Meet the principal

How their group spent the night, Reiner naturally didn't know. He woke up the next morning, and after eating breakfast brought by the hotel waiter, he saw that Claire and others didn't seem to wake up, so he ran off on his own. After leaving the hotel, I wanted to check out the exam room in advance.

Osborne was right. This hotel is not far from the headquarters of the Toronto Magic Association, about ten minutes' walk, and it is relatively lively along the way, with many shops selling all kinds of goods.

The Magic Association is a modern building, five stories high and stable, with a simple and low-key design. From the outside, you can see the dense windows. Compared with ordinary high towers, the ventilation here should be better. , quite comfortable in this slightly hot early summer.

Walking into the hall, a hint of coolness hit Reiner. It seemed that the entire building was equipped with a temperature-regulating array. At least he didn't have to sweat and write papers tomorrow.

There are several information desks in the lobby on the first floor of the Magic Association. A sign informs candidates that the specific location of the exam is on the fourth floor of the Magic Association and is not open to the public today.

As for the seating chart, it was posted next to the sign. There were several young mage apprentices looking at the seating chart.

Reiner leaned over and quickly found his name and the names of four students on the seating chart.

There were four examination rooms in total, and he and Dana were in the same examination room, and the remaining three were in three other examination rooms. It seemed that they had mixed up the students from the same school as much as possible to prevent cheating.

Reiner also glanced at the location of the two brothers he met yesterday. By coincidence, James Patchwell happened to be in the same examination room as him and was sitting next to Reiner.

"There are twenty-five candidates in Brooklyn this year, which seems a little less."

"Phoenix's admission rate has been very high in recent years, and the first place in the comprehensive examination for five consecutive years has been in Phoenix. Now the number one magic school in Ammonai Province should have become Phoenix."

"Who knows, Phoenix was just an ordinary magic school at the beginning. It seems that the results improved after the principal took office. If I had known, I would have signed up for Phoenix."

"Haha, it sounds like you were able to get into Phoenix back then."

The apprentices were talking in low voices, and Reiner noticed that they all had the same coat of arms on the mage robes they wore. They should be classmates from the same school.

Brooklyn and Phoenix are both names of magic schools. Originally, Brooklyn ranked first in the province of Ammonai. But five years ago, after a tough-minded female principal came to the Phoenix Academy of Magic, the school's performance dropped. Just looking at the promotion rate and assessment results in the past few years, Phoenix seems to have overtaken Brooklyn.

The dispute between Brooklyn and Phoenix is ​​not only reflected in the magic examination, but also includes academic competitions and competition in various ancillary industries. The two are secretly competing in all aspects.

Other schools probably watch the fight between these two schools as if they were gods fighting.

The two students noticed Reiner and were a little surprised. After all, Reiner seemed to be a few years older than them and he was not wearing a robe.

"Are you here to take the exam too?"

asked the bolder one.

"That's right, I'm in exam room No. 4."

Reiner nodded. He wouldn't mind getting to know more about students from other schools.

"Examination room No. 4, isn't it the same examination room where Reiner Iain Gray is? You are so lucky."

Another student glanced at the seating chart and exclaimed quietly.

Uh, so you are so famous?

Reiner remained calm and didn't want to explain, he just smiled slightly.

"Who is that? Sounds familiar? I am in the same examination room as him."

Another student came over. He was not an alumnus of the two.

But he also seems to be a person who loves to join in the fun.

"You don't know about Reiner Ingle?"

The surprised student stared at the latecomer, and then spoke eloquently.

"He is the youngest winner of the Hohenheim Gold Cup in history. Although he is still a mage apprentice, he has successfully overturned the traditional fire element combustion theory and decomposed water!"

What he said made the others stunned. It seemed that Reiner's deeds were still a bit unfamiliar to these mage apprentices.

"He is my idol. If I can meet him, I must let him sign my notes!"

This student is obviously a little fan of Reiner, but it's a pity that he is a boy.

"According to what you said, if someone like him takes the exam, he will crush us all into scum in minutes. Why do we need to take the mock exam?"

The students who joined in the fun obviously didn't believe it. After all, as an apprentice, you have limited access to academia, and you don't have a clear understanding of what Reiner is doing. It's quite normal to feel doubtful.

"I do not know then."

Pouting, Reiner's little fan rubbed his palms, looking eager to try.

"As soon as I finish the exam tomorrow, I will go to him and ask for his autograph. Hehe, this may have been a year."

They continued to discuss, but Reiner had quietly left at some point. He was not interested in the flattery. Instead, he was worried that if someone recognized him, it would be terrible if he was surrounded by people.

When walking back to the hotel, Reiner happened to meet Claire who had changed into a dress.

Her blond hair was tied back casually, and the dress she wore was the style suggested by Reiner, which highlighted the girl's beautiful figure.

It's just that Claire was yawning carelessly, without any trace of ladylike dignity. She covered her mouth, and in the middle of her yawn, she happened to see Reiner, and the whole movement suddenly seemed to be paused and stopped.

"Good morning, Claire, did you sleep well last night?"

Reiner joked, and his words finally made Claire move again. The girl turned her face away with embarrassment, and her originally relaxed posture became slightly tense.

"Not bad."

Claire replied, looking at Reiner up and down, a little strange.

"Are you going out?"

"Well, I went to check out the examination room."

Reiner nodded and then asked.

"Are the other students awake yet?"

As a man, it was naturally inconvenient for him to take too much care of the daily lives of other female students, so these things were left to Claire.

"Dana and Fina are already up, probably reviewing, Leya is still having breakfast, and Eureka probably hasn't gotten up yet."

Claire had already confirmed the students' condition before, so she answered immediately.

"Okay, you will inform them later that they will be free to review today. After dinner, I will explain a little bit about the precautions for the exam. As for before dinner..."

Reiner thought for a while and said to Claire.

"You clean up a little and we go out for a walk."

"Go out, go out, go out for a walk?"

Claire was a little nervous. After all, no man had ever invited her like this before. She was at a loss for a moment.

"Well, you go back to your room to get ready. I'll call you in half an hour."

Reiner gave the order without any explanation, and then returned to his room, leaving Claire alone in the corridor with random thoughts.