“To think they assigned him to us… it seems our scores from the previous exam were quite high…”
Looking at the examiner information, Leisha murmured, somewhat surprised.
The team had Ailundun, who was a force of overwhelming power in the previous round of assessments.
She had mentally prepared herself, but she hadn’t expected the examiner’s strength to still exceed her expectations.
“It is indeed a bit tricky.”
Ailundun nodded in agreement.
The examiner assigned to them was named Lami’er, a fourth-tier mage at the academy.
According to the information provided by the academy, this examiner specialized in magic amplification and concealment-type spells.
Magic amplification goes without saying, but just the concealment magic alone is nasty enough.
Moreover, combining the two is exceptionally irritating.
The irritation lies in this:
If the opponent truly hides and stacks magic amplification like crazy, only striking when they can deliver a one-hit kill…
Then there’s no point in even playing.
Seeing Ailundun’s calm demeanor, Leisha felt a mix of anger and amusement.
‘And who do you think is the reason for this?’
“Perhaps we should formulate a strategy in advance?”
Isabella tilted her head.
“It’s too late. The assessment is this afternoon. There isn’t enough time for us to devise an effective strategy… especially against an examiner skilled in concealment magic.”
Luofulei shook her head, analyzing calmly.
“But we can’t just give up…”
Leisha opened her mouth but didn’t know what to say.
Alright, she actually agreed with Luofulei’s point.
Because she couldn’t think of any good solution either.
She gritted her teeth and turned her head to look at Isabella, her eyes gaining a trace of determination.
No matter what… she couldn’t let the princess fail at this stage.
Sensing Leisha’s gaze, Isabella helplessly shook her head at Ailundun.
It seemed to say…
‘See? She’s doing it again.’
Ailundun nodded thoughtfully.
He had been observing the two of them just now.
Now, he was even more certain of one thing.
Isabella genuinely mistook Leisha’s protective instincts for some unspeakable kind of affection.
As for Luofulei, who noticed the exchange of glances between Ailundun and the princess…
Well… it would be more accurate to say she had been secretly observing Ailundun and Isabella all along, though she herself was unwilling to admit it.
Her eyes trembled slightly.
For some reason…
She felt… an inexplicable discomfort in her heart.
Unlike Ailundun’s composure.
The other members of this team mostly had their own little thoughts.
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In the main building of the Examination Hall, Principal Paerwa and several teachers were seated in a certain room.
To prevent the meeting’s contents from being leaked, the entire room was sealed with isolation magic, ensuring no information could escape and cause any negative repercussions.
They had convened this routine meeting to discuss the afternoon’s practical assessment.
“For any unreasonable assignments, you may now raise objections.”
Paerwa sat upright, his legs together, as he addressed the people below the podium.
Not long after, a voice drew everyone’s attention.
“Isn’t the examiner assigned to Ailundun’s team a bit too harsh?”
Teacher Desa asked, pushing up his glasses.
Paerwa glanced over at the teacher who raised the question.
He knew him—a guest advisor to the Wen’erdun Imperial royal family, who had previously held some important positions in a certain department of the royal household.
The reason he came to the Wen’erdun Empire Academy was simple.
It was an assignment from His Majesty the King.
“Their results from the previous round were among the top, and the assignment mechanism is random. They are only randomly selected from teachers of corresponding strength within their own score bracket…”
Paerwa seemed to have anticipated this.
He shook his head, dismissing the concern.
Desa wasn’t worried about whether Ailundun’s team could pass the assessment smoothly.
He was worried about whether it would affect Princess Isabella’s normal enrollment.
This point.
Everyone present understood.
“Regardless, facing Lami’er is quite difficult…”
“Indeed, against Lami’er, even I would need to end the fight quickly…”
Some of the more experienced senior teachers began discussing in small groups.
As a rising star among the younger generation of teachers at the Wen’erdun Empire Academy.
Lami’er was one of the juniors they held in relatively high regard.
As one of the few high-damage-type mages at the Wen’erdun Empire Academy.
Not only was his strength formidable, but his level of caution far exceeded that of ordinary people.
Facing an examiner who uses concealment magic to stall when he can’t win outright.
Waiting for him to turtle up until his magic is formed, then popping out to hit you with a combo.
He hits you and runs, and you can’t even fight back.
To find him, you’d have to eat another round of magical attacks.
Tell me, wouldn’t that make you furious?
In short, from their perspective.
Facing such an opponent, as long as Lami’er doesn’t give them an opening.
This team probably doesn’t stand much of a chance.
Even Desa sighed helplessly from his seat below.
He was already thinking.
Even if they failed this time.
About other methods to secure the princess’s enrollment later on.
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