Chapter 32

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"I'm not good at arithmetic... but I want to get the lower-level credits, so I'll do my best!"

"I'm relatively good at arithmetic, so I plan to get the intermediate-level credits. But I'm not very good at magic history, unlike Carla."

"Christoph, you have five subjects for your credit completion exams, right? Arithmetic, history, magic history, language, and ancient Balmus language, right? Are you going to take all of them at the advanced level?"

"Yeah, I plan to take them all at the advanced level. But I haven't studied monsterology at all, so I plan to start from the beginning."

"Wow, the top student is so relaxed... I'll try to get a few advanced-level credits by the end of my first year. Right, Peron?"

"Yeah, let's do our best!"

April is the period for credit completion exams, so everyone is on edge.

The first-year class consists of the top 30 students from the entrance exam, and they are all capable of taking multiple credit completion exams.

The tension is particularly strong among them.

I plan to take all five subjects at the advanced level, so I'll be busy with exams throughout April.

Each subject has lower, intermediate, and advanced levels, and we, the students of the Royal Magic School, must obtain at least 10 advanced-level credits to graduate.

If you don't have the lower-level credit, you can't take the intermediate-level credit completion exam, and to take the advanced-level exam, you need the intermediate-level credit. So, if you want to get five subjects at the advanced level in your first year like me, you have to take 15 credit completion exams.

It's quite challenging.

Not only are we students busy, but the teachers also have to grade the exams immediately, so they sometimes have to stay up all night, as I heard from Sister Krishnas.

It's a total war for both students and teachers.

April passes like this, with no regular classes.

Not everyone takes the credit completion exams, so those who don't are given simple assignments and allowed to do as they please.

First-year students are also prohibited from participating in clan activities.

Since second- and third-year students also take the credit completion exams, they can't take care of the first-year students, so first-year clan activities are not allowed until May.

Credit completion exams are held for at least one subject every day.

I'm taking five subjects, so there are days when I don't have an exam, but on other days, I have double headers.

In the second week of April, only lower-level credit completion exams are held, in the third week, intermediate-level exams, and in the fourth week, advanced-level exams. The busy period varies depending on how many exams you take, but my schedule is packed until the end of the fourth week.

However, if I don't get the lower- or intermediate-level credits, that's the end of it.

In the second week, all the lower-level credit completion exams were completed.

The results are announced the next day.

I passed all five subjects and obtained the qualifications to take the intermediate-level credit completion exams.

Carla took arithmetic, history, magic history, ancient Balmus language, and monsterology and passed all of them, but she plans to take only magic history and ancient Balmus language at the intermediate level.

Peron took six subjects: arithmetic, history, magic history, language, ancient Balmus language, and geography, and passed all of them. He plans to take arithmetic, language, ancient Balmus language, and geography at the intermediate level.

In the third week, all the intermediate-level credit completion exams were completed.

I passed all five subjects without any trouble, and Carla passed both of her subjects.

However, Peron failed ancient Balmus language but passed three subjects.

The fourth week's credit completion exams began.

Carla and Peron decided not to challenge the advanced level.

I'm taking arithmetic, history, magic history, language, and ancient Balmus language, but there are few first-year students.

I thought Carla and Peron should give it a try, but they both said they didn't have the energy.

Incidentally, the third princess with the golden curly hair is also taking some advanced-level credit completion exams.

I remember seeing Baka-bon take the intermediate-level exams, but not the advanced ones.

The results of the advanced-level credit completion exams were that I passed all five subjects.

"Taking all five subjects at the advanced level is unbelievable! I didn't even challenge the advanced level."

"Christoph, you're amazing!"

"Top student, you're the best!"

"What the hell!"

I couldn't help but retort at Carla.

According to Mr. Bloom, I was in the top three in all five subjects, so I received rare praise from the usually harsh Mr. Bloom.

If Mr. Bloom were a young female teacher, I would be thrilled, but since he's an old man, it's just a bit satisfying.

After all the results were announced, the princess said, "I won't lose next time!" and glared at me.

The princess took seven subjects at the advanced level but only passed three.

I don't think it's my fault, but the competitive princess seems cute.

Anyway, now I can focus on preparing for the duel.

I've been preparing in various ways, but my attention has been on the credit completion exams.

I heard from Sister Krishnas that the duel is getting a lot of attention, so there will be spectators on the day, and the student council will be in charge of organizing it.

And Sister Krishnas said...

"Kill that idiot!"

Such extreme words.

It seems the Brütsels family, like my father, considers Baka-bon an enemy.

My father seems to dislike the parents more.

"Even applying for a duel with Christoph is punishable by death, but if he hurts Christoph, I'll send that idiot to hell!"

It feels a bit overprotective, but it's a bit nice.

But Sister Krishnas' eyes are scary.

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