All of that is impossible for me to do. The fortunate thing was that I knew everything written in the 24 books even if I didn't read it.
It's not because I'm a genius. I used to follow the author's blog about character details from novels <Random Box> and read them all.
Someone said, If you study with that sincerity, you'll get accepted to Seoul National University, who would have known that I would live with that sincerity.
In fact, the core event was the main event, and other detailed story, so if you memorize them like pruning, you might remember them.
I drew a line with the red quill pen I borrowed from Sharkis and memorized the sweet record.
But somehow Sharkis' expression was strange.
"It's not a copy, kid."
I hurriedly pulled my hand off the quill pen while looking at a book with a red line.
Sharkis sighed in the ominously deepening red stain.
"I don't care about the Duke anyway. It's just an excuse to take care of you. Kid, you won't die if you fail the test, but you won't be able to lift the curse until you die."
I readily accepted it because there was no family that handled poison and curse as well as Visenna.
Sharkis told me to do whatever I want, whether I draw a line or tear the book.
While using a quill pen inadvertently, I looked at it carefully, feeling uncomfortable.
Perhaps he felt my gaze, Sharkis said with a happy face.
In the past I had a lot of money, so I use some good ink.
"I made it myself, so you must like it?"
As of that day, I decided not to ask what this ink was made of.
Now is the time to concentrate. There was nothing to be afraid of when I passed the entrance exam.
Visenna's history, I'll chew it lightly!
Despite my ambitious aspirations, Sharkis was predicting when I would fall. According to his calculations, I will be eliminated immediately from the first stage of the history exam. I was offended by that conviction.
*****
The long-awaited first-stage exam day has come.
In the meantime, I have been living in the Visenna family, and surprisingly, the maids and knights were kind to me.
That's kind, but if I fail the test, their attitude will change, right?
Feeling a little eerie, I glanced at the maid who arranged my hair early in the morning.
"I wish you luck."
Oh, you're so kind.
Don't say that with a friendly smile.
Somehow, the eyes that looked at me were all the same. It was an expression of anticipation of when I would fall.
After Ferze became the Archduke, the Visenna family was quiet, and he seemed to be doing well because he was bored.
Even so, the maids who seemed ordinary at first glance were suspicious.
It was worth knowing that the assassins and poison magicians, from all over the Empire had been brought to Grandeur Castle with huge bounties.
"This is a gift from master Sharkis."
"A gift?"
What is this?
When I asked with a curious face, the maid answered with a bright smile.
"It's a medicine that will instantly kill you without pain."
Can I not do it?
Tears welled up in my eyes as I recalled Ferze, who was somewhere in Grandeur Castle.
You said you were giving me gold coins generously, aren't you trying to leave a sizable amount of breath in my mouth?
I was already at the test site before I knew it.
A painting of a knight on horseback was displayed in the hall with an ornate chandelier, and in front of it was a red carpet and four chairs.
The chairs are so gorgeous that they have gold decorations that you can only see in the Imperial Palace.
There were only two people sitting around.
'It's just Duke Eustia and Sharkis?'
Unlike the knights with high expectations, Duke Eustia's face was indifferent.
I didn't expect the duke to come out as a tester! I think I screwed it up.
At that time, Sharkis, sitting on the right, grinned at me.
"The Archduke?"
Duke Eustia looked down at the watch on his wrist and asked.
I guess they're still waiting on the Archduke to get started.
Speak of the devil, I heard the familiar footsteps.
Ferze, dressed in a white uniform, approached me.
With the charming purple eyes fixed on me that reminded me of amethyst.
"Good luck, Ciel."
Before I was even touched by those words, the test started.
Duke Eustia did not see the heartwarming sight of Ferze and me.
"Now, let's get right to it."
The moment the Duke's mouth drew a graceful arc, my heart plummeted as if it was falling from a high place.
"I'll give you a very easy question that fits the level of a child."
Is it my illusion that it sounds like a sentence to end here?
The duke, who pulled his legs arrogantly, smiled faintly with his chin on his hands.
"Tell us about the weaknesses of the Visenna family."