6

"Let's congratulate yourself for doing your best"

*Clap clap clap

After an ordinary opening ceremony, all of the teachers start to call every single child to the front and give them some kind of rapport.

No one knew what kind of thing was written inside because it is basically the daycare unit evaluation regarding their capabilities and individual behavior for the past year.

"Now that a new challenge shall await you all, please proceed with caution and do not regret your choice afterward" said the head servant with a very serious expression.

"Inside your rapport, there will be your score, our evaluation, and an instruction as to what should you do"

*flap flap

After being given that information, all of the graduates start to look at their rapport as the sound of paper flipped rang throughout the room.

"You will thread a lot of choices, so better take care of your own decision from here on", said the Head servant again with her serious expression

Nodding their little head, every one of them starts to show a sign of confusion despite their initial passion from before.

'No one told me there will be this kind of procedure', thought Anya as she looks back at her mother at the back.

"No need to ask about the meaning inside. Our servant will lead you toward the designated area.

Just show them what category you are in, or what the category you feel like joining in, and wait for further instruction"

After saying that, the head servant waves her hand, and around 4 people, a man, and a woman that wear a servant uniform start to hold a board with a word written on it.

"Uhmm, I am red."

"Excuse me, sir, I have a yellow, blue, and red word on my rapport!"

"Blue"

"What should we do ma'am?"

"…"

Of course, no servant shows any sign of wanting to answer those questions and just stands straight like a statue.

The silent atmosphere begins to get rowdy after a bunch of children start to get even more confused. Asking wouldn't give them an answer, forcing things won't work, and persuasion? It is out of their capabilities, so they only ended up looking at each other blankly as they clutch their respective rapport.

What can they do except for waiting?

"My parents didn't say anything about this!"

"Maybe, is it because we didn't ask?"

"No, I ask for what should we do at the graduation, and they only told me to just follow along"

"We are not even allowed to attend our senior's generation, so it must be a secret"

"I have an older sister, and she too didn't even say anything!"

After confirming to one another after failing at asking from the servant instructor, they start to just stand behind each of their respective colors as they wait for further instruction.

That's why they are late at noticing that 5 other children than themselves actually just standing in the middle of the room looking around while tilting their head in confusion.

'There is no white color', thought Anya as she double-checks her own rapport and then looks around for another quick confirmation.

Red. Yellow, Blue, Green.

She also noticed that there are 4 other children beside her, and fortunately, one of them is Litta, her best friend.

"Litta, what color are you?"

"...I am pink"

"Eh?"

After hearing the soft voice unique to Litta's, Anya starts to look around again as if confirming something.

"Maybe you belong to red? Pink is a light red after all"

"I thought so at first, but look," said Litta as she shows her own rapport and points her petite little white finger toward a certain part in it.

'The word written is certainly Pink, not light red. What's going on?'

"Oy"

""??""

Under the confusion, both the little girls who are looking at each other blankly became startled when they heard someone they "Suspected" to call them.

After looking at the source of that still underdeveloped voice, they found a boy with sharp and dark eyes and purple short hair looking at them while shoving his hand on his pants pocket.

"So, what are you girls bel---"

"You must be purple."

"!?"

After cutting the rude kid that asks a thing in a haughty way, Anya begins to snort with her conjecture being correct after looking at the young boy's startled face. Dragging her little friend away, Anya starts to show her own rapport toward her while signing her with a finger over lips and a wink.

As if understanding something, Litta put both of her hands to cover her mouth and nod eagerly as if showing her understanding.

Satisfied with the cute response she expected, Anya starts to look around again and confirming the two other children that didn't move, while also ignoring the glaring boy waiting to share her color to the side.

'A twin, boy and girl'

Digging over her own memory, she then remembers that they are the minority that didn't show any interest in her after that incident when she was 2 years old.

'So, It is Litta the daughter of an important servant, a twin that very unique at responding to the circumstances, I who catch that young master interest (?), and the boy who never tired at glaring.' Recap Anya in her mind with what kind of arrangement they put the rest of the children in.

'We must be a chosen one. Either in a good way or bad way', thought Anya confidently as she take a quick glance at the mother that has a similar feature with Litta that currently standing in confusion beside her.

'Based on my mother, Litta's mother is only an outer servant. But, her husband is an inner servant that even has a little chance at getting promoted'

One should remember that even Anya's parents still a side servant after all those years. Meaning, not only the capabilities, even that person's talent might even cut above the others by far away. That kind of person's daughter wouldn't be normal per se.

'Wait for further instruction.'

Having clearly understood what it implies, or maybe just because, those five are forced to wait, even after all of the other children moved out from this graduation room.

Of course, those who follow along toward outside of the building looking at those 5 with either confusion, hatred, and even sneer as if looking at people who failed and only left behind, which, unfortunately, they already outside of the room and failed at hearing a certain sound.

