Gaju - One
Chapter 5 - Establish the Ranking (part 1)
The Master paused for a moment and spread his gaze around the classroom and he stopped as he looked at Gaju who was sitting alone at the back of the class. The teacher then walked towards Gaju.
“At the end, only the best can survive,” said the Master slowly ending his words while stopping next to Gaju.
He looked towards Gaju who was nervously watching the Master who was now standing next to him. Gaju knows who's behind the mask, he's the professor. Gaju could remember his voice clearly and he was certain of that.
“Other times, if you want to deliberately answer incorrectly, choose the most difficult problem. I've lived a lot longer than you, it took a lot more effort to fool my old eyes. Boy,” whispered Professor to Gaju who was just speechless and felt cold sweat running from his back.
The professor wearing the mask of the Master then walked back to the front of the class, “ is currently the highest score for ‘knowledge’ held by Three Eight, but there are still two more tests for the IC subcategory, but there are still two more tests, ‘memory’ and ‘analytic’. Give it your best!” the professor ended his words and left the class.
After that, several Administrators using Master masks entered the room to test ‘memory’ and ‘analytic’ according to the Professor's orders.
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Gaju looks a little tense. Test for ‘knowledge’ and ‘analytic’ is easy to cheat. But for the ‘memory’ test, he had trouble trying to get a reasonable result.
Like the ‘knwoledge’ test, the test for ‘analytic’ is a written matter that requires Candidates to provide the best solution according to their analysis. It's easy to pretend to be stupid and give the wrong analysis.
Another ‘memory’ test, Gaju and his friends are given a series of numbers or pictures or names within a certain time limit then told to remember as much and as much as possible. After the time is up, questions are asked and the children will be told to answer them.
Gaju who has a special memory of course can remember everything with just one look, of course, it is difficult for him to pretend to have memory like other children. Therefore, now he is tense while waiting for the results of both tests to be announced.
Moreover, the Professor already knew that he had deliberately answered wrong in their first test. Of course, that person will pay more attention to the results of the test. And Gaju doesn't want to be the center of attention, by anyone. Especially by the person he suspected of being the highest leader on the Island.
After the afternoon break, all the children were taken to the training field by the Coach. They are Managers who use special masks and have the function to train the physical abilities of Candidates.
Gaju had already guessed what they would do in the training field that was behind the Classroom building. To perform a Physical Attribute test. All tests for the IC subcategory have been done, now only the PA test remains. After this, the ranks of the Candidates would form and Gaju knew that small groups would begin to form between them.
Small groups that will definitely center on the highest ranking holders, either for the IC category or the PA category. And that's where the real competition between Candidates will begin.
After leaving the Classroom building. The forty children arrived at the training field that was right behind the building. There were three coaches standing there. All candidates know that each Coach will be responsible for each of the PA subcategories.
“Okay, you all gather here. I'm a Coach and remember, this mask is called Strength. So you can call me that. To my left is the Coach called Speed, who stands at the end there, Agility,” said the Coach with the heaviest body among the three.
“I am responsible for testing your ‘strength’ efficacy,” said Strength while walking towards the machine still covered by the cloth, after that he pulled the cloth and a machine that resembles a punch machine in the playground is seen there, “this machine is called Punch Strength Meter. Its function is to measure the strength of your punch,” Strength said to the children who followed him from behind.
“Unlike other Managers, we, the Managers responsible for Physical Attribute are given more leeway than those weak Managers,” Strength said with a cynical tone behind his mask.
“So, I decided to let you determine for yourself who wants to know his strength first. Who feels confident in his abilities, please go ahead and test your strength,” Strength said as he crossed his arms in front of his chest.
The forty children were silent and looking at each other but none of them moved. Until finally a child confidently came forward and raised his head.
“I'm Empty Nine, call me Songlan. I will be the first to try it,” Songlan said as she advanced forward and got ready to hit the machine.
All the children waited tensely. Gaju smiled faintly, fortunately there was an idiot-type child like Songlan, relying on his muscles compared to his brain. He was willing to be a martyr and let the other children learn about this ‘Strength’ test.
Songlan took a deep breath and then she swung her punch towards that machine. The other children watched Songlan attentively.
Boommmmmm.
A loud sound rang out as Songlan's punch struck the Punch Strength Meter machine in front of him. A beep was heard from the machine and shortly afterwards, a row of numbers came out from the display screen that was above the target of the blow.
95 kg.
The sound of whispers is heard from the mouth of the Coach with the title Strength, “95 kg, your value is 0.95 points. Good for the size of an 8-year-old boy,” Strength said with a smile.
Gaju was stunned, Songlan's punch strength just now was 95 kg, with Gaju's weight and other children only ranging in the figure of 50 kg, with the weight of Gaju and other children only ranging, doesn't that mean he'll be thrown backwards when he's hit by Songlan's punch? Even if Gaju fends it off.
Most of the children also thought the same as Gaju, they started glancing towards Songlan and were a little worried about the boy's strength. It was only fair that if he was confident to go forward and test his strength the first time, Songlan indeed deserved to be proud of his physical strength.
