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89 – Midterm Exam 9

It was when the young professors were making a fuss about Rocky’s love story.

“Finish grading that story first and discuss it among yourselves later.”

Gedra interrupted the young professors and spoke.

When Edra, who had been arguing that Clara and Rocky were in a certain relationship, saw her words being cut off, she puffed up her cheeks and looked at Gedra.

“Professor Gedra is so touchy, that’s why she’s unpopular with other students.”

“I’m not interested in that, so finish grading quickly. The students are waiting for the results.”

By the way, in the secret professor popularity poll among students, Gedra was ranked 1st, while Edra was 28th.

First, the professors checked the scores obtained by the students in the forest, excluding the evaluation scores.

“Rocky is undoubtedly the first in the scores obtained in the forest.”

“Clara is second.”

Honestly, because the forest was so vast, I thought the exam would end due to the time limit, but I never imagined that one person would be left, continuing the exam…

When the exam ended, there were still 2 hours and 33 minutes remaining, but the professors didn’t think they had given much time.

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The reason the exam ended quickly was that Loki used screams to keep the students fighting continuously.

“Now, all that’s left is the evaluation scores.”

Since the professors had already scored the students’ actions during the exam, there wasn’t much left to do.

“1st and 2nd place are decided, but the problem is who to choose as 3rd place…”

The professors were pondering who to choose for 3rd place.

Both candidates for 3rd place had utilized their abilities well but had made mistakes during the exam.

“Raise your hand to decide whose mistake was more significant, and we’ll make the one with the bigger mistake 4th place.”

The professors voted on who to choose as 3rd place.

“Well, let’s make this student 3rd place.”

“By the way, Loki, the student, also got the highest evaluation score.”

“Honestly, because he handled his abilities the best. It’s beyond our imagination.”

The criteria for evaluation scores were how well one utilized their abilities, and Loki demonstrated a diverse range of abilities that surpassed all the professors’ predictions.

As the professors finished all the grading and were about to leave the situation room to announce the results to the students.

“But will other students accept Loki’s evaluation score?”

“…………….”

In response to the words uttered by one professor, the others fell silent.

Loki’s actions were somewhat, no, quite peculiar for other students to accept.

Clearly, a student who will protest will appear.

Of course, there was no intention to adjust the scores because of the students’ protests.

“What should I say so that other students can understand Rocky’s score?”

The professors were pondering how to convince the other students.

“Ah! I just thought of a great idea.”

Hydra explained the method he had come up with in a chuckling voice, as if he found it amusing.

* * *

Guided by the professors, Clara and I arrived at the place where the disqualified students had gathered, sitting and chatting while drinking tea.

For some reason, the expressions of the professors looking at me were different from before.

I can’t exactly explain it.

While earlier it was a look of disdain, as if looking at a madman, now it felt like they were looking at someone remarkable?

Clara, who had been resting while sitting and drinking tea, was now able to move.

“Ms. Clara, the ‘second place’ who lost to me, shall we go to where the special class students are with the guidance of the ‘first place’?”

“…………………..”

Clara didn’t say anything, but it seemed like she was moved by my affectionate words, as the ‘second place’, since I was the ‘first place’.

It wasn’t difficult to find where the special class students were gathered.

You could tell just by looking at where the students’ gazes were directed the most.

– Whisper, whisper.

As soon as Clara and I appeared, the gazes that were heading towards the special class started to flock to us.

Clara and I ignored their gazes and walked towards where the special class students were gathered.

“Who won?”

The students from the special class approached me, asking if the test results had been announced yet.

“I came in first, and our dear Clara came in second, just behind me. Well, coming in second is still an achievement. Clara, don’t be too disheartened about being second.”

As I emphasized the important part, the expressions of the other special class students changed oddly.

“………….”

-Thud!

Clara, who was standing next to me, elbowed me in the side.

“Ouch! What was that for? Clara, you’re upset about being second? Is that why you’re taking it out on me?”

“Quiet down. If you put any more emphasis on the wrong part, it won’t just end with an elbow.”

Clara showed me the flame in her hand as she spoke.

While I was considering whether she would really hit me if I teased her further, Lucas approached me.

“Right! I heard from Gashirin. That broadcast about your elimination earlier, was it fake? Then where were you all this time pretending to be eliminated?”

