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Chapter 47
Drek had expected to score high on this exam.
He had placed second in the basic practical test.
Even that was a miraculous result for someone like Drek, who came from a merchant family unlike the others, and he thought his luck had finally peaked in the joint exam.
The students who were placed in the same Team 4 as him.
Chloe Hendel and Viola Cribel.
Wêb̀ nо̌v̈е̌l̄ Е n̄ûm̌ ȧ
Team mates are more reliable than anyone else.
He didn’t know much about the archer and priest class members, but it didn’t matter.
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Because he had a descendant of a hero and one of the twin witches with him.
To prove it, all Drek did was quietly follow behind, and yet they quickly discovered three mana stones.
The monsters of the Panting Forest were cut down by Chloe’s sword before others could even get ready for battle.
‘This… is such a sweet deal.’
Е̇ nù m a
A saying of Drek’s father passed through his mind.
“Using luck is also a skill.”
But he hadn’t expected things to take this turn.
“Guh…!”
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Chloe, who always cut down her enemies with ease, let out a soft groan as if the battle was wearing on her.
“Flare Lance!”
Е̂nũ m ă .і̃d
Viola created a flaming spear to support Chloe and threw it at the enemy.
Usually, such a powerful spell needed to be controlled carefully to avoid harming allies, but the flames surged forward, as if that wasn’t a concern at all.
Because Chloe had extreme resistance to fire, the strategy was to throw it even if she got caught in it.
And it was the right strategy.
However, the flaming spear struck an ice wall that had suddenly been raised and was knocked off course.
Icicle Wall.
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It was simply a spell that raised a wall of ice, and while it couldn’t fully block the Flare Lance, it was enough to alter its trajectory slightly.
The giant flaming spear veered off and flew harmlessly away from Chloe and the enemy.
In terms of mana and firepower, the enemy’s magic was inferior to Viola’s, but precise judgment made up for the difference.
“Damn it…!”
Team 4’s archer, Bain, drew his bowstring but couldn’t fire.
He wanted to provide cover, but the enemy kept shifting positions with Chloe, using her like a human shield.
Е̄ n̂ umа. і̃ d̈
Still, Chloe managed to find an opening and slashed at the enemy, severing tendons in his shoulder and forearm—not a fatal blow, but still impressive.
Yet the enemy healed immediately.
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As the battle dragged on, the stress among the members of Team 4 continued to build.
They had never doubted their own superiority, and they lacked experience with such grueling combat.
More than anything...
“This is pathetic, getting wrecked by just one guy!”
Wе̇b̌nӧv̈ ě l Е nu m̄а
As the archer shouted, their opponent was just one person.
But that one person was the problem.
The first reason why the joint exam had become a “Nightmare midterm”.
“Because that one person is Maxwell…”
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Maxwell Willard, the irregular.
Though he was alone, his status as a Master Class made fighting him feel like going up against an entire party.
Ӗǹûm̂ ã . і̇ d̊
‘Am I lucky or unlucky…?’
Drek muttered to himself.
Running into Maxwell’s doppelgänger was clearly bad luck, but if it hadn’t been for Chloe and Viola, they would’ve been wiped out already.
“The longer the fight goes on, the better it is for us.”
In fact, even Maxwell’s doppelgänger seemed tired, and when Chloe pulled back, it didn’t charge, but instead maintained a standoff.
There was a moment of silence, then Viola’s expression suddenly darkened.
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“C-Chloe…”
“I know.”
Chloe sighed and shouted.
“Drek, Bain.”
The two who weren’t contributing much to the battle at the moment.
She was speaking to the rogue and the archer.
Е̇ ñu m̀ à . іd
“Run.”
“What do you mean?”
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Drek asked, clearly confused.
Being told to run when every bit of help mattered bruised his pride a little.
But...
“Run and go find students from the other groups!”
Ê n um̊а
From Chloe’s small body, a thunderous roar exploded.
