"Well, well, that''s all I can do for now..." I muttered, gazing at Kara''s beautiful, snow-white skin. Her stomach was exposed; I had removed her uniform shirt and the armor that protected her to tend to the wound on her side. The injury was nearly 20 centimeters long and 5 centimeters deep, a dangerous wound that could be fatal if infected.


    Iid her on the smooth floor and started cleaning the wound with a damp towel, being careful not to apply unnecessary pressure. Using the little water I had, I managed to clean the wound and then tore some fabric from my clothes to fashion makeshift bandages.


    Wrapping them carefully, I noted her paleplexion, the sweat dripping from her forehead, and the slight tremor in her body—clear signs of her suffering. But that was all I could do. I don''t know Light Magic... After all, I''m a demon. Now we just have to wait for the Saint toe and fully heal her.


    I couldn''t help but wonder about the others. I''m quite curious—how many of them are still alive? This time, the miracle known as David wasn''t here... Looking down at Kara''s chest, now covered with her own jacket... I wasn''t sure why I was even doing this. I could have easily left her to die, but she managed to reach the camp with that wound and copsed unconscious in front of me...


    so in the end, I took pity on her and gave her some minor treatment. You''ve got to recognize the effort! Squinting my eyes...


    "As expected, my system is the worst garbage in this world!" There was some hidden hope—maybe the system would reward me with points or something for doing a good deed... But no, as expected, my piece-of-crap system is different. David gets stat points for doing stuff like this!


    [The host will receive nothing!]


    [To earn stat points, the host mustmit evil acts!]


    "Screw you! How can you say that? I couldn''t let her die right in front of me! It would be too suspicious to anyone watching. Besides, we''re supposed to be in the same ss, helping each other is normal!" I cursed the system... then an idea hit me, freezing me in ce...


    Looking again at the defenseless girl... I shook my head. I can''t be worse than I already am! There are limits I won''t cross! Shaking my head, I let out a sigh, lowering my gaze to look at Leslie, who was still asleep... and Evelyn, hanging in the same manner but on my back...


    "..."


    Do they seriously think I''m a pack mule!? But honestly, leaving aside that two beauties were pressing their bodies against mine from both sides, it''s surprising how light they are...


    "I can''t even sit down right now..." I stood next to Kara, who, by the way, is quite beautiful. In fact, most of the women in this world are far more attractive and beautiful than those on Earth. It must be in their genes, or maybe it''s the mana in their bodies... Actually, that makes sense. Does that mean the more mana you have, the more beautiful you are? Why am I even thinking about nonsense?


    Frowning... Boredom does strange things...


    Hearing footsteps, I turned my gaze... There were only five people... Saint Dani, the assassin Beatrice, the swordsman Elias, the mage Olivia, and the pocket-dimensional Adrian...


    Looking at their somber and panting expressions... So, only they survived... Out of the 20 students from the first ss, only nine of us remain. Right now, ss One has the lowest count after the first day of the event... The Saint let out a groan and sat on the ground...


    She moved closer to Kara and extended her hands... Light slowly enveloped Kara''s body, the bruises faded, and herplexion brightened. Kara opened her eyes slowly, confused; her first reaction was to be on guard...


    "It''s okay..." Dani reassured Kara with soft words...


    Kara blinked a few times before rxing. "What happened?" Her yellow eyes looked around at the others...


    "We got screwed," Beatrice said with a sigh, staring up at the sky, as if lost in thought...


    "There are only nine of us left, as you can see... we''re in serious trouble," Adrian said while pulling out some small pieces of wood...


    "Somehow, they knew where we were and attacked us from behind..." Dani sat next to Adrian, watching silently as he pulled out a pot...


    "I-I see," Kara lowered her head in sadness... Everyone fell silent...


    Meanwhile, I observed the situation. So, only the nine of us remain, huh... That''s pretty bad. In the original storyline, thanks to David, all 20 survived without any problems... The air was heavy, full of apprehension. Reflecting on this, dropping out of ss One is obviously frowned upon, but the problem multiplies when it happens to the top ss.


    The upperssmen will surely give us hell for humiliating them... After all, ss One is the pride of the academy, and considering the teacher''s words... it''s going to be much worse...


    So, surrendering is out of the question for them. Judging by the hidden determination in their eyes, they haven''tpletely given up yet... Watching how they all seemed to have forgotten I was standing right here... And on top of that, Kara furrowed her brows when she noticed the bandages around her wound...


    "Not even a damn thank you..." I cursed her silently as I watched Adriany out some vegetables... silently cing them on a rock...


    Beatrice approached the vegetables and started peeling them, while Kara pulled out some small tes and set them on the smooth rock. Elias took out a bottle of water and poured it into the pot. They added the chopped vegetables too. Dani let out a sigh, "Give it to me."


    Adrian nodded and pulled a small chicken from his pocket... With great precision, Dani plucked and dissected the chicken, handing half to Adrian and cing the other half in the pot. Adrian covered the pot with a lid, and they waited silently for the soup to cook...n/?/vel/b//jn dot c//om


    With my mouth wide open... they made soup in seconds... Seriously, all these pampered kids know how to cook!? I was more shocked than I could believe, almost thinking I was dreaming...


    "Uh! It smells like food!" Evelyn''s voice of joy snapped me out of my daze... Opening my eyes even wider, I saw her beautiful hair near the pot as she waited silently for the food to be ready, her eyes shining with excitement. The others snapped out of their thoughts too and finally looked at me for the first time... They were staring at me strangely...


    Well, the chains still wrapped around my waist, with Leslie clinging to me tightly...


    "I could..." No, better not... It''d be more awkward if I spoke...


    "..."