Chapter 100

The next day, waking up early and finishing preparations, the three girls came to visit.

"Good morning."

"What a good bed it was."

"I slept soundly."

Judging from the looks on the three girls' faces, they seemed to have slept well.

"Good morning. Are you nervous?"

"Not at all."

"I thought you would be a little."

"I've made up my mind. Even if I fail, I'll just be on par with the two of them."

Adelie, who is usually so confident, is surprisingly mentally weak.

I need to be careful.

"Even if you fail this time, or pass, you'll be at a 5th-grade level in a few years, so don't worry."

It's a certainty.

Besides, don't fail when you can do enchantments.

"Mr. Sieg, it's reassuring to hear that."

"Calling it a 5th-grade level..."

"I'm glad I followed Mr. Sieg in moments like these."

Sigh... Mental care is the hardest for a person with a 35-point personality...

"Let's go have breakfast. You have a written exam in the morning, so you need to eat."

"It's a buffet..."

"A dangerous name, isn't it?"

"We need to be careful."

Women are so troublesome.

Since the exam requires brainpower, it should be fine.

We went down to the first floor and had breakfast at the restaurant.

The three girls were eating little by little, but gradually picked up the pace.

Helen was at full throttle from the start.

After finishing breakfast, we left the hotel and headed to the examination hall.

"There are so many people..."

We arrived at the hall, but despite it being a morning on a day off, there were many people, most of whom were probably examinees.

"Don't worry, 90% of them are below your level. No matter what the results are, it's fine. I'll treat you today, so eat and drink as much as you like."

We have the money.

"Alright! We're off!"

"Even if we fail, we'll get Sieg to take us back."

"Then, I'm off. You work hard on the magic sword too."

The three girls nodded and entered the hall.

As I watched them go, a crow flew over from the roof of the hall.

"Dorothea?"

"Good morning, Mr. Sieg. Your disciples look good."

Dorothea landed on my left shoulder.

"Is that how it looks?"

"Yes, I think the mental care worked well."

"Of course, with Sieg-sama."

Helen, on my right shoulder, nodded deeply.

"Mr. Sieg, I saw August in the distance. Let's leave this place and head to the headquarters quickly."

August?

Is he taking the exam too...

"Understood. Let's go."

We started walking towards the headquarters.

"Dorothea, could you keep an eye on them for the day? I think they'll be fine, but I'm worried about August."

"Indeed, I'm worried. After all, Adelie was closer to you than to August."

"I don't want them to be distracted during such an important exam. He's a nuisance."

I don't care about his exam results, but I don't want him to interfere with their hard work.

"Understood. Leave it to this Dorothea!"

Dorothea flew up and headed towards the hall.

"Is something wrong, Sieg-sama?"

As I watched Dorothea go, Helen asked.

"In my past life, romantic entanglements were troublesome. I've seen many groups collapse because of them."

School, part-time jobs, companies...

Romance is great when it's good, but when it goes wrong, it can be a real hassle for everyone around.

"Does Sieg-sama not get entangled?"

"My familiar is you alone."

I won't cheat.

"No, I didn't mean that... hehehe."

Helen rubbed against me.

Very cute.

I picked up Helen, petted her, and headed to the headquarters.

We passed through the empty entrance and climbed the stairs.

"It seems no one is here today."

We climbed to the third floor and headed down the corridor towards Chris's studio, but we hadn't encountered anyone yet.

"It's a day off, and it's an important exam day for alchemists. However, I can sense a few people around, and I can smell the three from yesterday's magic stone team."

They're working even on their day off.

Do they even have days off?

"Well, it's quiet, which is good. Since August is taking the exam, we won't meet him here."

I had Dorothea keep watch, but we might not meet even during the exam.

With so many people around, the chances of meeting are low, and even if we do, we'll be focused on the exam.

I thought this as I went to Chris's studio and started working.

Since Dorothea wasn't there, I quietly refined the base sword while looking at the curled-up Helen.

I continued working peacefully until a knock echoed in the room.

"Come in."

The door opened, and Therese entered the room.

"Good work. How's it going?"

"It's going well. How about you?"

"Ahaha..."

It doesn't seem to be going well...

"Taking breaks is important, or your efficiency will drop."

"I know, but I can't even do that. Otherwise, the young ones will go to other teams."

You're still young too.

"Being the ace is tough."

"Ha... Ah, Sieg, let's go have lunch. It's already noon."

Looking at the clock, it was already past 12.

"Already? Alright, let's go."

"Sure. The same place as yesterday?"

"Sure."

We left the studio, went down the stairs, and exited the headquarters.

We didn't encounter anyone on the way.

We went to the same teishoku restaurant we went to yesterday, ordered the daily special, and started eating.

"The morning was the written exam, and the afternoon is the practical. I wonder how those girls are doing?"

Therese asked, looking worried.

"I think Erica will be fine. Adelie will do well in the practical, and Leonora in the written..."

Erica is well-prepared, so she'll be fine.

Leonora is good at the practical but struggles with the written.

Adelie is the opposite.

"Hmm..."

"Are you not taking the 3rd-grade exam?"

"Maybe next time? My practical is a bit iffy."

The 3rd grade is notoriously difficult.

"You should pass the 3rd grade. August is also taking this exam, and if he passes, he'll be on par with you."

August is at the 5th-grade level.

"No, it's fine... I'm not close to him, and I don't have any involvement with him. Besides, exams are for personal growth."

"You're such a good girl."

"I am. More importantly, you should go pick them up."

Pick them up?

"They're not kids. It's not necessary."

"I would be happy if my master came to pick me up. But he would never do that."

He would never do that.

Even if they take the exam, he would only say "good luck."

"Well, since we're going to eat after, I'll go pick them up. It's on the way back."

It's just a matter of timing.

"That's good. You should earn some points."

Can I get to 40 points in personality?

"I'll do that."

"Okay. By the way, what about Dorothea?"

"She's watching the exam site. I heard August is there, and I was worried he might interfere with my group, or Adelie."

"Ah, yesterday... Not only did they outperform you in work, but they also took the girl you liked."

The difference is the opposite.

I'm in the borderlands, and he's in the capital, leading the prestigious airship team.

"Wolf too, but I don't want to be judged on that. If they're serious, they should come to Riet."

Wolf could come, but I would have the branch manager and the headquarters manager reject August.

"Although I don't want to say this, it might be more annoying because it's Sieg."

"Probably. I'm disliked."

"But Corinna-senpai and Marta were confused. 'Who is he?'"

Is this a positive change in a good way?

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