d come into this place with absolute confidence.
However, what remained were merely shards of the guarantee within my heart.
After all I possessed a pure White Mana Core Grade, and in a test that tested ones proficiency based on that decisive factor, it could only mean one thing for someone like me.
Im screwed!
Now then, without further ado, well begin the first phase of the test.
The moderator beamed, not even giving me enough time to sort through my thoughts.
The man snapped his fingers, creating a loud clicking sound.
I winced a little reacting to the sudden noise, however, my eyes suddenly caught something in front of me.
This is a piece of paper? I muttered, looking at the clear white sheet in front of me.
You should all have received pieces of paper, one page each, correct? The mod announced.
My eyes darted across the room, beside me, beneath, across the other side, and true to his words, everyone had indeed received the same piece of floating paper like me.
With the snap of a finger impressive My thoughts trailed.
Or so it would seem.
However, it was a simple trick once you figured it out.
To think the Academy resorted to such petty methods to impress students.
You are to pick up the paper before you.
Written on it is a simple question.
The paper is enchanted and responds to mana.
You dont need a pen to write.
Use your fingers and answer the questions written on the paper before you.
Everyone mechanically obeyed his instructions, picking up the paper to read the questions.
Sure enough, his words were true.
I would desist from engaging in any form of malpractice since this place is being monitored entirely.
Also, the questions assigned for every examinee are different and the time allocated for this stage is five minutes!
The bewildered students expressed their displeasure concerning the sudden rush of information.
However, the moderator wasnt even going to give anyone room to breathe.
Your time starts now!
Everyone instantly buried their faces in the paper allocated to them and answered the questions in the way they knew best.
I paused for a moment to analyze all that had occurred.
If Ainzlark Academy had taught me anything, it would that I was never to expect anything simple or straightforward from them.
This written test was no different.
The flow of mana within the body is something any magic-user can sense.
However, controlling that flow from ones mana core is a different story entirely.
To do that, you need to be focused and calm I reasoned.
The reason why no pen was provided was to test our apt use of mana in answering the questions given.
The questions werent all that difficult for anyone who studied well.
That meant the true test was the ability to keep ones cool while focusing on mana usage in correctly answering the question while being under the pressure of time.
It all adds up.
When you think of it that way the first stage becomes very easy to overcome! I grinned.
Five minutes? Ha! How laughable.
I wont even need one.
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