4: A S

y want to involve me in a game? A survival game? God

p?" the old lady asked wh

e, but I chose to bite my tongue. Who in

chools falling under the category of special abilities. Titan Academy has been sending participa

anything to say or react to? What is he thinking? Is

re," I reasoned out. Right. I'd rather be im

idan," the man said. "I will mak

cial. These people are insane. Are they not

o that. That

t of this town and enrolled in the Academy, you can participate. There's no specific length of time you have to study

want me for this. "Are you going to use me as bait? Am I the sacrifici

, don't you?" the woman said. "Did

n tense b

ble to participate in the Cup, so we need someone with

without a word. I was left alone with the two elderly

l ability, especially in a game that can last for weeks or even months. If she can predict what will happen on a spe

malfunction. I didn't catch the specific term she used, but everyone knows that conditions like that, na

ss. She trained with the group. They didn't notice anything unusual about her, except for the spec

the closest. I can sense danger. And that, according to Princip

But they said that as long as we come back to Titan Academy after the game, I'll be free to go ba

his promised face that he'll get me out of here, I suddenly felt guilty. I'm sure Lucas will do everything to get me out of here. But here I am, with my free

and a maid by my side. I don't know where they're taking me. I just know it's not a dunge

asked the butler with th

lished surface of a table. He might as well grab me and start brushing his fingers as if he's really holding dust

" he replied in a flat ton

ere?" I asked again. It's a

that, Miss Sheridan," he answered, as if i

t-shirt, and an old coat with a few tears. So what if my c

he group. Teacher Apollo is wi

ed another chamber of the palace, with more doors than the chamber we came from. It looks like a living ro

ing," she gree

e, and I looked at her. She has shoulder-length hair that's slightly curly, dark brown at the top and light brown at the bottom. Her face is smal

is Miss Sheridan,

e smiled at me. "So can we go? We have a f

if they were giving me over t

ad. I'll take

then excitedly pulled me back

ursed in front of her. How can someone have a room like th

e don't hav

us expensive items. There was a full-length mirror, personal products on a long table, and,

," Miss Aura said, facing a cabinet

bit taller, but this will do," she said, grabbing some innerw

hoes from the section where everything was in black. "I'm not sure if these will fit you,

," she said on the other line before hanging up. Afterward, she faced me. Her

Go ahead and strip down

n on my face. "Oh," she said. "Are you

o it. Who would want to bathe in an open area like this,

your body won't be cleaned well if you don't ha

meone to accompany you when you bathe? You ne

ppen every day," she said,

pants, and even at my shoes, whi

rincipal Bins wants you to look p

right, though. Someone like me from the town would be

dergarments. Miss Aura set up the tub and put something fragrant in the water. It smell

r next to the tub. "Body wash, soap, conditioner." She's so hyper consideri

iness. When I came up, there were two new people in the room, lookin

uniform, Miss Aura," t

and smiled. "Thank you," she said

sn't just one uniform; there were three sets. There was a regular uniform with a pleated navy b

. One went to the direction of my head, and the other

ing my feet. "Your skin looks rough. What soap and lot

trying hard not to pay attention

a trivia. Is this the first time she's seen

't quite reach it. She frowned slightly, and then the door opened on its own, and the

ms in it. "Sorry, it's one of the exceptions

y turn to furrow my

, right. Rules. You do nee

training, or in extraordinary instances. Those extraordinary instances should be registered with the Principal. Every student has the Titan logo on their clothing, even if it's for sleeping or just

y? I can't help but s

rry, you're already registered with the Principal. Y

nd styled it. There were moments when they used scissors to even out my uneven hair. They applied some oily substance to my skin. They trimmed my

the hell i

n, the almost perfectly smooth face. I touched myself to make sur

th my reaction. In their eyes, I seemed overjoyed to the point of disbelief. But no. I'm no

your room. You just need to continue with these processes to stay pr

six-thirty." We left her room. The two att

ough to eat? Do they even know that the cost of their toiletries could feed an entire family for a month? I doubt it. They k