102 – Midterms
“Hmm…”
I looked carefully at the documents she submitted.
Other than that, I couldn’t just skip over what was written in the job section.
“You are unemployed.”
“Yes.”
It was such a blatant lie that I hesitated to even point it out.
Within months of leaving the orphanage, she found a home and raised a substantial donation.
It was absolutely impossible for an unemployed unemployed man without a job.
“How did you come up with the donation?”
“Does it matter?”
“I’m asking because I’m worried that there might be a problem.”
“This is the money I earned through my work. I quit a while ago, so I’m just unemployed now.”
“Hmm. I understand for now.”
It was clear that it was an excuse that anyone could see, but I decided not to dig into the details.
It would be right to protect the anonymity and privacy of the sponsor.
Because I am a former thief whose identity cannot be revealed even to the current founding director.
“You can give money anytime in any convenient way. As you saw earlier, we will document everything and disclose it, so you don’t have to worry about embezzlement.”
“Is this the end?”
“Yes. Thank you for your effort.”
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Juliet looked relieved when I didn’t ask for more details.
She held out her hand to her one last time and asked for a handshake.
“Please take good care of me in the future.”
“If the opportunity arises.”
She shook hands chicly and left her office.
As I said earlier, we will protect your privacy.
However, that’s only the story of Lupin, the director of the foundation, and Raven, the phantom thief, wouldn’t mind digging around properly.
This is just to prepare for any danger. If she really is Sherlock, she will be much easier to prepare for her phantom thief activities in the future.
Of course, I’m not going to start from today, but I’m going to investigate slowly over time.
Above all, I have to prepare for the academy midterm exam, which will be held tomorrow.
‘Honestly, I feel like I’m already ruined.’
[Whoops. Be strong.]
Why did I hear people cheering for me, but instead of feeling empowered, I felt nasty?
I let out a sigh of relief at the thought of cramming and studying all night.
Whew. With her shoulders drooping, she trudged home weakly.
***
“I’m tired…”
“You too…?”
Academy morning.
Sitting side by side, Rachel and I complained of fatigue at the same time.
It seems like she also stayed up all night studying last night.
People who aren’t always good at studying are usually lazy and do this during exams.
It’s just bittersweet that I belong there.
On the other hand, look at the honor students.
Are Julia and Sharon looking the same as usual?
Even after going through such an incident over the weekend, Yulia did not show any sway.
Of course, if that’s the case, I’m also caught up in it.
Anyway, the one-week exam from today can be considered very important. To put it simply, the first test you take after coming up to the academy high school. Here, the classification is divided according to how the grades come out.
Senior students. Middle school student. Underclassman.
In fact, all treatment is different with this rank, which is different from the absolute status within the academy. The only way to raise your status is to get good grades and beat other students.
Truly limitless competition. It is a world of s*xual absolutism that is as fierce as it is cruel. Originally, the magician family itself was a existence that had to die, unlike general romance, and had to die.
“I can’t. I’m going to sleep a little bit, so wake me up five minutes ago.”
“Once you go to sleep, you never wake up.”
“So wake me up with a slap on the cheek…”
As if she couldn’t stand it any longer, Rachel collapsed on her desk without listening to my answer.
Seeing her sleeping next to me, I yawn for no reason and my eyelids are about to close.
No. If I fell asleep now, it seemed as if all the magic formulas I had crammed into my head would fly away and evaporate.
Anyway, I am the type who is stronger in practice than in theory.
I open the book and read it eagerly, but why can’t I see it? Rather, I started to feel more sleepy than when I was still. There could be no more effective remedy for insomnia.
“Ugh…”
I can’t stop my eyes from closing even though I know it won’t work.
The moment when you can’t stand the heavy eyelids and try to fall asleep.
I was awakened from sleep by something poking my cheek.
“Ouch!”
“Oh my God.”
The female student blinked as if she was surprised by my reaction.
Someone did it, and a rather unexpected person was standing right in front of him.
“Dahlia?”
“You look very tired.”
Of course I thought it was Yuliana Sharon.
She never imagined that she, who had no contact point, would come to her first like this. The last time we talked for a while in Dalian was actually the first time we talked.
“I can wake you up now, but you know that’s impossible during exam time, right? It’s cheating.”
