After walking through the floors from the 5th floor where the third exam was taking place, we finally arrived at the first floor lobby. The first floor lobby was already filled with participants who wanted to see their total points and whether they passed or not. Because the five of us left the arena late, we had to queue to see the list of participants who passed.

  "Why do we have to queue too? Even though we definitely passed. Especially you Rid, your points are perfect, why did you join the queue to see the final points too," said Noa.

  "Isn't it allowed? I'm just curious to see," I said.

  We continued to queue to see our respective points. Little by little the queue began to move forward, the participants who had seen their final points also came out of line. Some were happy and excited because they managed to get into the academy, while others were sad and disappointed because they didn't make it into the academy.

  "Yes, I'm in 100th place, I managed to get into the academy,"

  "I also managed to get through, I'm in 150th place,"

  "I also passed,"

  "I-I didn't pass? Even though I managed to get a perfect score on the second exam. It's just because I lost on this third exam that I didn't pass,"

  "I didn't pass either, I feel like crying,"

  "Looks like I'll repeat it next year," said the participants after seeing the list of participants who passed on the notice board.

  Apart from those who had passed and those who didn't, there were also participants who were still confused and waiting for the next match because the points of some who passed were the same as the points of some who didn't pass. According to the rules, if the points are the same, it will be continued with another match between those who have the same points.

  "I am in a position that did not qualify because my position is outside 200, which is 205, but my points are the same as those in positions 193-200. It seems like I still have hope to qualify because there will be another match,"

  "Ah sh*t, I am not certain to qualify because my points are the same as those who are below 200. If this happens I will definitely be forced to fight again," said those who had the same points.

  After queuing for a while, it was finally our turn to look at the list of participants who qualified. There were 5 pieces of paper containing the names of participants who qualified displayed on the notice board, each paper containing a list of 40 participants who qualified. In addition to the 5 papers, there was also a paper containing a list of participants who did not qualify. My name is on the leftmost paper that contains positions 1 to 40. And my name is in position 1.

  List of Participants Who Passed the San Fulgen Academiya Entrance Exam:

  1. Rid Archie 500 Points

  2. Irene Emerald San Lucia 495 Points

  3. Charles Estella San Fulgen 475 Points

  4. Chloe Estella San Fulgen 475 Points

  5. Enzo William San Angela 475 Points

  6. Noa Sigisbert 475 Points

  At least that's what's written in numbers 1 to 6 on the leftmost paper that contains the list of 40 participants who passed.

  "I'm in position 3, and Chloe is in position 4," said Charles.

  "Pretty good, huh, brother, at least we're in the top 5," said Chloe.

  "Yes, that's right," said Charles in response.

  "I'm in position 5," said Enzo.

  "If I'm in 6th place, meanwhile Rid is in 1st place," said Noa.

  "Yes, that's natural, because Rid got perfect scores on all the exams, so he's in 1st place," said Charles.

  I just kept quiet while looking at the list of participants. While I was quiet, I heard whispers from the participants behind me.

  "That's Rid Archie,"

  "He got perfect scores on 3 exams,"

  "He's in 1st place above the ice princess,"

  "He's amazing, his score even surpassed the ice princess and the prince and princess," said the participants behind me.

  "It seems like you're starting to get popular, huh, Rid?," asked Noa who heard the participants talking about me.

  "It's no wonder, because he was in the first place of participants who successfully passed the entrance exam. So there must be a lot of people talking about him," said Charles.

  "That's right," said Chloe in response.

  "I'm jealous, I also want to be popular," said Noa.

  "Don't worry, you'll definitely be popular," said Charles

  "You're in 6th place, Noa. Isn't that good enough? You're in the top 10," said Chloe.

  "Hmm that's true, I guess I just have to wait until people talk about me," said Noa.

  "If you're popular and approached by a noble, you have to learn not to be nervous first, Noa," I said.

  "How could I be nervous when talking to a noble," said Noa.

  "Well, when Charles and Chloe first introduced themselves, you suddenly became nervous. Now you're used to talking to them both," I said.

  "Well, you know, Charles and Chloe are the prince and princess of this kingdom. How could I not be nervous when approached by them. But later if approached by another noble, I definitely won't be nervous," said Noa.

  "You'll probably still be nervous and I'll be the first to laugh at your nervousness," I said.

  "D*mn you, Rid," said Noa, who was a little annoyed.

  "Hahahaha," laughed Charles and the others.

  "Since we've seen the list of participants who passed, now let's just get out of here. Give the other participants who want to see it a chance," I said.

