Four days remained until the Monthly Ranking Test.
Aegis stabbed her eggs like they owed her money. The dining hall buzzed with nervous energy—everyone could feel the test looming. At the table next to hers, a second-year was openly weeping into his porridge. Maybe it had nothing to do with the test, but Aegis thought maybe it did.
"The combat portion's going to be brutal," Scarlett said, demolishing her third helping of bacon. "Heard they're bringing in actual monsters this time."
"Actual monsters?" Aegis looked up. "Not training dummies?"
"Nope. Real teeth, real claws, real chance of dying."
[Great. Love that for us.]
Although Aegis did also consider that it had been six months since they came in. If in the second term you couldn't even kill a basic, weak monster, you probably deserved to be expelled.
She got an idea.
"We should go to the tunnels," Aegis said suddenly. "Get some practice in."
Scarlett's eyes lit up.
"Now you're talking my language."
