52 Another day off

Hey! Kiyoshi, wait! Where are you going?" "To train for the next round." "Jeez, can't you properly enjoy your day off?" "Another two-third of the contestant will be eliminated, we have a less than thirty percent chance of being selected." "Fine, if you want to train so badly, go! Oh and the nun we met wrote us a letter congratulating us." "Where's the letter?" "You're actually interested?! I left it on the desk in my room." Kiyoshi walked away.

"Now what seems fun?" Chase strolled along the streets. "Run faster! They'll get away!" "Who's shouting?" "You haven't heard? They've gotten leads on who plotted the attempt at her majesty's life." "Is that so?" "Yep! They say the queen wants to make an example of the stupid assassins who tried to take her life." Chase walked out of the weapons store he was just in. 'Stupid assassins, hmm, no wonder the queen needed new guards.'

-Later that night-

"Kiyoshi! You're still training?" "So what?" "Let's go eat!" "Fine." "Hey, what's your reason for participating in this competition." "Money. What else would it be?" Kiyoshi answered. "Who knows, maybe patriotism." "That's a good joke. Especially since the queen killed all her last guards." "So you knew. I just found out." "Of course, did you think there just happened to be a need for a hundred new soilders? The queen usually only takes twenty five soilders with her and only needs a hundred when leaving the country. She wouldn't need more unless they died or retired. What, are you scared of dying?" "Having to work under a mass murderer just makes me a bit unhappy." "Good people never pay a lot, plus, you wouldn't need guards if you really had no enemies. If you're scared of dying then why don't you go ask that abbess for help?" "Why?" "Almost every time royalty spared someone of death it was because the church intervened." "I see.."

-373 days 'till promised day-

-39 days 'till the competition ends-