After successfully completing the 'power test' exam, we had begun to move to another venue to take the next exam.
''Master! I, I, I wasn't great! Hey! Hey! I got an A just like Master!
A grade. There was no higher grade than that, so I don't blame them, but it's a sad place to put me and Ted in the same bracket.
'Oh! Beyond this door is like a waiting room for students who have received an 'A' grade.
Ted has been emphasizing the 'A grade' part of something for a while now.
He was probably very happy to be recognized in the practical test.
Clatter.
I turn the doorknob and open the door.
There were a little more than twenty people inside.
They seemed to be noblemen and many of them knew each other from before, and they seemed to be in a relaxed mood, chatting with the people around them even though they were in the middle of the exam.
But.
As soon as they saw my face, the examiners quieted down.
Hmm?
What does this mean?
As soon as they made eye contact with us, they stopped talking and looked down awkwardly.
'Maybe, but ....... I think a rumor is spreading that Master has broken the dark matter (dark matter).
I see.
It's kind of uncomfortable, but it's not like they can harm you, so you don't have to worry about it.
I sit down on a chair and let out a small sigh.
Most of the candidates gathered in this hall are probably the elite class with a lot of pride.
Some of them feel frustrated that they lost to the commoners, while others find the commoners' habits annoying.
And then there are those who still think it's impossible to lose, right?
Hey. You.
A woman comes up next to me briskly.
She's a woman I've seen before at the school gates with her reddish-brown hair.
I let out a small sigh and then remained silent, trying not to make eye contact with the woman.
'Hey! You're acting like an a**h*le! This a**h*le is going out of his way to talk to you, so look at me!
Good grief. I'm just trying to keep my mouth shut so the commoners don't have to listen to my familiar licks.
It's not that I have any deep-seated feelings about it, but in any case, I don't want to get involved in any trouble.
It's a good thing that you can avoid having anything to do with the Akane haired woman by ignoring her.
That's a good point. But I have to say no, for the sake of my honor. I'm not an aristocrat, you know. I just don't like weak men.
Eliza said with a large chest that was disproportionately large for her age.
'I see.
This woman said before, didn't she? ''I'm not interested in anything but the strongest guy.
Although there are excellent sorcerers from commoner backgrounds as well, the ratio is still lonely compared to the nobility.
In this woman's mind, the thoughts of 'I'm not interested in anything but strong guys' and 'I hate commoners' are probably different, just because they are similar.
'I see. Well, that's good to hear.''
I decided to roll up the pages of the book in my hand and make it seem as if I was going to reject Eliza.
'So! Are you sure about this? I heard you destroyed a dark matter target to smithereens in a practical test!
............
The woman who called herself Eliza didn't hesitate to sit down next to me and asked me a question straight away.
'Well. I don't know.
'How did you construct the magic? What is the additional syntax? I heard that amber-eyed sorcerers don't handle locks of magic in the first place? Do they have a specialty in attribute magic? Did you train with any of the eminent sorcerers?
Good grief.
Apparently, this woman called Eliza is not the type to read the air around her.
However, when you talk about magic, your eyes suddenly start to shine.
Naturally, I could answer this woman's questions, but personally, I don't feel very comfortable with it.
I don't like trouble.
I have a feeling that getting involved with this woman here is going to result in trouble later on.
And then, fortunately, the heavens were on my side.
'Ladies and gentlemen, please be seated. I will now explain the rules for the upcoming final exam.
The one who opened the door and came into the waiting room was a female teacher who seemed to be in charge of this exam.
The color of her eyes was gray.
The fact that she wore a white coat suggested that she was a healing magician.
''That's a shame. I'm afraid we'll have to continue the conversation another time.
Huh. Well, that's good. There's no point in trying to dwell on it. You'll know everything clearly from the results of this test anyway.
After leaving a meaningful statement, Eliza goes back to the seat she was originally sitting in.
Hmm?
What the hell is this woman talking about?
Apparently, Eliza knew the curriculum of the exam that the school had prepared in advance.
The meaning of the words Eliza had uttered at this time would become clearer as she was told the content of the final exam.