you go!"
"How many are there now?"
"Ten," she answered.
"Got it," I said.
It was still more than I wanted. Five would have been ideal, but this was clearly the limit of how much she could narrow it down.
I accepted the bundle from Verita. Each letter had a different seal. I opened one, skimmed it, and tossed it into the trash.
"Eh?" Verita blurted in confusion.
"What is it?"
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