Chapter 13 – 13. Entrance Exam
Entrance exam day.
Arthur and Aris headed to the academy early in the morning.
Large front door. It was crowded with countless people.
“I guess the Department of Magic is over here. I think the knight department is over there?”
“Okay then, see you later, Arthur. Do well on the test.”
“Yes, you too.”
Arthur was about to move to register. But suddenly I heard Aris’ voice again in my ear.
“Arthur, why don’t we make a bet?”
“Bet.? What bet?”
“We are granting the wishes of those with higher admission rankings.”
“Wish.? I understand.”
Since he often joked around and made bets with Aris, Arthur accepted the bet without thinking much about it.
Aris was heading towards the Knights Department with a satisfied expression. Arthur saw this and also moved towards the Magic Department.
“Is this the Department of Magic?”
“Yes, that’s right.”
Afterward, following the receptionist’s instructions, I received my admission ticket and went to take the test.
“I was C, right?”
And then I entered the testing room marked C.
The place we arrived was a testing center large enough to accommodate 100 people.
In the crowded exam room, Arthur went to the corner seat in the front row and sat down.
“There are so many people… How many more classrooms are there like this?”
While Arthur was spending time thinking about random things, a middle-aged woman who looked older entered the exam room.
“Quiet! “We will be taking the test from now on, so please prepare.”
“Especially if you cheat, you could be severely punished, so it would be best not to do it.”
Everyone became quiet due to the woman’s charisma, and a serious atmosphere began to flow.
At a tense moment, people wearing school uniforms who looked like seniors came in and started handing out test papers.
‘Whoa… It’s the best academy in the empire, so the exam must be very difficult, right?’
The test paper finally came to me. Arthur checked her first problem.
‘Hmm… I guess it’s an easy question since it’s the first one.’
Arthur quickly solves the problem and heads to the next problem.
‘Uh.? There is no difference in this either…’
Arthur solved all the problems in an instant.
‘Huh… The last question would have been a bit difficult if it wasn’t for the book I read last time…’
Arthur looks up and checks the time. Only an hour has passed since the test started.
The test was given a total of 6 hours, but I finished it too quickly and ended up with 5 hours left.
Looking around, he saw everyone working hard to solve the problem, and since it was difficult to get up on his own, Arthur sat still and spent the time.
At this time, Arthur, who did nothing in the woman’s eyes, caught her eye. She is a woman who approaches Arthur straight away.
“Why aren’t you solving it?”
“Well, that. I was waiting with all my might…”
“Then can I check it?”
“Yes.”
A woman checking Arthur’s test paper.
‘It’s really amazing. In particular, the last problem was not about solving it, but rather seeing how far you can think.’
After checking Arthur’s solution, I looked at the name written at the top of her test paper.
‘Arthur… Even though he’s a commoner, he’s like this… Do you want me to be your assistant because you feel like it?’
The woman pondered Arthur’s name once again and said as she took her test paper.
“You can go first.”
“Yes.? Okay.”
When people around her saw her, Arthur felt embarrassed, and she quickly left the exam room.
As she left the exam room, a woman was surprised to see Arthur.
“Uh.? “There’s still a lot of left to finish, but have you given up on the exam?”
“No. The test proctor said that if you solved everything, she could leave first…”
“Yes? “The professor said that?”
A woman looking at Arthur with suspicion, as if she doesn’t believe it.
“Then come to work.”
As Arthur approached, the woman showed him something square.
“This is a magic tool that measures mana, and all you have to do is touch it with her hand.”
“By any chance… Does the amount of mana affect performance?”
“Yes? After all, mana is important to wizards. Don’t worry though, because it’s not that big. If I do well on the test, it’ll be okay.”
After hearing her words, Arthur took her hand.
Then something appeared above the measuring instrument.
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Name: Arthur
Mana amount-F
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“…? “Is this broken?”
“No… You’re probably right.”
“Yes? “No, this is at the level of a newborn baby. Is this correct?”
“Yes… It’s been that way since I was born.”
“All right. “I’ve checked your mana level, so you can go.”
Arthur, feeling offended for no reason, ran out.
When I came out, I heard shouts from around me.
“Uh? That’s the driver’s department exam center…”
Arthur, who thought he might be able to see Aris fighting, headed towards the place where the sound was coming from.
There were several sparring halls, and she started looking for Aris.
“Uh.? It’s over there!”
If you look closely, you can see Aris climbing onto her sparring table.
A sparring match that begins upon the referee’s whistle.
