MATCHED

18.

As scheduled, the official list of participants was posted yesterday. Today is Friday, they are going to have a meeting.

All the participants are in the auditorium already. There are 12 groups for 5 vs. 5 and 10 challengers for 1 vs. 1. The mechanics will be discussed.

The students are talking to each other except for Kieran's group. They all stopped when the guardians entered.

Win stepped forward as he was the one to discuss the mechanics.

"Good day, participants. Are you ready to know how the rumble will be?" he asked.

The students answered enthusiastically.

"Good. Now all I want is for you all to listen carefully. Okay, so as you can see, there are 12 groups of five and 10 for 1vs1. The mechanic is simple.

Before the match started, each group would face the other group until the 12 went down to 6. The same mechanics apply to 1 vs. 1.

The elimination will run for a week. It will be always two battles a day. One of each category. For the group battle, there will be a fight until Saturday. Then, the following week will be the survival," Win said.

AA stepped forward to continue.

"In survival week, it will be a little different for the 1 vs. 1. Those 5 that remain will battle all at once. So, it will be who among those five will be the last man standing. As for the group battle that will go down from 12 to 6 groups, will be down to 3 until 2 groups will remain to fight for the title," AA said.

"And the winner of 1 vs. 1, will be the school's representatives for the grand rumble with other schools," Thana added.

"You all have 2 weeks to prepare before the battle begins. And for that, we have some special friends who will help us monitor your training as your mentors. You don't have to worry about what your opponents might see because the training will be scheduled," Mild said.

"Also, we have simple rules that you need to follow. First, do not train outside or get involved in any fights if you are a participant. Second, no sparring is allowed outside. You will only train on your scheduled date. Last, don't use this rumble for your gain. This rumble is to determine who among you can work along with the guardians to protect the weak," Boat said.

The students gasped hearing it. They all admire the guardians. And to work with them is a dream come true for them. The boys are just listening. Kieran sighed.

"What's wrong, love?" Kasper asked through their link.

Kieran smiled thinly, "Will it be fair? I mean-

"Hey, don't think like that. This rumble is fair. You are just stronger than them that's your advantage," Kasper said.

"I don't want to hurt them," Kieran answered.

"You don't have to. Just knocked them out," Kasper said making Kieran giggle.

"Also, they need to see you are powerful enough to protect them just like our parents," Kasper said holding his mate's hand.

Kieran smiled at him and leaned his head on his shoulder. Then at the stage, Gulf stepped forward.

"For your training, we said we have friends to help us watch over. We will introduce them to you," Gulf said smirking.

Kieran finally realized it. "No way," he mumbled.

He sat properly and his friends asked who it would be. Kieran just smiled and he looked excited.