Two weeks have already passed since I received the mid-term evaluation notice that had been ringing loudly on my smartphone since Sunday morning, after the after-party of the dungeon strategy practice.

    Interim evaluation.

    It is also called the midterm exam, and it is one of the two major exams that has plagued the vast majority of students, including me, since I was in middle school.

    To be honest, it was difficult for me to say that I was good at studying.

    I did as much as everyone else, but it was at an average level.

    I studied hard to get into a good university, and the GPA I listed on my application form was 3.4. It wasn’t a low grade by any means, but what can I say? It was a disappointing result compared to the effort and passion I invested.

    But they say there is no end to learning. Even now that I became a cadet of Eden, studying stayed with me and continued to cause me pain.

    ‘Now that you think about it, do you think Cheon Yu-hwa is studying well?’

    To cool down my aching head from studying for the exam, I took out my smartphone that I had put away and checked the time.

    11:23 AM.

    After studying hard since morning, lunch time quickly arrived.

    At this time, Cheon Yu-hwa would also be awake. With that in mind, I sent a text message to Cheon Yu-hwa.

    “Me: Miss Yuhwa, how are you studying?”

    A moment of quiet silence followed. But after only a few seconds, her reply came back.

    「Chun Yu-hwa: As expected, he is the top student. “You came to save me from this study hell with excellent grades!”

    … I guess it’s in very bad condition.

    He’s not the kind of kid who would use this kind of tone of voice.

    Even looking at the speed at which I checked and responded to texts, it seemed like I wasn’t even studying properly in the first place.

    And excellent grades. Even though I am the top student in the class, this is a position I earned by choosing a replica Gungnir.

    If you were to sort them by actual performance, it would be safe to say that Ceria Alfheim would proudly rise to first place.

    And I don’t know what my grades will be at the time of the entrance exam, but at least for now, I feel like my head is going to explode from the intense amount of studying.

    Because of this, it is difficult for me to even manage my sanity right now. I responded by condensing those thoughts into one sentence.

    「Me: What are you talking about? “I’m stuck in study hell right now.”

    It’s a pity for Cheon Yu-hwa, but it’s hard for my body to survive in this study hell.

    Although I am a good person who is willing to extend my hand to others who are suffering, shouldn’t I live first?

    As I was nodding my head, suppressing my pitiful feelings for Cheon Yu-hwa through self-justification, she responded.

    「Chun Yu-hwa: It’s lunch time right now. If time permits, let’s meet and have a meal. “I don’t want to study.”

    As soon as I saw the text message, it seemed like he didn’t want to have lunch with me, but just wanted to get away from studying for a little while, and I burst out laughing.

    「Me: Good. We will all be staying in the dormitory, so let’s meet at the east entrance of the restaurant district.”

    Although Cheon Yu-hwa possessed outstanding military power, he was somewhat lacking in intelligence.

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    .

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    Eden’s restaurant area is always full of cadets and faculty.

    This is because many people visit to buy simple snacks even when it is not meal time.

    So it is inevitable that it will be crowded during meal times. Restaurants basically exist to provide one meal.

    “No, there was such a function?”

    “… Did you really not know this until now?”

    A family restaurant with a lively atmosphere. Cheon Yu-hwa and I were there chatting and ordering menu items for lunch.

    Only 10 minutes had passed since the story began, but there were many more shocking stories than expected.

    “How do I know? This is my first time using something like this.”

    I sighed inwardly, stopping Cheon Yu-hwa, who was glaring at the tablet with her eyes wide open.

    She was a mechanic. To be precise, it’s not that he couldn’t handle machines or digital devices, but his knowledge regarding them was surprisingly lacking.

    Not only was he unable to properly utilize the basic functions of the tablet provided by Eden for educational purposes, but he was also unaware of the existence of lecture recording or note-taking functions.

    To Cheon Yu-hwa, a tablet was no different from a large smartphone.

    For her, who can’t even use a smartphone properly, handling a tablet must have been a daunting task.

    I heard that this was the first time I started using electronic devices like this since I came to Eden.