  "Yes Rid, you're right. Let's go and wait for further information," said Charles.

  We left the noticeboard.

  -

  After that, it was Princess Irene and her two assistants' turn to see the noticeboard. The participants who saw Princess Irene approaching the noticeboard immediately moved away and gave way to Princess Irene. They were still afraid of Princess Irene because of the attack launched by Princess Irene earlier. Princess Irene defeated Jeremy with 1 attack and gave him a frozen wound, giving fear to the other participants.

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  "For some reason, they all seemed to move away and deliberately gave way to us," said Lily.

  "Yeah, I don't know why," said Leandra.

  "But with this at least we don't have to queue to see the notice board," said Lily.

  They arrived at the notice board and immediately looked at the list.

  "Miss is in second place, and Rid is in first place," said Leandra.

  "Look at this, Lea. Our names are at number 24 and 25. We are still on the same list as Miss," said Lily.

  "You're right, Lily," said Leandra who immediately saw her name on the list.

  ".......," Princess Irene just kept quiet looking at the list.

  "What's wrong Miss?," asked Leandra who saw Princess Irene just kept quiet.

  "Nothing,"

  "Have you finished looking at the list? If you're done, we have to leave here immediately," said Princess Irene.

  "Yes, Miss. Okay then," said Leandra.

  Princess Irene and her two assistants left the notice board. Participants who previously only paid attention to Princess Irene, immediately headed to the notice board to see their results.

  -

  After waiting for a while in the lobby, supervisor Alan and several other supervisors appeared.

  "Hello everyone, have you seen the list of participants who passed?," said supervisor Alan.

  "Yes," said all the participants.

  "Okay then, now I will start to end this entrance exam," said supervisor Alan.

  "First of all, I would like to thank the participants who attended to take this entrance exam. Since the entrance exam opened at 9:30 until the third exam ended at 19:30, 10 hours have passed without me realizing it. I would like to congratulate the 200 participants who have passed, maybe it's not right to call it 200 because there are still participants whose points are the same between some participants who passed and those who did not pass. And I would like to say to the participants who did not pass not to give up immediately because you still have 1 more year to develop yourself and take the entrance exam again next year,"

  "And for those of you who have taken this entrance exam 1 year ago but still have not passed, I apologize because this is the last entrance exam for you. You cannot take the entrance exam again next year because participants are only given 1 more chance the following year if they do not pass the entrance exam at that time. But all of this is not over for you. Even though you cannot become students at this academy, you can still seek experience through other things. You can still be adventurers, register at other countries' academies or others,"

  "Therefore I hope that those of you who are not successful in becoming students at this academy will keep your enthusiasm and don't give up, because there are still other paths you can take," said supervisor Alan.

  The participants who did not pass began to shed tears and cry.

  "*Sob, *sob," cried the participants.

  I understand why they are crying, they want to become strong by becoming students at this academy. Because this is the only academy in this kingdom, it is definitely the best academy in this kingdom. Moreover, many graduates from San Fulgen Akademiya were sought after to work in the nobility or royal government. The royal army also took in new soldiers from these academy graduates. Because they did not succeed in becoming students at this academy, the opportunity to serve this country was lost. That's why they cry.

  "For those who have the same points between some participants who passed and those who did not pass, because it is now late at night and you are tired too, the rematch will be held tomorrow at 10:00. You will be given the opportunity to recover overnight or train independently. For participants who have definitely passed, you will be asked to go directly to your respective dormitories. For those of you who are already on the list of those who passed but have the same points as those who did not pass will be in the guest lodging with participants who did not pass with the same points,"

  "For participants who have definitely not passed, you will also stay in the guest lodging for 1 night. Because it is impossible to let you go home now because it is already night, you will only be allowed to go home tomorrow morning. For participants who have definitely passed, please line up on my right because you will be given the keys to your respective dormitories. For participants who will continue the match tomorrow and participants who did not pass, please line up on my left, the supervisor will give you the keys to the guest lodging," said supervisor Alan.

  We immediately lined up following supervisor Alan's instructions.

  "For participants who have definitely passed, please line up according to your number on the participant list," said one of the supervisors.

  That meant I was at the very front because my number was number one. I immediately followed the instructions and lined up at the front. After I lined up at the front, I felt someone's presence behind me. When I looked back, it turned out to be Princess Irene. Well, it was natural that Princess Irene was behind me because she was number 2. I decided to greet Princess Irene.

