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Calvin was dressed in a shirt, vest, and bow tie–he looked sharp, like someone who really paid attention to detail. The stylist was working on his hair, but Calvin was too absorbed in his book to notice.

Quinlyn recognized it right away–it was a foreign classic, the Mordorian version. She’d read it before.

As Calvin flipped through the pages, he made notes in the margins with his pen, which made the stylist stop and stare in

amazement

“Such beautiful handwriting! I can’t believe you understand these tough Mordorian words!” the stylist said, wide–eyed.

Calvin glanced up and gave a small, polite smile. “It’s really kind of you to say,” he replied, his voice soft and humble.

He carried himself so gracefully that even the stylist blushed a little. She quickly turned her attention back to Calvin’s parents.

“Your son is incredible. How did you raise him? Does he take tutoring classes?” the stylist asked.

“He’s never taken any classes. He just reads books on his own. We didn’t really teach him anything,” Calvin’s mother, Laura Meyers, said with a casual wave of her hand. Though her words were modest, it was clear from her expression that she was proud.

“Yeah, it’s all in the genes, Calvin’s father, Brent Meyers, added in a humble tone. “His teachers aren’t even as smart as he is. We’re here for the grand prize today–we could really use a new fridge at home.”

The stylist caught on quickly–they didn’t actually need a fridge, but what they really wanted was the win. And honestly, with so many kids around, none of them stood a chance against this little guy.

Niklaus wasn’t about to let Quinlyn sit off to the side like everyone else. He led her to another table and asked the stylist to do her makeup.

“Wow, Niklaus, is this the lead actress in your new movie? She’s got such a unique look, and her vibe is amazing. Don’t worry, I’ll make her look perfect, the stylist said, trying to butter him up after finishing Calvin’s makeup quickly.

The stylist noticed that Quinlyn wasn’t paying much attention, and Quinlyn was just playing a game on her phone, so the stylist couldn’t help but shake her head in disbelief in her mind.

If you want to promote a movie lead, you should let her walk the red carpet. Coming to a show like this makes her look out of place. She’ll be labeled illiterate before the movie even comes out. It’ll be awkward, the stylist thought.

Niklaus was fully aware of the consequences. He’d been on edge ever since walking into the room–way more nervous than Quinlyn, the contestant.

he couldn’t resist offering, “How about I get you a book

pulled Niklaus into the game with her instead. It was a new game from Stanley’s company, and it was

to get too distracted, but a few minutes

back and saw that Niklaus was still playing. Not wanting

side, while a big screen showed the competition. There were

in total

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questions. The third round was fill–in–the–blank. It

headed back

you make it through?” Niklaus asked. He had noticed she was missing, and after asking the stylist, he learned she was already in. He hadn’t even finished a round of his game yet, and she was already

nodded, continuing to play

was, Niklaus assumed the questions weren’t too tough,

in for the test together, but now Quinlyn had

go check.” Laura

come with you.” Brent followed

got up and walked out, only to find the hallway filled with students crying

were way too hard. I’ve

over our heads. Totally

the country. They excelled in their academics, even participating in math Olympiads and being called geniuses. But now,

later, Calvin appeared in

how did it go? Did you

who was pulled into the conversation by his parents, saw how nervous they were, so he didn’t try to hide it. He just nodded and said, “I passed. The questions were tough, so it took a little longer, but it’s

little girl in the other room, a strong sense of unease started

official competition, you need to pay extra attention to

*****

official competition was being held in a huge tent, surrounded by machines, with a hundred spectators in the audience. According to the rankings

we

“Calvin, you’re the best!”

unfamiliar figure walk out, the cheering died down for a second. The

Who’s this kid? Is she better than

took the opportunity to introduce Quinlyn. The crowd grew