*Clap Clap

Hearing the clapping sound, all of the waiting children then look to the front where the head servant of the daycare unit currently is. She is smiling in a reassuring manner, yet the gait is completely different when she gave her speech from before.

How she standing straight yet still graceful, how she put her hand to the front as if attending someone after clapping with a smooth transition, and how her aura of professionalism which emitting from every gesture of hers.

After learning a lot of basic things within the daycare unit including the basic history of the family, they sometimes glimpse at the working environment, technique, and culture that they need to face in the future whenever the teacher gives their own private lecture.

'She brings a completely different pressure', thought Anya seriously as she unconsciously compared the other teacher she had ever study under for the past few years.

"First thing first, I would like to privately congratulate you five for finishing your study in the daycare Unit.", said the head servant while still putting both of her hands to the front while gently bowing her head.

"You all must be confused. But, I will tell you one thing, all of you are the chosen one" follow up her speech after giving the initial congratulations.

Looking around with a graceful smile, the head servant nods her head in satisfaction after looking at the five little children that didn't interrupt her speech despite their confusion. Looking back at the parents that are waiting for their respective children, she gestures lightly toward the other attending servant in the room to lead them all while giving her own instruction.

"The explanation can wait, so let's move onto our next procedure shall we?" said the head servant as she walks outside and then goes out of the daycare unit from the back of the building.

No one speaks all the way, even until they reach a carriage that seems already waiting for quite some time.

The carriage didn't look different from normal except that it is made from a quite good quality of wood-based on how sturdy it seems and it has a family crest printed on the body of the carriage with some kind of aura flowing from the picture itself.

In the front, the carriage seems like it will be pulled by some kind of monster with a cotton-like fur, 2 horns, 4 sturdy yet long legs, and a body that seems like a ball, and a coachman with pressure no less powerful than the beast itself.

'A Horned-Kara demonic beast.'

As a demonic and beast were written on its name, Kara is something that normally wild in nature and always prey upon any living being weaker than it as long as it can fill their stomach.

'A horned-Kara with two horns with the length of 2 cm each, and yet someone more powerful is just a coachman. I forgot that this family I am serving at is supposed to be ridiculously powerful.'

"…Anya, do you know what kind of beast is it?"

While in trance over the sudden realization while paling over the pressure the coachman gives, Anya suddenly asked a question by the head servant, someone who leads and manages the daycare unit filled with the next generation of a young servant.

"…Answering to head servant question. It is Kara, a demonic beast that specializes in speed and agility. A young one already enough to give a normal level 5 of gathering Qi cultivator a headache, and based on what I know, the number of its horn represent the innate ability that it has."

Answer Anya as she recalls the knowledge she learns for the past few years.

"Good, and what the length represents, Rain?", but as if it is not enough, the head maid then looks over the purple-haired boy with a sharp gaze.

"Answering to the head servant. It means that the power that it can exhibit. 1 cm means the first level, and an addition of 1 cm means the next level."

*nod nod

Answer that boy, Rain with a frown on his little brow as he recalls the additional information asked along with the other children's acknowledgment.

Glancing over the ever moody boy with a raised eyebrows, Anya then looks back toward the head servant in wonder.

"Now you all can get on, I will answer any question you all have on the way", said the head servant with noting but another instruction, making the children feel dejected somehow.

After satisfied with the sudden Q/A session, the head servant continues her guide as per schedule.

As instructed, they all get onto the carriage and wait for their departure in silence. As the first shaking happens, the carriage didn't shake at all afterward. With the awkward atmosphere, the little young servant begins to look outside in the meantime.

Of course, their curiosity couldn't be suppressed, thus their interro—asking time was started.

On the way, they finally allowed to ask a question after the head servant giving her confirmation. The most confusing part for them would be the meaning behind the color specification.

The color actually represents their talent, or more like, compatibility regarding a martial arts technique they have with, and their level of comprehension with also including their score over the past few years.

Red means Fire

Blue means Water

Yellow means Air

And green Means Earth

Of courses, there is a lot of other art that didn't fall under any condition and only up to your own control and power to pull it off. But, the fact is they know how that qualification would affect their speed and progress at learning those certain martial arts.

Unfortunately, not even the head servant knows what the other color represent. The reason she knows it was just because she gather some information for the past few years, and her own experiences regarding the graduation process.

"The classification always changes. Sometimes it is a symbol, number, or a demonic beast. That's why; we are only expected to guide you toward that place."

"Teacher, you mean?"

"Yes, not the Outer Mansion, but the inner one"

*Gasp

An outer mansion is a place for those who are somewhat qualified within the family, and thus would be allowed to live there.

In other words, the next generation of the family powerhouse of some sort, and a normal servant are only capable of working there, even after a lot of struggle and effort.

