"A comrade."
The old man, Graham, revealed the reward of Pablo and Pablo didn’t know whether it was good or not.
"Do I have to choose my comrade right now?" Pablo asked.
"Yes. It will help you in the next test."
"Alright. I chose him." Pablo made his decision on the spot.
He put his hand on someone’s shoulder and everyone, including Graham, frowned.
"Out of all the people you could choose, you picked him?" Graham asked as Pablo chose none other than Flashy.
"Yes. I choose him." Pablo was sure of his decision.
"I love you, Boss." Flashy hugged Pablo.
"Don’t make me change my decision." Pablo pushed Flashy away. Saying ’I love you’ was one thing but hugging was a bit much.
"Sorry, Boss. But thank you. I’ll be your best slave." Flashy was happy. He would be safe if he stayed with Pablo.
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Pablo ignored Flashy and most of the people there did the same.
"Is this your final decision? You know that he is the only one who killed zero people today. He is the worst man. He is also the one who will be getting a punishment today. Are you really sure about this?" Graham asked one last time.
Pablo nodded. "Yes."
"Well, get fcuked then." Graham shrugged his shoulders and moved on.
"Alright. After Pablo, it’s time for the third person to get his reward. Draxus Wick is the name."
Graham looked at Draxus and Draxus looked back at him.
"Your reward, young man, is…" Graham paused and as usual, in a grand manner he revealed the reward.
"Time."
Draxus’ brows flinched. "Time? You are not going to give me just a watch, right?"
"Being funny, are we? Don’t worry. We are not giving you a watch. By time, I meant that in the next test you will get an extra one hour from the rest of the candidates. You will have more time than the others. Is that good?"
"I guess so." Draxus gave a light nod.
"Well, now that the rewards are over. It’s time for the punishment." Graham smiled and his eyes went to Pablo.
"There is only man who will get punished today. Though, this man also made a record. In the history of this test procedure, no one ever managed to get zero points. This man wasn’t able to kill anyone. He passed this test simply by hiding under the dead bodies. His name is…"
Graham paused and in his loudest voice possible, he bellowed the name :
"Flashy Rail!"
"No surprises there." Pablo commented and everyone else wasn’t shocked as well. They knew who Flashy was by now.
"I am not ashamed. I did what I thought was the best." Flashy raised his hand and started walking.
"Oh. No. No. Don’t come up here, you coward. The stage is only for the winners. You will stay right there and hear your punishment." Graham said.
Flashy sighed. "Sure. What a humiliation."
’He deals with disrespect easily. Nice.’ Pablo found a good quality of Flashy.
"Maybe getting disrespected and ignored made him accustomed to such things and now it doesn’t bother him. What a sad life." Cupid shared her thoughts.
’You are full of empathy, Angel. It makes me wonder what you think of me.’
"You are a psychopath." Cupid didn’t even think twice before saying that.
’Good to know.’ Pablo stopped talking as Graham was about to reveal Flashy’s punishment.
"Your punishment should be suitable to your personality. You have a good build, you look strong but you are a coward. So.. I got it. Your punishment is…"
Graham grinned and finally revealed Flashy’s punishment.
"You will be doing a thousand pushups at the start of the next test in the middle of the ground. That’s all."
"That’s all? And you call it a punishment? At least cut his hand or something." One man complained.
Graham turned his head at that man and sighed.
"I will let it slide this time that you spoke to me in that tone. And when you will hear the next test, you will know how a thousand push ups is a punishment. Now don’t disturb me next time. I will kill you." Graham gave the warning and turned back to Flashy.
"Good luck, young man. I hope you don’t die very early on the next test." Graham said and turned his attention away from Flashy.
Flashy, obviously, wasn’t feeling good.
He turned to his only option who could help him.
"Um. Boss, what do you think will happen in the next test? I don’t think it will be easy. I don’t want to die."
"I don’t know. I can’t help you till I know what the next test is. We have to wait."
"But you will save me right if something bad happens?"
’I am not your prince.’
"Yes. I will do my best." Pablo said the opposite of his thoughts.
