After sending the sullen Ji Yan off to the infirmary, I hurried over to the main hall in the middle school section of Saint Teresa Academy – the grand coliseum where the middle school practical exam was being held.
There was a huge crowd bustling at the edges of the main hall – to my surprise, it wasn't just the middle school students, but adults – ranging from the participants' parents to nobles or other friends and family members – were also present, chattering excitedly.
The practical examination for the middle school was conducted in a tournament format. Since the high school division had just been through the national tournament about a month before the exams, they decided to give us individual duels as the format instead, but the middle school was another matter altogether.
