"Oh, man, I completely forgot to mention it, didn't I?" Eustace said, smacking the top of his helmet in mild annoyance with his forgetfulness. "My name's Eustace Bell! Pleasure to meetcha Ms.Cr—er, Birdy." Eustace quickly corrected himself, just barely remembering to avoid calling her 'Crow'. He couldn't help but wonder why Birdy seemed so angry when he called her by it! Her reaction seemed to go beyond just plain annoyance, which is something he usually got from people. What could be the reason for her negative connotation with the bird? For now, he decided to stop thinking about it. Eustace was going to inquire about her blades, which he thought looked incredibly cool. However, his attention was drawn to the loud cry of "ATTENTION!" That came from the far side of the room.

Many were surprised to see that a previously closed door located there had now been opened. To the shock of even more people, the old man that had come out of the door was amusingly tiny, likely not much taller than three feet and seven inches! Unsurprisingly, the man's hair, which was styled into a mini-afro, was completely white. "Hello," The man soon began calmly, as if pretending his outburst from before had never happened. "My name is Tora Zoldyck, and I shall be the exam proctor for this year." Several applicants in the crowd started murmuring as he mentioned the surname. Despite the man's goofy appearance, many in the crowd were surprised to see a member from the legendary Zoldyck family in the flesh. "SILENCE!" He exclaimed, to the surprise of the applicants. Tora cleared his throat before continuing. "Your first task is a fairly straightforward one." A wide grin of amusement spread across his face. "To dwindle down the numbers, we have decided to initiate a free-for-all brawl. Now is your chance to easily eliminate competition. Hopefully, the weakest of you will have already been weeded out in ten minutes time. Best of luck." Tora left the room, chuckling to himself.

With that, the silence before the storm began. Only to be quickly broken as one applicant punched the other in the face. Soon, chaos spread throughout the room! Both men and women alike were attacking each other. Some of the more cruel individuals had taken advantage of the fact that there would be no legal repercussions for the actions and started to use their weapons. Eustace felt more confused by the change in mood that had come so quickly! He had almost been completely unaware of a man with a sword dashing his way. Eustace quickly blocked the blade with the top of his pickaxe, just barely avoiding being cut into pieces.