novelraw Chapter 85 Extra
Chapter 85 Extra
"Why should I come here to accompany you during the exam?"
Kevin held a pencil case in his hand, looking at his exam admission ticket, ID card, and a pile of stationery, with a puzzled expression.
"Isn't this just to let you experience what the college entrance exam feels like?♪~"
"How was it? Wasn't it exciting and interesting?"
Alicia smiled and patted Kevin on the shoulder, while Kevin looked at her silently.
"What are you afraid of? Su hasn't said anything yet♪~"
"But he opened his eyes."
Upon hearing Kevin's words, Alicia turned her head and saw that Su had indeed opened her eyes and was staring at the direction of the examination hall door, her expression even more solemn than when she faced the Herrscher of the End.
"Are you that nervous?"
Alicia asked, puzzled.
"Of course we're nervous, since neither of these two has taken the college entrance exam. But Alicia, haven't you taken it either?"
Eden walked over from the side, dressed in a gorgeous cheongsam, still elegant, and holding a glass of red wine that she had somehow gotten her hands on.
She glanced at Alicia, then at Kevin, and smiled slightly.
"I didn't either, since I debuted directly back then. But even if I hadn't debuted, I probably would have been guaranteed a spot."
"So I'm dressed very formally today."
"Are you here to take the college entrance exam or to walk the red carpet?"
Pado peeked out from behind her, carrying a bulging backpack that faintly smelled of dried fish.
"I just came to cheer you on."
"Alright..."
Pado shrank back and continued rummaging through her bag, muttering, "Exam admission ticket, ID card, 2B pencils, eraser, pencil sharpener... and dried fish, spicy strips, potato chips, cola, jelly—"
"Pado".
"W-What's wrong?"
"You're not here for an exam, you're here for a picnic."
Pado guiltily closed her schoolbag and muttered something under her breath.
"What if I get hungry halfway through the exam?"
Qianjie snorted coldly, took out two sharpened 2B pencils from his pocket, and stuffed them into Pado's hand.
"Here, don't come back to see me if you don't do well on the test."
Pado paused for a moment, then her eyes reddened slightly: "Brother Jie..."
"Shut up and go inside."
Pado sniffed and turned to run into the examination room.
I cried because I was afraid that Brother Jie would really beat me up...
After thinking for a moment, Pado turned back after running a few steps, took a dried fish from her bag and stuffed it into Qianjie's hand, then ran off without looking back.
Qianjie looked down at the dried fish in his hand and remained silent for a long time.
"...What does this mean?"
"It's probably a bribe."
Möbius pushed up his glasses and appeared beside him at some point. "She thinks you'll help her cheat."
Qianjie's face darkened, but he didn't throw away the dried fish.
Mebius turned his head toward the examination hall, his gaze sweeping over the cordon tape at the entrance, lost in thought.
"If I go in, I don't know if I'll be able to complete a gene-editing experiment within the exam time."
"What are you going to do?"
"I'm not doing anything, I just want to prove that the time limit for the college entrance examination is too short."
"...Just take the exam as usual."
"I didn't register."
Kevin's tone was calm, but his hands were still trembling.
Su looked at him and slowly asked, "Are you nervous?"
"no."
"Then why are you shaking?"
Kevin glanced down at his hands and said expressionlessly, "It's too cold."
Su did not speak.
He looked at the blazing sun overhead, then at Kevin. The cicadas were chirping in the distance, and the temperature was at least thirty degrees Celsius.
"...I'm not going to say anything."
Su closed her eyes again.
"How could you do this? We finally managed to bring you all here to experience the college entrance exam this year♪~"
Alicia put her hands on her hips, looked around, and said, "Sakura, say something!"
Sakura stood under the shade of a tree not far away, tying her long hair into a high ponytail.
She was wearing a clean white shirt with the sleeves rolled up to her forearms, making her look neat and tidy.
"Ling will be taking the college entrance exam next year, so I'm here to check on things first."
"Wow, what a great older sister!"
Alicia's eyes lit up. "So, what are your thoughts?"
Sakura thought for a moment, then lowered her head and said she was nervous.
"You're not a test taker!"
"...I'm nervous for her."
Wilvi had somehow acquired a set of high-tech cheating devices and was secretly testing them at the door.
Kosmo stood beside her, staring blankly at the pile of sophisticated instruments.
"Are you sure this won't be detected?"
"Of course not! This is my specially made 'mind transmission device'! As long as you think about the answer in the exam room, I can receive it from outside—and then tell you through this miniature earpiece—"
"You just said it out loud."
Vervi paused for a second, then stuffed the pile of things back into her bag.
"...I didn't say anything."
"I saw it."
"You didn't see it."
Kosmo didn't say anything more, but silently took two steps forward, putting some distance between himself and her.
Greta stood beside the police line, holding up a sign she had drawn herself.
The sign had a large "Go for it!" sign painted in seven colors, and next to it was a chubby unicorn.
"Daughter, when you take the college entrance exam, your old man will definitely come to pick you up and drop you off."
"But Dad, weren't you looking at the other girls?"
"Cough cough cough, what? As the head of the combat department, I'm here to help check on the growth of the children in the combat department."
Greta didn't want to talk anymore.
She wanted to go home and tell her mother.
"Gresh, aren't you hot standing here?"
Aponia walked over, holding a parasol, and pulled Grey into the shade.
"It's not hot."
Gretchen looked up at her. "I'm waiting for the first person to finish the exam."
Why?
"I want to give this plaque to him."
Aponia stared silently at the hand-drawn cheering sign, then smiled helplessly.
"Isn't Aponia's mom going to take the exam?"
"Um... I've never been to school, I don't know how..."
Greta nodded vigorously, held up the sign, and flashed a big smile in the sunlight.
More and more people were gathering at the entrance of the examination hall.
Kevin clutched his exam admission ticket, his fingers turning white.
"Mei, aren't you afraid?"
Upon hearing this, Mei turned around and looked at Kevin as if he were an idiot.
Kevin: ...
"I was too talkative."
Alicia chattered away beside her.
Su closed her eyes, as if she were meditating.
Qianjie leaned against the wall with his arms crossed, ready to curse at any moment.
Sakura stood quietly under the shade of the tree.
Eden continued to sip his red wine with elegance.
Aponia held up an umbrella.
Greta held up a sign.
The aroma of dried fish wafted from Pado's bag.
Vilvi was secretly adjusting her equipment in the corner.
Mebius was calculating the time efficiency of the college entrance examination.
Kosmo stood there expressionless.
Some of them were nervous, some were indifferent, some were just there for the fun of it, and some had no idea what they were doing.
But they are all here.
"The bell rang." Su opened her eyes, her voice very soft.
Everyone fell silent for a moment.
Then, the candidates began to enter the examination room.
Greta held her sign high: "Go for it—!"
Pado shouted, "I'll take you guys out to eat after the exam!"
Qianjie snorted: "Don't come back to see me if you don't do well on the exam."
Alicia smiled, waved, and said in a lighthearted tone, "Go ahead—we'll wait for you outside."
Kevin took a deep breath and took a step.
"...I should have died 50,000 years ago."
He spoke in a low voice, so softly that only he could hear it.
"And now we still have to take the college entrance exam."
"Fate is truly unreasonable."