"This can't be possible, right?!,"
"What we feared has co true,"
"It's a given that Rid and the Ice Princess will get full marks on this exam,"
"I hope I don't face those two in this second exam," the students said.
After showing my number to Mr. Alan and the students, I turned to Irene, and she happened to turn to
as well.
"It looks like we'll be paired up for this exam, Irene. Then, please help ," I said.
"I'd also like your help, Rid," Irene said.
A few minutes later, all the students in the class had been assigned their partners for this exam. Charles was paired with Leandra, Chloe was paired with Noa, Kotaro was paired with Julie, and Lily was paired with Glenn Klark. Lily and Leandra had fought Glenn and the others during the fourth exam, which took place in the wilderness behind the Duke of San Minerva's residence. Being paired with Glenn made Lily unhappy.
"Damn, why do I have to be paired with him?" Lily said, annoyed.
anwhile, Enzo was paired with Lotta, who was Charles' partner in first year's second exam.
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That afternoon, in the Elevrad room.
Elaina and I were currently in a room on the 7th floor processing so paperwork. anwhile, Irene had just left the room to deliver so docunts to the main Elevrad room.
"The second exam is in a week," Elaina said.
"Yeah," I said.
"The second exam is a pair exam. During the last period, my horoom teacher drew lots to determine the pairs in my class. Do the second years also have pair exams like the first years?" Elaina asked.
"You're asking that because you want to get information about the second exam, right?" I asked.
"No, senior. I'm just purely curious. If senior can't tell
because of academy rules, that's fine too," said Elaina.
"Actually, it's ok to tell juniors the exam content, but it shouldn't be in detail. Hints are also fine. So, I'll tell you, for the second exam, second-year students will also take a pair exam. That's all I can tell you, I can't go into detail. Besides, my horoom teacher hasn't given
a detailed explanation of the exam," I said.
"I see. So, second-year students will also take a pair exam. By the way, who is senior paired with?" Elaina asked.
"I'm paired with Irene," I said.
"With senior Irene? With senior's own girlfriend? What an interesting coincidence," Elaina said.
"I don't know if this can be called a coincidence or not," I said.
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The next morning, at the second-year training ground.
As usual, we practiced every morning at the training ground.
"I'm still annoyed. Why do I have to be paired with him in this second exam," Lily said, looking annoyed.
"Co on, Lily. No matter how much you complain, you'll still be paired with him. So it's pointless," Leandra said.
"I'm still annoyed. With all the other boys in this class, why do I have to be paired with him? Plus, I'm still angry about what he did to us both in the fourth exam. It looks like I'll have to fight alone in this second exam. I don't want to team up with him," Lily said.
"Well, it's up to you," Leandra said.
"Even if you decide to team up with him, I doubt he'll want to, Lily. Just like with Leandra and Ray last year. It's better for you to fight alone in this second exam. You can definitely do it now. Besides, you've gotten stronger than you were last year," I said.
"Yes, that's right. It's all thanks to Master Rid training ," Lily said.
"Please stop calling
that," I said.
anwhile, on the other side of the training ground, Chloe and Noa were practicing their combination attacks.
"This combination still seems lacking, Chloe. We need to practice it more. We need to create a powerful combination attack to fight the students we'll be facing," Noa said.
"Yes, you're right, Noa. Let's practice so more," Chloe said.
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The days passed, and the day of the second exam arrived.
We are currently in the second-year Class A training ground, the venue that will serve as our class's second exam.
"Let
explain what you will be doing in this second exam. I ntioned earlier that the second exam for second-year students is the sa as for first-year students, a pair exam. However, the matches you will face will be different from those for first-year students. While in the first-year second exam, you will have a 2 vs. 2 match with your partner, in this second-year exam, you will have to compete in a 2 vs. 2 vs. 2 vs. 2 match. Let's assu you and your partner are one team, so in one match, there will be four teams competing to determine the winner," said Mr. Alan.
"Four teams will compete at once?"
"That ans there will be a total of eight people in one match."
"This seems quite difficult," said the students after hearing Mr. Alan's explanation.
