Page 11: Alloces Academy's Entrance Exam (4)

     Her name is Tabitha. Tabitha Idra. However, she wasn't allowed to use the name of the Idra Household. Considering that she wasn't a legitimate child.

Tabitha is someone who was born from an Elite (his father) and an Insect (her mother). Her mother has been a servant of his father. Tabitha's mother died when she had given birth to her.

From the day that she was born, it was a struggle. The legitimate wife of his father hated her existence. However, she still deemed her something worth useful to keep living.

Since she was the child of her father, it was to be expected that she would possess the potential to become a mage. Tabitha was destined to be a mage. Whether it was by her own will or not. It doesn't matter. The only will that matters is of her stepmother.

She was raised and allowed to live because she was a commodity that her stepmother could use. To make their lives better and raise their status.

Tabitha was expected to repay her stepmother's kindness and care for her. She should become a very great mage of a Tower.

If she fails.....

Tabitha wouldn't allow that fate to happen.

She would become a great mage and not be discarded by her stepmother and father. She would keep living and continue to see what this world has to offer.

Even if it was hell, she would thread on the painful path. Tabitha is afraid to die.

She would live.

" Tabitha? "

Suddenly she heard a voice. She glances at the person attempting to make a conversation with her.

The young master has golden hair and golden eyes. Young master Rumpel with an undisclosed household surname.

An Elite Excelsior whom Tabitha didn't even hear the name of from the 6th Region.

' There's a high chance that he was from a higher region than me. '

If her speculation is true, if the young master needs to move down, why not just move down to the 6th Region? Why did he move here to the 7th Region?

" Here's your share of food. "

Rumpel handed Tabitha a bowl of warm soup. It has a spoon so there would be no need for her to swallow and gulp the soup from the bowl. She wouldn't also risk burning her tongue with the warm soup.

" Thank you. "

Tabitha glanced at the soup, she could see that there were little slices of meat and vegetables within it. She scooped using her spoon through her right hand. When it was near her lips. Tabitha started blowing some little air into it attempting to make it warm. Blowing a few times until she estimated that the spoon of soup was warm enough to not burn her tongue.

She ate the spoon of soup. Her light green eyes widened when her tongue registered the flavor of the soup.

Tabitha estimated right that the soup wouldn't burn her tongue. Not hot but not lukewarm. And the flavor, it almost tasted like the best dishes in the 6th Region.

Glancing at the others and Rumpel who was also eating their bowl of soup, Tabitha asked.

" Young Master Rumpel, did you cook it? "

Rumpel chuckled at her then turned his gaze at Wagner.

" He's the one who cooks our food. "

Glancing at Wagner, he appears to be a little offended at her remark and guess.

" Our servants at our mansion have been the ones taking care of my daily needs. They were the ones taking care of chores and menial tasks. Why would I be the one to cook our food? "

Elites rarely cook their food or do their chores. Tabitha should have remembered that. Now, she made an embarrassment of herself.

" I apologize. "

Tabitha says to both Wagner and Rumpel. Faust shot her a cold look.

" You should have noticed that Wagner is the one who is cooking our food while we are setting our camp here in the forest. "

It's been only 6 hours since they arrived here at the forest. The location of their 2nd trial. Their objective is to survive in this place for 3 days.

They have set up a base far away from the location of the waypoint. Tabitha remembered that currently, they had only finished setting up their camp here two hours ago. Leaving exhausted and a little dazed.

" .. Sorry.. I should have paid attention earlier. "

" You should. Even we have established a base in this forest from a location far away from the other examinees and away from the strong monsters roaming around. This is still a dangerous forest filled with monsters. We can't let our guard down. Pay attention at all times, Tabitha. Prove your worth. "

With those words, Tabitha was frozen. She gripped the bowl in her hands tightly. She ignored as Gretchen and Wagner started berating Faust for his tactless and rude attitude.

Those familiar and haunting words.

It was always the words that her stepmother would say and remind her.

Tabitha wouldn't be useless.

She would make sure of it.

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After the dinner, their group of 5 people decided to discuss who would be their scout at each time. They couldn't spend their time sleeping without a lookout. After all, this forest is teeming with monsters. Not just monsters. There is a possibility that they would be attacked by the other competitors.

From the earliest part of the night, it would be Gretchen. Followed by Tabitha, Wagner, him, and finally Faust. It would be their lookout schedule until they made it here alive and surviving for 3 days.

Also, it was decided that they would put traps around their base. But not too close as it would give away their location. They would place the traps around the premises of their base.

With his sleeping regents, all used up, the only remaining regents are the paralyzing, poisonous, harmful, and dangerous regents.

It would be expected that with the trap that they would set up, there would be casualties. Not from their group of 5 people but from the other group of examinees here currently at the forest of survival.

If they wouldn't be killed by the monsters, they would be eliminated by them. In not only setting up traps is Rumpel prepared and would decisively choose to take the life of a person. If it was a self-defense reason, he would also be willing to take the life of the other examinees.

Including in his group.

If one of them decided to betray Rumpel.

However, right now, it was impossible with Faust, Gretchen, and Wagner since they made a bound agreement with him.

Tabitha on the other hand, Rumpel doesn't know much about this lady who appears to look like the personification of anxiousness the more time that they spend with her.

Currently, Rumpel decided to sleep in his bundle of blankets wrapped around him. Later, he would be woken up by Wagner to keep watch of everyone and be on the lookout for possible monsters and other participants on this 2nd trial.

Tomorrow, they will start setting up traps in the morning.