Chapter 89: Sumanai-sensei
[The first exam of this morning has ended.]
[Though you went through some nerve-wracking moments, you still managed to cheat successfully as planned.]
[And besides you, it seems the other women also achieved what they wanted.]
"Hehehe..."
When leaving the exam room, both Zenobia and Murasaki Shikibu had slightly flushed faces.
One shyly lowered her head, while the other brushed her cheek with a satisfied "ara ara~" expression, as if having fully enjoyed herself.
"I thought this would be such a troublesome job, but to think something this good would happen instead—how wonderful." Murasaki Shikibu said with a smile.
"Hopefully next time, it can happen in a more suitable place; it's still a bit embarrassing here..."
The two charming mature women chatted cheerfully as they walked, holding the submitted test papers while leaving the room.
...
As soon as the exam ended, Gawain immediately turned to look at Eikou behind him.
"Sir Eikou, how did your test go..."
Before he could finish, Gawain's expression turned worried.
Eikou was slumped over his desk, his face bright red, his dazed eyes unfocused—he looked exactly like someone who had stayed too long in a hot spring and gotten dizzy.
"Sir Eikou, why is your face so red? Are you running a fever!?"
"No, nothing like that..."
Eikou replied with a flushed face, as if waking from a dream.
He tidied up his hair and collar, then hurriedly wiped the faint lipstick mark on his neck.
"Sir Eikou? Sir Eikou?"
"Ah, don't mind me. What's important is that we finally got through this exam. I received your cheat sheet and already compared our answers—this time we definitely won't get anything wrong."
He had indeed cheated successfully, and this time he was sure to get a high score.
But in return, he felt as if he had lost something very important...
Still, for victory — all was for victory.
With the answers Gawain provided, he had already won half the battle.
The reason it was only half——was because there was still another exam in the afternoon.
"As long as in the afternoon we handle the chest part wel... I mean, the afternoon exam! If we do well, I might really make it into the top ten of the whole grade!"
"More than that, Sir Eikou, I'm more curious about what exactly you just went through — even your speech is all flustered." Gawain asked curiously.
"Don't bring up that chest stuff again, you pervert!" Eikou snapped angrily.
"? I didn't even say anything about that, Sir Eikou, what on earth happened to you!"
[...]
[At noon, everyone gathered together for lunch.]
[Your classmates enthusiastically discussed the morning's test: "What did you pick for question XX?" "Oh no, I picked a different answer than everyone else, I must've gotten it wrong..."]
[After that, when the lunch break arrived, everyone quickly dove back into studying, entering the final stage of preparation.]
[Those studying in the library weren't just your classmates — Barghest, Melusine, Baobhan Sith, and the group of French Servants were there as well.]
[Because the exam was nearing its end, everyone's mood inevitably grew a little restless.]
[Barghest bared her sharp fangs and let out a threatening growl toward Melusine, displaying a typical canine warning posture.]
[Melusine, in turn, arched her body, her hair standing on end — showing a typical feline defensive stance.]
[At present, the two of them were locked in fierce competition — whoever scored higher would earn the seat next to you.]
[Compared to those two, the usually arrogant and headstrong Baobhan Sith was acting much more composed. Wearing glasses and holding a bundle of practice papers in her hands, she focused intensely on her revision, as if nothing else around her mattered.]
[Unbelievable as it was, Baobhan Sith turned out to be the most self-controlled of them all.]
[And so, time passed until the afternoon — when the second, and also the final exam, officially began.]
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By the afternoon.
Following the information provided by the school, Eikou quickly made his way to the new examination room.
Since all the students were Servants, even the proctors inevitably showed a few noticeable weaknesses.
Therefore, to prevent test-takers from finding ways to exploit or adapt to certain proctors, and to stop students from collaborating in cheating, the school decided to change both exam rooms and proctors after every session, leaving students no time to prepare for unexpected situations.
Under such unpredictable circumstances, the difficulty of cheating had risen significantly.
"..."
As soon as he stepped into the room, Eikou's eyes darted around to survey the surroundings.
As expected, Gawain — the most reliable and academically stable person — had been transferred to another room.
It's over, the most important trump card is gone.
However, this exam room wasn't short of familiar faces either, such as Astolfo and Roland, along with a few classmates from the Fairy Kingdom.
Seeing Astolfo and Roland grinning foolishly from afar, Eikou couldn't help but sigh.
"Haizz, only these idiots here, how am I supposed to cheat like this..."
"Oh, isn't this Eikou?"
Roland grinned as he walked over.
"What a coincidence, we've been assigned to the same exam room again!"
"Stay away from me. I absolutely don't want to catch your stupidity today." Eikou replied in a tone full of disdain.
"Ha ha, that's a bit rude, isn't it? Astolfo and I have never failed a test, you know."
"What, both of you actually passed?"
This time Eikou was genuinely surprised.
"Umu, as long as we randomly pick a few answers, our scores never end up too low." Roland said proudly.
"You're just relying on high-level Luck to guess the answers! And you still manage to pass — that's ridiculous!" Eikou complained.
"Ahaha, don't be too jealous of us," Roland laughed cheerfully,"By the way, let me confirm something — Eikou, you don't have a dragon trait, right?"
"Of course not, why?"
"Then that's great, because I heard the proctor this time is 'Sumanai-sensei.'"
"What the hell is 'Sumanai-sensei'? His name is Siegfried! Show some respect for the great dragon-slaying hero — just because he's kind doesn't mean you can call him whatever you want!"
"It's fine, it's fine, we're not Servants with dragon traits anyway, so a little joke won't hurt."
"You…" Eikou muttered.
Although saying such things was a bit disrespectful to Siegfried, hearing that name actually made Eikou breathe a sigh of relief.
Honestly speaking, as long as you didn't have a dragon trait, Siegfried was indeed considered one of the easiest proctors to deal with.
The other students, upon hearing this, all visibly relaxed as well.
"That's great, so it's Sumanai-sensei."
"Sumanai-sensei, huh? Then we're safe."
"What did you just say..."
Beside them, Melusine — with her adorable face — suddenly looked flustered.
"This time it's Sumanai-sensei as the proctor?!"
She's a Lancer with a dragon trait, for heaven's sake! At least show some respect to Siegfried-sensei!
[The list of proctors for this exam was quickly announced: Siegfried and Merlin.]
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(Note: Honestly, I thought Siegfried was a student. Didn't expect him to be a teacher.)
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