    Have you spent your whole life alone in a remote mountainous area cut off from civilization? I thought so for a moment, but when I thought about Cheon Yu-hwa’s level of power, I thought it wasn’t just an empty story.

    Isn’t there a saying that he is a reclusive expert?

    “If there is such a function, please let me know quickly.”

    “… I also couldn’t have imagined that Yuhwa wouldn’t know about that function.”

    “Keuung, from now on, if I don’t know something, I’ll ask via text message.”

    Cheon Yu-hwa’s gloomy mood, as she sighed heavily, ended as the food she ordered began to arrive one by one.

    I’ve thought about this for a while, but surprisingly, Cheon Yu-hwa has a great appetite.

    Should I say that he possesses both the aspects of a gourmet and a glutton? He is surprisingly knowledgeable about restaurants, and the amount of food he eats is not unusual.

    It’s amazing how she can fit so much food into her body, which is smaller than mine.

    ‘To begin with, the physical abilities that come from that small body have long since surpassed the boundaries of common sense.’

    The cheese hamburger steak and rose pasta that Cheon Yu-hwa ordered arrived on the table first, and soon after, the pane pasta and gambas that I ordered arrived one after another.

    There was no significant conversation while eating the food that was brought to the table.

    After concentrating on food for about 15 minutes, the food that had been filling the table began to slowly appear and disappear into Cheon Yu-hwa’s stomach.

    “Wow, it was delicious.”

    “You’re enjoying it.”

    Cheon Yu-hwa, who ate all the food on the table as if hiding his eyes, smiled with satisfaction.

    The stress of studying seemed to have eased somewhat, and the frown that had been on my face had suddenly eased.

    ‘… But I can’t get good grades just by preparing written notes?’

    When I think about it. It occurred to me that Eden’s midterm evaluations included practical tests, unlike typical school exams.

    Eden’s midterm evaluation is largely based on the sum of the written and practical sections.

    In addition to studying only the written part, you should also prepare well for the practical part.

    If I were to tell this fact to Cheon Yu-hwa, who is in the midst of preparing for her writing, what would her reaction be?

    “Amount of oil painting. But are you preparing for the practical exam?”

    “… Wait a minute, do you have practical skills?”

    Her expression, hoping it was a lie, came into my field of vision.

    I almost burst out laughing at her appearance, which was so different from when she appeared as the hidden boss in .

    The image of her tearing my barrier like a piece of paper, crushing the shooting magic, running towards me and destroying the pot of my character was gone, and all that remained was a girl despairing in front of Eden’s harsh academic schedule.

    However, since Cheon Yu-hwa seemed to be unaware of the existence of the practical test, she decided to tell him at this point.

    Anyway, Eden’s grades are calculated based on absolute evaluation instead of relative evaluation.

    ‘… wait for a sec.’

    But suddenly a sense of fun arose.

    The practical exam is simply a matter of the professor checking the student’s level of achievement for each major, but I was curious about how Cheon Yu-hwa would react if this were to be summarized a lot.

    The worries didn’t last long. It was such an absurd statement anyway, and I was planning to give the correct information based on only a brief reaction.

    “They say that grades for required subjects are based on written writing, and for major subjects, grades are based on sparring with the professor in charge of the subject.”

    It was a lie. Although there may be instances where the professor directly parries a cadet’s attack and measures its power and completeness, there is no such thing as a direct confrontation with the cadet.

    How will Cheon Yu-hwa react when she hears such nonsense?

    I did my best to hold the twitching corner of her mouth and looked at her face, giggling to myself.

    ‘But why does his expression look like this?’

    However, the reaction Cheon Yu-hwa showed as soon as she heard what I said was quite different from what I expected.

    The corners of her mouth trembled and she smiled, as if she was holding back laughter.

    After a moment of wondering why she would react like that, Cheon Yu-hwa carefully opened her mouth.

    “If there is a problem with the professor’s health, what happens to the test for that subject?”

    … It looks like they are already thinking of burying the professor.

    Cheon Yu-hwa’s voice, which casually spits out quite violent sounds, was the most lively and expectant voice I heard today.

    What happens to the exam if there is a problem with the professor’s health?

    Goosebumps ran down my spine, so I immediately gave him the correct information.

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