Chapter 129 - end of the exam
The screen suddenly moved to a different location.
This time, I saw around ten flags gathered in one place.
But they weren’t unguarded.
A massive monster stood in front of them.
Before I could see what would happen—
A flash of light crossed the screen.
BOOM!
The monster was struck.
I immediately recognized the attacker.
It was Sister Isabella.
She had turned the area around the monster into her own battlefield.
Numerous platinum spikes had already been created and planted throughout the surroundings.
The giant bear-like monster charged toward her.
Isabella calmly controlled the battlefield, using light attacks to force the monster toward the platinum spikes.
The moment the beast approached—
BOOM!
It crashed into one of the spikes.
The monster roared in pain as its leg was heavily injured.
Isabella didn’t waste the opportunity.
She drew her sword and concentrated her sword aura into the blade.
Then she swung.
A sharp arc of sword aura tore through the air.
The bear immediately realized that if it allowed that attack to land directly, it would lose a limb.
It quickly moved backward.
But that was exactly what Isabella wanted.
The monster stepped onto another platinum spike.
ROAR!
Its movement stopped for a moment.
Isabella’s eyes remained calm.
She immediately activated her movement art and closed the distance.
Her sword moved toward the monster’s head.
But the bear reacted quickly.
It grabbed a massive rock and threw it toward her.
Isabella didn’t retreat.
Platinum instantly formed in front of her, creating a barrier.
BOOM!
The rock crashed against it.
The moment the impact occurred, Isabella stepped onto the platinum barrier and used the force of the collision to propel herself forward.
Her body shot toward the bear like an arrow.
Then—
Slash!
Her sword struck.
The monster collapsed.
Isabella immediately collected all ten flags.
She didn’t celebrate.
Instead, she calmly waited and observed her surroundings.
But she didn’t remain undisturbed for long.
A figure suddenly appeared behind her.
A dragon.
He had clearly waited for the perfect opportunity.
He intended to attack Isabella after she had exhausted herself fighting the monster.
He rushed forward and thrust his weapon toward her.
But Isabella reacted instantly.
She turned around.
Slash!
Her sword moved faster than the dragon could react.
He was far too weak to withstand her attack.
His body disappeared from the examination.
Isabella’s expression remained completely emotionless.
She didn’t even spare him another glance.
Instead, she activated her movement art and immediately headed toward another group of flags.
I watched the entire battle with genuine admiration.
"Wow..."
"Sister Isabella is really awesome."
Luna nodded beside me.
"She has always been awesome."
The others were also impressed.
But considering Isabella’s status as the Crown Princess, perhaps such talent wasn’t entirely unexpected.
The screen continued switching between different locations.
Battles were happening everywhere.
There was a massive gap between many of the royal descendants and ordinary participants.
But even among the common participants, there were a few whose skills were comparable to the younger generation of the royal families.
They were rare.
But they existed.
I watched every battle with interest.
Every fight gave me something new to observe.
New techniques.
Different ways of using elements.
Different combat styles.
And, perhaps most importantly...
Different weaknesses.
I saw countless elements being used.
Mud.
Mirror.
Paper.
Sound.
And many others.
I memorized as much as I could.
Interesting.
Every participant had something worth learning.
The examination gradually approached its end.
There weren’t many participants left.
Sister Isabella had already collected a massive number of flags.
She eventually found a relatively safe location and stopped to recover her mana and stamina.
Even while resting, she never completely lowered her guard.
Her perception remained focused on the surrounding area.
Then—
A group suddenly appeared.
A team of beastmen.
They spotted Isabella standing alone.
Their expressions immediately changed.
They clearly thought they had found an easy target.
But they had made a serious mistake.
The moment they entered her range—
BOOM!
A massive number of platinum spears erupted around Isabella.
Each spear was coated with light.
They shot forward at incredible speed.
The beastmen barely had time to react.
Several of them were struck and heavily injured.
But Isabella didn’t have time to finish them.
An arrow suddenly flew toward her head.
Her eyes narrowed.
Platinum immediately formed in front of her.
Clang!
The arrow struck the barrier.
Isabella immediately understood the situation.
She was surrounded.
Instead of fighting all of them simultaneously, she activated her movement art and quickly moved away from the battlefield.
