I’m Just an Ordinary Clown at the Academy - I’m Just an Ordinary Clown at the Academy chapter 82

82 – Midterm Exam 2

After completing the mission from Marquis Ash, time flew by in an instant, and the midterm exams were already approaching tomorrow.

During this time, nothing particularly special happened.

Every morning, or rather close to dawn, I trained my physical and illusion skills at the training ground. Johanna watched from the side.

And when exhausted, unable to move a finger, Johanna collapses onto her knees.

After returning from the Duke’s mansion, Johanna asked to remove her mask when she lay on her knees, and I readily agreed.

After the morning training, Johanna and I start patrol activities together in the Scouts.

Mostly, Johanna and I patrolled outside the academy.

“Calling it patrol, but in reality, it’s just walking around gossiping.”

During our patrol with Johanna, we go to see the child who had been sold to Mordor, whether the hysteria remains or if there is still a need for more time in the temple.

Then, when the academy classes start, all the special class students confront Professor Elysia together.

After all the classes are over, we return to the dormitory to rest, have a call with Erika, and then sleep.

“Come to think of it, it’s full of special events.”

I thought time had passed uneventfully without anything special, but it seems every day is special, although I hadn’t thought of it as such.

“Tomorrow, we’ll have the mid-term written exams, and the practical exams the day after. Anyone with questions, raise your hand.”

After all the academy classes are finished, it’s time for the closing.

Professor Elysia spoke, and I raised my hand.

“What’s your question?”

“I wonder, what happens if someone cheats?”

Professor Elysia sighed at my question, rubbing her forehead with her hand, and the students stared at me intently.

“Why are you all staring?”

“Well, we think you might actually cheat.”

“That’s disappointing! Of course, it’s just a joke.”

The students chuckled after listening to the conversation between me and Lucas.

“Silence.”

The laughter echoing in the classroom vanished at Professor Elysia’s words.

“If you want to cheat, feel free to do so. As long as you’re confident you won’t get caught.”

“What happens if we get caught?”

To my question, Professor Elysia smirked and opened her mouth.

“If you’re curious, you can try it once. I’m curious about the outcome myself.”

A chill ran down my spine.

“No, I’m not really curious.”

“Sigh… If anyone else has a question, raise your hand. I’ll answer as long as it’s not a stupid question like before.”

I raised my hand again.

“… Is there anyone else you want to question besides Loki?”

Professor Elysia looked around the classroom and spoke. I was the only one with raised hand.

“Sigh… Speak.”

“I still don’t understand why my previous question was considered stupid!”

“Oh~ Why are you so curious about why it was a stupid question?”

With a lifted corner of her mouth, Professor Elysia loosened her tie and walked slowly towards me.

“No, no, it was just a joke! I’m curious about the practical exam!”

“Sigh… As I mentioned earlier, the practical exam is tomorrow, and I can’t reveal the details.”

“That’s a shame.”

“If anyone else is curious, raise your hand.”

Professor Elysia and all the students were staring at me.

As if I was the only one to ask questions.

“Thanks to Professor Elysia’s kind explanations, there are no more questions.”

“… Right, since we have an exam tomorrow, everyone should come to class on time and not be late.”

After Professor Elysia finished speaking, the students left the classroom.

Just as I was about to leave as well, someone tapped my shoulder.

I turned my head to see who it was.

“Rocky, are you confident about the written exam tomorrow?”

The person calling me was Lucas.

The written exam…

“Of course, I’m confident. I’ve already thought about how to solve it.”

“Hmm… How do you usually plan ahead for it?”

Lucas seemed puzzled, not understanding my words.

“Have you been studying hard, Lucas?”

“Well, I did study hard. See you tomorrow then.”

“See you tomorrow. Don’t be late, okay?”

Lucas smiled after hearing my sincere advice.

Too much.

“hahahahaha, unlike others, I never come late.”

“I’m really curious who that might be.”

“Then who could it be?”

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Since I had already thought about how to tackle the written exam, I lay on my dormitory bed thinking about the practical test.

While the written exam was not unimportant, the practical held much more weight and significance.

Professor Elysia called the practical test a secret, but of course, I knew what it was.

