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Theo was standing in front of the illusion room. "As you already know, the practical exam is divided into five categories: Control, Senses, Perception, Physical Ability, and Essence. The grade will be similar to what you receive when you are admitted to the school, but I have another twist inside. By the time you come out, that part of the exam will be finished. So, who dares to go first?"

None of them actually stepped forward, including Avalon. It wasn't that they were cowards; they were simply being careful, trying to figure out Theo's twist first.

Theo was satisfied with their progress since even Avalon didn't charge without carefully examining the situation. That was why Theo said, "Going into an unknown danger is scary and I know it. However, this also shows how much you can adapt to that unknown situation. Those who dare to go without information will receive a bonus point in adaptability."

When they heard a bonus point, all of them actually raised their hands, wanting that point.

That was why Theo warned them again. "Don't forget that if you fail to adapt, it's not impossible for you to drop out right away and receive no point in this part of the exam."

In that instant, most of them hesitated. Only two hands were unwavering. They were Avalon's and Mia's.

"It seems that there are two of you. So, who will come first?!" Theo smiled.

Mia and Avalon stepped forward before turning to each other. Mia proposed, "How about rock-paper-scissors? It's quick and simple."

"I don't have a problem." Avalon nodded without hesitation.

Both of them were pulling back their hands.

"Rock…" Mia smirked, confident that she would win.

"Paper…" Avalon wasn't afraid either since this would depend on their luck.

"Scissor (Run)!" Avalon was about to extend his hand, but Mia actually said something else and rushed toward the illusion room. "Wha—!"

Avalon was shocked because Mia had actually reached the door while sticking out her tongue. "It's not a matter of the method. Our teacher only asked who would come first, not agreeing with the method to decide it."

"…" Avalon was completely speechless because Mia had just pulled a trick on him.

"Hahahahahaha!" Silva was the first one to laugh when he watched Mia's playfulness. "He was tricked by a seven year old kid."
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"This brat…" Knight Javier gritted his teeth but was unable to refute it. In this world, no one would be fair enough to show their method and go through it if they were desperate. He just hoped that Avalon could learn from this.

As soon as Mia entered the illusion room, the floor lit up, showing nothing but an empty room. There didn't seem to be any special mechanism she should worry about.

The room had been equipped with a camera so that those representatives could see it. And Theo's voice soon resounded across the room.

"This is the first test, Senses. Inside this room, there will be multiple invisible beings that will try to catch you. All you have to do is avoid getting touched by them. Your objective is to last for as long as you can."

After Theo's announcement, Principal Victoria muttered, "The senses are more like instinct. When you are a fighter, you need to polish that instinct because it can save your life in the future. During the admissionsinstincts test, we are using several beasts and even instructors to unleash their power so that the students can experience the danger and train their instinct. But…"

"To fight invisible beings, you will need to feel their presence with your instinct and trust that feeling. It might be that each being has their own intent that could be perceived, allowing the students to feel it." Duke Reloft frowned. His instinct might be the highest among the people in the room since he was a werewolf, so he wondered how much the students could fare against this problem.

Mia took a deep breath to concentrate. But before starting the test, she asked, "May I use my power?"

"No."

"Understood. Please begin." Mia nodded with a serious expression. She began closing her eyes to focus better. The enemies were invisible anyway.

Of course, it was only invisible to Mia while the rest of the students and the representatives could see the shadow figure. Theo planned to start on one and move to a higher number every minute.

Mia could feel the intent from this shadow. It felt like she was standing in front of a tiger that was about to unleash its fangs.

"Come!"

As Mia said that word, the shadow ran toward her and tried to grab her with its right hand.

Mia took a step back, avoiding it easily. However, it was actually too close for comfort as it was only one step away from touching her.

The shadow chased after her around the room, but Mia continuously evaded his attacks without any problem.

"Oh. It seems that this girl can feel it."

"Yeah. It's a pretty useful ability, so it's quite exceptional for a kid to learn it."

"To think that Theodore Griffith is hiding this kind of genius."

"It's his own kid. I guess he is just trying to protect her from the prying eyes."

"Fair enough."

The representatives were examining Mia's movement. She actually dodged every single attack without a single waste of movement.

