After a fast-paced month and a three-day Near Circle visit, this month was like swimming in shallow waters of monotony. Each day passed as a copy of one another; The Eighth Ward students had managed to raise two ranks independently, becoming the Sixth Ward students. When it was their turn to thwart the savage beast raids, they were now able to do so quickly, and Mel continued his advance inside the Energy Crystal Cave.
"Do any of you want to go to the Existential Arena challenge this month?"
Baybars called out to the Sixth Ward students, who drank the murky water in which a few vegetables were swimming; on the morning of the day, they thwarted the last influx of wild beasts. The students, led by Sam, did not answer but turned their gaze to a spot at the end of the table, to Mel, who was still walking around in his torn clothes even as the weather started to cool.
