~FLASHBACK~

"My Aguero...."

Infront of a huge gate of the palace of the Khun Family, Khun was laying on the wet ground while raining.

"Have you heard? A princess was chosen"

"Yeah. Maria was chosen, right?"

"Then what will happen to Aguero?"

"Isn't it obvious? His own sister wasn't chosen. Then if she wasn't chosen, the entire family.... is exiled and dismantled"

As the guards mumbled about the incident, they closed the gates and then Khun stood up and picked up his suitcase.

"They lost the battle"

"How pitiful"

"Trash"

"They're trash but I feel bad for them"

"Disgrace to the family"

"Filth"

As the voices coming to his head, he remembered his mom's words.....

"My dear son, are you listening? You must not believe what others say. The moment we show weakness, we'll die" his mom said.

"Drowning in wretched love"

"What a pitiful man"

"Fooled by Maria and betrayed"

"He was used"

"My Aguero...."

Khun's mother holds his hand and Khun startled.

"You can only trust yourself. Cover your ears, close your heart, and find the best path" his mother said.

~End of Flashback~

"Yes mother..."

"Mr. Khun?" Bam called him.

"Hm?"

"The ceiling is rather bright"

"Ceiling? You mean... The sky?" Khun asked and Bam is suprised.

"SKY?!" Bam exclaimed.

"Huh?" Rak laughed so hard.

"YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT THE SKY IS?!" Rak asked laughing.

"The blue thing is the sky?" Bam mumbled and Rak laughed slapping his knee.

"IDIOT! THERE'S A STUPID TURTLE HERE!"

"Then does it glitter and shine with STARS?!" Bam asked.

"What?" Khun exclaimed.

"S.S.Stars?" Rak chuckled.

"Huh? But Rachel said you couldn't see them unless you went to the top of the tower" Bam realized.

"WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT?! IT'S OBVIOUSLY JUST A LEGEND!!" Rak said rolling over with laughter.

"In other words that thing we called sky is an imitation is created using Shinsu modeled by a legend" Khun explained.

"Imitation?"

"I doubt the real sky exist"

"I.. see..."

"YOU'RE WRONG" Min disagreed.

"Huh?"

"The stars are not a legend. In my hometown, you can see a wider sky and in the night, there are countless stars everywhere. I always see them before I go to bed" Min said and the two were suprised.

"Since you mentioned about your hometown. Where do you live?"

"Hm... I don't know" Min answered scratching her head.

"Ha?" Khun exclaimed.

"How come you don't know your hometown? How old are you? 5?"

"I'm 9 years old and soon I'll be 10 in a few days" Min corrected.

"That's a little young for a Regular. Anyway, you want to see the stars that badly?" Khun asked.

"No, not me. It's Rachel" Bam said.

"Huh?"

"She came to the tower because she wanted to see the stars. I hoped they were visible from here" a giant cloud came over creating a shadow on Khun. Khun stood up and said...

"I've been wondering why di Rachel leave you and climb the tower alone. I wonder why she took care of you for so long. It seems odd" he said.

"THERE'S NOTHING ODD ABOUT RACHEL" Bam raised his voice and Khun took a gaze on him. Bam glare at him.

"Booh... Blue turtle made the Black turtle angry" Rak said.

"AAAAAAAAAAAH!" everybody heard a scream from the test.

"What was that?" Shibisu asked.

"Probably a death cry" Hatz answered.

"It came from there" Rak said.

"What if the test is really dangerous?" Bam asked.

"Next team, enter" the yellow girl announced while opening the yellow tape.

"Blue turtle, more chocolate bars..." Rak said and then wind came out from his nose. Khun and Bam waited for the team while Khun looking on his pocket.

"They're taking a while. The last group ended immediately" Khun said.

"Again" the yellow girl said opening the yellow tape.

"What's going on in there?" Khun thinks.

"You kids look extremely distressed" Bam and Min stratled when a man popped up behind them.

"Who are you?" Khun asked glaring at him.

