"Ack...!" The boy crawled away bleeding profusely from his mouth. "Rrgh."

He puked out some more blood.

STEP

Crea stepped over him.

"Get away from me!" He cried in fear.

Crea looked like something out of a low-budget horror film.

She turned him over.

"S-Stop!"

She plucked a badge out of his garb, pinning it on hers, before walking away. Soon after, an announcement drew everybody's attention.

"The second round of the entrance exam has come to an end." The proctor announced.

All the applicants paused. Some sighed in relief, some broke out in celebration. But most were disappointed.

"Huff..." Mana exhaled, trying to compose herself as she tended to her broken jaw.

"Fuck!" Max cursed as he gently caressed his broken ribs. "We're disqualified."

he thought about Rui. "He's gonna be

"Not unless we didn't give it our best. The ones who are truly disappointed should be...

choked up a little before stifling his urge to break down in tears before

grew fiercer. "Next year. We'll

jaw. She turned towards the distant figure of Crea, healed up after

of the

Max grunted. "Damn, I wish I broke through in the middle of

pain,

"Careful." Mana chided him.

nurses came over to them,

them potions. "This should heal everything, we'll give

had been too debilitating to allow them to pass the round, a potion had been

sighed after messaging Rui to come to pick them up, having retained their belongings. She didn't need to mention whether they

two of them simply stared at the Martial Academy, yet, only a minute

STEP

thin air, stepping down gracefully before them. He took a good look

brother..." Max squeezed

is more important than the past." Rui

can teach you how to forge the future you want. Do not let this failure drag you down, instead,

Mana told him

even if it fucking kills me." Max's eyes blazed with

thoughts, they didn't notice the smallest of smiles crack

('I'm glad they

the exact opposite. Prior to the exam, Max and Mana had been passionate, curious, excited, and a whole other slew of generally positive emotions. There was nothing wrong

enough.') Rui sighed

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