They Hated Me in My First Life, But Now I Have the Love System

Chapter 522: Third Major Exam Begins

Then she sighed and leaned against the seat, her voice softer now.

"So if Carl was the one who set those exam questions... I believe it. With all my heart. That man could smile sweetly and hand you a loaded minefield like it’s candy."

"That is... oddly accurate," Nnenna muttered.

Ava scoffed. "And don’t even get me started on our own paper. It was not exactly a free ride either. I expected that much, since Carl’s our lecturer, but still..."

She shook her head dramatically.

"I felt like I was walking a tightrope over lava while being judged by a panel of eagles. One wrong move, and boom, flames."

Nnenna grinned. "Sounds about right."

Their chatter continued all the way home, the weight of the exams lifting a little more with every laugh.

"You should go and rest," Ava said firmly as they stepped into the main corridor of the estate. "You haven’t fully recovered yet. So take today and the one day break tomorrow to rest properly."

She gave Nnenna a half glare, half hug kind of look, the kind only a concerned best friend could pull off.

"The next exams are for the two talents," she continued with a groan. "And I still need to work on mine."

smiled, nodded, and they both headed

faster than either of them expected. And soon, the day of

the year one’s dance studio, only to find it bursting with people, all of them practicing frantic

place is chaos," Hannah muttered, adjusting her ponytail as someone nearly

quickly left the buzzing studio and made their way across the wide school fields,

glow on the grass as

began, slipping effortlessly into her gentle but firm voice. "As you already know, whether for year one or any other year, each person will perform for three minutes. The

unmistakable tension of someone

from seventy and above get you an A, sixty to sixty nine

group fell quiet for a

pressed on, her voice a little steadier now. "Listen, even if something doesn’t go the way you planned, don’t panic, especially you Nnenna. I’ve taught you all the year two and year three moves in the curriculum. You’ve shown

looked from face to face, as if willing them

talent speak

quick tips, but time was slipping fast. The signal bell for

tucking her

turned and began walking back toward the competition grounds, shoulders

exam was about to

It stretched wider than most stadiums, with high arched ceilings crisscrossed by elegant beams of seemingly enchanted crystal lights that shimmered