Golden Ceremony

Chapter 18

Chapter 18

The Rumors

Nanginginig pa rin ako habang nakaupo sa damo, lalo na't malamig ang simoy ng hangin. Halos natuyo na iyong swimsuit, katawan, at buhok ko. Lothaire is drenched with blood from the students who got their arms chopped off from the closing door of the swimming pool area.

He tries to wipe off the blood with his hands pero hindi pa rin iyon matanggal-tanggal, kumakalat lang ang pulang likido sa makinis niyang balat.

I try to find Nathaniel around to thank him in person sa pagbigay ng golden coin pero hindi ko siya mahanap. Hindi ba siya nakatakas doon?

"Congratulations on completing the fifth game: Pool of Gold! Here are the lists of candidates and each one of you has been promoted to a higher Grade! Those who are already on Grade A will increase their amount of money by one million to be collected!

Tumingala kaming lahat sa malaking screen sa itaas ng building ng swimming pool area. It shows all the graduates' faces in their uniforms. The ones that are still glowing are alive while the others got dimmed and crossed with a red mark.

From what I remember, kapag nanalo ka sa games, may katumbas na halaga ang dadagdag sa reward mo depende kung anong Grade ka nakatakda. They don't exactly specify how much, but the higher your grade, the more reward you will get.

Balewala lang sa akin ang pera na makukuha ko kapag nanalo ako. Ni hindi ko binibigyan ng atensyon iyon kapag in-a-announce nila ang Grade at reward namin basta nakapokus lang ako sa bilang ng graduates at sa games.

Grade A = 1,000,000 php and above

Grade B = 800,000 php to 999,999 php

Grade C = 600,000 php to 799,999 php (No longer available)

Grade D = 500,000 php to 599,999 php (No longer available)

Grade E = 200,000 php to 499,999 php (No longer available)

Grade F = 100,000 php to 199,999 php (No longer available)

Since I finished the fifth game, na-promote ako sa Grade B. 900,000 pesos ang makukuha kong reward.

Ako na lang ang natitira sa Grade B dahil lahat sila ay nasa Grade A. Dumadagdag na lang ang rewards nila habang nagtatagal sila sa games.

Grade A ranking:

1st place - Lothaire Santiago: 10,000,000 million pesos

5th place - Enid Delgado: 6,500,000 million pesos

87th place - Oslo Ortega: 2,000,000 million pesos

94th place - Mordecai Samuel: 1,500,000 million pesos

Grade B ranking:

1st place - Cove Molina: 900,000 million pesos.

"Lothaire Santiago is the top-ranking student in Grade A!"

Lagi na lang akong out-of-place kahit sa ranking ng games.

Nakita ko rin sa list of rewards ang pangalan ni Nathaniel.

2nd place - Nathaniel Soriano: 9,000,000 million pesos.

Ponsol is on third place at nasa halagang 8,000,000 million pesos ang reward niya.

Pero kulang pa rin iyon sa kanya. Hangga't buhay pa si Lothaire, kukunin niya ang reward niya kahit nagawa niya pang pumatay ng ibang tao para makamkam lang ito.