After we passed the second test without a problem, we were led to the next test site.
　We moved into the ruins.
　Tables and chairs were laid out in a large hall.
　It looks like a school.

The next test is a written exam, A-ranked adventurers are required to have not only strength, but also knowledge of many other things. Therefore, you will take the written exam.

　At the signal of the cell, another examiner hands out the test papers.

'The passing line for the test is 80, if you don't get one point, you're disqualified. However, this time, as long as any one of your party passes, you'll be fine. We just need to prove that we have a chief of staff.

　80 points....
　That could be tough, depending on the content.
　But I don't want to give up before I do, so I have to try my best.

The time limit is one hour. Of course, cheating is a disqualification. Don't think that as long as you don't get caught.... We'll be watching you in every possible way.

　When I look, I see many examiners scattered around me.
　Some of them are holding crystal balls in their hands.
　They must be using tools and watching the examiners without any blind spots.

''Well then, let's begin!

　The cell signaled me to work on the test.

'Wow....'

　I couldn't help but shout.
　Starting with general knowledge, history, geography, mathematics... there were a variety of questions on display.
　All of them are of a high level and seem to be quite difficult to solve.

　Will everyone be OK?
　I move my gaze to the point where I can't be suspected of cheating and look at everyone.

''Unya...?　Nyaaaaaa........haha.......

　Kanade's eyes were already rolling round and round.
　It's like he's overworking his head and getting a fever of wisdom.
　I hope you'll do your best not to push yourself too hard.



　Tania was ... asleep!
　It was impossible for him to have solved all the questions in such a short time, so he must have given up when he saw the problem.
　He was fearlessly asleep, as if to leave the rest to us.

"Hmmm. I see........so this is the kind of problem.
"Ha-ha-ha, this is the kind of problem I can handle!
There. Don't talk to me.

　Luna was smiling high as usual and getting pissed off at the examiner.
　Apart from such problems, the two of them seemed to be doing rather well.

''Hmm.......hmm?　Hmm....hmm?

　Nina was tilting her head incessantly.
　It's understandable.
　She's still small, so there will be many things she doesn't understand.
　Even so, she didn't want to give up, and was working hard to answer each question one by one.

　And Tina........

....

　Oh!
　He was solving the problem at a tremendous rate.
　The crunching and the pen kept running and never stopped.

　I'd never paid attention to it before...
　Is Tina smart?

Okay, we can't lose.

　I can't leave it all up to Tina.
　I have to do the best I can, too.

　Focusing on the problem in front of me, I moved my hand with the pen.



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　When the test is over
　We had to wait there for an hour or so for the grading process.

　And soon an hour would pass and the results would be announced.

'The ones who passed are me and Tina. That was pretty close.

　Only me and Tina got over the pass line of 80 points.
　Unfortunately, everyone else didn't pass.

It's impossible to understand.
You can't test my intelligence.
Tania, that's a sore loser, isn't it?
No, it's not.
I mean, I don't think you should be the first to go to bed.
Ugh.

　Tania flinched when Kanade hit her with a plausible argument.
　It seems that he was wondering about it too.

I'm sorry, too. I'm sorry, dear.
You needn't worry about it. Nina has done her best.
'That's right!　We're the ones who fell, so don't worry about it.

　Sora and Luna were encouraging a despondent Nina.

It's a good thing that you're not the only one. It's a good sign, but...
''Sora and the other spirit races deal with a variety of magic, so they have acquired a lot of knowledge. So we're good at things like testing...
"It's a bad idea for a human history problem. There's no way we'd understand it if it were presented to us.
Oh, yeah.

　Sola and Luna may be smart, but their knowledge is biased.
　How could they possibly know about the history of people who are still crossed out today?

'The most amazing one is Tina! Let's put it this way, but it might be a bit surprising.''
'I thought that Rain might be the only one who passed, but I didn't expect Tina to pass, too. I reviewed it.
Don't give Canade and Tania that kind of credit. I'm flattered.
"Tina that's great, wow, wow. It's so cool.....
Oh, even Nina. Oh my God, I'm getting so embarrassed.
'But then again, Tina is so knowledgeable, isn't she? How did she get that kind of knowledge?

　Tina had cleared the super-difficult question, which I failed too.
　Her score was an astonishing 100 points.
　She hadn't missed a single question, a perfect score.

　That much knowledge, where did she get it?
　I'm interested.

'Ya, no big deal?　Ours is a ghost, isn't it? And it's a 30-year old ghost.
You talk about it like it's food.
I didn't have much to do. When I didn't have any time to do anything else, I would look at books. So I just naturally learned to do this and that...
I see.
Meow. It's the result of hard work and dedication, isn't it?
Tina that's great!
'What?　No, I mean....

　Tina flinched when everyone gave her a glittering look.
　Her cheeks stained with embarrassment.

'It's just knowledge I got in my spare time, so it's not something I can dignify with that kind of... no, it's really no big deal!　So that kind of eye........ugh.
Tina's precious embarrassment, you got that.
"Uh-huh, do you want me to magically record it?



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A hundred on the written exam?
'Nonsense!　Even though there were questions mixed in with that test that even a court magician couldn't solve.......
'There's another person who's been accepted and... what's with that party?

　Looking at the buzzing examiners, Cell gave a light smile.

''Well, I'm sure Rain and the others would do this much better.

　Even though they parted ways like that, I don't dislike Rain and the others.
　On the contrary, I still like them very much.
　I'm honestly happy that Rain and the others are being evaluated.

　At this rate, Rain and the others will be able to pass the promotion exam without any problems.
　They will get the same A grade.
　At that time, I would like to congratulate them.
　If possible, I'd like to share it with Axe.