“How are those two students doing, meow?”
Inside the Academy’s Headmaster’s Office, Princess Wilona asked Gadelia, who had already changed into fresh clothes beside her.
As a Fifth-Rank Skywing Tribe member and Wilona’s Shadow Guard, Gadelia had a sharp eye for talent.
Any student favored by her must have something exceptional about them.
“Krof will ensure they pass smoothly, and we’ve also slightly adjusted the Combat Exam process afterward, so there’s no need to worry,” Gadelia replied.
Being part of the Northern Royal Family, it was only natural to pull some strings in their own Academy’s entrance exams.
If it weren’t to prevent Reg and Suna from being snatched up by other royal family members, Wilona would have already slipped them recommendation letters.
She decided to wait until after the exams to meet with them privately…….
In the exam hall, almost all the students hesitated to start writing. They kept flipping through the exam papers, desperately trying to find questions they could understand— without success.
The only one furiously scribbling was Suna, sitting quietly in the corner. The sound of her pen scratching the paper drew the attention of every student.
But since Krof stood nearby, no one dared sneak a glance at Suna’s answers…
That overbearing noble girl actually managed to put pen to paper? Are these questions even humanly answerable? What kind of books does she usually read?
Or is she just writing nonsense? Damn it, no matter what, her writing noise is distracting us from thinking!
Meanwhile, Suna nervously continued writing.
These questions are way too simple. Did they give me the wrong exam paper by mistake?
But that bald examiner has already looked at me several times, and he seems quite satisfied with my answers.
I have a feeling it’s that demon’s doing… Could it be using some mind-confusing ability?
Suna thought carefully. It must be the demon confusing all the examiners; otherwise, there’s no way I would have gotten such an easy test paper, and the upcoming assessments will probably be like this too!
What a terrifying skill…
Truth hadn’t done anything yet. She believed that with Suna’s talent, every academy would be fighting over her.
If the Royal Magic Academy didn’t accept her, it only meant the school wasn’t good enough. They would find her a better one.
But if Suna insisted on going to the Royal Magic Academy, Truth could even storm into the Headmaster’s Office in Snowveil City and force the director to accept her.
Half an hour passed quickly; the bell rang— time to collect the papers.
After the exam ended, Suna was immediately swarmed by students asking what she had been writing, which made her feel even more nervous. She gave a barely believable answer:
“I was just trying to scribble randomly to see if I could get some points…”
There was no way she could say she had made a deal with the demon.
The morning’s Written Exam was over, and soon the Combat Exam would begin.
The Royal Magic Academy’s Combat Exam followed the Beastman Rules, which were rumored to be extremely brutal.
Suna didn’t return to the Research Room to meet Truth because she was afraid. Instead, she took a nap in the dormitory…….
At one o’clock, a sudden knock woke Suna. She opened the door to find her History teacher, Lister:
“I didn’t expect you to be so hidden, Suna. You actually scored First Place in the Royal Magic Academy’s Written Exam!”
“What?!”
She hurried to the Central Plaza’s Notice Board and saw the words “Suna, 99 points” clearly displayed at the very top, drawing gasps from everyone present.
No one expected such a huge gap between people’s scores. Most candidates had around 0 to 10 points, yet some almost scored full marks?
Suna was also shocked. Didn’t that demon know how to hold back? At least let the scores be somewhat reasonable! Look at how far ahead I am from the Second Place…
Points?
Huh? One point difference… The second place scored 98 points? Who on earth is that?!
Suna looked at the name next to the second-highest score and was even more surprised—it was “Reg,” written in bold characters.
No way, is this guy not even bothering to act?
How did that thick-browed, big-eyed guy get such a high score? It shouldn’t be possible! Did he also make a deal with the demon on Truth? Otherwise, Suna couldn’t imagine how Reg pulled it off.
Imagining Reg burning the midnight oil to study… Sorry, I’m not going to picture that character-breaking scene!
To Suna, Reg was just a carefree, brainless swordsman. Other than being tough-skinned, she really couldn’t think of any other strengths.
“Wow, Suna, you actually got first place? Amazing!”
Truth appeared behind Suna without anyone noticing, instantly drawing everyone’s attention with a single sentence:
“I didn’t expect Suna to be the hardest working one in our school. Damn it, you were secretly studying all along. We thought you were bullying Truth every day!”
“Ah… no, I’m not bullying Truth!”
“Then you must have been sneaking in study sessions. Didn’t you say you were just randomly scribbling during the exam? How come you missed full marks by just one point now?
Being too modest can make people dislike you, you know!”
“Uh, well…”
Suna didn’t know how to explain, so she just shouted sorry and hurried away with Truth.
A little while later, Reg also came to the Notice Board, quietly confused:
“Huh? I thought I’d be first.”
When the Royal Magic Academy’s recruitment began, Reg and Mailun ignored their teachers scolding them and rushed straight to the registration point.
Let me see Mailun’s score… 2 points? Hmm, not bad.
He didn’t expect that even with Truth’s help, he still couldn’t beat the top student, Suna. Was she really that strong?
But it didn’t matter much.
He had planned to just sleep through the Written Exam to prepare for the Combat Exam since fighting was his forte.
But after being shaken awake by the examiner, he realized the exam was surprisingly easy!
He didn’t expect Truth was already taking care of things behind the scenes— even feeding answers into his mouth, basically.
Reg didn’t need to know how Truth bribed the examiners; he just needed to know that from now on, whenever Truth told him to stand, he was not allowed to kneel!
……
At the edge of the plaza, Suna sat on a wooden bench, panting heavily. Truth kept stroking her head, somehow reminding her of the demon’s touch…
“I heard on the way here that the Combat Exam is about to start. Are you ready?”
“I’m a bit nervous, actually. I heard the Beastman Combat Exam is really bloody, and I’m scared that…”
“Then I’ll go with you. With me there, you won’t die!”
Uh… although Truth said that to calm her nerves, it still felt strange. Did Truth already imagine Suna’s near-death scene?
Could she just give me a little confidence, please!
Hehe, bloody, huh? That sounds interesting, Truth thought. She really wanted to see if Suna would get so scared by all the blood and gore that she’d crawl into her arms on the spot.
If that happened, it would be perfect!
So no matter how much Suna tried to refuse, Truth was firmly determined to accompany her for the exam.