However, the difficulty was about to increase soon. When the timer reached the one minute mark, another shadow appeared inside the room.

"…" Mia felt a bit concerned about this. She indeed felt the intent from this second shadow, but she realized that the intent was mixing with the first one, causing it harder to perceive them individually. If more and more shadow figures appeared, she might not be able to differentiate them anymore.

Nonetheless, Mia still kept up with the current number. It was harder, but it wasn't beyond what she was capable of.

The shadow increased their number again once it reached the two minute mark. Mia started to get confused with their movement. That was why, the moment the fourth shadow appeared, Mia actually ran away.

"Hah?!" Commander Rafthar was shocked. As a soldier, he didn't like to run away. But there was something different about this test.

"Is she unable to differentiate them?" Knight Javier frowned.

"I believe so. He must be mingling that intention, so she could only sense a chunk of intent coming at her without knowing the precise spot." Victoria nodded.

The shadows chased after her as quickly as possible. In fact, their speed was gradually increasing as their number grew.

Without realizing it, there were already five shadows chasing after her. The six shadows started something different by appearing right in front of her. Mia tossed her body to the side and barely avoided it, but her movement couldn't keep up as the next shadow appeared and cut all escape routes.

In the end, Mia lasted six minutes and three seconds. No one knew if this score was amazing or not, so they were rather confused.

Even the representatives wondered about the rest of the students' abilities, so the next challenger, Avalon, entered.

Unfortunately for him, he had severely underestimated the movement of the shadow as well as its intent. Once they got mixed, Avalon didn't run away like Mia and that caused him to be captured two minutes faster than her.

The others began to take the test. As one would expect, the one who excelled at this was Maya. She perceived the intent as dangerous. Even when they got entangled with each other, Maya was able to pinpoint them.

As a result, she lasted the longest and reached the record of eleven minutes and forty seconds. Aurora came in second place as she had been playing with spirits like this, so even if she didn't see them, sensing them wasn't a problem. As for the last place, it was taken by none other than Serena, whose physical prowess was the lowest among the group.

Because of this result, Serena realized that she might not be able to score well in the physical exam. The only thing that could save her was the bonus point Theo gave her.

"Alright. The second test is about to begin. It's the test of Perception! And—" Before Theo finished his words, Serena rushed forward while saying, "I'm sorry, Teacher. I have to do this if I want to get at least a passing grade."

The others were dumbfounded by Serena's actions. They definitely wanted to be the first, but Serena had actually stolen that position.

"Ahaha. That girl seems to know that it's hard to pass, so she is trying to get the bonus point while surviving for as long as possible." Witch Eleanor laughed out loud, liking Serena's action.

Theo only shook his head helplessly as if Serena had just chosen death.

Serena wasn't aware of it and only saw numerous holes in the walls. She soon heard Theo's explanation.

"This is the second test. You have to avoid all the incoming attacks by using everything you have. You are free to release your essence if it allows you to sense them better. Each hole will be shooting a high speed ball. It won't leave any injuries, but it's still quite painful."

"Hah?" Serena's body froze. "Wait a minute. If this is the test, wouldn't it be better if I actually analyzed the pattern first by watching other people?"

"Serena. I can acknowledge that you are desperate to get a good score, but doing your best and recklessness are two different things."

The moment Theo said those words, Serena's heart sank.

"Pfft." Mia laughed while saying, "She f*cked up!"

"Hush, language." Theo interjected.

"…" Even Eleanor couldn't say anything when she saw her fellow witch getting bullied by the balls.

In the end, Serena got taken out by a ball that went straight to her forehead. When she returned, the classmates actually laughed at her big red forehead. They even remembered the 'Gya' sound coming out of her when the ball hit her.

Just like in the previous round, Maya easily avoided all the balls and became the one who lasted the longest. However, as time passed, the patterns became complicated and they even bounced off each other. Even with her instinct, unless she calculated their path, it would be impossible to sense them until it was too late.

Still, she managed to last for twelve minutes this time.

Surprisingly, the one who got the last position wasn't Serena this time. It was actually Haruka. She relied so much on the ghost that she ended up tripping and getting taken out right after.

Eventually, the third round began. After Serena's case, none of the students dared to go forward without listening to the full explanations from Theo.

And things started to get unpredictable.