Takashi wakes up in a bed, probably a clinic within the underground structure.
Novis was sitting right beside him and when Takashi asked where Shiguro was, Novis responded that he went to do preparations for the entrance battle-the easiest one yet.
Novis starts explaining how this works and what he has to do in order to claim the reward given by the superiors.
First,he explained the ranking system-it is determined by the battles won and the strength of the soul,there exist tools to measure the strength and powers within the soul.for people without any soul abilities,the ranking system works only on the number of battles won.
It starts from 'mose',the lowest rank and goes all the way up to 'Superior Zoem Equilibrium Hale' and that hale itself is a hard rank to obtain.
The battle begins by both opponents choosing the moves they will be using,4 unique attack or defence moves and 2 combo moves. Combo moves can only be accessed once a person reaches 'vertid' the 6th rank,which is 5 ranks below underhale,he precursor of hale.
Each person may have different soul abilities,so they are categorised by the nature of their powers namely-atmos,hydros,lumit,ignet,promethin,botonet,mysticin,anterin and deotheur.
Atmos being related to air.
Hydros being related to water.
Lumit being related to light and electricity.
Ignet bein related to fire.
Promethin being related to attack and fighting.
Botonet being related to life and earth.
Mysticin being related to magic.
Anterin being related to darkness and anti matter.
Deotheur being related to death and otherworldly inhumane powers.
Each person can create signature moves and combos which can be then registered.
"Mine was the 'drainer',a special move which could eliminate the opponent at once" Novis added.
He looks at Takashi and what does he see?
Yes. Takashi dozed off again
But it was intriguing for Novis and he decided to examine Takashi's powers while he was fast asleep.