As Aron made his way up the stairs, numerous gazes were set on him as many of the contestants began to talk about the matter in hushed tones.
"A golden ticket? Did I hear right?"
"Really? So few have been called having silver tickets and bronze..."
"I didn't hear his last name, does that mean he's a commoner?"
"Incredible..."
One after another the seated contestants began expressing their thoughts and asking questions to one another, Aron however continued upstairs without batting them an eye.
Once up on the second floor, the older gentleman gave him a bow before gesturing him to follow. "This way please." He instructed to which Aron just nodded and didn't bother asking questions, despite his calm demeanor on the surface he had a lot on his mind concerning the current situation.
50 chapter milestone reached! Thoughts so far?