"come on brother tell me why they locked you up"

Jikan looked to the front with a bored expression at his partner, both were tied so that they could not move, they wore straitjackets and masks that prevented, in addition to being chained at the ankles with reinforced steel and wearing inhibitor collars which had the function of interrupting electrical signals between the brain and the body, leaving the user in a state of total paralysis, which were programmed to activate when they tried to use their peculiarities.

It seemed excessive, but Jikan hardly cared about it, focusing more on trying to sleep than keeping him restrained, they had taken him out of his cell at 3am waking him up with a bucket of ice water and then taking him to the showers and giving him a shower. new uniform, it was a full body suit resembling a black and gray diving suit with blue stripes on the sides.

When he put it on, he noticed that there was a shield on the deltoid with a number 12 engraved on it. Once the guards finished, they had put all the containment equipment on him and took him to a transport truck.

Jikan didn't know how much time had passed, but it had been a very long time that together with the vehicle that didn't have any window or grill to see out and was completely illuminated by artificial lights made him lose track of time, that together with the erratic movement of the truck and the incessant insistence of his partner to talk, had made it impossible for him to get back to sleep despite his efforts, had made him miss his cell, because he had sent all his colleagues to the infirmary wing the first week he had been moved to a single cell, it was quiet, cold and dark, it had a futon to sleep on, a toilet and washbasin for his needs, a small desk where he read and ate, a bookcase, plus he had recently been he had given her access to the internet and had gotten herself a small computer.

Apart from the part about the abuses by the guards, the constant fights between prisoners seeking revenge for sending them to the infirmary and the shitty food, Jikan considered it his little piece of paradise.

"Brother, we've been together for a long time, at least tell me something, I feel like I'm talking to a wall" said the other prisoner, Jikan had never been one to judge someone based on their appearance, in fact he himself had been considered one of the cutest boys from his previous school and had managed to get the attention of boys and girls alike standing at 5'11 with Lean Muscle with most of it on his legs. His calves and thighs are bulging. His chest is not too big, but it is obvious that he exercised, his skin was a faded tan but pale in tone due to the lack of natural light due to his time in prison, he had striking deep blue eyes that seem to glow her shoulder length jet black hair with a few streaks of white at the back messy as hell, she had never taken the time or intended to style her hair just not caring where she went.

but looking at his partner made him want nothing to do with him, he was tall maybe a head taller if they were standing up, bald and muscular with navy blue skin and the sclera of his black eyes with one pupil blue with four arms and the most striking and striking thing was that he literally had the word 'rapist' marked on his forehead.

"If you don't talk then I will, my name is Takeyama Ryoma and I'm here to rob a convenience store" Takeyama said "and now introduce yourself"

Jikan stared at him, meditating if he should answer or just keep quiet as he had been doing, but seeing that there was nothing else to do and that it seemed that the trip was going to last longer, he finally gave up and gave in to his partner.

"Memorya Jikan, I got locked up for a few fines I didn't pay" Jikan said quietly.

"A few fines? They don't send people to prison for a few fines and less if you're a minor" answered Takeyama

"There were a lot of fines," Jikan said.

Takeyama looked at him strangely until a hint of recognition passed over his face as if he had remembered something.

"I know where he remembered you from, you're the guy who broke Okita-Shi's clavicle" Takeyama said, licking his lips at the mention of his name and a lewd smile appeared on his face.

Jikan paid him no attention and just let out a sigh at his luck to be trapped with such a guy.

"How did you end up with that on the forehead?" Jikan said.

Takeyama changed his expression to one of surprise before answering "I see that you are more talkative, I like that and to answer, the heroine who caught me did it"

"Did a heroine carve the word rapist on your forehead?" Jikan asked doubting the veracity of the story.

"You don't believe me, neither the police, nor the prosecutor, nor the judge, nor my lawyer did it, but it's true, the bitch did it after throwing me through the store window and breaking three ribs" Takeyama said.

"Who was the heroine who captured you?" Jikan asked.