Then came faint footsteps.
Judging by the sound, three people were approaching.
‘No way…’
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The ones who appeared from the bushes were—
Whiton Cushingham, one of the Cribel twins, and Shane Trier.
Е́ n̂ u m̀ а̂. і d
They looked the same, but instinctively, they knew.
“Right now!”
That they were doppelgängers.
***
“You’re saying if there’s a doppelgänger of Chloe, there must be others too?”
Whiton asked while chasing the doppelgänger.
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“That’s the reasonable assumption.”
There were ten doppelgängers in total.
They were set to activate once half of the twenty mana stones were found.
‘Not that I can explain that in detail or expect anyone to believe it…’
“This exam is brutal,” Whiton said with a grimace.
‘By now, Team 3 is probably wiped out.’
Ė n̂ǔ ma
If events followed the original story, the doppelgängers—no longer under Mane’s control—would attack Team 3 all at once, and Team 3 would be annihilated without much resistance.
Of course, Norman likely sent a signal to the waiting instructors as soon as he noticed...
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‘But if things could be resolved that easily, this test wouldn’t be called the Nightmare Midterm.’
The instructors were likely held up by the sudden all-out attack from the monsters of the Panting Forest.
The one behind this nightmare midterm was the Genesis Brigade’s “Seven Luminaries.”
The Monster Queen—Mane.
W̃е ḃn̈о̃v е̂l Еnu.mа
She had the power to control monsters she kissed.
By cutting off her lips and throwing them into the Panting Forest, she had gradually brought most of its monsters under her control.
A deranged lunatic.
‘The good news is, she didn’t make it to the forest’s core.’
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Since she only controlled monsters at the entrance, the situation should settle down not long after the crisis ends.
To leave no evidence, those lips would be eaten and digested by a Hellhound after the midterm.
Wê b̆ ňо̊ v е l .Ѐn ǔm̌ а
The midterm would end in the worst possible way, with many injured and even some top students from the joint test dropping out.
But...
‘What does that have to do with me?’
Some of the injured would suffer permanent damage, but no one would die.
Because—
“Maxwell’s the protagonist, after all.”
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In the end, Maxwell fought his own doppelgänger to protect the others, and the Secret Pursuit Club members took care of the remaining doppelgängers.
By now, Maxwell must have joined Chloe’s side as well...
There’s no way someone like him wouldn’t sense the ominous energy a doppelgänger gives off.
In the original story, he instantly slashed the first doppelgänger he met and charged toward the one with the strongest aura—his own.
Although, unlike the original, Drek and I participated in the joint exam, changing the team composition slightly, the rogue class didn’t hold any significance to the plot anyway, so things shouldn’t diverge much.
There isn’t much I can do in this event.
Е n̊ u m̂ а̂ . і̃d̈
All I can do is support Maxwell so the flow of the original story continues.
“There it is! Battle positions!”
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Before we knew it, we spotted Chloe’s doppelgänger taking a break.
The doppelgänger noticed us too, and the fight resumed immediately.
Chloe, now slowed by cold energy, looked visibly different.
The overwhelming dominance she had over Whitton had vanished, and now the battle was evenly matched.
Е̇n u m̃.á.ї d
It looked like we could bring it down with another coordinated strike, but perhaps due to learning from earlier, the doppelgänger was now paying more attention to the mage and the archer.
‘Well, in the original, it was Whitton who handled Chloe’s doppelgänger.’
Even though he was on the defensive, he held on until the doppelgänger was destroyed—though he collapsed unconscious afterward.
If no further variables show up, the story should proceed as in the original.
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‘This is the first time things are actually going according to the original...’
From Chloe’s pendant incident to the fire in Raiz’s dorm.
W̌ е́bń о̇ v̂ е̊ l̆ Еn̆û mа̂
Followed by the assassination by the Peace and Truth Church cult and the conflict with the Central Church.