“Ah, it’s already time…”
She seems to have woken up after a short nap, but somehow there are only 5 minutes left before the exam starts.
“Thank you.”
“What is this? Then I’ll go. My back has been a little sore since earlier.”
“Etc?”
As she tilted her head wondering what that meant, Dahlia smiled and went back to her seat.
It wasn’t until she disappeared beside her that I understood what she meant.
Yulia, who was sitting in the seat in front of her, turned her back and was staring this way.
I smiled awkwardly at the somewhat burdensome gaze and shook her hand.
Only then did Yulia loosen her expression and wave her hand in the same way.
Oh, Rachel asked me to wake her up five minutes ago.
“It’s time. Get up now.”
“Hmmm…”
Rachel doesn’t even show signs of waking up when she is tapped on the shoulder.
Anyway, unlike the image of sleeping talking, it’s pretty cute.
I’ve been thinking about it for a while, but it means that Rachel has a feminine side. She
It was the first time she felt a neatness that seemed to match her, and she was thrilled.
Actually, your usual image may be nothing more than a shell you deliberately created.
If you ask me which of the two is better, of course the calm Rachel would be much better.
First of all, it’s not a big deal to keep arguing, but it’s kind of annoying.
But why isn’t he waking up?
Somehow it seemed like this. Because once she falls asleep, she’s the kind of guy who won’t wake up anyway.
She sighed and grabbed her by the shoulder and shook her hard. She didn’t move even with that, so she put it in her ear and said.
“Rachel! Wake up!”
“Umm… Just 10 minutes…”
“Because it’s exam time in 10 minutes?”
“Because I will take care of it. Don’t mind my sister…”
This guy is completely screwed up. Now you’ve reached the point where you feel that this is your home.
He had no choice but to use his ultimate secret technique.
A sinister hand cautiously approached Rachel’s side. She moved her fingers slowly and with great care.
“···Queup! Pooh!! What, what!?”
The effect was enormous.
Miss Rachel, who was captured by the tickle attack in just one second.
With a laugh that almost screamed, I jumped up in amazement. Looking at her expression, I could vividly see how embarrassed she was.
Perhaps she understood the situation belatedly, her face turned red and she poured out her anger on me.
“Hey! Do you really want to go back!?”
“No, even if you slap me on the cheek to wake me up.”
“But who wants to touch the body of a sleeping woman?”
No, a slap is also touching the body, isn’t it? If anyone hears it, they’ll know that I’ve done something strange. If you didn’t want to be in such a situation, you would have woken up earlier.
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Just then, the front door of the classroom opened and the teacher entered the class.
Rachel, who was about to pour out her complaints, whispered to me with her disgruntled eyes.
“Let’s see you later.”
It’s unfair. I was just accepting a favor, so why should I be treated like this?
As expected, the neat version of Rachel is much better than the usual Rachel. Bring it back
Anyway, it’s finally time to take the test.
The first class, ‘Understanding Magical Power,’ is known as the most basic and essential subject. If I fail in this subject with the addition of a manager, I don’t think I need to take other subjects.
A test that begins immediately after receiving the test paper. Only the scribbling of a pen could be heard from time to time in the quiet class.
I also calmed down and read from the first question.
“·······.”
What is it? Was it this hard from the start?
Isn’t it normal that question number 1 should be the easiest?
It wasn’t even a memorization problem, it was a problem that required calculation.
I’m going crazy. I started calculating while retracing my memories in stutters, but my confidence evaporated from the movement of my pen as I scribbled.
Even though I tried to focus on the solution, a strong ominous thought that I was going to ruin this exam kept coming to my head.
By the time I managed to find the answer to question 1, 5 minutes had already passed in vain.
The test time is 100 minutes with a total of 25 questions. If five minutes were wasted on the first problem, it would be virtually impossible to get it on time.
No, I can’t give up already.
It’s just that the first problem didn’t suit me, but I’m sure I’ll be able to solve it easily from then on.
I believed that and moved on to the second question.
“·······.”
It was more difficult.
This is probably…
this only works if the grade is distributed equally on those questions.
As far as I know, which is most US schools, from Elementary to High School, questions are evenly distributed, except for Free-Response Questions. The real question here is where Crow’s school is based on and the system they use.
If you find a question that you don’t think you can solve quickly, it is basic tactic to skip it and find one you can do first and go back to it later.