"She was a rookie who had just made her debut, her name was prisma-lady or princess-prisma, I don't remember well but she did have impressive breasts, they must have been size DD, I don't know how they didn't come out of her suit Takeyama said, making his lewd face again.

Jikan just cursed his luck again, he had gotten a pervert as a traveling companion.

"And who was it that caught you?" Takeyama returned the question.

Jikan just made a blank face at the question and instantly his calm face changed to one of anger to return to calm just as quickly.

"The people he trusted betrayed me," Jikan said simply.

"They betrayed you huh, so that means you have no friends" Takeyama said showing particular interest.

Jikan thought about it for a moment before answering "yes, I don't have any friends".

"Well then, now I'll be your friend" Takeyama said with a sinister smile "and since we're friends now you should call me Takeyama-sama"

Jikan just looked at him bored without answering before letting out a sigh and he closed his eyes again to try to sleep, which didn't last because suddenly the road suddenly moved causing both passengers to jump in the air.

"Hey, you idiots, look at how you drive, there are people here, not parents!" shouted a very annoyed Takeyama.

A second later the restraint collars, straitjacket, and gag fell open from his neck as did the handcuffs and chains that held them restrained, leaving them completely free.

"what the fuck is going on?" Takeyama exclaimed in bewilderment when he saw how they had been released.

Jikan didn't show any sign of perturbation or surprise at that, just determined to ignore him and try to go back to sleep now that he had his arms free, the vehicle door then opened causing both of them to see what was outside.

It was a black corridor illuminated with artificial lights and with arrow signs on the floor indicating the way.

Jikan only looked at him for a moment before starting to walk away from the truck and following the arrows.

"Hey, where do you think you're going?" asked even a puzzled Takeyama.

Jikan didn't stop to look at him, just continuing on his way making Takeyama grit his teeth and seeing that he had no other option or direction to follow, he decided to follow the same path.

"Hey what's up with you" Takeyama said when he reached Jikan "friends don't ignore their friends when they ask questions"

Jikan just kept walking without even looking at him so a very upset Takeyama for being ignored grabbed his shoulder with one of his arms.

"Hey idiot boy, do you think you're better than me, you've been ignoring me all the way here and when you finally open your mouth you ignore me again" Takeyama said, squeezing Jikan's shoulder hard.

Jikan only remained in a stoic state, barely reacting to the force exerted on his shoulder without being able to move forward.

"It's just that you didn't read the instruction guide" Jikan said.

"instruction guide?" said a doubtful Takeyama

"When you signed up and they accepted you in the admission exam, they sent a guide with instructions to be able to be ready for this day" Jikan said, remembering how two days after submitting his application an email had arrived detailing the day of the exam and they had to do in addition to several basic instructions.

"Yes, right the manual" said a nervous Takeyama.

Taking advantage of that moment of hesitation and that Takeyama's grip had loosened, Jikan broke free and ran down the hall.

"h-hey, come back here little rat" an annoyed Takeyama yelled starting to run after Jikan.

They ran down the long corridor until they reached a closed metal door, it had a Z drawn on the door and the moment Jikan approached the shield on his arm it emitted a light which made the door open.

"[Applicant number 12, MEMORY JIKAN has entered the room]" a robotic voice was heard as he walked through the door.

"[applicant number 20, TAKEYAMA RYOMA has entered the room]" the voice was heard once Takeyama entered the room.

It was a spacious place, measuring what could be as large as a complete football field, completely white and pristine without any color markings or distinctions, so much so that the moment the door was closed it seemed to disappear into the wall.

"What the fuck is going on here?" Said a puzzled Takeyama looking at how the door was no longer there.

Jikan didn't answer, proceeding to look around, in the whole place there were already many people scattered all over the place, all dressed the same in the black suit that had been given to them and with a number on their arms.

Everyone looked at each other with distrust or hatred while others seemed just relaxed as if they were on a walk in the park, one was even seen to be asleep like it was nothing and another looked like he was about to pee his pants.

