[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-black-online":3,"chapter-black-online-black-online-chapter-101":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Black Online",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1462644,1913,"Chapter 101: Who Will Be The Team Leader?","black-online-chapter-101",101,"\u003Cp>The sky turned dark over on the 15th floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The stars, the round-shaped moon, and the aurora borealis started to light up the night sky. It was a scene straight from a fairy tale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Currently, outside of Della Rose’s office, the Fourth-Liners were gathered alongside Machary and Fang Raon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Haah.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machary let out a long sigh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was feeling quite nervous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were here for the final evaluation because Della Rose made her decision on who will become the team leader of the Fourth Line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before that decision, they were going to ask every Fourth-Liner who they’d want as their leader.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After that, Machary and Fang Raon had to present their own case about why they should be chosen over the other.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I am confident enough that these guys would prefer me over Fang Raon. It is the reason why I befriended them in the first place so that they could vouch for me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I didn’t do the best during that raid test, but it shouldn’t matter that much, as they should understand without the timer I would’ve done much better.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Machary thought to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, the door opened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miranda was standing at the doorstep, looking at the people outside, and then her gaze landed on Niall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Niall. You’re first.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a nod, Niall followed her inside, but he could feel Machary’s intense gaze following him, as if he were saying, \"You better vouch for me!\" and the door closed behind him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He stood before the desk, and alongside Miranda, there was Della, Waylen, and Rickard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miranda went to whisper something to Della while Waylen and Rickard were enjoying the view outside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I understand.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Della said to her, and then she turned to Niall with a smile on her face and started with.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"First of all, Niall, I want you to be completely honest. We will ask you a couple of questions, and all we ask is for some honesty. Is that understood?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, guild master.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Niall said with a serious look on his face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who’d you prefer to be team leader?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Della asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I’d prefer a strong team leader. And from what I’ve seen, Machary is the stronger one, and he is someone you can rely on.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Niall said with honesty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Waylen said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He felt like there was a \"however\" somewhere there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"However, I think Fang Raon has greater potential. He is very smart, but that only gets you so far, but I’ve seen how hard he trains, and I think he will become a very great fighter in the future.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Niall said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With a smile, Della nodded in agreement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"So, for now, you’d prefer Machary to be the team leader and give Fang Raon time to grow into a future team leader?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rickard asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Niall nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You may go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Della said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Niall nodded and left the room, and others wrote down Niall’s words in their very own notebooks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Bring another one in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Della said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Miranda went to the door, opened it, and looked around the outside until her gaze landed on the cute short-haired girl.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rae, come in, please.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rae skipped into the room, stopped by the desk, and put her arms behind her back—standing like a soldier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rae, we will ask you a couple of questions, and we want absolute honesty from you regarding the answers. Can you do that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Della asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, guild master!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rae said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Who’d you want to be the team leader?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Della asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ve thought for the last couple of days that when I look at Machary, I am thinking, ’Wow, he is exactly what a team leader should be,’ but I’ve changed my mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I think he is far too irresponsible and doesn’t have the maturity of the team leader yet. He is far too egotistical and competitive, which can put a team in danger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fang Raon, on the other hand, is much more level-headed and empathetic!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rae said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, Rae. You may go.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Della said with a smile and looked at the others, who noted her words down, and saw Rickard disagreeing with Rae’s words.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You don’t agree with her, Rickard?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She asked curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hehe, it doesn’t matter what I think. It’s just that when I look at Machary and Fang Raon side-by-side, there is only one of them that’ll give me the confidence of a leader.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And that is Machary.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rickard said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...I am quite opposite to you in that regard. I find Fang Raon to be the one who exudes leadership qualities.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Della said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rickard raised an eyebrow at Della’s response and nodded, but he didn’t agree with that at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he first joined Rose Records, he was the team leader of the Fourth-Liners, and it was quite hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All Fourth-Liners had hopes and dreams of getting promoted to Third Line, to Second Line, and eventually to First Line.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was hard to get so many egos to listen to him, and the only way he was able to achieve that was with strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The team leader of the Fourth-Liners has to be the strongest one to make them listen!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I honestly don’t think Fang Raon can make Machary listen to a word he says. Meanwhile, Fang Raon would listen to Machary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’I don’t think Fang Raon is a leader type. He is a follower.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rickard thought to himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In that moment, another member of the Fourth Line entered the office, and this time around it was Ocon, the Tank.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ocon looked straight at Rickard, nodded with a look of respect, and then turned to Della and also nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rickard was the Main Tank of the Rose Records, which was why Ocon was very respectful to him, as he believed he could learn a lot from him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Who’d you want to be the team leader, and please, be honest.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Della asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’ve been thinking... If we one day encounter a hostile player party who wants to kill us, I would much rather be following Machary into the battle.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ocon said with a conflicted look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He kept remembering what happened in the raid earlier today, and while it was super easy with Fang Raon, he still didn’t think he could rely on him against harder opponents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Thank you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Della nodded and waved him off, and then another member walked in the room, and they asked yet again the same question.\u003C\u002Fp>",1057,"2026-06-06T02:35:08.437Z",1,"novelbin.me","e1de3354d2981c7745f387b80da389045edf146d271ef846e74f078ba4a3e6b4","black-online-chapter-102","black-online-chapter-50",270,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fblack-online-cover.jpg"]