A few days had passed since the exams had ended and the results had been published.
------------ Demilia Garcia and George McToine from the Arican group.
The two of them lived together in a small house.
Living with just two n can be a bit rough, but they couldn't just disrespect the house their country had provided for them, so they lived together in a shared house without complaint.
"Good morning, 4th place George-kun."
"Shut up. You say the sa thing every morning. I'm sick of it."
"Hmm? Did you say sothing, eternal 4th place George-kun? Did you say sothing to , who is in 1st place?"
"Oh, this is why it's so embarrassing when idiots co first."
'No, no, an idiot can't be in first place. The fourth place is the position that an idiot would be in."
"Tch, you're really getting on my nerves."
Their relationship had deteriorated.
When they were in the Arican facility, George was always in 1st place and Demilia was in 2nd.
Demilia, who always resented that fact, seed to have taken this opportunity to start treating George poorly.
"By the way, I wonder where 4th place George-kun was and what he was doing? Maybe he was being toyed with by the Swordsman?"
In response to the words he couldn't deny, George bit his lower lip in frustration.
"It was Pyne. She got , that's all. The swordsman had nothing to do with it."
"What? You got beaten by that tanned girl?"
"Demilia, you were just lucky. All the classmates who encountered Pyne had their limbs severed equally. If you had encountered her, you would have been ambushed too."
"Do you know the saying that luck is also part of one's abilities? Besides, in the forest, assassination techniques are the strongest. It's your fault for not taking precautions, George."
Unable to refute Demilia's sound logic, George fell silent.
The reason Demilia was so openly sarcastic was because there was a reason for it.
After they sent the details and results of the exam back to their ho country, they received this response:
"Great job, Demilia. George, you have let us down. If you fail again, we plan to send you back. There won't be another chance. For now, your punishnt is a six-month pay cut."
That was the cold response they received.
As supporters, they couldn't complain, and they were aware that it was their own fault for failing.
What was the point of Arica investing such a large sum of money to buy two spots and send them over? That was the intent behind it all.
The two of them were supposed to cooperate with each other and produce results.
Nevertheless, George's disappointing result of 4th place was due to his own lack of ability.
This was a collective responsibility, and Demilia was also at fault.
"I'm really sorry about that. We were cautious, but we were too complacent."
"Well, that's true for too. If we had been cooperating since we first t, this wouldn't have happened. We could have finished in 1st and 2nd place, one after the other."
"There's no use regretting it now. It's the second term, and we'll definitely make a coback."
"Of course. Next ti, we'll be the overwhelming 1st place."
The two of them carried the expectations of their country and the happiness of their families, and continued to study and train together.
[However... I can't beat Tenji. Even if Demilia and I tead up... it's probably impossible. But, this is only for "now". No one knows about the "future".]
Deep down, George believes that there will co a ti when he can get back at Tenji.
--------------Mohamd Pyne.
In the restaurant on the first level, Pyne apologized with a sorry expression.
"Mushtafa-san, I'm sorry."
"Why is Pyne apologizing?"
Sitting across from her was a supporter, Mushtafa Musu, who exudes an aura of gentlemanliness wearing a gentleman's suit and a gentleman's hat.
Their appearance was actually quite gender-neutral. If you were asked whether they were male or female, it would be difficult to answer.
He had co to Mallorca as a collaborator for the exam, and had invited Pyne for a post-exam treat.
"I... couldn't beco first place."
"I don't really mind. I was just fascinated by Pyne's talent, and I wanted to include you here. Please live the way you want, grow, and soday be of service to the person I respect. That's enough for ."
"Yes, I will strive to do so."
"Don't take it too seriously, okay? Don't push yourself too hard during your growing period. Take it slow, patiently, and enjoyably. That's my greatest wish for you."
"Yes!"
"Pyne's smile is still lovely, isn't it? Let's add another tower parfait. Excuse , could we have one of those?"
After that, a huge parfait over one ter tall appeared on the table of Mushtafa and Pyne. It is said to have disappeared into the stomach in just 15 minutes.
