Academy Principal’s Office.
Cromwell sat down and reviewed the exam questions.
Usually, exam questions given by one professor are not reviewed by another professor.
It is said that a professor may give a wrong test question, but for other professors to point out it is, in a way, an act of exaltation that ignores other professors.
However, Gracie was having the problem checked by Cromwell.
“How did this happen… … .”
Cromwell had no intention of inspecting it this way.
The end of the work was as follows.
It was Cromwell who was trying to create a test paper by synthesizing the test questions posed by the professors.
So, while compiling the exam papers, a problem stood out.
This was a problem Cromwell had in the past.
There was no past.
Exactly the same problem last year.
So, even if you were passing by, you could see it right away.
Cromwell then began to look at other problems as well.
“I told you to take the problem… … Did I tell you to copy the problem… … .”
“Ugh… … . sorry. sorry. sorry.”
Gracie cried and bowed her head several times.
Cromwell sighed.
I said I’m sorry, but I couldn’t speak out loud.
It was also Cromwell’s fault.
‘I’m still a novice professor, but I’m too lazy to roll… … .’
Cromwell had originally known Gracie, so he didn’t feel like he was the first professor to join.
He grumbles every day and looks clumsy, but when he gets the job done, he does the job neatly.
I felt like a professor who was already several years old.
‘It is my mistake… … .’
I put too much burden on the new professor.
No matter how durable the Gracie was, it was bound to fail.
Cromwell went through the questions and set the exam papers down on the desk.
“Is the midterm exam 3 days away?”
“yes… … . I tried again as much as possible in 3 days… … !”
“No, I need some free time to make the test papers. I don’t have time to do it again.”
“ah… … .”
Gracie had a look of despair.
“sorry… … . somehow… … I will take responsibility.”
“Are you responsible?”
“I… … ! Take responsibility and step down from the professorship… … .”
“What?”
Cromwell kicked off his chair and got up.
“not! Gracie! You did nothing wrong! It’s my fault for giving you so much work. I will take responsibility for this.”
“Oh, no! What I did wrong is right. What kind of punishment… … .”
“Can not be done!”
Cromwell said firmly.
If Gracie is punished, she won’t be able to work as a professor for a while.
never happened
“Don’t let me take responsibility. The problem goes like this.”
“yes?”
“Anyway, the copying problems are Maguire’s or Robert’s problems. The plagiarism side can be skipped if we don’t raise the issue.”
Cromwell cleared the paperwork in front of him.
“There are many professors who give similar test questions anyway, so it won’t turn into a serious problem.”
“Oh, no… … . I am responsible… … .”
“Stop talking about it. I said I would take responsibility.”
When Cromwell said so, Gracie was quite moved.
However, there were also some doubts.
Suddenly Cromwell reacts like that.
without being upset.
‘A slave named Gracie… … no. Talent cannot be easily given up.’
Gracie was unaware of Cromwell’s thoughts.
He was simply grateful that Cromwell embraced him.
***
on the day of the midterm exam.
I walked slowly into the classroom.
There were many students on the way.
If it was midterm exam day, students would feel nervous, but today it didn’t feel much.
I feel relaxed after taking the midterm exams with less pressure on grades.
Because I and the people around me said the same thing.
Yesterday, I got together with the people around me and studied.
With the genealogy that I had, we made a final arrangement by giving each other a problem.
At that time, both Luna and Lee seemed to have a lighter heart.
There was some tension, but it seemed like a concern about the joint evaluation, not because of the midterm exam.
“I need to finish quickly and train… … .”
I let out a sigh and walked to the classroom.
“Uh, are you here?”
As I entered the classroom, Rie greeted me.
“Is this the same test center?”
“You think so? It’s the first time we’ve had an exam in the same classroom.”
Lee laughed softly and said.
“You look good, so you must have slept well?”
“There is no reason not to sleep. I had almost finished my studies, and I had no worries. If you are in the mood right now, would you be able to occupy the senior seat?”
Lee shrugged.
Seeing you talk playfully made me feel better too.
“Everyone, put together what you are seeing. The test starts in 10 minutes.”
While talking to Rie, I heard the voice of the professor in front of me.
“Yeah, good luck on the exam.”
“You do well on the exam. Concentrate so you don’t lose the senior position to me.”
Lee said that and went back to his seat.
A little time passes.
“Come on, let’s start the exam.”
The professor opened his mouth.
We handed out the test papers to the students, and we read the test questions.
“… … ?”
So while I was reading the exam questions.
I saw a strange problem.
so familiar… … no. It’s the same level of problem.
I put on a bewildered look.
It was a problem that I had sorted out with Lie and Luna yesterday.