Come to think of it, I had never met Lucas during the test.

Not just Lucas, I hadn’t met most of the students.

“I met her briefly earlier. Someone ran off right away, though.”

“hahahahaha, I had something urgent at that time…”

I awkwardly laughed after hearing Sepia’s words.

Sepia didn’t seem pleased, probably concerned about losing to Lucas in a fight.

“As for where I was…”

I was about to explain that I was in the situation room, as the test was already over and it wasn’t really a secret.

[Quiet! I will now talk about the exam results.]

The professor’s voice rang loudly, interrupting my words.

As the announcement of the exam results was heard, the students who had been chatting loudly instantly fell silent.

[First, I will announce the scores you obtained in the forest.]

The professors floated large sheets of paper with the students’ scores written on them for everyone to see.

Students moved their pupils continuously, checking their scores.

All the special class students were in the top ranks, and naturally, I was the first.

“Why is he the first? Wasn’t he eliminated just now?”

“Right? He got eliminated in the middle, but that score doesn’t make sense…”

“Even more than Clara’s score. Did he surpass Clara?”

“He was eliminated much earlier than Clara, and you think that makes sense?”

The special class students knew that my elimination broadcast was false, thanks to Gashuin, but other first-year students, unaware of this, started murmuring upon seeing my score.

[Quiet]

[Now, I will announce the evaluation scores. First, I will tell you from 3rd place to 1st place and then explain why they received these scores.]

[3rd place goes to Sepia Reibaden with 83 points.]

This was a bit unexpected. I naturally thought Lucas would be third since he defeated Clara.

“Ahahahaha. There were quite a few small mistakes.”

When I looked at Lucas, he seemed to be guessing something. Awkwardly, he smiled.

The Lucas I had seen so far wasn’t the type to get nervous about exams.

“Is there something on your mind, perhaps?”

“That’s the thing. *Sigh*… No, I’ll tell you later.”

At the moment I was about to say something to Lucas. A screen larger than the one I had seen in the briefing room suddenly appeared.

As students were left bewildered, wondering what it was. The screen lit up, revealing Sephia’s image during the test.

Sephia, as the spirit of Earth and Wind, sought out artificial magical creatures and students, eliminating those of Fire and Water.

[Utilizing the ability to handle four elements at once was remarkably efficient in scoring.]

Witnessing Sephia manipulating the four elements at once, students were amazed, but Sephia’s expression remained dark.

[Though regrettable that fighting at the end wasn’t necessary, she still engaged. Assessing one’s current physical state and escaping was also a splendid choice.]

After displaying Sephia’s image, the screen turned off momentarily. Shortly after, it flickered back on, this time revealing Clara’s image.

“In second place, Clara Adellian, 94 points.”

Clara soaring through the sky with flying magic, effortlessly dealing with students and artificial magical creatures, appeared more like hunting than a fight.

[Utilizing her strengths without sparing mana and casting a variety of spells suited to the situation was an excellent strategy.]

Then the screen changed again, showing Sephia holding aloft the dark flame she had thrown onto the ground at the end.

“What kind of magic is that? I’ve never seen such magic in my life.”

“Isn’t that a Fireball?”

“What nonsense, a Fireball wouldn’t be that huge. Besides, the color is different.”

“Well, that’s true, but the magic circle structure is somewhat similar to a Fireball’s…”

[Undoubtedly, choosing to cast magic into the ground when time was of the essence was a surprising decision for me as well.]

The screen illuminating Clara turned off. With the anticipation of now revealing the first place, excited students started to chatter.

“Who could be in first place?”

“The Crown Prince hasn’t shown up yet, so it must be the Crown Prince, obviously.”

[1st place goes to Loki, with a perfect score of 100.]

“”……………””

The reason why the students fell silent is not just because I ranked first or scored a perfect 100. The main reason lies in the image being displayed on the screen.

Unlike the impressive scenes of catching demons or eliminating students shown with Sepia and Clara, the screen showcasing me presents a different image.

[Oh my! You shouldn’t do it like that. Like this, like this, that’s how you should do it. Ah! You don’t know this? It’s really frustrating. I could jump better even if I tried.]

Half-sitting on the chair, sipping on a drink, I lectured the students while reclining. Surprisingly, there was even sound this time, unlike when showcasing Sepia and Clara.