I was petrified when I saw Ishiro's cold smile. Ishiro said in a falsely kind tone: « Sit down, I just want to talk. »
You want to "talk" with a gun—don't make me laugh. But unfortunately, I had no choice, so I obeyed.
Ishiro touched his pistol and said: « You know why I'm here. »
I nodded.
Ishiro continued: « Like Arashi, you deserve a punishment. »
Me: « And what is my punishment? »
Ishiro laughed and said: « I have to think about it. »
He stood up, and before leaving, he said: « When I've decided on your punishment, I'll let you know. »
I was a bit surprised that he left like that. Normally, he would threaten me, but this time he only warned me that I would have a punishment.
The next day, all the regular guards, including me, had to gather in the courtyard. Ishiro was in front of us and said: « I've decided, stop the program. »
All the guards were happy and murmured: « Phew, the hell is over. »
Ishiro added: « Don't celebrate too soon. »
The guards, curious and worried, asked: « Why? »
Suddenly, a group of 13 people arrived. In the group, I saw Mrs. Nishi. There were 3 women and 10 men in total.
Ishiro said: « These are the special guards who will train you. One special guard will train five regular guards, because we have very few special guards. »
Suddenly, Nishi said: « And me? I'm also a regular guard. »
Ishiro smiled and replied: « You are different from the others. You don't need training. And I remind you, you are supposed to be a special guard, but you refused. »
Wait—Nishi refused the title of special guard. That means my mentor is a special guard.
In a cold and annoyed tone, Nishi said: « Tsk, shut up. What's the difference between a special guard and a regular guard? Both categories do the same tasks and work. To me, being a special guard is just a useless title. »
After saying that, he left.
After Nishi's departure, Ishiro conducted a random draw. I got Mrs. Nishi. I was happy to see a familiar face who would train me.
My comrades were:
Ryo Takahashi
Hana Inoue
Kento Yamato
Shiro Kaishi
Mrs. Nishi said: « So, you are my five interesting students. »
Kento asked: « How long will you train us? »
Mrs. Nishi replied: « One week. »
Suddenly, Hana pressed herself against me. With a fanatical look, she said: « Wow, so you're Taro Fuguoo, the new guy who managed to subdue all of Block B in one day. Nice to meet you, my name is Hana Inoue and I'm your biggest fan. »
After this introduction, she started asking me strange questions. I managed to dodge a few, but she was extremely talkative.
Mrs. Nishi said: « Stop flirting, both of you. »
While she was saying this, I was kissed, and I saw in her eyes that she was mocking me.
Our first training was to run in deep sand mixed with thick mud. There were also obstacles, and we had to reach the finish line in less than 20 minutes.
This training aimed to strengthen our legs, increase our resistance to exhaustion, test our endurance and speed, and improve our agility.
Every time I wanted to give up, Mrs. Nishi encouraged us with sarcasm and dark humor. Examples: « Are you soldiers or snails? » « Come on, it's not that hard. »
All these words really annoyed me. But unfortunately, it took us three hours to finish the obstacle course. We were dirty like pigs.
Mrs. Nishi said: « We'll stop here for today. Go take a shower. »
As I was about to go take a shower, I stopped.
Me: « Mrs. Nishi, why did Nishi refuse to become a special guard? »
Suddenly, her smile disappeared, and for the first time I had seen, she spoke in a serious voice: « Alright, I'll tell you Maku's past. But don't tell Maku. Promise? »
I nodded.