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

He puked out some more blood.

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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."

as he thought about Rui. "He's

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

Max choked up a little before stifling his

expression grew fiercer. "Next year. We'll

Crea, healed up after drinking a

Martial Apprentice in the middle of the exam."

she's fucking amazing," Max grunted. "Damn, I wish I broke through in the middle of the exam in a moment of

pain, caressing his

"Careful." Mana chided him.

came over to

"This should heal everything, we'll give you stronger

potion had been enough to heal them each. The

She didn't need to mention whether they had passed or failed. Rui instantly guessed that they had failed, they came out far too early to have

yet, only a

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took a good look at them. For a moment, none

brother..." Max

is more important than the past."

the future you want. Do not let this failure drag you down, instead,

Mana told him

it fucking kills me." Max's eyes

were consumed in their own thoughts, they didn't notice the smallest of smiles crack at

nodded inwardly. ('I'm glad they lost,

was the exact opposite. Prior to the exam, Max and Mana had been passionate, curious, excited, and a whole other slew of generally positive emotions.

it's not enough.') Rui

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