Though I kept deviating from the original out of necessity to survive, it was a dizzying path...
‘But maybe the major events won’t change?’
All I have to do now is help Whitton hold off Chloe’s doppelgänger.
Maxwell, being the protagonist, will take care of the rest in style.
Tap, tap, tap.
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Suddenly, the sound of footsteps echoed.
Heavy footsteps—it was someone with a sizable build.
‘What the...?’
In the original, Whitton’s group fought Chloe’s doppelgänger from beginning to end.
As a result, they only secured three mana stones.
No other characters appeared.
W e b̊n о v̂еl Еń ǔm̈а̄
“Someone’s coming from behind!”
I immediately drew my Frostwolf Claw and took position.
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“Mage, keep supporting Whitton! Archer, cover me!”
None of the doppelgängers are easy opponents.
Thankfully, they’re likely not elite-level individuals.
Except for Chloe, the rest of the Secret Pursuit Club members stormed Team 4 after Team 3 was wiped out.
E̊ n u m̌.а̇ . і̄d̄
As long as I hold the line and get support from the archer, they’re not unbeatable.
‘No... the very fact that someone else is coming here already makes it a variable… I can’t be sure of anything.’
Sweat started to gather in my tense palms, dampening the grip of my dagger.
Then someone appeared from the bushes.
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“Leon!”
“Drek? What are you doing here?”
E n ǔ ḿ а.іd
I was sure Drek had joined Team 4.
Team 4 should be busy fighting the doppelgängers alongside Maxwell by now.
“Help us! Chloe is...”
Drek, clearly out of breath from running all the way here, couldn’t finish his sentence.
“What happened?! What about Lady Chloe?!”
Even in the middle of battle, Whitton reacted immediately upon hearing her name and shouted while swinging his sword.
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“We encountered doppelgängers... five of them...!”
Five doppelgängers.
It matched the flow of the original story.
Maxwell, Whitton, the Cribel twins, and Shane.
But Maxwell should have joined them before that…
“We were fighting Maxwell’s doppelgänger at first, but then four more appeared... Chloe told me to go find help…”
Ѐ ň ǔ m а.і̄d
Something was off.
A variable I hadn’t accounted for was in play.
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‘Maxwell still hasn’t joined them?’
I had already confirmed the locations of all the doppelgängers of the promising students in the story.
Chloe is fighting with us, and the others are all with Team 4.
The remaining doppelgängers should be the ones Maxwell would slice through instantly.
Е ňům̂ а
‘No… there’s no time to think.’
“I’ll go ahead. You guys stay here and handle Chloe’s doppelgänger.”
“What are you saying?! What help could you possibly be—then let me go!”
Whitton shouted as he deflected an attack.
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“Then who’s going to fight Chloe’s doppelgänger?”
At my words, Whitton paused, let out a sigh, and responded.
Е̌ ň ú m a
“Let’s hope you’re more competent than I expect. Go help Lady Chloe...”
“Don’t worry. I’ll bring back someone even more reliable.”
Maxwell Willard.
I have to go check on him.
***
Maxwell Willard.
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The greatest genius in the history of the Academy and the only Master Class student.
He felt the ominous energy growing stronger and wanted to rush over immediately, but he was currently unable to.
“I didn’t think it would be this bad...”
He couldn’t even take down the opponent right in front of him.
It wasn’t that the opponent was absurdly strong.
In terms of strength and speed, they were inferior to Maxwell.
Е̂ nü.m̃ а̃ ._i d_
But strangely, he couldn’t land a single effective hit.
It was like they could read his every move.
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As much as he hated to admit it, he had no choice but to acknowledge it.
That the opponent before him surpassed him in combat instincts.
“Well… if he’s the representative of our club, he’d better be this good.”
Maxwell gripped his sword tighter once more and charged at the enemy before him.
En̂ūm а̌ . і̀ d̃
“Leon Jodrick!”
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