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Nerves were starting to take over me. I was walking up the big, steep hill which led to the Mondreiff halls so that I could meet with Miku on hopefully taking the protectors entrance exam. I don't mean to toot my own horn here but I'm pretty good at things like tests and exams. I don't freak out when I am under pressure and I usually have a calm head when I need to. Which is why I don't understand why I am so nervous. "Kamui Gakupo?" I heard a woman's voice yell. Ah yes, this is why I was nervous. "Miss Hatsune Miku, it's a pleasure to meet you," I gave a polite bow. "Ooh, very formal which is not how Leon described you at all," Miku chuckled. I could feel my face warming up. "Oh god, I'm sorry if your nerves are building up. Here let's get into the library and you can begin the test," Miku apologised, then lead me inside the Mondreiff Halls.
"If you need anything, let me know," Miku said before leaving the room, therefore making it difficult for me to call on her if I needed anything. Nonetheless, I got to work. Ticking boxes, completing phrases and writing answers. The entrance test was 7 pages which wasn't too bad, except that the letters were small and there were lots of questions. The test itself was pretty easy. The questions were mainly focused on the protection of human citizens and life. For example, What to do when a civilian is attacked by another being? When should you use your power to help citizens? Things like that. I used my common sense and answered the questions with no problem. Then I came across question 18. About 3 quarters through the paper. 'Is there a specific citizen whom you would protect over anyone else?'. I read it again and again in my head. It wasn't like the other questions on the paper. This one felt, personal. I don't think that there is a specific person... I'll leave it blank for now.
After about 10 minutes after that, I was finished. After finishing the paper and being happy with my answers, I returned to question 18. Suddenly, my phone started buzzing from within my pocket. I pulled out my phone and read aloud the name displayed on my screen. "Kaito". Oh shit, I didn't tell him I would be late home... I answered the phone call. "Hello?" I whispered into the phone so I would not disturb the peace of the library. "Gakupo? Is everything okay? Are you still at work?" Kaito said into the phone. "Yeah I'm sorry, I forgot to tell you I would be late home. Is everything alright?" I asked. I started feeling a little dread when it took Kaito a couple of seconds to reply. "Uh, yeah. Do you know how much longer you will be?" He asked me. "Mmm, I will be back in about an hour in a half," I replied. I felt extremely guilty for some reason. "Oh... alright. I will see you then," Kaito sighed. Why was he sighing!? I'm a grown man. I shouldn't need to tell him when I will be home! I then heard him taking a really, really long drink of something. "Kaito? You sure everything is alright?" I asked him once more. "Yup, bye-bye," He said before hanging up on me. I'm not sure about this. He was acting extremely strange over that phone call. I need to get home quickly.
I then looked back down at my question paper. Question 18. After that phone call, I was pretty sure I had an answer. However, I decided not to write anything down and just left it blank. I picked up my paper and stood up from the wooden table. I took my paper and walked out of the library and into a hallway where I really hoped that Miku would be waiting for me. As I opened the heavy wooden doors, coincidentally, there Miku was, standing in the hallway talking to a girl with bright yellow hair. "Ah, Lily, here he is here," Miku said to 'Lily' as I exited the library. "Are you finished with your paper Gakupo?" Miku asked me. "Yes I am," I said and handed her the paper. "Excellent! I will give this to Ruby for marking," Miku smiled. "Lily, this is Kamui Gakupo, and Gakupo, this is Lily, she is a combat leader for Bellsquare," Miku introduced. "It's an honour to meet you, Miss Lily," I said, again with a bow. This time, Lily returned the bow. "Likewise," She said proudly. "Gakupo, I won't make you stay any longer, you're free to go home," Miku said to me. "Thank you, Miss Miku, It's been nice meeting you," I said. Then without any hesitation, I ran out of the building so I could transport myself home.