Hugo was bored to death after 30 minutes and they were still not complete. He was just scrolling through his phone, playing games that he downloaded.
'I should really buy some data.' He tilted his head to the side when he tried accessing the internet earlier, but it wouldn't even load.
"Mr. Shan Louis and Sheema Louis from Jaden Academy are here!" A man announced.
"It seems like we are complete now," Hugo breathed a sigh of relief as two people entered. They sat on their respective seat which were placed in the middle.
Jaden Academy was located in the rural part of Lunaria where there was a less population. That's why it is allowed for them to have 2 participants.
The rule was applicable to all schools that came from the countryside.
When they saw that everyone is complete, the woman who was sitting on the stage stood up with a mic in her hand.
"Good morning, everyone1" She greeted everyone livelily. Silence took place as she walked through the middle.
"I am Xyina, your host for the upcoming Lunaria's feast." A smile rose up to her lips as her eyes surveyed the whole hall.
Xyina was already in her late 20's. She has short white hair and a pair of green eyes. She was just a regular employee who was tasked to host the whole feast.
"Since you are now complete, then I think it's the right time for us to begin already." She mouthed.
Cesar who was standing on the side went up to the stage with a board in his hands. It was covered by a red cloth to hide the inside of it from everyone.
"As we all know, Lunaria's Feast was brought back with much more expectations after years. And just like then, it would take place at Lunaria Academia where it all started."
"The feast will go on for 2 days. There will be five levels–A to E. Each level will correspond to a certain point." Xyina took out the board on the side and placed it in front of her."
Level A = 1 point
Level B = 2 points
Level C = 3 points
Level D = 5 points
Level E = 10 points
"The first 3 levels will be held on the first day while the fourth and fifth level will take place on the second day."
Hugo listened closely to what Xyina was saying. His eyebrows knotted in one line. This was becoming a headache for him.
"There will be 5 rounds each for level A-C and 3 rounds each for level D-E." Xyina continued. She underlined the numbers on the board for everyone to see.
'So that means I need to somehow have the highest point if I wanted to win,' he murmured.
He calculated the highest possible points that one can win if ever. "Overall, there should be 75 points."
"We will have three winners, however, the person with the highest score will take the grand prize. Do you all have any questions?" Xyina asked after she was done.
A man raised his arm to ask about something. When Xyina nodded her head and pointed to him, he stood up and asked, "Do you have any idea what will we do at each level?"
"Unfortunately, I am not the one to ask that. All the Headmasters from your respective school will have a meeting tomorrow to discuss the content of each level." Xyina paused for a while.
It was true that she didn't know anything about the content of the competition. She just knew that the Head of Lunaria's Academia will be the final person to decide about that matter.
"I suggest you to ask the head of your school by next week."
Another student raised his hand. "Then how are we supposed to know what are we going to prepare?"
Xyina shrugged her shoulders. "That's for you to find out."
Hugo glanced over to his side when he saw that someone was staring at him.
"Yes?"
"Did Headmaster Leon tell you about anything?"
Hugo shook his head. "Nah," he answered honestly. There was no need to lie, since he wasn't really given any clues about it.
"If you don't have any more questions. Then that's it. We will give you all 30 minutes to get to know each other before you can leave." Xyina announced. She gave the mic to someone before leaving the stage.
Hugo sighed. 'I thought I can leave already!" A loud sigh escaped from his lips. He stood up and went to the bathroom to take a piss.
Hugo stood in front of the urinal and unzipped his pants. He took out his sword, and did the deed.
He was about to leave when he was done when he heard a noise in the bathroom's cubicle.
"Is someone taking a shit?"
He tried to smell the air, but he didn't inhale any foul odor. 'I don't think so." But he thought of one more probability. "Or maybe his shit is just odorless? Damn, if that is the thing, then I should ask him for some advice. '
He slowly walked towards the cubicle when he heard voices inside of it.
"Hmm~" Hugo heard a girl moaning inside the cubicle.
He unbelievably looked at it. 'Did they really do this in the bathroom's hall?' He whispered in the air.
"Shh, someone might hear us." a man's voice sounded.
His eyes widened when he realized one thing. 'Only students who are partaking in the feast could go inside here…'
Hugo silently opened the door of the men's bathroom to leave. He dashed outside and came back to his seat.
He silently counted the heads of the student and teachers who were inside the hall.
"105…"
"106…"
"107…"
Hugo lastly counted himself. 'It means my suspicious was right!"' He muttered when he saw that 2 were missing.
He closed his eyes, trying to recall the names of the students. His lips parted in silent surprise when he remembered something.
"The students from Jaden Academy are not here." Since they were all wearing their school uniform, it became easier for Hugo to recognize who was missing.
"But…" his breathing hitched when he realized something.
"Aren't they siblings?"
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Author's note- Sorry for the late upload. 2nd chapter will be up after 3-4 hours.
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