episode_0106

-Good~ morning~! Bah bah bah…

Early moning. While I was absentmindedly scribbling with a pen, a song I hadn’t heard in a long time caught my ear.

The hologram projector scattered in the corner of the desk is sounding an alarm, unaware of the owner’s mood.

The lyrics, melody, and tempo of the song itself are really good, but when I listened to it in the right situation, a strange feeling of discomfort slowly rose up.

As such, it was quite an excellent effect as a morning alarm.

– Bah bah bah ─

I stretched out my hand and tapped the hologram printed in the air.

– pop

The song stopped, the hologram updated, and the schedule was announced.

[Schedule: Midterm Evaluation Day 1]

[Monday AM: 6:00]

When I checked him with the power of observation, I automatically sighed.

A breath full of fatigue. Dark shadows were prevalent in the eyes that were habitually rubbed.

It’s a morning alarm. It’s a wake-up function, but I was already awake.

Actually, I didn’t fall asleep.

Master told me to get enough sleep to manage my condition… but honestly, I was afraid of nightmares.

If I go to sleep, I have nightmares that put me in a bad mood that day, and when I try to take medicine, it seems like I take it too often, which is why I get scared.

Other than that, the only way to avoid nightmares was to fall asleep in someone else’s arms… To be honest, that was a very shameful method to try with a sober mind.

I don’t plan on staying up all night during the midterm evaluation. The day before the tournament, I plan to take medication to get some sleep.

‘Ugh.’

I put down the pen and got up, pushing the chair. My body feels very dizzy after sitting down for about ten hours.

He stretched out his limbs, bent them, and let them go.

Bend and straighten your legs, bend your arms once and straighten them upward…

Little by little, my stiff, stiff body began to relax, and a strange feeling of pleasure was felt.

During the stretching process, my movements were limited because I only had one arm.

It’s not just about stretching. There were many inconveniences in living with one arm.

There was no need to say anything in everyday life. In particular, it acted as a fatal gap in battle.

There was a gap created by simply going from two to one, and if you delve deeper, there were also major problems such as the overall balance of the body being disturbed.

Moreover, as if there was a problem with the interaction of the body, the senses that had been well-tuned had disappeared for a moment.

To be exact, in the same overamplification state at the Tower of Growth…

It is now under control, but at the time, as the teacher stroked it, it started jumping around like a freshly caught fish.

Combat major practical skills. And right before the tournament, I plan to tune in to my senses with the help of my teacher.

– Wow

Since I didn’t have much time to spare, I ended up washing my body with magic.

He wore a cadet uniform over it and put an arm band on his hand, which showed hideous burns.

…I had one arm, so it was inconvenient to get dressed.

You either had to bite it with your teeth and pull it in, or you had to manipulate the sky’s wing feathers to pull it in.

Thinking about it again, the wings of the sky were the best choice.

From battle to everyday life, there is no place where it is not helpful.

‘…On the other hand, the egg of that origin…’

That thing that’s still occupying the corner of the sofa…

I sighed naturally. I didn’t know it would get to that point until after the midterm evaluation day…

‘Isn’t this really not hatching?’

I wonder if the president committed fraud…

But when I think about it, the president never told me that. I just spun it around as I pleased and picked it up thinking it was a hidden piece.

When another cadet approached, there was no reaction, but when I approached, I saw that it was opened… It must have been what he was trying to give me…

‘Ah-oh.’

I don’t know why I have to worry until the day of the exam after getting the hidden piece.

‘Please wake up…’

After knocking on the outside of the prayer egg with a wish to wake up quickly, I packed my bags and headed out the front door.

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The written exam begins on the first day of the midterm evaluation and continues until the second day.

As I check out my jam-packed schedule from early morning until almost evening, I feel like my stomach is naturally bloated.

Besides, it’s not like I was just dazed during that time, but considering that I have to rack my brain to solve just one more problem…

‘Ugh.’

I just naturally shook my head.

I even checked the schedule.

The major practical exam will be held in the morning of the 3rd and 4th days, and the tournament preliminary round and final will be held on the afternoon of the 4th day and the 5th day, respectively.

For your information, the only day the City Cradle is open to outsiders is the last day… the day when the tournament finals are held.

Only the tournament finals are broadcast on the Internet, and outsiders come and watch.

Today is the first day of the midterm evaluation, when the written evaluation is conducted.

The evaluation location I was assigned to was the 5th Evaluation Center, but unfortunately Hong Yeon-hwa, Elia, and Baek A-rin were all assigned to a different location.

The same goes for other people with whom I have even a small friendship.

The surroundings were full of cadets from other classes with whom I had no particular acquaintance.

The building of the 5th Evaluation Center that we entered was just a huge auditorium.

The level of quality may be different, but it looks like a typical auditorium that has been enlarged in size.

– Is this the Superhuman Special Act being used later?

-Why don’t you teach me to study like this because I’m using it…

– There’s too much to memorize in human terms… They make you memorize everything, even the dozens of exceptions to some law.

– Wow, what is formula composition really? Even if I answer just the expected number of questions, I think half of them will be wrong, right?