"Well then, I'll be going now. Please don't hesitate to contact if anything happens."
"Okay! I'll do my best again!"
"Goodbye."
Mushtafa checked his watch, and then left the restaurant with the leisurely footsteps of a gentleman.
Mushtafa Musu is deeply in love with "that person".
Because of that love, he scours the world to find people who can be of use to "that person".
He travels the world to find talent, and once he finds them, he places them in the best educational institutions. And then... he believes that soday, they will beco the lover of "that person".
Even if they are of the sa sex.
Mushtafa Musu loves "that person".
-------------------Yu Mina and Song Chaewon, the Korean duo.
"Aaaaahhhhhhhh!"
"Chaewon, you're so loud! What's wrong with you in the morning?"
The two of them are living in a shared house. At first, they lived in separate places, but Chaewon said "living alone is lonely" and they started living together in a shared house within a month.
Chaewon is making a fuss in the living room in the morning.
"Look at this! Look!"
There was a cardboard box casually opened in the living room. Chaewon carefully lifted sothing from it as if touching a jewel.
It was a live poster of a handso guy, the center of a world-famous K-POP idol group.
Mina didn't understand why Chaewon was making such a fuss over it. "Don't you have a lot of those in your room, Chaewon?"
"No, no! Look here! Here!"
Chaewon pointed to the edge of the poster. There were cluttered black letters and small writings like a sentence.
"Miss Song Chaewon. We support you with all our might from faraway Korea. How about having a al with us when you return to Korea? The mbers are looking forward to it."
"Oh, really? What the--?! An invitation to eat?! What does that an?!"
Even Mina was about to roll her eyes at the fact that there were only handso guys. Her eyes twinkled.
"I want to go too! Handso guys! Let's eat!"
"No, Mina! Absolutely not! You'll try to eat them as soon as you find a handso guy! So, I'll go alone! You will definitely be the first in the next exam! And then, your head will be patted, you will be called cute, praised, and kissed on the cheek..."
Steam began to rise from Chaewon's head.
It seems she beca embarrassed by what she said.
"Don't worry, it's just the two of us!"
"But if it's a no, then it's a no!"
The two of them had found the motivation to study hard and dream of returning to their ho country.
Good-looking, eating, absolutely.
----------------------Ursula Liy, Illonka Secretary.
Ursula Liy, as usual, was busy with paperwork, and Illonka was there to help her.
Unfortunately, the other staff were on their scheduled day off, so the two of them were working hard to finish up the remaining tasks.
"Is that really okay?"
"What do you an?"
Illonka tilted her head in an ambiguous way, and Ursula Liy did the sa.
"It's about Amgi Tenji. He actually scored 44th, and was second from the bottom if you don't count the black cocoon."
"It's fine. It's just a little prank."
"A prank, you say..."
"A little while ago, the perverted asshole prince called ."
"...As usual, the way of addressing Leon is the only dirty thing. Your other words are very elegant and beautiful."
"That guy is trash. It's better to throw him in the garbage dump."
"Shouldn't you forgive him soon? Soday... his power will definitely be needed."
"I hate that filthy perverted bastard who pushed my granddaughter into the bed!"
"Didn't you say that you blew half of his body away on that sa day?"
"That's not enough punishnt. It won't be satisfying until he's completely pulverized."
"I see. So that's your revenge?"
"Well, that's part of it. The rest is just a whim."
"I see. You're hoping for Amagi Tenji to take care of it. But do you think he's the key to defeating it? I don't think so."
"You still read people's hearts surprisingly well. It's a little scary. But well... I can't say I'm not expecting anything. I want as many polished gems as I can get right now."
"That's true. But... isn't it ti to start gathering them? Surely the limit of its giant form is approaching."
"What's your evidence?"
"Illonka's intuition. My intuition can't be underestimated."
"That's true. Alright then, I'll leave the arrangents to Illonka. I'll keep an eye on him as usual."
"Understood."
And so, they spent their days chasing after paperwork once again.
Until that thing was born.
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