The Peace In A Beautiful World
Chapter 116: Preparation for the Second Examination
"I don't accept this, I don't want to pair with him. I asked for a re-draw" said the student.
"No re-draw, Ray Clemence. This draw has been done honestly and fairly then what right do you have to refuse this draw just because you get a partner from an Elf ? I mentioned the rules in this academy before, right if 'don't discriminate against others' ? But you just casually said 'Elf is disgusting' when I was here. You should be punished for that. After this lesson is over, please come with me to the staff and faculty building. And even if you protest about this, your partner in this exam will not change or if you keep protesting then you will be excluded from this second exam and will not get a single point during the exam," said Mr. Alan.
"Tch" said Ray.
"Hmmm, so he's called Ray Clemence huh. From his behavior like he was a noble despite not having a high position," I thought.
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The draw for the couple was completed. Charles was paired with a female student named Lotta Ertz.
"It's fun to be with you, prince. Please help" said Lotta.
"Please help her too, you don't need to be that formal. Just call me by name" said Charles.
Meanwhile, Chloe is paired with a male student named Mauro Alves.
"It's an honor to partner with you, Princess. Please help" Mauro said.
"Yes, I'm begging you for help too" said Chloe.
Enzo also gets a partner from another student who has not been known before. And Kotaro, he paired up with Lily in this exam. While I was paired with a girl named Julie Harder.
"I didn't expect that I could pair up with the strongest student in this class. Please help, Rid" Julie said.
"Yes, please help too" I said.
It seemed that the other female disciple was looking at Julie with envy.
"Because you have each other's partners, in the future you can practice together with your partner for the second exam later. The details of the rules for the second exam will be told when the second exam starts next week. And since it is now time to go home, then we end our learning today. See you tomorrow" said Mr. Alan.
"Joint training between couples ? it seems like it's quite difficult for Leandra to remember that she's got a partner like that" I thought.
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The next day in the morning.
I used to train Irene, Leandra and Lily at the first year's training ground. Suddenly, we had an unexpected guest.
"Good morning, everybody" Julie said.
"Julie ? why are you here?" I asked.
"Well, I used to hear that you and princess Irene used to practice at this place in the morning. I would also like to come to this place for training, after all we will be a couple in the exam later. But I didn't expect Leandra and Lily to be here either" Julie said.
"Well they're here for practice too. Judging from you calling Leandra and Lily at her leisure, you seem to be close to the two of them" I said.
"Well that doesn't mean close, it's just that I've had conversations with the two of them before and even with Irene's daughter" Julie said.
The three of them seemed to agree.
"That's it, so you're here to practice together too huh?," I asked.
"Yes, I want to train together if you don't mind" Julie said.
"I don't mind but.." I said.
"I don't mind if he trains with us" Irene said.
"Me too" said Leandra and Lily.
"...If you don't mind, you can train with us from now on" I said.
"Thank you, all of you" Julie said.
Then Julie joined us in training.
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I watched Julie practicing. He's an arrow user with electric magic. Since we will pair up in the second exam later, he can be a good support for me as he uses arrows for long-range attacks whereas I will do me close-quarters attacks. I taught him some techniques that might be useful to him. Although at first he had difficulty learning the techniques I taught, but over time he became able to learn them.
"Even if you pair with me but you are still diligent in practicing. If my partner is someone else, it seems like he will not practice this craft because he thinks that I can complete this exam on my own without his help" I said.
"I also feel that way, I feel that you can clear this exam without my help. But at least I want to be useful as your test partner even though my role may be a bit" Julie said.
Then I approached Leandra and Lily to train her. Meanwhile, Julie approached Irene for a chat.
"Daughter Irene, I want to apologize" Julie said.
"I'm sorry about what?" asked Irene.
"That's sorry I was Rid's partner. I'm afraid you're jealous of me seeing me as Rid's partner in this exam" Julie said.
"It's okay, just relax. After all, this is also just a test," said Irene.
"That's it, thank you for your understanding, daughter Irene," Julie said.
"Yes" said Irene.
We all continued to practice until we finished. After we finished training, we chatted for a moment at the training ground.
"It seems difficult to you, Leandra. Get a couple like that" Julie said.
"Yes, you're right" Leandra said.
"Mr Alan said we should practice with our partners to improve chemistry. But it seems like your partner doesn't want to train with you. Never mind practicing, close to you she won't. He was very arrogant even though he was just a low-level noble," Julie said.
"Yes you are right, but let it be. Maybe in this exam, I was unlucky" Leandra said.
"Don't talk like that, Lea," Lily said.
"Lily's right. You can still complete this second exam on your own if your partner is unreliable" I said.
"Solving this test yourself ? it seems impossible" said Leandra.
"Of course it's possible. You are different now than you were before. Do you not feel the difference in your strength before and after being trained by me?" I asked.
"Hmm well I feel that I'm getting stronger a little bit anyway. But it's just a little bit" Leandra said.
"It's okay, the important thing is that you're getting stronger. If you are sure of your strength, winning without your partner's help is not a difficult thing" I said.
"Hmm well, I will try later if my partner is really unreliable" said Leandra.
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Then it was noon at the academy.
As another week of the second exam is about to begin, learning at the academy is only done on the training ground and there is no theoretical learning in the classroom. Since we were at the training ground, we started training with our partners. I trained with Julie to improve my chemistry. I noticed the other students who were training also including Leandra. And sure enough, Leandra's current partner Ray does not want to practice with him.
"Stay away from me, do your own practice there. We did pair up on this exam, but I can complete this exam on my own without your help, too" Ray said.
Leandra was silent to Ray.
"She was really, really" Julie said.
"Let it go, later he also regretted not training with Lea" I said.
Then I looked around me again. Charles and Lotta were rehearsing together, too. From what I can see, Lotta is a swordsman just like Charles but she's a land magic user. Chloe is also training with her partner, Mauro. Mauro is a spear weapon user like Noa but he has a different elemental magic to Noa because he uses the water element. Kotaro also seems to be training with Lily. Meanwhile, Noa was also training with Irene. But Noa looks nervous when training with Irene.
"Are you okay ? you look uncomfortable" asked Noa.
"I-I'm fine with princess e-ah meaning princess I-Irene" Noa said.
"So yes, if it's okay let's continue the training again" said Irene.
"Well," said Noa.
I kept staring at those who were training together.
"When at the celebration party after finishing the first exam, she also seemed nervous after learning that Irene was attending the celebration. And now she seems even more nervous when she finds out Irene is her test partner. But it's a good chance to get over your nervousness to Irene, Noa. If you continue to interact with Irene, you will be able to interact with her normally. Just like what happens when you interact with Charles, Chloe and Lillian" I said.
Then I went back to training with Julie
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Then 1 week passed and today, the second exam began.
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