Isekai Journey Of The Magic Archer

[Eon's POV: ]

"Huuu… it's done."

I was playing with fire since there was only a few minutes left before the end of the given three hours.

The test itself wasn't that difficult, but the questions that were asked to me were not someone that had just one kind of certain answer.

It was a test based on the understanding of the magic theory and though I don't know how this will be graded, it was a fun paper and I ended up writing a little too much for every question that was asked.

'There were only nine questions that they asked this time.'

The first one was about the importance of an energy source for the magic circle, second was a vague question asking us to explain the difference between magic and magical skills, and the third one wanted us to focus on the spell structure.

The three after that were purely about Magic and magical concepts while the last three were all about understanding of implied magic.

"Alright. Let's submit."

There was no need to attend all the questions in order so I didn't focus on that and just went with the most optimal path to the answers.

'Most of my answers were in the form of written things since, I know well that they will want to keep them, and the rest I just demonstrated as if explaining it to my class as a teacher.'

They should have been watching when I answered the questions, so that was that. I believed in the people that the headmaster selected anyway.

'As long as they do as I think they will, things should go according to as we have predicted.'

The result board was already pretty clear to us and we knew how the top ten was going to look even with some kinds of variables.

"There."

To submit the answer sheet, one just had to place the clock that was sitting beside us on top of the papers and, as I did it, the clock that was almost about to hit the red line of the end of time stopped in its place and as a golden light emerged from the clock.

"Huuuu…"

-Ooooooooooooooooong!

I was transported out of the room and when I gained my vision back, I could see the familiar place where I had parted ways with the rest of my fellow students.

"Good work finishing the tests, everyone! Now, please clear the surroundings as this place has to be sealed down until tomorrow! Your journey continues with mvl

Have a good day and good luck for your next test paper!"

Since the exam times were coordinated to match everyone's, every single one of us had finished technically at the same time.

The 'time' in that special space was different from the time that we know about. The flow was slowed down considerably and it was made so that everyone will only get out at the end of the given time period.

No one could get out before the ending time. And even if they wanted to get out, there was no way to.

After they finished their papers and there was still time left for anything, then they could just wait and play around in their places.

However… just as one could tell from the sad, disappointed, crying faces around me, not everyone finds their tests to be something they could finish before the given time.

"Hello Lucifer."

"How did it go Miss Luna? Did you face any difficulties?"

"Hmmm. It was fine, nothing too difficult."

"It's good to hear then."

Luna was out as well and she looked better than when she parted ways with me earlier.

She seemed to have gotten better after the test or something but, well, whatever it might be, she was better now and it was all that mattered.

"Then, shall we go?"

"Yes please. Seeing them all like this… makes me feel bad."

Not all the students around us were happy at the end of their tests.

Some were sad and some were gloomy.

Some of them were even angry that they couldn't finish their tests and were arguing with the teachers that were clearing the area.

It was understandable that they would think the time given to them was not enough but this was all their fault.

'They couldn't manage the time properly and ended up in that state. There was nothing more to it.'

In the first place, it was funny that anyone would miss any of the questions asked to them.

The questions were designed in a way that they could be solved much earlier than the time limit of three hours.

The questions had no problems themselves, so if there was someone complaining about anything related to the test and the timing, then the teachers in charge knew very well how to deal with them.

"Alright then, let's go~."

It was a good paper.

It came rectangular and went rectangular so it was pretty fun as well.

'Reina and others are also done, right?'

The tests of all the other areas were supposed to conclude simultaneously as well so that the students could go out and gather together to discuss their tests.

'Everyone probably received unique papers so, a forum will open up in the academy's main forum tonight listing all the question papers that the students this time had received.'

This data will later gather in the library before getting erased from the forums since no one actually wants these things.

Still, there will be records available at the library that will be open to anyone who knows what they are asking for.

'One cannot usually have the papers of previous years or their records since it is something the librarians herself maintains, but everyone can have a look at their own batch's paper from any test until they are present in the academy.'

Establishing a good relationship with the librarian was a very important thing in this academy, as well as something not many people know about.

'She is an unique individual that the people know well about. And since she is someone that I could not forget like me, she knows a lot of things and has a lot more experience than myself.'

Others might not understand how we feel or what we experience on daily bases but the two of us know very well just what kind of things we have to deal with.

And, as an artificial life form that also possesses the intelligence of a living being, she knows what I experience regularly.

So, she helps me with the memories.

And, in exchange… I help her with human experiences.

"Oh! There they are!"

"Oy! Lucifer! Here! Come here! Quick!"

We were back to the garden area that we were in a while back.

Many of them were already gathered here and this place was getting a little too crowded since everyone just got out all at once.

"Yes yes, sheesh. We're here, alright? Stop shouting."

Perhaps we will discuss the tests we just gave and then perhaps everyone will go back to prepare for tomorrow.

It was just how tests in this place went.

There wasn't anything too exciting about this.

It was just the same old story of papers and pens and questions and tests.

Perhaps some lucky ones get to fight and play around in these tests, perhaps some do even get to do what they enjoy.

But… at the end of the day, this was a test, an exam.

And when we talk about an exam or test of a scale like ours… competition is always inevitable.