"Okay, it's over, it's over~" I clapped my hands in a relaxed mood, breathed a sigh of relief, and leaned back on my bed.

"Surprisingly, nothing unexpected happened?"

Emile moved her wrist and looked at the faint rainbow mark on her stomach with some doubt. "Hehe, I'm a genius who traveled from another world, you know!"

It was a sentence that didn't require an answer, but Emile's expression became strange.

"A genius... maybe."

"You don't have to praise me with such questioning tone!!"

"No, no, you're really much better than ordinary people." Emile reluctantly flattered.

"You don't have to find excuses for me. It's all my fault. I shouldn't have bragged in front of a talent like you, who is younger than me but still in the top three on the continent..."

Why did I even bother showing off in front of Emile, who is so talented and younger than me? I covered my head and muttered over there, feeling sulky.

"Anyway, I'm going to sleep well and prepare for tomorrow's assessment. Don't talk to me." "It's only just past noon now, you know?"

"..."

With a gentle sway of her hand, she freed herself from the tightly tucked bed sheet I had thought was holding her down.

"Since there's nothing to do, let's go out and relax a bit," she said.

"Sure, it wouldn't hurt to familiarize ourselves with the surroundings in the inner city," I replied, flipping off the bed and stuffing Little White into my chest pocket.

"Are you so anxious that you want to go check out the exam venue before everyone else?" I teased.

"I want to see if there's any chance to cheat," she joked back.

"No way!" I responded sternly, slightly irking her as she glared at me.

"Don't be angry, I'm just joking... mmmph?!" Emile's finger pressed against my lips.

"Even though you have me, you're still thinking of other ways to solve the problem. I'll cry if you do that," she warned.

"Okay... okay," I relented.

We noisily made our way down the stairs, only to be stopped by a voice from behind.

"Uh, excuse me," Nalesha said, appearing at the door of her room and staring at me and Emile.

Emile quickly retreated behind me.

"Is there something you need?" I asked.

"Um, about what we talked about before..." she trailed off.

Before? What did she mean by that?

She bit her lip and shook her head before running up to us.

"It's nothing. Where are you guys going?"

"We're going to the Mage Examination," Emile stepped out from behind me, unabashedly draping her arm over Nalesha's shoulder. "Do you want to come with us?"

"Hey!" I pulled Emile's arm away and flicked her forehead. "What gives you the right to invite someone else without asking me first?"

"It's okay, I don't mind," Nalesha replied with a strange look on her face as she stared at the hand holding hers.

I mind! Do you have any idea how you look now, you look like a man right now! How could Emile go around holding a man's hand...

Ah, what am I thinking?!

Despite my thoughts, Emile still extended her hand to Nalesha.

"Anyway, do you want to come with us?" she asked.

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Entering the inner city unexpectedly simple, just passing through a city gate guarded by a small number of guards.

However, it is said that only purebred humans are allowed to enter.

"Chi Yue Axe, that's the name," Emile explained while walking and pointing her finger at me. "Although I don't know the principle, if anyone other than a purebred human passes through the gate under the 'Gate of Judgement' in the inner city, Chi Yue Axe will fall from above like a guillotine."

Nalesha nodded in agreement.

"It's a mechanism that has existed for a long time." Hearing their explanation, I started to imagine the gate with Chi Yue Axe embedded in it, splitting the city of Elysis in half.

"By the way, when the guards ask, we just need to say that we are magic apprentices participating in the intermediate level assessment tomorrow, right?"

"You don't need to say anything."

"Huh?"

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Four hours later, Emile and Nalesha walked happily by my side.

"Hey, wait a minute! Why did it take four hours when the walk should have only taken a few minutes? What did we just do?" I asked, confused.

"What do you mean?" Emile said, munching on some jerky and holding two marshmallows in her hand.

"We had fun playing around, don't you remember?"

"Yeah, but it's still strange," I replied.

"It's so sweet ❤~," Nalesha said, holding her marshmallow and emitting an aura of happiness. If this were a comic, there would be a background full of flowers.

"Well... since Tassili said so, we might as well go,"

I reluctantly agreed, snatching Emile's marshmallow and taking a big bite.

"We're standing in front of the inner wall now."

Since the view of the inner city from a distance had given me the impression that it was nothing special, I was surprised by what I saw up close.

The complex and varied architecture, the vast open spaces, and the luxurious decorations were impressive.

It was like an ACT game map that would take a thousand tries to clear.

"If this were a game map, you'd need a mod to beat it," Emile remarked.

That's a scary thought. I'll have to abandon that idea.

"I heard it's both the city lord's mansion and the magic guild," Nalesha said, smiling at us. "I'm also planning to take the mage assessment."

"Yeah, let's do our best," Emile said, patting her chest and dragging me into the door of the Yueyi building, handing a small badge to the guard standing by.

The guard yawned and took the badge, then noticed the emblem on it and swallowed hard.

"Ah ...... that......Advanced!?"

"Shut up." Emile said.

"Yes!"

Emile shaking her head and arrogantly walking past the guard.

"Well, is it really a bit too high?" I asked.

"You should have thought about that beforehand." Nalesha chided me lightly as she caught up, bowing politely to the guard who had bent over ninety degrees.

"Sorry to keep you waiting," she said, admiring Emile's skills.

"She's really amazing."

"It's nothing, you're amazing too," Emile said, patting her on the shoulder and jumping towards the central tower.