Chapter 65 : Lonis's Resolve
"Damn... Elucia is so mean."
After using the bathroom, Lonis breathed a long sigh of relief.
She had almost been unable to hold it just now, and under the repeated stimulation, she had made very shameful sounds.
Now, Lonis's body was soft, and she could only collapse onto the bed...
Although the bed gave off a soft feeling, and lying down felt much better than sleeping in a compartment.
But Lonis inexplicably felt a trace of unease.
......
(Uu, could it be that I still prefer sleeping in small spaces?)
Thinking this, Lonis's cheeks showed a slight blush, but she quickly realized... this was unease from Elucia not being by her side.
Before this, no matter what happened, even if she was seriously injured by General Kuru, even when trekking through snowy mountains, at least at night the two of them always slept together.
However tonight, who knows where Elucia was sleeping. Maybe she was on some big, luxurious bed?
And moreover...
If Elucia successfully passed the entrance exam, she would probably live in the student dormitory like Zhou Suling, right?
In that case, the two of them would see each other less and less.
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"I..."
Realizing this, Lonis sighed.
She wasn't afraid of the dark, nor was she afraid of loneliness, but she was afraid that Elucia would feel lonely!
Moreover, watching Elucia go to school while she could only keep working at the maid café gave Lonis a feeling of being left behind.
How to describe it?
It was like clearly having a new world opening its doors to you, but you couldn't truly integrate into it.
You could only stand aside, watching others all move forward while you remained in place.
So...
Lonis took a deep breath, seeming to decide something.
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Dream☆Rainbow Maid Café began operating at 5 PM every day.
So as a maid, Lonis only needed to arrive at the shop by 4:50... She wasn't a chef, so she didn't need to prepare goods in advance.
But today, Lonis came to the shop at 3 PM.
"Eh? Lonis, why... why did you come here so early?"
Zhou Suling was startled and put down the coffee beans she was grinding.
"Um... I want to sit in the café for a while and read some books. Is that okay?"
"Hehe, we're not open yet, so of course it's fine."
There weren't many people in the coffee shop, and the manager seemed to have gone out on business and wasn't in the shop.
So Lonis found a quiet corner and sat down... She opened the book she had just bought and began reading seriously.
On it were written seven large characters—"Clear Academy Entrance Guide"
Although this book was very expensive, costing Lonis a full 20 silver coins! But the knowledge inside was all crucial information that would be very helpful to Lonis.
For example, Clear Academy's entrance exam was divided into:
Four completely different parts: professional cultural courses, magical theory, practical combat, and interviews.
Lonis was relatively familiar with professional cultural courses—basic theoretical courses like history, politics, alchemy, language, and geography.
Students needed to choose at least three of these, or could make multiple selections or even choose all... The more subjects passed, the more majors available to choose from, the more credits at the start of the semester, and the easier it would be to graduate.
As for magical theory, it mainly included the fundamentals of magical theory, which was a core subject that had to be studied regardless of what major you were testing for.
Practical combat required personally fighting a small magical beast in an enclosed area... Although victory wasn't required to pass, the battle process would be part of the interview and confirmed by the teachers.
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Seeing such entrance requirements, Lonis felt her head spinning.
Not to mention whether she could pass the later assessments, just the first cultural course section already had her very troubled.
Geography and politics were out of the question—the current world had undergone such complex changes... If asked to discuss the "climatic characteristics of the academy island," it could make Lonis cough up blood three times and faint in the exam room.
Who knows what climatic features a floating island could have!
And politics was even more impossible—Lonis didn't even know what countries existed in the world now, let alone memorize the political systems of various nations.
And what was this "alchemy" subject anyway?
Could this be considered a cultural course? Wasn't this the predecessor of chemistry?
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So Lonis's fighting spirit, which had just been ignited, was instantly extinguished.
But Zhou Suling, who was working, had finished grinding coffee and walked over to Lonis with curiosity...
"Ah, Lonis, this book is!"
"Um, it's... an exam guide?"
"Amazing!"
Seeing this book, the pink-haired girl's eyes widened in surprise, as if seeing a close companion: "Wonderful! So Lonis wants to enroll too?"
"Um... I suppose I do want to?"
Lonis's face flushed red. She did want to enroll... but with her current half-baked level, even if she took the exam, she could probably only score single digits.
"Lonis, have you decided what major to apply for?"
"Ma-major, I haven't thought about it at all..."
"Um, in that case, you could choose some more niche and unpopular majors. Because the competition isn't very fierce, the possibility of admission would increase a lot~"
As she spoke, Zhou Suling leaned forward and flipped through the pages with her finger.
The pink-haired girl's hair lightly brushed against Lonis, making the girl feel ticklish... The book was turned to page 233, and on this page were recorded many unpopular majors and corresponding cultural course information.
And one line of text on it left Lonis stunned.
『Level 3 Professional Course: Ancient Languages』
Learning the languages of the previous era, though no longer in common use today, is key to humanity's current efforts to solve ancient unsolved mysteries.
『Level 2 Professional Course: Ancient History』
Analyzing events that occurred in the previous era. Although many historical events have long since disappeared into the river of history with the arrival of the end times, excavating them and organizing their authenticity remains our work.
『Subject: Archaeology』
This analyzes the uses of some ancient artifacts. The content is dry and boring, so students should choose carefully.
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Seeing this page, Lonis felt like she was about to fly with excitement!!!
Who could understand these things better than her?
After all, before becoming a hero, Lonis was a human from the previous era~
For example, it was like people being very confused about ancient Egyptian language and symbols, not knowing what they were saying. But Lonis was that "ancient Egyptian" who had lived to the present: for her, the obscure ancient civilization was as easy and interesting as daily life!
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Seeing Lonis show a joyful expression, Zhou Suling also understood:
"Eh, Lonis wants to apply for archaeology?"
"Um... um, is that okay?"
"It's, it's not impossible... it's just a bit danger... no, never mind. Since Lonis likes it, I'll help you too."
The pink-haired girl blinked her eyes and said very cheerfully.