What was the real purpose of this exam?
It wasn't just about teamwork, survival, or scoring points.
It was about killing.
In this world, no matter how talented, skilled, or kind you are—there comes a time when you must take a life.
Be it a monster or a man, battle never shows mercy. Excessive mercy will only gets you killed. And this exam… was the first step in preparing them for that truth.
The nobles knew it well.
They had trained their children from a young age—blade training, blood trials, simulations where hesitation meant failure.
Most of them had already taken a life before stepping into the Academy.
But for the commoners—for many of them—this was a first.
And firsts… always leave a mark.
That's why the test was made. Not to see who was the strongest, but to make them all used to it.
To killing.
To surviving.
To the world as it really was.