"Okay. I believe you." Flashy took a deep breath and now he was fine. He would believe in Pablo.
"So, congratulations to all the five million candidates present here. You all passed the first test. Clap for yourselves." Graham announced and clapped.
Everyone else clapped as well and they were all smiling. They were happy.
"Okay. That’s enough. Now let’s change the location." Graham put his hand inside his coat’s inner pocket and took out a rectangular thing. Its height was more than its width.
’Is that a mobile phone?’ Pablo looked at Cupid.
"It looks like it. Only some rich and influential people have it here." Cupid answered.
’Impressive. Technology here isn’t that bad. I would like one of those as well.’ Pablo wanted a mobile as well now.
"This man has a Receiver. He is a big deal, Boss. It won’t be easy to kill him." Flashy spoke.
Pablo frowned. "That rectangular thing is called a Receiver here?"
"Here? What do you mean ’here’? It is called Receiver everywhere. I know there won’t be any Receiver in the slums but everyone knows what a Receiver is and what it is called. Sometimes, I think you are from another world, Boss."
’You are right about that.’
"Yeah. My memory is a bit hazy. Those five rapists hit me in the head pretty hard. That’s why I can’t remember some things. Don’t worry about that." Pablo lied and ended the topic.
He focused on Graham to see how the mobile pho-Receiver works.
Graham did some touching on the device and then he put it on his ear.
’Receiver, my ass. It’s literally a mobile.’
Graham used the Receiver just like a mobile phone. Pablo figured they were the same thing.
"Hello." Graham spoke.
’Alright. It’s settled now. It’s a mobile phone.’ Pablo was sure now. The ’hello’ is a trademark for calls of mobiles.
"Yeah. Come here. It’s time for the second test. Come fast." Graham spoke and put the phone away from his ear.
He put it back inside his coat’s inner pocket and…
THUMP!
"You called me and here I am!"
Something or most likely, someone landed on the stage. He came out of nowhere and started shouting.
’Where are these people falling from? Are they so fast that I can’t even see them? And hurry up and start the next test. I only have a strong Ego for six hours.’ Pablo didn’t want his time to go to waste. He broke his wrist to copy Graham’s Ego, he wanted to make it worthwhile.
"Yes. I called you. Now do your work. Change the location." Graham said.
"Alright. Alright. Don’t worry. Let me meet the kids first." It was a male voice and when the dust from the jump settled down, everyone saw the new person.
He had long black hair and he was much younger than Graham. He was bare chested and was only wearing a long brown jacket with furs.
’The jacket should be worn in winter. Why is he wearing it now? It’s not that cold here.’ Pablo found it strange but he had no choice but to focus on the man.
The man came forward and stood at the edge of the stage.
"Everyone, my name is Diablo Resmira and I am also a military man. I won’t tell you my rank as you won’t understand it now. You still don’t know about military ranks and other stuff about it. So let it go. Alright?"
"Yes." Everyone answered.
"Great. So for your next test, the location will be changed. It can’t be done here as it would be too easy then. So, fasten your belts because…"
Diablo raised his right hand and with a never ending grin, he snapped his fingers.
"Things are about to get hot."
SHRILL!
RISSHHH!
"What the hell?"
"This is really hell!"
"This is the location?"
"Where did I bring myself for fucks sake?"
"I didn’t sign up for this!"
All the five million people cursed as much as they could as the next location made them even unable to stand.
They were constantly moving, they couldn’t put both of their legs at the same time on the ground.
They were crying. They didn’t experience anything like that.
’Of course, the next test is harder than the first one. Good luck, Flashy.’
Even Pablo was in a pinch. He also detested the new location.
"Hahaha! Look at all of you! I just love seeing this. Hahaha." Diablo’s voice came and everyone looked up.
He was floating in the air away from the ground.
"What is this place? Stop laughing. Tell me!" One man asked and everyone had the same question.
"Oh. Right. Let me tell you where we are. Welcome, everyone, this place is…"
Diablo slowly descended on the ground and after finally standing on the ground with both his feet, he revealed the location..
"Magma Of Nifelheim!"