Even with Edgar and Yuffie both respectively calling to him, Auron did not hear them. He was caught up with the final words of the officers, telling them how they should be honored to have received such a high honor. "What a bore," he whispered to the blonde on the left. "Such a nuisance. To only be fighting already!"

He held the rifle loosely and filed out behind the redhead in front of him as they were dismissed, now officially Warrior Monks. "I believe this calls for a celebration," he said to the boys as he threw his arms around their necks.