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Chapter 17 - SURVIVAL 5: STEEL CASTLE part 2

Second thinks it's late afternoon and their stomachs are not in good condition, so they need to act and find a way to eat something. The girls were assigned whoever knew how to cook and went to the kitchen. Others were talking and waiting in the living room. She was with Fourth, Aeith, Tenth, Forzen, and Ninezen.

"Hey, dude. Why are you here?" Aeith scolded Seventh, the funny guy, as if she was irritated that Seventh was here with them

"Eh, why? Can't you handle someone good-looking like me?" he replied to Aeith and smirked.

Aeith scoffed. "Tch! You don't even know how to cook, so quit messing around here!"

"Nah, no biggie. I'll watch over you girls."

"Are we really the ones you're watching over or the food?"

Seventh, the blonde with messy hair scratched his forehead. The noise continued in the kitchen as the two continued arguing.

"Do you know how to cook, Second?" Fourth asked her while she was holding a ladle.

"Um, I'm not so sure, but I'll do what I can." She doesn't seem to completely remember what skills she has, and if she even has any.

"Do you want me to teach you?" Fourth leaned closer to her with sparkling eyes. She guesses she's like this when she gets excited. Maybe she loves to cook.

Wait, how are they going to cook? What about electricity? She turned around and immediately went to the stoves. They can't be satisfied with just pure fruits and raw vegetables. She just thought of playing with the stove switches and buttons just in case a miracle happens.

*tsig*

And she was not embarrassed.

"Hey! It's working. We can cook now. Yahoo!" Aeith shouted.

"Yehey!" Fourth was also overjoyed. Still, she can't get over how it worked, but it's better than it wasn't.

They did not hesitate to prepare all the necessary ingredients and tools found in the kitchen cabinets and food pantry. While preparing, she noticed that Tenth and Forzen were talking.

Forzen reported earlier about the 2nd floor. She has short, shiny, light pink curly hair. Her uniform is a long white sleeve, a maroon necktie, a maroon skirt, and black leather shoes. Tenth, on the other hand, looks kind too. She has a brown double hair bun. She wears a white blouse, a golden ribbon, a plaid skirt, and brown leather shoes.

After about an hour, everything was cooked. They all ate in the dining area.

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After eating, everyone was relieved. They had a great chat while everyone ate up to their hearts' content after a day of work and exhaustion. It was fun to eat with them at this table.

Eleventh and Thirzen's seats were vacant because there are only 22 of them remaining. Subtle sentiments came to her that it would be better if all of them were here enjoying a sumptuous dinner.

The boys were now washing the dishes. She also became close with Tenth and Forzen because Fourth, Aeith, and she approached them.

"Are you from a private school, Forzen?" she asked her, and she nodded.

"Why?" Forzen questioned her.

"Oh, nothing," She thought for a moment after she answered. She didn't notice her uniform right away, so she probably didn't know she attended a private school.

Everyone discussed that the 2nd floor was where the girls' rooms are, and the 3rd floor was the boys' rooms. And since she's 02 and she's the first number among the girls, her bedroom was on the corner. She took the stairs and went up to the 2nd floor. In front of her was the door to her bedroom with numbers 0 and 2 engraved on it—indicating that this was her personal space. She rotated the knob, and the door opened as if it were unlocked. The bedroom was nice and fully furnished.

Second changed her slippers and put away her black shoes. She got up from sitting on the bed and opened the drawer. She decided to take a bath first to get her mind refreshed. After taking a bath, she sat on her bed.

She noticed the pattern of their numbers. First mentioned to her that the school they attend appears to be a public school. Forzen goes to a private one, so she realized the pattern of their number names. Those from public schools are numbered from 01-12, and those from private schools are 13-24. As she recalls, boys are represented by odd numbers and girls are represented by even numbers. And because it was by pair, there were 12 different schools in total.

After just a few minutes of re-analyzing their situation, her eyes felt heavy, so she went to sleep.

Someone pulled her hand. They were stuck in an inevitable situation. He hugged her and murmured words that she didn't know what they meant...

What is this again? She can hear mixed voices.

She woke up in no time. She's aware that she was dreaming, but she got agitated and woke up to stop it. What was she dreaming of? She sighed, then she sat on her bed. The room was cozy and spacious compared to her bedroom. She stared at her slippers below her feet. She hinted at a subtle smile. It's just that these slippers were pink, but her favorite color was blue. Seconds later, another question was formed. How did she know that her favorite color was blue and that her current bedroom was bigger than her previous one on Earth, even though she barely remembered anything about herself?

Her eyes widened. She can conclude that her memories were getting clearer!

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