Chapter 225: Going to School! (5)
The practical exam was a ‘duel’. Literally, it meant the children would compete against the exam proctor to be evaluated and scored. The exam proctor was a 12-year-old genius girl named Tywin. Tywin had excellent combat sense and was more suited than anyone for the proctor role.
“You all have Molumolu with you now, but there will definitely come a time when you must part ways with Molumolu.” Tywin spoke to the children gathered for the practical exam. It was about why the ‘practical’ was important. “When we part ways with Molumolu, we’ll become adults and have to live by our own strength. Until then, children need to develop their skills to survive in the world.”
Molumolu was the children’s friend. However, someday the children would become adults and have to live in the world alone after parting with Molumolu. Honing skills to navigate a world without Molumolu’s help— That was the philosophy behind Graham Academy’s practical education.
“Alright, numbers 1 through 10, come forward.”
Tywin called the first student to the stage. Soon the children in gym clothes climbed onto the arena, some hesitantly and others confidently. All the teachers, Graham Academy officials, and selected visitors watched the arena. Among them were knights from the kingdom and headhunters from the adventurer’s guild. They were there to scout promising talents from first grade elementary school, sponsor them, and recruit them after graduation. Even if students didn’t pass, they could still be taken and educated separately if talent was spotted. That’s how the 10 children felt standing in the arena.
Originally there should have been loud cheering from parents, but parent observation was abolished thanks to parents who complained two years ago saying “Why did you hit my child!” So the outfield was quiet. In the cool and quiet arena, the robust physical education teacher Silver Ganu blew his whistle.
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The practical began with that. The 6-year-old children toddled around targeting Tywin. Of course, Tywin snorted “Hmph” and briefly chanted a spell.
“Water. Cannon.”