Fanfic:The Art of the Hunt/Chapter 6-Long-Awaited Award

A fter what seemed like a restless, endless night, the morning actually did dawn and each of the students awoke. The few that had returned to their homes readied for the test, having all the necessary resources at their disposal; the others, who had to take extra time for their return home, were not so lucky. The same thought lay in each student's head: "Pass the Elimination." If they did not pass the Elimination, the Pretest, they would never be allowed to become Guild Hunters unless they took another year of the school; and none of them, being some of the oldest students at the Academy, were interested in this path.

The Pretest did not begin until noon; and even that was but seven hours away, for those who awoke earlier for lack of a bed or the comforts of Tanjian housing. Seven long hours of warm-ups, discussion, thought, and anxiety. Seven hours to prepare while they could, while their spirits held before the true effect of the upcoming skill test came before them.