In the military camp of Numb city.
Inside building number 2 and room number 1, candidates were there and they were reading their assignments.
Pablo and Hustler were reading their Black books with utmost focus as well.
"Apart from the black ones, there is a time limit written on the details of the other missions. You have to finish them in a certain time. And if you can’t, then our soldiers will find you and kill you. So try to finish the mission on time." Graham revealed one more thing.
"And also, I am sure those who have finished reading the mission and left the room, have already seen it. There is something written on the last page in the end and that might help you win as well. Don’t tell anyone what is written. All of you might have gotten different things written there. And certainly, don’t share it with your…" Graham smiled and finished saying.
"Friends."
’I knew it.’ Pablo already saw it coming.
"What?" Cupid asked.
’Not now. I am busy.’ Pablo turned the page of the book.
"Why are you taking so much time? You read very fast, don’t you?"
’I do. But this is a really big matter. It’s about a village near the Glory city. It is called Forsaken and it is going through a pandemic. The King must have issued this. I have to make sure I read everything accurately. I can’t mess up.’
"Okay. Looks like you will do a good thing this time. A village will be free from a pandemic by your hands."
’Heh. Don’t speak too soon.’
Pablo read each word carefully and ignored everything else.
Graham went to sit with Diablo and they didn’t speak anything as well.
They didn’t disturbed them.
Thirty minutes passed like that.
"Only you two are left now." Graham spoke and Pablo looked up.
"Oh."
Only Pablo and Hustler were in the room.
All the other candidates left.
"Why did you both choose Black missions anyway? You could have chosen a white one and played safe." Diablo asked.
"Losers play safe." Hustler gave his answer.
Diablo and Graham looked at Pablo.
"I chose it for recognition." Pablo said.
"Oh. Why? You are already pretty famous. You killed the children of a Noble."
"That’s not enough."
"What else do you wan-"
"Don’t disturb me." Pablo stopped talking.
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"Sure thing." Diablo also shut his mouth.
Hustler and Pablo read their books for thirty more minutes and Pablo finally reached the last page of the mission.
And in the last page, at the bottom, Pablo saw what Graham was talking about.
He read it right away.
’If you can’t finish your assignment, then worry not. There is one other way for you to get officially selected in the military. Bring us a dead body of some other candidate with the proof that you killed them. And like that, you are selected.
Let me repeat, kill a fellow candidate, show us the proof that it was really you who killed them and get selected. And also, don’t share this with anyone. And the other people might have gotten different things written here.’
Pablo’s lips curled up.
’This is what I was talking about, Angel. No friends here at all.’
"What does it have to do with friends? They can just kill any other candidate. It isn’t necessary for them to kill their friends only. And also, Graham said everyone might have gotten different things written on the last page. So it isn’t necessary that they also got the same thing as you."
’You don’t understand, Angel.’
"Then make me understand."
’First of all, I am sure everyone has these same words written on their last page.
Because Graham gave a smile when he said the word Friends. And he also ordered everyone to not share what is written in the last page. This proves that Graham doesn’t want any of us to know that we have received the same information in the last page.
And about your question. Yes, it is not necessary for the candidates to kill their friends but their friends would be the only people they could kill.
All the candidates are going to different places and no one knows that other than themselves. And they won’t share it to anyone else as well.
But if their friend asked they would surely share it and that Friend will use that to their advantage and go to that place and kill them. So yes, friends will murder friends.
And don’t forget, Graham had said that everyone might have different lines in the last pages. And I am sure many candidates believe him.
So they won’t be suspicious of their friends and share their details. Because for the candidates, they would think that their fellow friendly candidate had something else written on their last pages and they don’t have to kill someone to pass the assignment. So the candidates will drop their guard in front of their friend and they will die. It must be confusing for you but it is what it is.’
"I don’t know anymore. I just hope you stay alive and free the Village from the pandemic."
Pablo didn’t reply and closed the book.
Hustler closed the book at the same time.
They both stood up and gave the book back to Graham.
Graham stored it inside his bracelet again.
Pablo frowned. "You won’t burn them?"
"The Black missions only get burned when they are completed. There is no guarantee that you both will finish your mission. If you fail, then the military will assign this to someone else and they will need this book."
"But then why will you burn those envelopes?" Pablo pointed at the envelopes kept on the table. They were the assignments of other candidates.
"Those are important but not that much. We will burn them and also, we have their copies." Graham explained.
Pablo nodded and left the room.
Hustler was left behind and he too moved towards the door.
"And Adolf, tell everyone that we will all meet after three months on the same ground where the Battle Royale, the first test, took place." Graham ordered.
Hustler gave a nod and left the room as well.
The candidates were still loitering around the building number 2 and Hustler announced what Graham told him to announce.
’So three months must be the maximum time.’
Pablo looked around and all the candidates were tense.
No one was talking to no one.
The friendly atmosphere from before was nowhere to be seen.
SLICK!
Pablo’s shadow moved.
"Czar, what was written in the Black book, I am curious." Draxus asked.
Pablo sighed. "I won’t tell you the details. Just know that…"
Pablo started walking towards his room.
"Your Uncle needs my help."