An Extra’s POV

[Moments Earlier]

'Ater, you genius!'

Rey and Lucielle—both of them in their Dragon disguises—stood among the rest of the Examinees in a massive hall. They had neutral expressions on their faces, but their minds were racing with several things.

For Rey, he couldn't help but internally thank his immensely incompetent Familiar.

'I have no idea the kind of insight that guy has, but he really did make everything easier for us.'

Apparently, Ater was able to interrogate the two Dragon Generals who infiltrated the Capital over two weeks ago, learning all about the Empire's workings—including details of the Academy and how to get in.

It was all thanks to that information that Rey and Lucielle knew how to navigate their way in the Empire… which brought them to their current predicament.

—The Academy Entrance Exams.

'Getting past Customs wasn't particularly difficult, due to my Skills, though we still had to remain very lowkey…'

Entering enemy territory was a task that could never be downplayed.

He and Lucielle prepared every countermeasure possible in case something went wrong, and these were already measures he had discussed with Ater prior to his departure. He had to worry about every variable.

Thankfully, everything was smooth sailing—from their arrival at the Empire to their temporary accommodations—all leading up to this moment.

expected the process to be so simple until Ater told me.' Rey smiled, both hands in his pockets as

them present—some looking young, while others appearing a little too old to be

various age groups could be

when the Education System is non-discriminatory…' None of that was his

to hide her excitement while looking at so many Dragons around her, Rey felt a bit

that she'd be a little uncomfortable here, due to being surrounded by so many enemies and also because we're so far from home, but… she seems to be in a much

slightly flushed with pink as her wide open eyes took

teenager more than an

that she had noticed his gaze on her and

what had happened prior

comprehension and writing skills, the physical

Empire, or something of the sort, but just as Ater had assured him, it was nothing that

any issues with that—or any

that. And as for Mana, I had to

could allow his true power to be exposed in such

I could hold my own against a Lord—though, I won't be sure of victory until I actually fight

an entity had no place in the Dragon Academy, yet

'Still… still…'

had now joined the Examinees in the hall—most likely to announce

was also the

making a total of thirty. This one has a chunk

as he thought this, the Chief Examiner stepped forward and

was absurdly loud due to an Enchanted Item that resembled a