After Adam's victory, a leader was chosen.
"So, Bryan will be the leader now." [Adam]
"Huh?!" [Bryan]
Shocked by Adam's sudden decision, Bryan tried to refuse.
"I-I'm not strong though! I wouldn't be fit to be a leader!" [Bryan]
Adam put a hand on Bryan's shoulder.
"You don't have to be strong to lead. You need smarts." [Adam]
He pulled his actions from Askyros' memories. He could recall Askyros taking up a high position, but Ryse had to do all the work.
"...Are you sure you're Adam? You're acting smarter than usual." [Krino]
("Hey, I can learn.") [Adam]
"Felix wouldn't agree." [Krino]
Bryan was still unconvinced.
"What about everyone else? What are your opinions?" [Bryan]
Leo and Robert stepped away.
"Whatever Adam wants." [Leo]
"Same." [Robert]
Bryan gave them a confused look.
"It's like you guys only listen to Adam." [Bryan]
Leo looked away.
"No clue what you're talking about." [Leo]
Bryan turned to the others.
"What about you? Howard? Alice?" [Bryan]
Howard shrugged.
"I lost. Nothing I can do about it." [Howard]
Alice was of the same mind.
"It doesn't even matter at this point. Just do as he tells you." [Alice]
Bryan was left in disbelief.
("Can I really lead?") [Bryan]
He was afraid of the consequences. Bryan, a low level ability user, would have to lead those with abilities of a higher grade.
"What do you think our officers would say about it?" [Bryan]
"Nothing. He did say to determine a leader ourselves." [Adam]
Adam also accounted for the fact the Senior Officer was getting pressured into helping him.
"...Are you guys really sure?" [Bryan]
Adam sighed.
"I know your unconfidence is your charming point, but I need you to be more certain. How else did you end up in this camp? You survived the elimination process too." [Adam]
"...The obstacle course doesn't have anything to do with ability. Also, it was my personal connections that got me here." [Bryan]
Leo raised his hand.
"I also got here through personal connections." [Leo]
Howard and Alice nodded.
"Wait. Did you all get here through personal connections?" [Adam]
"I didn't." [Robert]
"Okay, we're getting off track. Can we talk about how you're pushing off your position?" [Bryan]
"You mean YOUR position?" [Adam]
Bryan pointed at Adam.
"Don't you play this game with me." [Bryan]
"Either we keep playing this game or you stick with your role." [Adam]
Bryan opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but nothing came out.
"...Alright. I'll do it." [Bryan]
"Finally." [Adam]
"However! You guys better not regret it." [Bryan]
Adam smiled triumphantly.
"Of course." [Adam]
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Moments later…
"Adam! Make sure the boots are in the bottom left corner!" [Bryan]
"What? Wasn't it right?" [Adam]
"No! We've gone over this three times already!" [Bryan]
Adam was stuck by his footlocker rearranging his belongings with Bryan.
"What even is this P.O.S. stuff? Can't we just organize it ourselves?" [Adam]
"P.O.S. is to keep every group's locker the exact same. It practices discipline and makes it easier to locate every object if someone is missing something." [Bryan]
Adam scratched his head.
"This is killing me…" [Adam]
"C'mon, everyone already has it down." [Bryan]
Adam glanced at the others who were simply watching from their beds.
"Hurry up. I want to sleep." [Howard]
"Go ahead. You guys don't need to wait for me." [Adam]
"That's not how it works." [Howard]
Adam shook his head.
("Military protocol this, protocol that. This is so annoying.") [Adam]
"Hurry up. We're not stopping until you've got it memorized." [Bryan]
Adam groaned.
("Maybe I'm starting to regret a few things.") [Adam]