"Don't glare at me"

"What do you want?"

"I thought I'd give just you kids hint for the next test" Khun glared.

"Really?!" Bam exclaimed happily.

"SHH! Keep your voice down. The others will hear you" he warned him.

"How do you know a hint?" Khun asked.

"Simple deduction. I was chosen based on my exceptional intellect alone"

"When we have zero clues to go on?"

"You haven't noticed the important clue of all?"

"What?! Please tell us!" Bam said pleasing.

"Hey!" Khun exclaimed.

"The clue is... time"

"Time?"

"Every team that hasn't screamed so far has passed the test within five minutes"

"You're right" Khun said.

"Then we have to finish the test within five minutes"

"You're a quick learner" he complemented Bam.

"Thank you for such giving an important-"

"You don't have to thank a fluorescent plastic bag" Khun said.

"Khun?"

"He's trying to use us to test his theory. If we finished the test within five minutes, his theory is proven. And if we don't-"

"You know, being too careful will come back to bite you, Abandoned Son of the Khun Family" as Khun heard it, he remembered his past.

"Eh?" Bam exclaimed in question.

"Well, I suppose you can't help it after the cruel betrayal you experienced"

Khun remembered he and Maria...

Min jumped down from Rak and then Khun gets his knife in his bag and jumped to him. He hold his neck and point the knife downward.

"A fight? I'm in!" Rak said and stood up immediately. Bam fell to the floor.

"Khun, please don't!" Bam said.

"Leave" Khun said as he left him.

"Next team, enter" the yellow girl announced and Khun gets his suitcase.

"Let's go" Khun said.

"Fight's over. That's no fun" Rak complained.

"Go, go! I'll be rooting for you!" he said waving them goodbye.

Min took a stared at Khun and then she ran to him and holds his hand.

"Huh?" Khun took a glance to Min and then she grinned.

"Let's go" Min said as she raised her arm. Khun smiled and they went inside.

"Mr. Khun, look. Time must be related somehow" Bam said.

"Forget what the plastic bag said" Khun said and twelve doors lightened to red.

"My name is Hansung Yu. I'm the Director of the test you're taking" the Ranker said.

"That means he's really a-amazing, right?" Bam asked.

"Yeah" Khun agrees.

"What's he doing here?"

"The condition to pass the test is opening the right door. That's it. You only take one chance to open the door and if you take it longer than ten minutes, you will be forcefully terminated" Yu explained.

"Forcefully terminated?" Khun exclaimed in question and then Yu showed a big hole full which made them horrified and then it closed.

"The test will n-"

"Wait! We need more clues!" Khun said.

"I've given you all the clues" Yu said.

"Quit being mean and give us the clue!" Rak exclaimed.

"The test will now begin!" Yu started the test and the clock began to run.

"LISTEN TO ME!"

"This is messed up" Khun mumbled.

"I'm annoyed!" Rak began to stomp on the floor making Bam and Min flying to the air.

"Calm down! Let's think of the right answer together!" Bam said panicking.

"I HATE NEEDLES AND THINKING!" Rak said annoyed.

"Cover your ears don't be misled by your surroundings" Khun inhaled and exhaled and then opened his eyes.

"Organize the information you have. There are twelve doors. The time limit is ten minutes. Exceed that, you will be forcefully terminated.... Could it be?" Khun had an idea and Rak began to scream all over.

"MY ANNOYANCE WON'T STOOOP!" Rak screamed and climbed the wall.

"Watch out, Rak!" Bam warned him and he began to crawl all over the wall. Yu poured water on his mug and then coffee powder. He mixed it using the sachet and drinks it.

"Someone who actually using his head has arrived. But this test can't be passed by just using their brains" Hansung Yu said in his thoughts.

"And that girl... Aren't there supposed to be 3 members?" Hansung Yu said in his thoughts.

"Why is there a clock? We can use our pocket to check the time"

"Every team that hasn't screamed so far has passed the test within five minutes" Khun remembered what he said.