“A survival game for the entire first-year class.”

All students would cover their eyes with blindfolds, and the professor would release them at random spots in the forest to start the test.

When the time limit was up or only one student remained, the test would end.

Unlike the written exam, there would be many unknown variables in the practical test.

As I planned my approach for the practical test, I checked the time.

“I should call Erika soon.”

To reach Erika, I took out the communication device from my pocket.

-Ring ring.

Right before I made the call, the device rang. Naturally, it was Erika calling me.

What perfect timing.

“I was just about to call you first.”

[Was I a step ahead?]

Erika seemed pleased with my words, covering her mouth with her hand as she smiled.

Since the last mission, Erika always initiated video calls.

“Tomorrow, I’ll be the one to call first.”

“Ah, well, I don’t really bother much if I don’t get any calls for four hours like someone else, you know?”

“hahahahaha, I don’t know who that is, but what a naughty person.”

“That’s right. What a naughty person?”

Erika narrowed her eyes, raised the corner of her mouth, and stared at me piercingly.

“By the way, is it okay not to study for the test tomorrow? Lucas seems to be studying hard though.”

“I don’t need to study separately.”

“Hmm. Do you have confidence in doing well?”

“I’ve thought about how to solve it.”

“Do you usually think about those kinds of things?”

“And honestly, talking to Erika is much more important than studying for the midterm.”

“……….”

“Erika?”

Erika covered her face with both hands.

“Uh, wait, just a moment. I’ll call you back soon!”

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“I said this yesterday too, if you’re confident in cheating, go ahead. But leave it to fate if you get caught.”

“Professor? Why are you saying that while looking at me?”

“It’s a misunderstanding.”

“””hahahahaha.”””

The laughter of the students vanished as the written exam began.

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In the classroom, only the sound of students writing answers quietly flowed.

However, the soft sounds of writing answers were unheard by the students who were concentrating, solving problems.

Lucas’s seat was at the very back.

Because of that, if you lifted your head, you couldn’t see the answers the students had written, but you could roughly guess what they were doing.

While most students were reading the questions, pondering, and writing down their answers.

Rocky was peculiar.

Rocky’s hand never once thought about stopping.

As if he already knew the answers.

He continued to write down the answers.

It might seem like he was just guessing at that level.

‘That can’t be true.’

Lucas had attended classes with Rocky a few times.

After lunch, when other students were dozing off, Rocky never slept and listened diligently.

‘Turn off the distractions and focus on my own.’

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After all the exams were over, it was lunchtime.

“The test scores are out!!!!!!!!!”

At the words of a student announcing their scores, all the students rushed to the bulletin board where the scores were posted.

On the board, large sheets of paper displayed scores and rankings.

Clara Adelian – [100 points]

Lucas Leonhart – [90 points]

“As expected, it’s Clara. Perfect score! Isn’t this the first perfect score in academy exams?”

“Even His Highness the Crown Prince got 90 points. This exam must have been particularly difficult.”

Lucas checked his own score and was satisfied.

Although there was a 10-point difference from Clara, who was in first place, getting 90 points was excellent considering the difficulty of the academy exam.

The score of the student below him, in third place, was 73 points.

While there were correct answers among the 5 multiple-choice questions, the essay section was different.

Academy professors were notorious for rigorously evaluating the essay section.

Honestly, it was impressive that Clara got everything right.

“No matter how many times I checked, there was no mistake in the essay section.”

But perhaps the reason it wasn’t a perfect score was that Clara needed to be more detailed.

After confirming his score, Lucas lowered his gaze to check the scores of other students in the special class.

“Hmm?”

However, no matter how far down he looked, he couldn’t see Loki’s name.

“Was there some kind of error?”

Even if the professors did it themselves, they were still human, and humans could make mistakes.

Lucas, who was about to go to the office to admit his mistake, suddenly stopped.

“……..Huh?”

A surprised sound escaped from Lucas’s mouth.

Why is that name there?

Loki – [0 points]

Loki’s name was at the very bottom.

As the other students checked Loki’s score and looked at him, Loki checked his own score and muttered to himself.

“Ah, I should have marked it in one line.”