"The total points you can earn in this exam are 3,000, divided over four days,"
"Each team competes once a day, and you must defeat three other teams to secure first place. For each match, first place will be awarded 750 points, second place 500 points, third place 250 points, and fourth place 100 points. If you consistently place first in all four days of matches, you will earn a total of 3,000 points for this exam."
"The losing team is the team whose two students have been eliminated. So, for example, if you and your partner are eliminated before the other three teams, your team will be declared fourth in that match. However, if only your partner is eliminated and you are not, and you manage to survive until the end, defeating the other three teams, your team will be declared first in that match," said Mr. Alan.
"I see, I understand,"
"So, for example, if we or our partner are knocked out first, as long as we survive until the end, we can take first place."
"To take first place, we can also attack a team that's focused on fighting another team. When they're focused on fighting, they'll be oblivious to the presence of the other team," the students said.
"It seems you understand my explanation. Oh, one more thing: there are no point deductions in this second test. So even if you're injured, exhausted, or your partner falls, you'll still get points based on your team's position. That's all I have to say. Do you have any questions?" asked Mr. Alan.
All the students fell silent, indicating that none of them wanted to ask questions.
"If no one wants to ask questions, then let's get started on the second test. Now, it's ti to draw lots to determine which teams will fight," said Mr. Alan.
Mr. Alan then prepared a container filled with paper.
"The draw is the sa as usual. On the paper in this box, there are four identical numbers, ranging from 1 to 5. The four teams that get the sa number will compete in this exam, and the number you get indicates which match you will compete in. If you get number 1, then you will compete in the first match."
"Now, let's begin the draw. Team representatives, please co forward," said Mr. Alan.
Several people began to co forward to take the papers in the container.
"You go ahead and take the paper, Irene," I said.
"Ok," Irene said.
Irene ca forward to take the paper. Then all the team representatives ca forward to take their papers. After that, they showed their numbers. Irene got number 1, while my other friends got different numbers.
"Looks like I won't be facing them on this first day, huh?" I thought.
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After the draw was over, Irene and I headed straight to the training arena. Since we were number 1, we would compete first. As we both got into the arena and got ready, I saw the three teams we were going to face focused on us. I knew what they were planning, and Irene seed to know what they were planning too.
"Are you all ready?" asked Mr. Alan.
"Yes," we all said.
"Then, the first match of this second exam, begin!" said Mr. Alan.
After Mr. Alan started the match, the three teams imdiately moved toward Irene and , preparing to attack us. I had expected them to work together to attack and take down the team they thought was stronger first.
"Let's get started, Irene," I said.
"Ok," Irene said.
Irene and I coated our weapons with ice magic and attacked them before they could attack us.
~Ice Sword Art: Great Ice Slash~
We both attacked the six of them with a massive ice slash. The slash struck them squarely, sending all six of them flying and falling.
"What the hell was that?!?!,"
"Just one attack from the two of them was enough to take down three other teams?,"
"Their strength is truly incredible,"
"So this is how strong Rid and the Ice Princess are when they work together?,"
"Defeating one of them is already very difficult, let alone defeating them both. They're sure to always place first in every match,"
"With this, it's clear that they're the strongest pair in this exam. No, perhaps it would be more accurate to call them the 'monster pair' of this exam," said the students, shocked after seeing Irene and I quickly defeat all three teams we faced.
With their defeat, Irene and I had defeated three teams, securing first place in this match.
"Wait a minute. If all three teams fall simultaneously, how am I supposed to determine which teams will take second, third, and fourth place in this match?" asked Mr. Alan.
About an hour later, the second exam of the first day was over.
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That afternoon, in the academy forest, Senior Florian and Enzo were talking in the forest. The forest seed deserted, and there weren't many people around. It seed that because the second exam was underway, the students hadn't co to the forest to stroll around and were instead training or resting.
"How was the second exam today, Enzo? Did you manage to complete it easily?" asked Senior Florian.
"Well, it was pretty good. Besides, I'm sure you didn't call
here to talk about the second exam, Senior," Enzo said.
"Yes, you're right. I didn't call you here to talk about that," said Senior Florian.
"So, what exactly did you want to talk to
about?" Enzo asked.
"About the three Duke's plan. Enzo, you've been chosen as the executor of this plan," said Florian.
-To be continued
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