White space,
A sharp chime echoed through the endless white space.
Ding. Ding. Ding!!!
Eira's cheerful voice followed immediately after.
"Time's up, everyone~!
All remaining participants who haven't formed a team…
will now be auto-assigned!"
The announcement dropped like a stone into the crowd.
Several students immediately shouted:
"Eh—!? Already!?"
"That was too fast!"
"Hey! I didn't even find my friends yet—!"
"Wait—give us a little more—!!"
But their protests didn't matter.
The white floor beneath them lit up with bright lines of mana, forming strange patterns.
Before anyone could understand what was happening, their bodies jerked forward—
pulled by an invisible force.
Students who stood alone were dragged toward others, forming tight clusters of four.
Some stumbled, some yelped, some cursed, but none could resist the system's pull.
In just seconds, the scattered individuals were arranged into perfect groups.
