A calm voice echoed through the forest, carried by magic rather than air. It was Vice headmaster's voice.
[Attention all candidates, your entrance exam is now beginning. Each of you has been given a badge. Look to your side it is there. The badge counts the number of opponents you defeat.]
[Your objective is to defeat as many opponents as possible. You will not die, so fight without restraint.]
Leaves rustled as the announcement continued.
[The top one hundred candidates with the highest wins will advance to the ranking match. The exam duration is three hours.]
A brief pause followed between.
[Good luck.]
The voice faded.
Calix looked up into the sky, spotting a magical drone hovering high above the canopy, its faint blue glow barely visible between the branches. He didn't dwell on it. He already knew about it.
His gaze shifted down.
The blue badge on his chest pulsed softly.
000
"…Fancy," he muttered.
Fsssh
