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

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

to various age groups could be spotted

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

the excited Lucielle, who was doing her best to hide her excitement while looking at so many Dragons around her, Rey felt 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

as her wide

she resembled a teenager

is real too…' He looked away, noticing that she had noticed his gaze on her and was

Rey went over what had happened

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

was initially worried that they would ask him something regarding the History of the Dragon Empire, or something of the sort, but just as Ater had assured him,

that—or any of the other

a little with that. And as for

could allow his true

General, and I'm pretty confident that I could hold my own against a Lord—though, I won't be sure of victory until I actually fight and

had no place in the Dragon Academy, yet here

'Still… still…'

that a small crowd of Examiners had now joined the Examinees in the hall—most likely

also

of

Chief Examiner

loud due to an Enchanted Item that resembled