Aris, with her blue electric current gently wrapped around her body, blasted her opponent away in an instant.
“Wow. As expected, Aris is really strong…”
Of course, because it was her preliminary match, her opponent was weak, but objectively speaking, it was a match where Aris’ strength could not be denied.
I could hear other people’s voices next to me.
“Hey. Did you just see it? She suddenly disappeared, and the other person flew away?”
“I missed the movement too… Where on earth did such a monster come from? I hope I never meet it.”
Arthur had doubts about the sound she heard.
‘Aris is strong, but is he so fast that you can’t see him? I could clearly see the movement in my eyes.’
In fact, Arthur had never missed something about her with his eyes in his life. Even in her sparring with Aris, she loses because her own body is slow, and she gets tired quickly, so she just can’t dodge. She never once missed an attack.
Before she knew it, Aris had finished the game and started coming towards Arthur.
“Did you see Arthur?”
“Huh. It was really cool.”
“It’s nothing special.”
“Anyway, did you do well on the test?”
“I think I saw it well, but I’m not sure because of the mana amount…”
“It’s probably okay. You’re going to be a theoretical scholar anyway, right?”
“Then I’m glad…”
When the atmosphere started to get heavy, Aris said to change the topic.
“Anyway, today’s schedule is all over. Should we take a look around? Let’s go to a magic tool shop or a delicious restaurant.”
“Good!”
Arthur, who was quickly relieved by Aris’s words, began to hum to her.
…
A week has passed.
Arthur, who had nothing else to do, cheered for Aris’ game in the morning and afterwards, they spent time together on a date in the afternoon.
As time passed, Aris’ finals arrived.
Although it couldn’t be heard, Arthur cheered for Aris.
“Aris~ I’m sure you’ll win!”
Referee blowing the whistle.
ㅡPajijijijik!!!
With the start, Aris’ body moved with an electric current, and before her opponent could react, she was blown away and fainted.
“…”
The referee was also embarrassed and couldn’t say anything for a moment.
“Win, the winner is!! Aris!!!”
Then a cheer was heard from the audience.
The opponent was said to be the daughter of a duke, and she was considered the best among this year’s freshmen, so she was a candidate for the championship. However, she lost to Aris by an overwhelming margin.
At that time, the referee’s voice was heard.
“She became the valedictorian of the Knight Faculty this year. Please tell us how she feels.”
“Hmm… It was easier than I thought. “It’s over now, so I can go, right?”
“Yes.?”
After she finished speaking, Aris came down from the sparring hall and approached Arthur.
Arthur, who felt the gaze of people around her, put on the hat of the robe she was wearing and covered her face.
“Arthur.”
“Uh. Yeah.”
Aris was holding Arthur’s hand and heading towards the Faculty of Magic.
“Arthur, did you see it earlier? “I’m a senior now.”
“Yes, congratulations Aris.”
“You should have gotten your grades from the Department of Magic by now… Oh, you know that?”
As I got closer, I saw a long piece of paper with my name written on the bulletin board.
Aris started looking for her Arthur’s name on her bulletin board.
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Faculty of Magic new student admission ranking.
One. … (272 points)
2. Arthur (300 points)
3. … (265 points)
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Arthur’s score was higher, but unfortunately she came in second place, perhaps because her mana amount was too low.
“Ah… It’s a shame I came in second place.”
“That’s right, Arthur. But in this case, I won?”
“Right?”
“Then I won. “Let’s play and do what I want today.”
Aris leaves her academy holding Arthur’s hand with a happy face.
As Arthur was being led by her hand, he saw a very luxurious-looking restaurant.
“Arthur. Because I will live today. Let’s eat here.”
“. You won, but if this happens, aren’t you the only one losing?”
“It’s okay, don’t worry. “I’ll tell you about my wish later, so let’s go in now.”
Luxurious-looking interior. As I went in and took a seat, a waiter approached me.
“What menu would you like?”
Aris starts ordering things from the menu in response to the waiter’s question.
After a while, the food I ordered came out.
“Wow. It looks so delicious!”
Arthur’s mouth watered as he watched the dishes starting to come out.
In particular, the fish dish I had never seen suited Arthur’s taste well.
Aris picks up more of Arthur’s fish and keeps putting it in Arthur’s bowl.
“I ate a lot.”
“.? Yes, I understand.”
Arthur, who did not know about the fish called ‘eel’, thought it was just a fish cooked deliciously with seasoning and continued to eat it. And Aris raises the corners of her mouth as she happily looks at Arthur eating deliciously.
She didn’t know what the future would bring her.
