A thousand Velvet Hunter Academy freshmen had gathered in the auditorium. On the stage, a female instructor held a microphone and addressed them.

“Please arrange yourselves according to the area indicated by the floating paper that was handed to you at the entrance.”

Murmurs spread through the crowd as the white papers floating above the hands of the new students guided each of them to their designated areas.

“You’ll be grouped into teams of 10, and for the next month, you will train with the members of your assigned group. We’ve carefully balanced the groups, so please do your best …