Alpha Challenge

The next morning, Jae is horribly anxious. So much that he doesn't even want to eat breakfast, so we get ready and drive one hour early to the place where the challenge will take place.

The day of the Alpha Challenge is a holiday. There's no work or school, nothing that could distract people from finding out firsthand who their next Alpha is going to be.

Coming here one hour later was really smart because only a few very punctual people are already gathering their seats in the open arena meant specifically for Alpha Challenges or big events like concerts or Alpha announcements. It's huge. There's about twenty thousand seats and a lot of open space in the back for people to stand and watch.

Jae takes me backstage and we meet Alpha Riku and Luna Vivian in there. As soon as they see their big baby, both of them smother him with big hugs.

Seeing that makes me think: where did they go wrong with him? All I've seen is them giving him love, but he's still unable to feel it somehow. I don'