"This is all crazy" Takeyama said, touching the place where the door was supposed to have been.

*TURURURU*

A trumpet then sounded throughout the place causing everyone to cover their ears and suddenly a holographic screen appeared in front of everyone's face.

Suddenly the image of a woman appeared on the screen, she has very long purple hair that reaches her waist and bangs that barely overlap her red eyes, as well as a semi-straight ahoge. From what you could see, she had a beautiful body and, above all, large breasts, which she has no scruples about showing off through the very pronounced neckline she wore, she was dressed in a particular way in an orange sleeveless shirt with the word spirit written on it for a few short shorts that showed his shapely legs of the same color as the military camouflage with suspenders of the same color as the shorts and a military cap on his head as well as wearing black gloves on his hands and eyes painted with a lot of black eyeliner.

"[Welcome my future heroes and heroines to the entrance exam for the rehabilitation program for criminals and delinquents or as I like to call it, New Hope Project, I am your host, the pro-hero soldiergirl]" he said making a pose that read one of his hands on his waist while he closed one of his eyes and placed his other hand in front of the other in the form of

"[Be proud of yourselves since from all the registrations you were selected to present the admission exam, everyone here has been selected because they have shown talent and ability in addition to showing that with proper care and education everyone will be able to leave their past criminal, unfortunately the places are limited to only 16 places, 8 men and 8 women, so this exam will be applied to achieve that desired number]" he said to which suddenly another screen appeared behind his back, this was a table of places with 8 positions divided into 2 on the left at the top it said men and on the right it said women and in the places were the 8 positions occupied by different names "[as specified in the manual when they were admitted for the exam every one was classified through a rubric applied by the school in which his academic performance, his physical abilities, extracurricular activities were measured culars, medical history and of course their criminal history, once that was done they were assigned a rank in the exam positions positions that were marked on the suits they were given]"

Suddenly the shield on everyone's arm began to glow and beep in response to the woman's words.

"[As you will see, this is the current position table, in it are the 16 applicants who, through the initial evaluation, obtained the best scores for what they are currently in the class]" said the presenter to what the table was made larger, occupying all the space on the screen and allowing the names to be seen more clearly.

"[during the following three days, a series of tests and exercises dedicated to measuring their abilities in real time will be applied, at the end of each exercise a score will be obtained from the work shown and once that is done, the qualifications will be decided, those who obtain a qualification If approved, they will increase their base score, which will allow them to rise within the classification table, on the other hand, whoever obtains a failure will see their points diminished and therefore will fall in the classification, the number of points that each applicant goes up or down will be decided according to the qualification obtained by the applicant, at the end of the 3 days the 16 applicants who are in the classification table within the first 8 positions will be selected to be part of the class while the rest of the applicants will be considered finished the exam and they will be sent back to their respective reformatories to finish their sentence]" the table then disappeared showing the pr emphasizing.

The image soon changed, dividing into four showing a room full of beds, a dining room and a bathroom while the presenter was still in the fourth "[during their stay here, they will be provided with a bed, food and a place for their basic needs, during the During the daytime, everyone will have freedom of movement within these three floors, being able to move between them freely. During the nighttime hours, they will only be allowed to be inside the dormitory if someone is caught outside during that time, their score will be reduced by half, the daytime hours It is scheduled from 4:00 AM to 8:59 PM while the night schedule is from 9:00 PM to 3:59 AM, food will only be distributed within a specific time, so you must be attentive if you do not want to stay without eating, this schedule will be from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM; 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM and 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, the bathroom is open to everyone at all times, but if you need to use it during night hours, you must request a special permit through a communicator on the wall]"

The image returned to be the presenter again, disappearing the rooms.

"[Once everything has been explained, I just have to congratulate them again for getting here and say that it's time to start the first test]" said the presenter as a lot of red rubber balls began to fall from the ceiling of the room so large enough that they could be easily held with one hand. "[welcome to the AU and good luck applicants]"

Then the transmission ended and the screen went black showing a single message.

[TEST NUMBER #1: TAG].