– The level of difficulty in magic is famous for being extremely difficult.

– Fuck, I’m not a magic major.

– After all, practical skills are the only way to survive, cancer.

– What is the point of giving up before even looking at the written paper?

– I commend you for your quick judgment.

As I sat down in the seat with my name tag and made final preparations, small but various whispers reached my ears.

Since it was just before the evaluation, the topic of conversation was consistent.

Additionally, there was a commonality in that tension and concerns were evident.

It looks like I’m not the only one who feels bloated by the looks of worry and worry.

Well, no matter how low the proportion of written exams is, grades are often divided into high and low grades because of that low proportion.

For a cadet who is full of academic passion and competitive spirit, it must be a truly unpleasant feeling to see his or her rank drop due to poor writing skills.

“We will start the written evaluation soon. There are 60 questions and the exam time is 2 hours. Cadets who have completed their evaluation on time may leave first.”

As I was going through the last part I had organized and meditating for a moment, a voice rang out from the speaker hanging on the ceiling.

The tension that had already filled me soared to my stomach. At that point, employees went among the cadets and collected products such as smartwatches.

“……”

The employee who was approaching from my left naturally stretched out his hand, but when he saw my empty left sleeve, he flinched and trembled.

Seeing that, I took off the hologram projector hanging around my neck and handed it to the employee.

[Here it is]

“…Thank you. You can return the collected items to the desk when you leave after the evaluation.”

[Do I need to submit other artifacts as well?]

“…No. This artifact is not subject to collection.”

[yes]

[thank you]

The employee who expressed gratitude even took back other cadets’ products.

Of course, it was for security reasons.

You may think it’s lax, but it’s not the only security measure.

As I used the powers of observation and space, I felt numerous techniques spread out like a dense spider web.

It is a magic installed for security.

It functions as a curtain that completely cuts off the flow of magical power between the seats.

Also, when activated, it will block all noises coming from outside the curtain.

Since it was a technique created by drawing on magic professors from City Cradle and the staff of the Magic Circle, the security is certain.

Among the cadets, there will be only a few cadets who will be able to break up. Also, they will inevitably be caught during the destruction process.

It’s that kind of magic.

“…….”

I have a very good view of the outside of the tent.

The appearance of the evaluator beyond the curtain and the appearance of the cadets inside another curtain are clearly visible.

In other words, you can intuit how other cadets solve problems.

It is effectively a test of conscience. There is no guarantee that the cadet I peeked at will be the correct answer.

There are more than 100 cadets gathered in the evaluation center alone. You can check them all, or just skim the problems of cadets who seem to have good grades.

A de facto test of conscience.

With a sigh, I took back my powers of observation and limited them to the area around my seat.

I had to be confident with myself.

We must be able to confidently express that we are not human beings who will be treated poorly anytime, anywhere.

Therefore, the method of cheating was not assumed at all.

The situation is not urgent enough to attempt cheating in the first place.

“Time has passed. We will start the written evaluation as of the current time.”

A voice came out of the speaker again.

As soon as the start was announced, the curtain was activated.

– Wow…

The tablet that the employee left on the desk was turned on and the test questions were printed.

This subject was magic.

[Problem①]

[Write the formula for the lowest level magic ‘Magic Bullet’.]

[Note – It is based on the techniques registered in the Magic Circle.]

…

[Problem⑭]

[This spell is a complex spell that has been modified several times to the low-level magic ‘Fireball’.]

[Assuming you are using the above technique, please answer the questions below.]

[(1) Describe the differences between the existing technique and the modified technique.]

[(2) Prepare the interpretation diagram and inverse calculation diagram of the modified procedure.]

[(3)Write an arbitrary destruction technique for the relevant technique.]

…

[Problem㊺]

[The spell in question is an arbitrarily modified mid-to-high level barrier magic called ‘Artervita’s Mirror Shield’.]

[The above magic cannot be performed normally.]

[Please write your answers to the questions below.]

[(1) Describe the cause of the abnormal expression of the procedure.]

[(2) Correct the cause of abnormal expression and write a procedure for normal expression.]

“……”

It was a print that gave me a headache in many ways.

Surprisingly, there was no multiple choice.

Assessment time is 120 minutes. There are 60 questions.

Roughly, you can invest about 2 minutes per problem.

…You can only invest about 2 minutes.

Even the 10 seconds or so I spent thinking about this was a waste.

I quickly lifted the pen.

* * *

There was no special decoration or additional furniture in the dormitory where Lee Ha-yul lived.

Wallpaper, placement of furniture and products, etc. It is exactly as it was first given.

Meanwhile, the only thing that had changed from the basics was the huge egg on the sofa.

A dormitory that has lost its popularity.

A quiet interior where no noise can be heard.

– Jejeok

A few hours had passed since Lee Ha-yul went outside when he heard the sound of something breaking in the middle of the tent.

– Damn it

A huge egg rattled.

Even though there was no external force, a small incontinence was engraved on the surface of the egg that was shaking alone.

Hatching was approaching.