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nPiqmentia Grand Academy, inside the golden tower. The prospective students are sitting in their seats waiting for the time for the first exam to start. While passing the time, they chatted with the other participants who were next to them.

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"I thought this was the room.

" A girl's voice rang out from outside the exam room. All the participants who were already sitting in their seats looked towards the entrance.

nThe person who entered first was a beautiful girl with long golden hair with eyes matching the color of her hair. She was smiling talking to the girl behind her, a girl who is no less beautiful than her. She has long silver hair with a snow crystal hairpin and on her wrist is a unique gray bracelet. She had a cold face that made people reluctant to approach her.

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"Yes, I think so too.

" The silver-haired girl nodded..

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"Aishia, are you ready for the exam? I thought it would be easy for you.

" Behind her and lastly was a handsome boy with neat short golden hair. His face and hair color is similar to the girl walking in the front.

nThe 3 people who just entered the exam room were Princess Freya, Princess Aishia, and Prince Fritz. The arrival of them invited many admiring gazes from other prospective students. Especially for Princess Freya and Princess Aishia. Of course, they are admired for their beauty and grace. And for Fritz, his full name is Fritz Aurelia. He is the older brother of Freya Aurelia. Sharing the same facial features, he had an extremely handsome face that would make any man envious of him. Not to mention because he is one of the geniuses in the Clorius continent.

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"We will sit there, Aishia.

" Princess Freya pointed at a place not far from the entrance. There are several empty chairs that the three of them can sit on.

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"Alright.

" Princess Aishia just nodded slightly. It's been a year that Princess Aishia's attitude has become like this, she rarely smiles and talks as necessary. She will be silent if no one to talk to her. Her face that used to look gentle and friendly now looked cold and felt unreachable.

nThey walked towards the place. Princess Aishia and others became the center of attention from the first time they set foot in the exam room. When they sit where they have chosen, a girl and a boy approached them.

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"Excuse me, I'm sorry to bother you. But can we sit here with you?

" A girl with navy blue hair in twin tails, Rinne Cirlus. She seemed to have another purpose in approaching them.

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"Ooh, isn't this Princess Rinne? Of course, please sit down...

" The one who answered was Princess Freya. Meanwhile, Prince Fritz or Princess Aishia did not object to her decision. Princess Rinne sat to the right of Princess Aishia, and Hugo who was with her sat to the left of Princess Rinne.

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"Are you Princess Aishia from the Argaint Kingdom? Introducing, my name is Rinne Cirlus. I'm sure this is the first time we've met. I'm glad to be your acquaintance.

" Princess Rinne just introduced herself to Princess Aishia. Seeing her actions, she seemed to already know Princess Freya and Prince Fritz.

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"Yes. I'm Aishia Argaint. I'm also pleased to be your acquaintance. So, is there anything I can help princess Rinne?

" Princess Aishia knew that the girl in front of her had other intentions of sitting with them. So, she immediately asked the purpose of the girl sitting next to her.

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"Am I very easy to read? Ah... well. I want to ask you a little help Princess Aishia.

" Princess Rinne spoke while glancing at the bracelet on Princess Aishia's wrist.

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"What's that?

" Princess Aishia said briefly.

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"Can I borrow that artifact you're wearing? I've heard from my father. But I'll have to see for myself because it's very important for development in magic tool making.

" princess Rinne honestly explained her purpose. But Princess Aishia's face darkened after hearing that.

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"Princess Rinne, I think it's a bit rude...

" Instead of Princess Aishia, Prince Fritz answered Princess Rinne's request. Prince Fritz is also Princess Aishia's childhood friend. And he seems to have a lot of affection for her.

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"No, I didn't mean it that way. This is for our magic tool research. I know we can't beat the dwarves in magic tool creation. That's why I need an artifact in your possession. By seeing it and studying it allows us to develop magic tools or maybe even better artifacts.

" Princess Rinne has dreamed of becoming the best magic tool creator on the continent since childhood. That's when she heard that Princess Aishia had an artifact of Saint rank or higher. She wanted to learn it immediately. It might help her to achieve her goals.

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"Princess Aishia, may I join in on the conversation?

" Hugo who was just watching their conversation decided to speak.

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"Please...

" Princess Aishia replied coldly. Looks like she's currently quite annoyed with Princess Rinne's sudden request.

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"Aishia, please calm down.

" Princess Freya who is sitting next to her is holding Princess Aishia's hand trying to calm her down. Princess Aishia took a deep breath and nodded slightly at her.

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"I apologize in advance for Princess Rinne's attitude. She's always been like that when it comes to artifacts, I hope you can understand. And it's not only for her benefit but also for the human race.