  "Hello, Princess Irene," I said.

  "....Hello," said Princess Irene while nodding.

  Princess Irene answered my greeting but with a cold expression. Because it seemed like she didn't like being talked to, I didn't continue.

  "Hello, Princess Irene. I didn't realize that you were in front of me, congratulations on successfully completing the third exam with perfect points," said Charles who was behind her.

  "Thank you, Prince," said Princess Irene without turning around.

  "But I'm sorry, it seems like the prince forgot what I said before. I ask the prince not to talk to me anymore," continued Princess Irene.

  "Haha, yes. Forgive me then," said Charles.

  ".....," Princess Irene was silent.

  "It seems like Princess Irene and Charles are in a complicated relationship," I thought.

  I intended to read Princess Irene's mind to find out what really happened, but again I couldn't read her mind. Princess Irene, who was initially just staring straight ahead, now stared at my face. I don't know why, but I have the conclusion that every time I read Princess Irene's mind, she knows that her mind is being read, so she looks at me the same way as before. I decided to stop and look forward again.

  "I think I'll just ask Charles later," I thought.

  -

  After that, we were given dorm keys one by one. I got key number 1 according to the number on my list.

  "It seems that this dorm number is given according to each participant's number," I thought.

  After all the keys had been given, the supervisor Alan spoke again.

  "It seems like all the keys have been distributed. Then, the participants who have received the keys may immediately rush to your respective rooms. The supervisors will guide you to your respective places. Don't forget to bring the items that you previously left with the administration,"

  "I forgot one thing, before you go to your respective places, you may have dinner in the canteen first for free, because you last ate at noon today, you must be very hungry now. Eat first before resting. And please remember again, for participants who still have the same points between those who passed and those who did not pass, tomorrow there will be a rematch at 10:00,"

  "And for participants who have passed, because the academy learning will start the day after tomorrow, you have no activities tomorrow. You may rest or go around this academy. But please remember for participants who passed to gather back here tomorrow at 18:00," said supervisor Alan.

  "Before you disperse, allow me to once again express my gratitude to those of you who have participated in this entrance exam. And I hereby declare that the 1217 San Fulgen Akademia Entrance Exam has ended!" continued supervisor Alan.

  We all clapped our hands. Some clapped happily because they had passed and some clapped sadly because they had not passed.

  "Alright, now you may disperse," said the proctor Alan.

  We finally dispersed. After dispersing, Noa approached me.

  "Do you want to go to the canteen, Rid?," asked Noa.

  "Yes, I'm hungry because I haven't eaten since noon," I replied.

  "Me too, then let's go together. But I want to get my stuff first," said Noa.

  "I'll get it after we leave the canteen, besides we'll pass through here again to go out," I said.

  "That's right. Okay, let's hurry to the canteen, I'm really hungry," said Noa.

  "You guys wanted to go to the canteen without inviting us," said Charles who suddenly came with Chloe.

  "We were just about to invite you but you came to us. By the way, where is Enzo?" I said.

  "Oh is that so, Enzo said he had something to do. So maybe he'll eat later," said Charles.

  "Is that so. Okay then let's go to the canteen," I said.

  We rushed to the canteen. When we arrived at the canteen, the atmosphere was very lively but the conditions were very quiet. Many participants did not speak and focused on looking in one direction. I was curious about what they were looking at and I followed where their gazes were directed. After that, I realized that their gazes were directed at Javier who was sitting with Alfred Tarski in the corner of the canteen. He was wrapped in bandages on his chest.

  "I didn't see him in the lobby earlier, but it turns out he's here. No wonder the atmosphere in the cafeteria is so quiet. They're scared after seeing Javier in the previous match, so they're just standing there and looking at Javier." I thought.

  "What's going on, there are so many people but why is it so quiet?" said Noa who hadn't realized anything.

  I poked Noa and pointed at Javier. After that, Noa realized what was happening.

  "I see, no wonder it's so quiet," said Noa.

  "Javier huh," said Charles.

  Javier and Alfred didn't seem bothered by the many people looking at them, but Alfred looked around and finally looked at me. Alfred told Javier.

  "Sir, that's Rid," said Alfred.

  Javier finally turned to look at me.

  "That's right, that's b*st*rd," said Javier.

  Javier started to get up and walk towards me. The other participants moved away and seemed to make way for Javier. Until finally Javier arrived in front of me.

  "What's wrong? It seems like you're waiting for me," I said.

  "I'm here to warn you," said Javier

  -To be continued