That night.
The two hundred test subjects lying in bed couldn't sleep.
The words spoken by the unidentified person in the plaza kept echoing in their minds.
Space!
It was a place they'd never even imagined going.
Maybe, as that person had said, returning to society wasn't very realistic. But compared with prison and this secret base, where nobody knew what the future held, space actually sounded pretty good, didn't it?
As they tossed and turned in bed, those who had been swayed were already planning how to secure a spot.
Standing out among these two hundred people would be no easy feat.
They'd all come from the same prison. None of them were ordinary people.
At dawn, the moment the bell rang, everyone got dressed and washed up as quickly as if they'd trained for it, then hurried to the plaza to assemble.
There were guards posted every few steps, and many deep, dark holes dotted the walls.
They didn't need to guess to know there were weapons hidden inside those holes.
And that was only what they could see. Who knew how many more deadly weapons were concealed out of sight?
No wonder their handcuffs and shackles had been removed.
Here, even if they suddenly stole a guard's weapon, no one was worried they'd be able to cause trouble.
A thousand miles away, after a month of playing, Candy was woken early by Zero. Still groggy and lightheaded, she had no desire to get out of bed.
"Stop sleeping. Big Brother's taking you to school to register in a bit. If you don't get up, he'll start nagging again."
At that, Candy yawned and sighed helplessly.
"Studying—when will it ever end?"
Zero smiled. "You've still got a long way to go. After you graduate from elementary school and