"Is time really a clue?"

"You musn't believe what anyone says" Khun remembered his mother's words and gasped.

"Well, I suppose you can't help it after the cruel betrayal that you-"

Khun remembered Maria. Khun turned around with a stressful look.

"Maria!" Khun exclaimed.

"Huh?" Min took a gaze on him in question.

"Have you heard the rumor about Aguero and Maria?"

"That they're lovers?"

"Impossible"

"Idiot! Focus! It's legit. If we're wrong, we'll..."

"Aren't they half-siblings? Gross..."

"Focus"

"Aguero was just being used"

"The time limit is ten minutes. Teams that make longer than ten minutes fail"

"Aguero's sister was supposed to be chosen as the Princess of Jahad"

"Come on, now. Three minutes have passed"

"Cover your ears. Don't be misled by your surroundings"

"Because Aguero helped her, Maria was chosen"

"Cover your ears. DON'T TRUST ANYONE" Khun kept remembering his past.

"Oh, yeah... Those eyes...." Min took a glance on the clock. She ran to Khun and hold his hand.

"Huh?" Khun took a gaze on her.

"Breathe" Min said calmly and Khun cleared his thoughts and breathe calmly.

"Are you okay, Mr. Khun?" she asked and he nodded. He inhaled and exhaled.

"Okay, focus. Think of a way through. Follow the path you believe in. From the start. There are twelve doors. There's a clock but we can check our pockets to see the time limits. Other teams passed the time limit within five minutes..." Khun organize his thoughts and the time is twelve seconds left.

"All of these... They must be a clue. In other words...." Khun had the answer.

"That's right!"

"Hey, Crocodile! Open any door!" Khun said to Rak who was on the wall and there was 7 seconds left.

"Huh?"

"Just do it. We're out of time!" Rak jumped down and kicked a door infront of him.

The test ended 1 second before the time limit Rak sighed in relief.

"That feels better" Rak went through the door and left the three.

"Congratulations, you passed the test" Hansung Yu clapped.

"Really? I'm glad that worked out" Bam said in relief.

"What does this test measure?" Khun asked.

"Hm?"

"I'm asking what does this test measure"

"You overcome the wounds inflicted by the princess, Khun Aguero Agnis. I'm impressed"

"Princess?" Bam said in question.

"Ha?"

"You trust your teammates, others, and yourself. You need companions who will open the door without hesitation. And also, don't you want to protect those eyes that you doubt?" Khun took a glance on Bam.

"If you trust nothing, you can't do anything with certainty. The world will not wait for your certainty" Hansung Yu said.

"That's the measures of this test. You may go with the girl too" Hansung Yu said.

"Really? Thank you very much" Bam said.

"Yo, turtles. What are you waiting for? Let's go!" Rak said calling them.

"Let's go, Khun" Min pulled Khun through the door.

"Take care. You seem to carry quite a heavy bag" Hansung Yu added.

"Huh? Tsk. What an ass" Khun mumbled and they left.

The four arrived in a waiting place to wait for the next game. While walking, Rak was singing his song for himself while Min follows him.

"Mr. Khun" Bam called.

"What?"

"The princess Hansung Yu mentioned..."

"I'm sorry. But I don't want to talk about it" Khun said and continued walking.

"R-right. Sorry" Bam said and catched up with him.

"Bam"

"Y-yes?"

"I hope you get to see the real stars with Rachel" Khun said.

"Yeah!"

"Do I want to protect his eyes? I don't know. But I'm the only one who ever needs to feel that" Khun said in his thoughts remembered Maria.

"Also..." Khun look at Min with a serious look.

"Mr. Khun! Mr. Bam!" Min ran to the two and pulled them. She smiled and Bam smiled.

"Come here" Bam carried Min. Bam walked straight with her and Min looked at the back and saw Khun with a distracted face. Khun saw her and thought of it suspiciously.

NEXT TEST: THE CROWN GAME PART 1