For the twin brothers, seeing the Reborn company blow past their company ranking seemed almost impossible. They knew how hard they worked to reach their ranks #487 and #486, respectively. It had taken them almost a decade—climbing through the ranks slowly, step by step.
And unlike Christian HammerStone, both Barcus and Bulren were the strongest fighters in their own companies. So, they knew firsthand that advancing to that rank required really strong fighting skills that not just anybody could obtain.
"But… didn't you hear?" the mayor said hesitantly. "They supposedly defeated the Stone-Cold 6. What were they called again… the Dragonborns?"
The mayor was still a little more apprehensive about calling the newspaper articles nothing more than rumors. And while he didn't necessarily believe it to be authentic, he just couldn't completely disregard it either.
