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.

never expected the process to be so simple until Ater told me.' Rey smiled, both hands in his pockets as he observed the Dragons that littered

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

various age groups could be spotted waiting, just

what happens when the Education System is non-discriminatory…' None

doing her best to hide her excitement while looking at so many Dragons around her, Rey felt a bit of a sigh leaking out of

so many enemies and also

as

teenager

looked away, noticing that she had

over what had

gone through a few tests: the written exam, which is basically just basic comprehension and writing skills, the physical exercise exam, and the mana aptitude exam…' All of them

him something regarding the History of the Dragon Empire, or something of the sort, but just as Ater had assured him, it was

that—or any of the

little with that. And as for Mana, I had to severely limit myself in

could allow his true power to be exposed in such a

confident that I could hold my own

no place in the Dragon Academy, yet here

'Still… still…'

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

was also the

points each, making a total of thirty. This one has a chunk

thought this, the Chief Examiner stepped forward and explained exactly the

to an Enchanted Item