Ilyes excited: "With my ABS, no one can touch you!"
Calvin: "shh quiet down, everybody is looking at us!"
As they advanced to the plane and going for their seats, they encountered some familiar faces.
Ilyes quietly: "Hey look, aren't they the two germen guys we talked with at the prison?"
Then Calvin recalled something important. That night, where they were going break out of the prison, somehow the alarm got trigged and every security guard was looking for specifically two guys. At that time, Calvin thought that they are going after them, now he realized that that night, there was another party involved in that act. They were the two germen guys.
Calvin: "Ilyes.."
Ilyes: "I know, those two cannot be underestimated."
They watched them as they sat down behind them, the plane had a very futuristic interior, but the atmosphere was heavy. It felt like having your mind lifting 200 kg, that was probably due to the other passengers, Calvin thought that he was the only normal-looking person. Every other passenger looked like they were dressed up to a cosplay event. From Ninja assassins, Samurais, martial artists, to businessmen, entrepreneurs and racers.
Ilyes: "Hey, it looks like we are in an anime convention."
Calvin suggested: "Let's just observe for now."
Both of them chatted for a little while. Suddenly, a strong-looking man passed by Calvin. He was in full black jean clothes and had a scar on his face, he stopped and looked at him for a few seconds, and said to his gang behind him.
"Who let this little girl here?" Pointing at Calvin.
He laughed with his gang, it was a bit exaggerated. Calvin looked at them for a bit, then when he was about to respond, Ilyes interrupted him.
Ilyes: "And you are?"
Then that guy noticed Ilyes who was sitting next to Calvin, he was seemingly surprised.
"Hey, isn't him from the Anarchaos family?" He asked his gang.
"Yes, he is. That's Ilyes, The ABS destructor!" One of his gang replied at him.
*Attention, please take your seats. We will fly shortly*
"Let's go." He said to his gang.
He had gone with his gang to their seats, Calvin then began to tease Ilyes.
Calvin jokingly to Ilyes: "The ABS destructor."
Ilyes annoyed: "Don't mention it, they nicknamed it when I won my first tournament and got fired up."
Calvin: "Yes, I can imagine it. I recall earlier that he said you were from the Anarchaos family, That means you are from an influential family?"
Ilyes: "Yes, we are pretty popular out here. We had a lot of promising practitioners, and of course, I'm one of them."
It means that this world had already a lot of celebrities and powerhouses. Which means that there would not be an equal competition and the opportunities would not be the same for everyone as there would be a huge gap in skills, knowledge and experience between people from big families which are already in the field and people taking this for their first time, like Calvin.
The plane shortly flew to the sky, Calvin was thinking about his master. It was a lesson he was taught to.
-Flashback-
Kamo and Calvin were training in peace, they were practising some movements, the pace was fast, Calvin couldn't keep up, but he still tried nonetheless.
Kamo explaining while training Calvin: " Speed up! put more energy! don't be too impulsive! let your instinct guide you!"
Calvin: "*Huff-huff* I can't... *Huff-huff* too... *Huff-huff* hard... for... me..."
Kamo after witnessing Calvin decided to take a break. As soon as he stopped, Calvin fell, he seemed very exhausted, he breathed heavily, and he was full of sweats. He looked to the sky while counting his heartbeats. He turned his head to Kamo, he had the look of a 5 years old kid who accomplished a great thing and trying to get some compliments and attention from his parents.
Kamo having a light smirk on his face and looking ahead: "I know what you are thinking. Sad to disappoint you, but we are only at a stage before the beginner stage."
Calvin was surprised, he thought that if this training was on an amateur level then how hard it is the next stage.
Calvin breathing heavily: "How can training be this hard... *Huff-huff* You want me to transform to a Super Saiyan? *Huff-huff*"
Kamo jokingly: "If it helps you to become stronger, then yes."
A group of four prisoners passed by at that time and Calvin saw them. Kamo noticed them too, but nothing was interesting about them apart from being prisoners. As they moved away, Kamo wanted to ask Calvin right away to test his perceiving abilities.
Kamo: "From what you have seen, who do think is the leader?"
Calvin thinking: "*hmmmmmmm* I think it's the giant one, he seemed pretty strong plus he had some dominating aura in his body language and his voice."
Kamo: "You are probably right on saying that he is strong, but that doesn't mean he is the leader. I would rather opt for the weak-looking one."
Calvin: "That one? If he wasn't in the centre of the group, I wouldn't even notice him."
Kamo: "Exactly. You see, humans are animals, they are just intelligent. If you go to a wolf pack, The leader is surely the strongest because the strength is their only measurement. For humans, it's intelligence. He didn't reveal any aura around him, he completely erased his presence. Just observing, collecting data on his head. I would bet my hand that he is the most dangerous guy among them."
Calvin: "That's completely a new way to see things!"
Kamo: "Always remember, there may more to see than meets the eye."
-Flashback-
That what Calvin remembered on the plane, talk less, observe more. Try to avoid being the centre of attention as maximum as possible. But being with Ilyes, Calvin hadn't much of a choice.
Ilyes: "Hey! Are you here? Are you AFK?" (Afk is an abbreviation for away from keyboard)
Calvin: "Can I think in peace for a second."
Suddenly, a serious-looking guy with glasses came from the plane cockpit.
"Pleased by your presence today, I'm Mr N and I'm your host." he declared.
Ilyes excited: "finally, someone came!"
Calvin; "*Shhhhhhhhhhh* He's explaining."
"You are certainly aware of the dangerous path to join the 'underground' world, and you are willing to take the risk, there is no turning back now. After a few minutes, we will arrive at the island. You are not the only group taking part in this event as there are numerous planes coming from around the globe. The island has a big tower in the centre, a small airport, some facilities etc. There are only two rules, reach the tower as soon as possible, and no killing is allowed." He explained.
Calvin mumbling: "So no killing is allowed... That doesn't mean we can't harm each other..."
Ilyes: "Wait, You are right. We have on guard."
"Those who fail the test will be dealt with, we don't want any leak to the outside world." He expressed.
Ilyes and Calvin: "*Gulp*"
"Good luck! The exam starts now!" He said with a dominating tone.
Calvin: "Wait, we didn't even land at the island."
Then a loud sound resonated the plane underneath the passengers. As soon as Calvin blinked, he found himself swimming in the air, griping on his seats.
Calvin: "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"