" Hugo looks more like a caretaker than Princess Rinne's assistant, even though they aren't that far apart in age. Before Princess Aishia's answered, the examiner had already appeared on the podium.

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"We are the ones in charge of supervising your exams, I am Alvis Donell, and next to me is Flavio Hendrique. I will not talk much, first exams begin.

" A young man with black hair and the other with dark gold hair were their supervisors. The golden-haired man just kept quiet, he seemed to be the quiet type like Kalya.

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"I'll think about it.

" Princess Aishia answered curtly to Princess Rinne and started to focus on the exam paper in front of her. Princess rine smiled and nodded happily.

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nThe first test has been completed. Currently, Princess Aishia and the others are doing their second exam. All of them, including princess Rinne and Hugo, had already measured their power.

nPrincess Aishia 49,442

nPrincess Freya 49,761

nPrince Fritz 53,303

nPrincess Rinne 48,990

nHugo Favian 48.198

nTheir results of course not only invite admiration from other participants but also supervisors. Especially for the result of Prince Fritz who is called one of the geniuses on the continent. And there was one person who was looking at them from the start. He had already measured his power too.

nBerith 49,112

nThe second test ended not long after that. After the second exam break, they were currently in the third exam. Just like the previous exam, they passed it without any major problems. They all finished their test before the 15 minute time ended which meant they beat their opponent. Even Prince Fritz finished the exam with the fastest time of all the participants.

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nAfter the third exam ended, currently the five of them including princess Rinne and Hugo walked out of the golden tower.

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"Princess Rinne, what are you doing after this?

" Princess Freya who was walking next to her asked.

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"I'm already hungry so maybe I'll look for a nearby restaurant to eat.

" Princess Rinne honestly answered.

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"Ah, looks like we have to split up here. Because we still have business with the principal.

" Princess Freya walked in front along with Princess Rinne. She separated herself from his older brother. So, he could be alone with Princess Aishia. Her older brother looks excited talking to Princess Aishia, but Princess Aishia only replied with a few words.

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"Alright, we'll split up here. Princess Aishia, please let me know as soon as you finish thinking about it. Come on Hugo!

" She saw Princess Aishia and left those words to her then immediately left the place without waiting for a reply from her. Princess Aishia just nodded slightly.

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"Okay, let's hurry to the principal's office. I'm afraid he's already waiting for us.

" Prince Fritz reminded the two princesses.

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"All right, Brother.

" Only princess Freya answered it. As usual Princess Aishia just nodded slightly and didn't say anything. Prince Fritz who saw it looked gloomy and could only sigh softly while shaking his head. Meanwhile, Princess Freya felt sorry for her older brother. But sadly she couldn't do much for him. The three of them walked towards the SkyDome building.

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nPrincess Aishia and the others were not long in the principal's office. When they got there, the Principal only gave his greetings to those who had been confirmed to qualify as academy students.

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"I thought there was something important that the principal wanted to talk to us about. But it turned out to be just words of welcome. Ah, how about we find a place to eat first, Aishia? I'm sure you won't have time to eat during your exam break.

" Prince Fritz looks very attached to Princess Aishia. He keeps making conversation with her. But princess Aishia is more silent and looks cold.

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"Brother, is only Aishia invited?

" Princess Freya teased her sister who had been ignoring her.

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"Ahaha... Of course, you're coming too.

" Prince Fritz felt awkward because he had forgotten his sister.

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"Hehe... Then how about we eat at a restaurant near here? I'm sure Princess Rinne also said that before.

" Princess Freya was not angry because of her older brother's attitude towards her. Because she knows how his older brother feels for Princess Aishia. Therefore she tried her best to be able to help him.

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"Okay... How about you, Aishia?

" For Prince Fritz, Princess Aishia's opinion is the most important. Because he will stop going to the restaurant if Princess Aishia doesn't want to.

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"Alright, I'll come with you.

" Princess Aishia doesn't know what she will do when she returns to the inn. After all, she was also starting to feel hungry.

nThey exited the academy and walked down the city street. As usual, because they didn't hide. Princess Aishia and the others became the center of attention. Not wanting to invite too many stares, they walked faster and finally arrived at a simple restaurant that looked deserted.

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"Excuse me...

" Princess Aishia entered the restaurant first, followed by Princess Freya and Prince Fritz.

nWhen she entered, she only saw one table that was filled. Princess Aishia knew several people from the table. That is Princess Rinne and Hugo. They seem to be arguing about something. But when she saw the black-haired boy who was looking at her. Suddenly her body trembled and without her realizing it, tears rolled down her cheeks.

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