"Shh, don't talk so much!"
Kurome speaking at such a crucial moment gave Akame quite a scare, and she hurriedly stopped her in a low voice.
"Oh..."
Though she was curious, Kurome fell silent after hearing that. However, she noticed that the purple-haired young lady was smiling at her.
"I want all the girls who passed in the top twenty!"
After glancing at the children before her, Rita could not be bothered to carefully pick through them and made her decision directly. There were quite a few girls here who had passed.
Upon hearing Rita's words, all the children looked confused. Why did she only want girls?
Akame and Kurome, on the other hand, immediately breathed sighs of relief.
"That's wonderful, Sister! We won't be separated, and we can stay together."
"Yes, Kurome. I'll protect you properly."
The two sisters were very happy. No matter how hard or tiring life became... as long as the two of them were together, every day would be a happy one.
After seeing that Rita had finished making her selections, Bill looked at those who remained. There were still so many of them...
Rita had only picked seven girls in total. There had only been seven girls among the top twenty.
"Next, you will be divided into groups. There will be two groups in total. The first will be the elite group, led away by Lord Gozuki, with seven members. The rest will be assigned to the enhancement group and return with me to the Imperial Capital for other forms of training."
"Lord Gozuki, make your selection!"
Bill smiled as he looked toward Gozuki beside him. The best prospects were still there.
"Nothing to choose. The first seven will come with me."
Gozuki did not bother selecting anyone either and simply took