If it was a similar problem, I would have skipped it, but the problem and options I saw were the same.
Feeling strange, I raised my head and looked at Lee.
Then, Lee’s eyes met.
Lee was also looking at me with a strange expression on his face.
“There, don’t turn your head. It’s exam time.”
“Ah yes… … .”
“yes… … .”
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Me and Rie answered in a low voice and bowed their heads.
Seeing Lee’s reaction, I was convinced that there was something wrong.
I quickly scanned the exam papers.
There were not one or two problems in the genealogy on the test paper.
too many.
Why are you like this?
It wasn’t funny.
is it a dream
I pinched my cheek.
No matter how many times I pinched it, nothing changed.
The ball hurts.
“… … .”
If so, there was nothing I could do.
just have to solve the problem.
I don’t know what the professors were thinking when they came up with this problem, but it made me laugh.
The problem was that I wasn’t the only one who saw the genealogy.
Does this test have any discriminatory power? … .
I was worried, but for now, I just did my best.
***
So the day after the exam.
I stared at the apology on the bulletin board.
“I thought so… … .”
The result of talking with Luna and Rie after the exam.
I was convinced that the status of this test was a mess.
As a result of looking up the genealogy, I also realized that the options for the exam questions and the options for the genealogy were the same.
Eventually, Cromwell wrote an apology to the students.
There were strange words written on it, such as a lack of communication and a mistake caused by a misunderstanding, but to summarize the content, it was Gracie’s mistake.
taken from noblemtl.com
Many professors were on business trips, and it was because Gracie had to bear the burden.
I looked at the side of the bulletin board on which the apology was hung.
Next to it were the grades of the students.
[One. Rudy Astria
1. Lie von Listonia
1. Luna Railer
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]
A perfect score for the exam is 38.
It could be said that all those who had a genealogy finished first.
“It’s not funny… … .”
“Iknow, right… … .”
“what?”
I was startled by the sudden voice.
Behind me, Yuni was standing with her back.
“Senior, how are you?”
“… … You were surprised.”
“How popular have you been? It seemed like he didn’t notice because he was thinking about something else.”
Yuni raised her hands as if she was innocent and smiled.
“By the way, it’s a real mess.”
Uni said, pointing to the second grader.
“I know… … It’s a mess.”
I stared intently at the rank.
“Well?”
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Meanwhile, I felt strange.
The name it should have was not in the ranking.
Evan’s name.
Evan’s name could not be found among those who tied for first place.
I opened my eyes wide and looked around the ranks.
[
.
.
.
41. Evan
]
I looked down and saw Evan’s name.
“Hmm… … .”
Evan was in the lower ranks.
When I saw this ranking, a part of my heart felt uncomfortable.
Should I like this… … .
There were many people who benefited from the genealogy, but there were also those who lost because of it.
I was lucky enough to avoid this, and my name could have been there.
Luck is also a skill, but this kind of luck wasn’t very pleasant.
“Then we will fight to death in the joint evaluation… … .”
If you look at the contents of Cromwell’s apology, it was said that the joint evaluation would strengthen the discriminatory power.
It was said that even if there was a slight difference in the grades in the midterm exam, it could be reversed in the joint evaluation.
“The joint evaluation will be more intense. Still, the bet will be my win, right?”
Yuni said nothing.
“Are you sure you can win?”
Joint evaluation is an activity that 1st and 2nd graders do together.
It was clear that everyone in the second year was going to fight with blood.
In such a bloody fight, it is the first graders who suffer the most.
You never know what sophomores will do to earn points on the joint assessment.
The goal could be towards the first year.
To drop the first graders and raise the score by even one point… … .
Although the method of joint evaluation has not yet been revealed, it is certain that the first graders will have anxiety.
It is clear that the sophomores will do their best in this joint evaluation.
However, Yuni didn’t show much of a reaction.
“Anyway, I decided to receive special training from Professor Gracie from today.”
“Professor Gracie, are you in the mood for that?”
I think I’m going to be crazy about this exam… … .
“Assistant Principal Cromwell told me to hide for a while. So while I was hiding, they looked after my magic.”
Indeed, Gracie could not afford such a task.
Cromwell or so.
Thanks to that, it seems that Gracie has a place to breathe.
I nodded.
“Okay, then let’s compete properly in the joint evaluation.”
“Yes, seniors fight too.”
After saying that, Yuni moved on.
I was also going to take a step back to train.
“Hmm… … .”
I turned my head once more before taking a step.
Then I looked at Evan’s name.
“It’s complicated.”
I didn’t want to win like this.
However, there is still an opportunity to compete properly through joint evaluation.
Still, there was a bitter taste in his mouth.