Chapter 309 - Entering the Competition (6) - Evans POV (1/2)

The moment I entered the room, I felt like I was breathing in fresh air from the countryside. The temperature was also perfect for their thin uniforms. The floors were also heated, and their walls were soundproof, unlike ours. I couldn't hear anyone other than the people in this room. This was on a whole other level.

They replaced the old furniture in their rooms for more expensive and modern ones. I couldn't believe they had an entire living room designed as a study room. When Rika showed me her room, my jaw almost dropped with the collection of jewels on her accessories displayed on the shelves. Her friend also had a shelf for herself, not looking much different than hers.

The bed was also different as they chose to sleep on the floor. With the exotic tatami mats, it appeared as it was the better choice. Was this how my sister usually lived? It was no wonder she was coughing all the time in our parent's house.

The entire room sparkled as it was customized to suit their needs. My friends were also speechless as this was more than they anticipated. Luke offered them some snacks and tea on the glass table. They appeared shocked from one bite like I was when Luke offered me the leftover plates that Rika didn't touch.

”Is this usually how you live?” I became curious.

”It's better than the makeshift room we're in. We tried our best so we could survive for the rest of the week in this room,” she sadly smiled.

My friends stiffened from her answer. How could it get even better than this? No wonder they threw out everything with no hesitation outside this room. While we ate all the cookies, I noticed she sat far away from them. We started to feel a bit guilty as none of them touched the snacks with us.

”Where are you planning to go during the break?” I switched the topic.

”The break isn't long enough to go anywhere,” she sulked.

”My family has a villa nearby. We may go visit one more time,” Alex joined us.

I nodded, wondering if every one of them had their own villa in the third district. Noticing the sun starting to set, we reluctantly left their rooms. It was like we were going back to our normal lives again. We got ready to sleep as we changed into our pyjamas.

However, someone pounded on our door. My senior opened the door, wondering what was going on. One of the organizers panted as she trembled, ”someone managed to get past security to kidnap one of our contestants.”

”We're gathering everyone in the auditorium to place all our guards in one area,” she told us to follow her.

I walked to follow her with my friends. Once I entered, there were an extra set of security guards placed around the people from the first district. It was likely they would become the targets. Rika looked unfazed like she was used to it. In fact, none of the people in the first district seemed to fear the danger.