In the deep darkness, I wake up for another day.

Some time has passed since I came to this world.

I’m starting to believe more and more that this is not a dream.

If this is all real, then why am I here? And even more like a ROOSTER!

The more I think about it, the angrier I get at that old man…

Anyway, after 3 days living in this world, I was unable to discover anything.

If I can only speak…

Suzy was constantly pushing me to train and never understand my questions.

By the way, after I started to understand what other people were saying, there were no more changes.

That’s probably as much as I can get…

I still haven’t learned anything about those spells or what kind of skill I should have.

The only thing I did was to be stuck in the area of that house, being forced to train self-defense.

Is this really for anything? Anyway, it’s not like I’m going to miss something by learning…

As I have no idea what to do, I ended up accepting to learn a little of the girl’s techniques.

And, even if I wanted to stop, this girl would not stop bothering me.

This is something I always think about, before Suzy wakes up and another day starts.

[…]

After training and having a lunch, to which I am receiving the same food as both residents, something different happened.

- Galizé, today we will not have training in the afternoon. – Suzy says that, right after leaving home.

Finally, a day off…

- We have something more important for today… - She speaks to me, while taking me in her hands. – We must go to the center of the village.

What’s so important today?

Even if I ask, there is never an answer.

- Wait, Suzy, let me check on you. – Says Suzy’s mother.

Is so much care really necessary?

I, who don’t understand what’s going to happen today, just wait while Suzy fixes her appearance.

She is wearing her dress that she wore when we first met, a pair of sandals and a bluish-white hat.

Seriously, where are we going?

Without answering my question, Suzy checks everything again before saying goodbye to her mother.

In this way, we head to the city center.

[…]

As soon as we arrive, I see many people going in one direction.

Even though there were a lot of people talking and excitedly going somewhere, one conversation caught my ears.

- So, is the start of registration today? – Says a shopkeeper, who seemed to observe the movement.

- Yes, and this will probably be the last. – Answers a man beside him.

- Who knew, after all these years, this would be the last… - Speaks the shopkeeper, looking a little nostalgic.

After that, I was too far away to hear.

It looks like it will really be a huge event today, as it seems to be the last…

I have no idea what event this will be, but now I understand why so many people are joining.

As we followed the movement of people, we soon arrived at the Challenge Tower.

This tower again?

The movement calmed down a little, but that is because only young people are entering the tower.

Suzy quickly got into it and joined a long queue.

… There are only strange people here.

While I wait, I decide to look around.

Next to our queue, there is also a much smaller queue, which seems to be really special people.

After all, they seem to have a personal servant and their clothes are far more luxurious than others.

But, among these special people, two catch my attention.

One is a girl who looks to be the same age as Suzy, with red hair tied in a ponytail and menacing brown eyes.

… it’s better not to approach her.

The other person was a rather strange young man.

His hair is long and white, his eyes are black, and he is very thin.

But, what disturbed me the most was the 2 meter sword on his back.

Why is he carrying such a big sword?

These two were the most interesting in the special queue, but there are also strange people in the other lines.

And I spent time in the queue, watching these people.

[…]

A few hours passed and we finally managed to complete the registration.

From what I heard at a glance, it seems to be an event to see who can reach the top of the tower.

For this, candidates must go through several challenges until they reach the top.

It seems that today is just the day of registration and the tower will open in a week.

Until then, any young person can register, but most of them prefer to do on the first day.

This was also the case for Suzy, who is really excited to participate.

For registration, it is necessary to take an exam with the candidate. I don’t quite understand how it works, but it seems to be a test of…

...Huh? Wait, what kind of test is this?

The test was… Walking.

Suzy just needed to get to the end of a corridor that she chose.

For some reason, the corridors were separated into four colors. Blue, White, Brown and Red.

And, as if it were something natural, Suzy chose Blue.

While she walks down the corridor, I wait for her at the beginning.

In the middle of the way, Suzy begins to have difficulty walking while, around her, a shade of blue grew deeper and deeper. It was very similar to the blue that was inside her.

This shade of blue is different from the color around the girl, since I can also see a shade of wine and light blue around her.

The blue that joined it seemed to come from outside, from the corridor itself, getting more and more dense as she walked.

But, even so, Suzy continued until she finally made it to the end.

Again, more questions appear, and no answer is given…

As soon as she completed the test, Suzy returned while the color around her became blue.

I’m going to go crazy like that!

Unaware of my thoughts, Suzy takes me in her hands, which were much colder than before, and puts me on her shoulder.

Somehow, I got used to being on her shoulder.

- … That was really difficult, but I did it, Galizé! – She says excitedly, changing the color blue to yellow.

Her usual color...

This color is a mental relief for me, as I am used to it.

Soon after that, we returned home.