Three days later, early in the morning.
The Church's grand examination.
The promotion exam that had captured the attention of the entire nation finally began.
The sky had just dawned, with goose-yellow sunlight pouring down through the clouds that resembled thousands of white rushes, and a thin layer of morning mist still enveloped the city of Farol.
The streets of the Upper City District were crowded with Alchemical Carriages, Order Knights patrolled the blocks to maintain order, and a cacophony of noise rose and fell as newsboys pedaled their moss-green bicycles through the streets and alleys shouting,
"Extra, extra, the promotion exam has started!"
Saints from all over the country who were qualified to take the exam packed the Seven Gods' First Cathedral to the brim, crowding around the entrance and craning their necks to look inside, just waiting for the Order Knights to give the signal to enter the examination hall once the time arrived.