But before she could create enough distance—
A fireball suddenly flew toward her.
BOOM!
Isabella barely dodged it.
She looked toward the direction it came from.
A phoenix was approaching.
Isabella waited until the phoenix came within range.
Then—
Slash!
Her sword flashed.
The phoenix’s arm was cut off.
She immediately created distance.
Now all of them stood in a tense standoff.
The beastmen.
The elf.
The phoenix.
And Isabella.
No one moved.
Then suddenly—
A notification echoed throughout the examination.
"The examination has ended."
The participants froze.
One after another, their bodies began disappearing.
They were teleported out of the examination grounds.
I watched the screen with anticipation until the very end.
Finally...
The examination was over.
Several people in the VIP area clicked their tongues.
Despite being surrounded and outnumbered, Isabella had managed to survive until the very end.
The Empress looked at her daughter with an extremely satisfied smile.
She was clearly proud of Isabella’s performance.
At that moment, Astrea stood up.
She looked around the room.
"The examination is over."
"I have to go and welcome the new students."
"So I’ll take my leave."
"If you wish, you may meet your children after the welcoming ceremony."
With that, Astrea’s figure disappeared.
The other representatives in the room also began getting up from their seats.
The examination was finally over.
And now...
The results would soon be revealed.
I got up and ran through the room with Luna.
But before we could get far, a dragonkin who looked to be around our age approached us.
I stopped and looked at him.
"What do you want?"
He didn’t answer.
He simply studied Luna and me without saying a word.
I stared at him for a moment.
Then I looked at Luna.
"What a weirdo."
"Let’s go, Luna."
Luna nodded, covering her mouth as she tried to suppress a laugh.
We started walking away.
But the dragonkin’s expression immediately changed.
"What did you say?"
I stopped and turned around.
"What now?"
"Your ears don’t work either?"
I pointed at him.
"Then listen carefully."
"I said, ’What a weirdo.’"
"Did you hear that clearly this time?"
"You came here and blocked our way without saying a single word. Who does that?"
"That’s pretty weird."
Luna covered her mouth again, her shoulders shaking as she tried not to laugh.
The surrounding people fell silent.
The Dragon Prince’s expression became increasingly ugly.
He was a prince of his kingdom.
And because of the innate pride of his race, he was accustomed to others treating him with respect.
No one usually dared to insult him directly.
Yet this human child had just called him a weirdo to his face without showing even the slightest fear.
I didn’t care.
If someone came looking for trouble, I wasn’t going to stay quiet simply because they belonged to another race.
The Dragon King noticed the situation.
His gaze became slightly colder as he looked toward me.
But before anything could happen, two powerful gazes immediately fell upon him.
My mother and the Empress.
The Dragon King’s expression changed slightly.
Even he understood the meaning behind those gazes.
Crossing this line would only create unnecessary trouble.
The Dragon King looked toward his son.
His pride is hurt a little but he can’t start a fight here this is the academy.
Crossing this line would only create unnecessary trouble.
The Dragon King clenched his jaw slightly.
His pride was hurt, but he couldn’t start a fight here.
This was the academy.
Causing trouble here would only bring unnecessary consequences.
So, swallowing his pride, he called out to his son.
"Son."
"Let it go."
"You can settle this in the upcoming tournament."
The Dragon Prince clenched his fists.
He was clearly unwilling to back down.
But he couldn’t disobey his father’s order.
After a moment, he reluctantly returned to his father’s side.
Before leaving, however, he turned toward me.
"I’ll take care of you in the tournament."
"Pray that I don’t meet you."
I simply yawned.
"Okay, okay. Whatever."
Then I looked at him with a bored expression.
"Even if I meet you in the tournament, you’re the one going down."
"So you should pray that you don’t meet me."
The Dragon Prince’s expression darkened.
I didn’t bother waiting for his response.
I turned around and walked away with Luna.
Around us, I could feel countless gazes.
Curiosity.
Hostility.
Doubt.
Skepticism.
None of it mattered to me.
I simply continued walking beside Luna with the same bored expression on my face.
After all...
I wasn’t going to lower my head just because someone happened to be a prince.
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A/N :-
Echo_7642 here the second Chapter
Three more to go 😙