On the other hand, the inner one means that the top promising children that this family expects greatly including their family, and any other related necessities to increase their growth, would be placed there.

"That's why, unfortunately, I am not allowed to go inside, and thus didn't know what your color represents as it was a secret."

"What about our parents?"

"They are currently riding another carriage."

Only that explanation and nothing else was given.

She didn't give them any other additional information, not even what would the parents faced after which worry the little Anya somewhat.

'It's been a long time since I go through such an elimination process.' thought Anya as she starts to recall a certain time where she lives under the rules of others as a delinquent.

'But, let's just do what I can do for now'

As if making her decision, Anya starts to close her eyes and tried to practices.

*frown

But, what happens after makes her frown in disbelieve and confusion.

Her black eyebrows scrunched in thought, and when she tried to start her Art again.

'…slowly, like a snail that doing a slow-mo', thought her as she grit her teeth in determination.

She didn't care what the other thought of her nor do what she looks like right now.

The thing takes to make her so pumped up, excited, her salvation between a curse of being reborn as a girl, and the reason that she might be able to reach a height that should be impossible was at stake so she becomes somewhat anxious right now.

Every guy, especially someone who longs for the power of domination would be excited when they were placed in a place like here, especially Anya who always takes care of her muscle even after reaching 40 years old without fail in the past.

'It might be my imagination, or else, I might be screwed', thought her as the bead of sweat start to form on her white little forehead.

Slowly, too slow that she might be bored as hell, but determination is her forte she is confident at so there is no problem with that.

That boring experience is her only way of confirmation, so the Art that should be started right now was only at the stage of imagining the process of activation.

1 minute, 2 minutes.

After 3 minutes does the art activated and the sweat was already making her black hair feel sticky.

'The concentration is killing me!'

But the fruit of it was so unexpected that she starts to frown at its revelation.

Feeling the weird Qi inside of her, she then re-confirm it again, and the feeling of anger starts to bubble up.

'Someone is doing something to me!'

Unfortunately, the shock ruins her concentration making the process broken down into nothingness, and fortunately bringing that weird Qi along with it.

Opening her eyes, she looks at the other children in the carriage, and notice that all of them are falling asleep but no matter how many times she checks, there is no head maid anywhere, making her feel like something is wrong.

Looking outside, the carriage is still within the family ground, running at the prepared road, so it seems like she needs to re-evaluate the situation she was in.

'Sleeping...Yes, maybe the Qi inside of me is the one who made people sleep. But, I didn't feel sleepy. Maybe because it's not activated yet, or maybe I already did without knowing?', thought Anya while she is playing with her lips in contemplation.

'Is it another test? I doubt it. I mean, we are a kid not even 7 years, so giving this kind of test is way too overboard. Maybe the necessary process?'

Checking the pulse from her best friend's hand, she notices that nothing seems to be wrong with her, at least according to her experiences.

But Litta's complexion isn't, so she thought of waking her up which to no avail.

"Fa..ther, please..."

Hearing that little sweet mumble from her mouth, Anya feels a pang of pain inside her heart, but no matter how much she shakes her, Litta still didn't wake up. After checking the other children one by one, everyone has the same situation, mumbling in their dream yet can't wake up.

"Sister...Brother..."

"Don't run... catch..."

The former is from the twin sibling each calling their respective part, while the latter is Rain, the purple-haired brat.

'I do understand about the twin, but, what kind of dream that unlikable brat has? Is he trying to catch after someone?'

While wondering what should she do now, the carriage suddenly stopped.

Knowing the situation, Anya hurriedly closes her eyes and pretends to be asleep.

"...Don't pretend, I know you are wide awake right now"

She didn't know who she/he was because of her closed eyes, but the familiarity of that tone of voice ring a bell somewhat. Nonetheless, she still pretends to be asleep, ignoring the sound of a step that person did after getting in and the presence that person makes after standing right in front of her.

Silent

That person didn't say a thing, not even 10 seconds, 30 seconds, and almost a minute pass.

After no sign of Anya waking up, the person let out a sigh and said, "This is a normal process for that outsider when getting inside the inner mansion. You are, we are not in danger" with a somewhat annoyed tone.

'I don't believe you', thought Anya without even intending to stop her act.

Without the conversation and response the person expects, she/he shake his/her head while instructing the coach to continue the journey and sit beside Anya as the carriage moves forward.

"...I am the young master of this family, are you still intending to ignore me?", said the person while whispering on Anya white tiny ears.

No response is her response, making her quite proud of her acting skill despite the shock and surprise she had.

'Damn, almost got a heart attack!'

No one can prove that, and things would be too late to regret if the person really knows or just testing her, so Anya took a safe route of continuing to pretend asleep.

"...Well, you will regret it later then.", whisper the person, the boy as he also closes his eyes while waiting to arrive toward their destination in silence.