SUB-ARC: THE AZURH ACADEMY ENTRANCE EXAMS.
Sequence 1: Roso old friend
"Chomp" "chomps" … sounds of people eating
"Slurp" "slurp"…
"Gulp" "gulp"…
"I am not practicing martial art and it isn't because I don't or i aren't interested in it but because I cannot manifest vital energy."
"Putting that aside, how are you progressing with your training."
"Steady and sure" replied Nougat.
"Why are you asking?" Buhl ask anticipating Roso response
"Ok, listen up everyone, In the Azurh academy there is what they call a ranking system, and this ranking system will determine the class in which you will end up based on your performance.
The various classes you will be put in will be determining from the ranking list, hence you need to rank high to be in a good class."
He procced saying
"These various classes are classified from (F to SSS) with F being the lowest and SSS being the highest, I will advise you to make everything possible so as not to end up in a low class."
"Being in a low class will only give you access to low quality resource while being in a higher class will give you access to the best of resources, education and training ground."
Alphonse knowing the information confirms Roso speach.
"What Roso just said is right my brother told me the same thing, the educational system in the Azurh academy is based on potential, talent and many others factors."
"If you really don't perform well enough, you won't be able to enter in a good enough class and your rank will determine your future in the academy."
"My brother also told me that there is a mandatory class, which is for those whose potential have been judge to be reevaluated."
"Therefore I strictly recommend you to give the best performance you could ever do, because thoes who are at the lowest class are not different from people who are not attending any academy, except for the fact that they have the protection of the academy."
"Apart of the protection given to them by the academy they fend for their ownself and even fend for the academy with a quota to be fulfilled daily in other to continued their studies at the academy."
"With this you can now figure out why everyone wants to be in a high ranking class, not only because you will be receiving extraordinary resource while being in high ranking class but you won't have to work for resource, especially those who are at the S and SSS classes where everything is put at their disposal."
"Oh my Alphonse who could have imagine you have a brother schooling at the Azurh"
Nougat exclaim
"Chuckles"…
Alphonse remains quite.
Roso like Alphonse information.
"You do know a lot."
But Alphonse gives him credit
"Not enough like you who have been schooling there, and the info I have is limited to class (A), you do know how my brother is, he won't tell me info that's above his rank especial since he is acting as a secret agent for the academy."
"Wow amazing, you have such an amazing brother, but why is it that you only spoke of him to Roso."
"He has a reason for not doing so Burhl… well that's great, but is that why you people are stressing up yourself so much day and night just for the (A) something… I don't really get you guys, what is so good there that will cause someone to die before the entrance exam test even start."
…
"You are still calling my name wrongly Nougat."
Roso advises Nougat saying
"Nougat, you need to take your studies seriously."
"Ah me, just leave me as I am Roso."
"My daily warm up is enough, I won't practice more."
"If stressing yourself due to excess training is your daily comfort, good for you then as for me, just thinking about my daily looks stresses me enough, let's that exam comes at its coming."
Roso continues to explain the fonctioning of the ranking system
"The higher ranking classes are only for those who will have the highest score."
"I don't know there was even prerequisites like that, thanks Roso."
"You are welcome… off cause if you are able to impress the jury you may be attributed an S rank."
"I understand, all we have to do is out performed others."
"Hum you boys are always the same, always trying to impress people, Anyhow as for me instead of stressing up myself while practicing, I should focus on my appearance and it so happen that I purchased a new beauty product that just came out, I really need to look splendid when going for the test."
Buhl replied while fixing her in the eye
"Won't you ever change, girls will always surprise me, it seem as if, all I need to succeed in life is to open a beauty salon."
As they was speaking alphonse remembered that he came with some books
"My brother gave me some training text book from the academy and it so happen that I brought them with me, who could have imagined it will have some uses."
"There are even some books I stumble upon by the road among the books i brought with me today that may be suitable for you guys, apart from the one given to me by my brother."
Alphonse took his bag and removed the various books inside
"Here it is, you can figure it later."
.
"Thanks."
Each of them took a corresponding book.
Alphonse share his though
"In my point of view, if we can master even one or two techniques in those books before the exam start, even if we don't outperformed, we will be able to score high enough and reach rank A or B class."
"Don't be too exited Alphonse, we still don't know the kind of people we are going to meet and if I am correct each class has a limited quota needed.
"Roso is right, they will be people beyond our imagination participating."
"Not you too Nougat… tch, you're right but that doesn't mean I should put my hopes down."
