After the annoucement,
Candidates buzzed with energy, whispering about their chances, some high-fiving, others nervously refreshing their system menus.
Raj didn't join them.He knew his thread had already been chosen by something heavier than luck.
The system's voice lowered into a gentle final notification before he left the hall.
[System Notice]
→ Status: Sponsorship Achieved (Hidden Path).
→ Silent Flame Title Progression: 98%
→ Next Step: Personal Mentorship Trials.
Walking out of the sponsor lounge, Raj didn't need a crowd to tell him he had changed. He didn't need headlines.He had stitched himself into the hidden seams of a story bigger than noise could reach.And now, for the first time, the world had started to feel it,without him needing to raise his voice at all.
