"Hmm… so there are three sections, each with 10 questions. The first two sections are worth 30 marks each for completion, while the last one is worth 40 marks. The first section consists of questions about strategies and war tactics, the second section has questions about demons, and the third section focuses on magic classes. Well… Yota would be able to pass this since he enjoyed studying demons, and I also shared a few strategies with him. Then there is the last optional question which states: 'If your family is kidnapped and kept hostage by a criminal, who is demanding a huge ransom, what would you do?'" Ric thought as he looked through the question paper.

Ric smirked and mumbled, "Well, let's first answer the mandatory questions." Ric continued answering the questions with focus. Suddenly, a student council member shouted, "You there! What are you doing?!" Ric got distracted and looked towards the council member. The council member approached Ric, but Ric gazed at him without fear. The council member passed by Ric to catch a finely dressed student who was sitting beside him and said, "What are you taking out of your underwear?!"

This question lightened the mood of the exam slightly, making many students control their laughter. Then the council member asked, "What's your name?!"

The student replied, "Huh? My name is Melvin Crown Bell."

"Don't you know that bringing chits during exams is considered cheating?" the council member asked seriously.

"Well… I guess, I'm sorry?" Melvin replied lazily.

Upon hearing Melvin's answer, the council member said, "Well, you're done for! Give me the chits and go back to your dorm!" He took away Melvin's answer booklet and question paper.

Melvin, hardly concerned and picking his nose, said in a serious voice, "Do you really want all the chits I have?"

The council member replied sternly, "Yes!"

To which Melvin continued, "Are you sure?!"

The council member said, "Yes!"

To which Melvin said, "You brought this upon yourself. Don't blame me later, okay?"

The council member was confused and questioned, "W-what?"

Melvin ignored him and started taking out chits from his hair, from inside his shoes, from his hand sleeves, from the collar of his shirt, from behind his ear, from his mouth, from the sole of his shoes, from beneath his feet. Then he started to undress his shirt and revealed many chits sticking to the shirt itself as he handed it over to the council member, who was flabbergasted, shocked, and astonished by the hundreds of chits in his hands. But Melvin was still taking out chits and handing them over, and when he started to undress his pants, the council member stopped him and said, "W-wait! There are girls here."

To which Melvin replied, "So, you would have allowed me to undress if they were not?"

A silence swept through the air until it was broken by the laughter of the students who couldn't control themselves anymore and burst into laughter. "What in the world is that guy! Lol!" a student said while laughing. Another one replied, "King of chits! Haha!"

Melvin, hardly concerned about the ruckus he caused, asked the council member while yawning, "*Yawn* I can go now, right?"

But the council member didn't utter a word, so Melvin continued, "I will take that as a yes, then see ya~" and he left for his dorm without a care.

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The students murmured among themselves and laughed until Reinhardt stepped onto the podium and shouted, "Silence!! This is an exam, not a fish market! Discipline is important, and those who don't have it can leave!"

The students were silenced, and none dared to utter a word.

While Ric thought to himself, "Melvin Crown Bell… also known as the lazy genius, he is the third son of Duke Alistair Crown Bell. According to the information available at the orphanage library and newspapers, which arrived every day, except for the three great families and their Archdukes, there are 7 dukes in the Kingdom of Alcra, with their 7 respective families. I haven't discussed these families with Yota because Act 2, Clause 1087 explicitly prohibits them from bullying any commoners. However, it might be good to inform Yota, Jim, and Ren about this matter."

After that, time went by, and Ric completed his paper and arrived at the optional question. Ric thought, "Phew~ finally, it's done! Now there is only this question left." Ric smirked menacingly and wrote the answer to that question. He then handed his answer booklet to a council member and was allowed to return to his dorm, where he rested and waited for others to return. The sun set, and the exam ended. All the students returned to their respective dorms. Yota arrived nervously with his shoulders slumping and a look of depression on his face.

He asked, "Hey Ric, I know I'm asking the wrong question, but how did it go?"

Ric replied nonchalantly, "Not that bad for me, I guess~"

Yota slumped and said, "Haa… as expected."

Ric said, "You only answered the second section, right?"

Yota was surprised and asked, "What? How did you know?"

Ric said, "It's obvious. You only like to study demons and their weaknesses, characteristics, etc."

Yota said in a depressed manner, "You're right. I just wrote the second section."

Ric was curious, so he asked Yota, "Then, what did you write in the first section?"

Yota was clueless and said, "Huh? I just filled it with whatever I felt was correct."

"Huh? Then what did you write for the first question of the first section?" Ric curiously asked.

"Uh-umm …What was the question?" Yota asked while scratching his head.

"Sigh, you don't even remember it. It was 'You're the commander of a thousand troops, and the enemy troops are 2 times larger than yours. What is the best decision at a time like this when you are fighting at Ray Canyon?' What was your answer to this question?" Ric asked calmly.

Yota said with excitement, "Oh, that! I wrote, 'War is not good. Many people will die. So, I will negotiate with the enemy and live in truce!'"

Ric fell down from his bed after hearing this and said, "What kind of answer is that?!" Yota stood there clueless and said, "Isn't it good to live in peace?"

Ric sat on the bed and said annoyingly, "Argh, forget it! Then what did you write for the second one? It was 'Which formation was used in the human demon war at Cross land? A) Eagle front, B) Cover fire, C) Bull head.' What did you choose for this?"

Yota said enthusiastically, "Oh! I chose B) for that one!"

Ric replied surprisingly, "Not bad. It's correct. Did you read about it in the history book?"

Yota smirked and said, "Nah, I just used my secret technique!"

Ric got curious and asked, "What is that?"

"It's the Ultimate!" Yota exclaimed with enthusiasm.

"The Ultimate?" Ric said, getting even more curious.

"Super!" Yota said, trying to increase the suspense.

"Super?!" Ric followed with his curiosity.

"Pencil roll!!" Yota said with excitement and revealed his secret technique (kinda).

Ric once again fell off the bed after hearing this and said, "Ugh, I should have guessed that. I think I lost brain cells talking to you."

"What was that?!" Yota asked angrily.

Ric ignored him and said, "Hey, sleep now. We need to get up early for tomorrow's exam and prepare ourselves." Ric laid on his bed and got ready to sleep. Yota, even though fuming in anger, also went up to his bed and laid down.