"I am supporting you; we just have to work harder from now on."
"You guys eh."
"???"
They all look at their self with a question mark
"… nothing, just leave it."
"By the way is there someone who still has some memory about our childhood life, do you all remember the man called hand of bliss."
"You see there was an anime we used to watch where the hero will purge the evil with is right arm after defeating him, and after watching that anime we will go all around the quarter doing role playing, And it so happens that as we where playing we meet that man and played with him"
Sequence 2: A WAY TO PLAY
As Buhl was speaking Roso started thinking about his childhood life when a particular memory caught his attention.
(Flash back)
At the salon in his parent house, Roso was watching his favorite's movie on the TV.
"Zap" "zaps"…
"Pow" "pow"…
"Croak"…
"Oh, yeah, wow, eh"
Every day after watching his favorite movie, he will go out and meet with his friend at a certain place in town.
The will all meet in town in other to role-play the scenario in their favorite movie which is known as (the hand of bliss), the good part about their role playing is the fact that they don't fixate on each person having to play the same character every time but instead changes the role each person will have.
They will all meet and play around the town street at a certain time, and the people in the town also played along … afterward they will all go back to their respective home.
It came to pass as they were usually playing, they happen to stumble upon a certain man who decided to play with them, but what they didn't know is the fact that this man they will be playing with was the real (hand of bliss) whom played in the movie the like to watch, but before that encounter there was en event they where planning and the d day was approaching.
On that day Roso woke up early in the morning, did all the necessary and un necessary work he hard to do, after he was done he went and meets with his other friends in town in other to participate in the event they had been planning for, and the meeting time was set at 10am.
This event was all about movie role play and this time around they planned to increase the scale of their play moving from places to places, house to house and shop to shop.
As for the first place they had in mind was the big white house which is at the center of the town.
The game the will be playing needs the use of some instrument, one being a mechanical gadget which they came up with their idea and were able to finally make It (manufacture).
The idea was to make a mechanical box with a set up trap within it, with the purpose of having fun.
In that box there is a hand and in that hand there is a hydraulic system connected to the mechanism which is inside the box, the condition set in other for the mechanism to operate is base on the activation sequence of the hand.
This activation sequence comprise its mobility, the system is as followed: as soon as the hand goes into motion the mechanism will start operating activating every sequence simultaneously, but for the hand itself to move there is a need for another activating sequence.
Before playing the game there are certain measurement the put in place in which every person has a role in.
Alphonse is the person in charge of knocking the door while Buhl is in charge of setting the trap which consists in putting the mechanical box in front of the door after equipping it with sensors whose role is to open the box allowing the hand inside to move out.
This time around Roso will be the one in charge of saying
"Hand of bliss purge."
But how will it work.
"tip-tap" "tip-tap"…
Roso arrives in town and greet his friends.
"Hi guys"
His other playmate arrived at the same time, but Alphonse was already there
"Wow it seems like every one is on time today, you all are really taking today role play at heart."
"Off course that's because everyone invested in it, anyhow let's go, we have a lot of work to do today."
"Yes you're right let's go."
"tip-tap" "tip-tap"…
They all moved together
As the arrive Buhl was surprise at the scene in front of him
"Wow is this the house"
Everybody was stunt
"…"
"… let's start, we should be quiet and fast as not to alert the people living here or the effect won't be the same.
"What Roso said is true, Buhl you know what to do.
"Yes, I'm the one in charge of setting the traps"
"You know the traps will not activate on the exception that the door remain close during the installation process and don't forget to place the sensor on the box after you are done with the installing."
"I understand."
The all disperse, Buhl went and set the traps then called Alphonse.
"It's all set Alphonse."
"Alright, admire the expert."
Alphonse then use a gadget he had prepared before hand to open the door while hiding in a place he could observe the door.
"Allo Roso, the door is about to open."
Alphonse calls Roso using a communication device.
"Now it is my time to shine."
Roso spoke running quickly toward the door as it was opening and at the same moment the mechanical box was also opening simultaneously.
Water spilled at the guy face and Roso shouted (hand of bliss purge) the moment the guy open the door.
Afterward the moved to a different place, going from house to house, stores, to stores repeating the same thing again and again… the kids were having fun while playing, even though some people where irritated others were playing along and kept on playing till past 4pm before heading back home.
A few day later after their successful event they kids decided not to be setting traps only in front of doors, but also all around a certain street in other to target passerby.
END.