Before Harry could finish his sentence, Flora bonked him on the head.
“You don’t need to let me win, you dummy. I’ll defeat you with my own strength! Besides, the names will be drawn randomly. The referees are from the military, so I doubt they will tamper with the names.”
Harry rubbed his bruised head with one hand, scowling unhappily. “You could’ve just said so. I don’t know how Warren tolerates you.”
Flora blew her fist and shot him a fierce glare before Harry obediently fell silent.
The more we discussed, the more I began to worry about the competition. As Harry mentioned, there were only six places that’d make it to the finals. There were simply too many uncontrollable factors and unforeseeable circumstances. I could fail utterly if I took one wrong step. Even the final six people would have to enter the forbidden forest and return with the blue cornflower before they formally passed the test.
The competition would start with activities in the outermost circle of the forbidden forest. Beforehand, this area would be cleared up to ensure the safety of the contestants. However, the ever-changing nature of the forbidden forest was outside human control.
“Sylvia, don’t worry. Together, we’ll figure out how you can get first place.” Flora patted me on the shoulder, jolting me back to reality.
“Yeah. I’ve made up my mind. If we end up in the same set, I’ll just quit. That way, you can save your strength for the other contestants.” Harry smiled brightly. “I’ll do anything for my friend!”
“Me, too. Me, too. And even if I tried, I wouldn’t stand a chance against you.” Flora raised her hand and echoed Harry’s sentiments.
“But what about Warren? He’s so strong…” Harry scratched his head hesitantly.
“What’re you talking about? Warren will definitely quit too if he goes up against Sylvia!” Flora said with certainty, sipping from her coffee with a firm expression.
But this meant that if we ended up in the same set in the first few rounds and they just gave up, they would lose their chance to enter the elite team.
I looked at them guiltily and couldn’t help but feel bad. “We agreed to join the army together. I don’t want to…”
“Don’t worry, Sylvia.” Harry interrupted me with a serious look on his face. “Things are different now. I’ll be able to join the army sooner or later. There’s no rush.”
“He’s right, Sylvia. Plus, I’m not that strong, so I doubt I’ll win anyway. Maybe I’ll be disqualified before I even meet you.” Flora’s eyes twinkled with excitement. “You don’t have to worry about us, okay? We’ve got your back. You just need to focus on winning the competition.”
“Even if you fail, we’ll fight for you!” Harry puffed out his chest.
Seeing the determination in my friends’ eyes, tears welled up in mine. I was so lucky to have such good friends! It didn’t take long before I couldn’t hold my emotions back anymore and burst into tears. All the frustrations that were pent up inside me were finally vented.
“What… What’s the matter with you? Don’t cry, Sylvia!” Harry handed me some tissue hurriedly, unsure what to say.
Flora dabbed my tears away while glaring at Harry. “Why’d you have to say that? Sylvia’s not going to lose!”
Sniffling, I said softly, “I’ve been depressed for a long time, so I couldn’t help but cry when I heard how supportive you guys are. I’m just so glad that we met and became friends.”
Now, it was Flora’s turn to cry. Tears in her eyes, she sobbed, “I’m happy we became friends, too!”
“Come on, you guys!” Harry’s eyes turned red, too. “Now I’m going to cry.”
He opened his mouth as though he was going to burst into sobs the next seconds. However, Flora quickly covered his mouth and changed the topic.
“Now the problem is the other contestants. There are other volunteers in Class A whose comprehensive ranking is higher than ours, like that strong guy, Tom, and that mysterious guy, John. They’ve signed up for the selection as well.”
Sylvia’s POV
“Tom’s sturdy enough to take a beating, but he’s almost as weak as Flora in terms of attacking. He won’t be a threat for Sylvia.” Harry waved his hand dismissively, as if he didn’t take Tom seriously at all.
Flora snorted indignantly. She seemed to be used to being teased.
She eyed Harry, a mischievous smile playing at the corners of her lips. “And what about John? How about you analyze him, too? I remember how he beat you to a pulp. He’s really powerful.”
A flicker of annoyance flashed on Harry’s face. “Don’t bring that up again! I let him win back then!”
Flora made a face, sticking her tongue out at him. “What’re you talking about? Why would you let him win in an exam? Do you seriously think I’m stupid enough to fall for such a lame excuse?”
“You…” Harry found that he couldn’t argue with Flora and turned away huffily.
“You forgot someone. That guy named Toby from another class also signed up,” I said calmly, steering the conversation back to the matter at hand.
“Damn it! I almost forgot about him. I can’t believe that he also signed up!” Harry exclaimed, smacking his palm against his forehead. “He’s the head of Class B now and has a lot of followers.”
Toby was the student that got kicked out of Class A thanks to Blair, and he was one of the strongest students this year.
“Even stronger than Warren?” Flora questioned, one eyebrow raised.
“Of course! If Blair hadn’t kicked him out of Class A, our class wouldn’t have been as peaceful as it is now,” Harry explained with a sneer.
“What do you mean?” Flora looked confused.
I sighed. “What does a strong man fear the most?”
“That no one will see his strength and appreciate him,” Harry answered grimly. “Let alone a conceited man like Toby. Not only that, he was also born with a sense of superiority. It’s normal for a hooligan to know how to fight with brute force. But it’s scary when that hooligan’s also smart and shrewd. Toby’s not only an excellent fighter, he’s also smart. He knows how to manipulate situations to his advantage. That’s why Class B is divided into so many groups and the whole class has been torn apart.”
“What? Really? Good thing I’m not in Class B,” Flora muttered bitterly.
“Recently, he announced that he wanted to humiliate Blair by letting him know that all the students he picked for Class A are good for nothing. In short, he wants Blair to regret kicking him out of Class A,” I concluded with a frown.
Before this, I didn’t know Toby at all. However, judging from the sound of his threats, I reasoned that Toby was not as smart as Harry claimed him to be. But if I dared to underestimate him, I would be doomed.
“So Toby is our number one enemy!” Flora drew a big circle around Toby’s name and said fiercely, “Just wait and see. I’ll go around and ask about him tonight!”
“And I’ll dye my hair a new color tonight in honor of tomorrow’s challenge!” Harry ran his fingers through his hair excitedly.
“Then I…”
Both Flora and Harry looked at me expectantly, waiting to hear what I was going to do.
“…rest well!”
“Good girl! It’s pointless to practice anymore since the competition’s tomorrow. You need to get a good night’s rest and save your energy!” Harry smiled at me reassuringly.
Flora nodded in agreement.
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