After the complete annihilation of the Duchy of Araceae, events unfolded without granting the slightest respite.
The list Sirius had handed to Gramm proved to be just as exhaustive as those established by the enforcers under San's command, tasked with monitoring and evaluating the candidates throughout the examination.
It did not take long before a final list of those selected was projected onto the base's screens.
When the thousands of rejected candidates saw it, reactions erupted immediately, chaotic and uncontrolled.
First came shock.
Then sadness, anger, incomprehension.
Each reacted in their own way, but together they formed a single, overwhelming wave of panic.
Yet when their eyes finally settled on the names of the accepted and they recognized those they had mocked, humiliated, or despised during the examination this emotional storm condensed into one thing alone.
Pure hatred.
All the accumulated frustration and pain found a single designated culprit.
Sirius.
