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.

biggest issue would be getting into the Academy, but I never expected the process to be so simple until Ater told me.' Rey smiled, both hands in his

of them present—some looking young, while others appearing a little

belonging to various age groups could be

Education System is non-discriminatory…' None of

looking at so many Dragons around her,

uncomfortable here, due to being surrounded by so many enemies and also because we're so far from home, but…

with pink as her wide

she resembled a teenager more than an

makes me think her disguise is real too…' He looked away, noticing that she had noticed his gaze on her and was now turning towards

distract himself, Rey went over what had

comprehension and writing skills, the physical exercise exam, and the mana aptitude

would ask him something regarding the History of the Dragon Empire, or something of the sort, but just as

nor Lucielle had any issues with that—or any

were a breeze, though Lucielle struggled a little with that. And as for

allow his true power to be exposed

that I could hold my own against a Lord—though, I

no place in the

'Still… still…'

Examiners had now joined the Examinees in

also the

a total of thirty. This one has a

he thought this, the Chief Examiner stepped forward and explained

to