Abandoned in the mountains, I was adopted by a lizard ~I mastered magic and surpassed my parents, but I didn't know they were legendary ancient dragons~

Chapter 5 Entrance Exam 1 – Written

One month later.

I arrived above the Zelgius Royal Magic Academy, riding on my flying mother.

Currently, we were at an altitude of 50 kilometers.

My mother said she couldn’t descend further without transforming, as her dragon form would startle people.

After jumping off my mother’s back, I enjoyed a brief skydive.

As I neared the ground, I slowed my descent with flight magic and landed softly.

In front of me was the gate to the massive facility, with a sign reading “Zelgius Royal Magic Academy Main Gate.”

Standing before the main gate were two men checking the documents of children around my age—likely other examinees—before allowing them to enter.

It seemed we needed to show our admission tickets there.

Following the procedure of my peers, I presented my admission ticket. The man at the gate checked my exam number and directed me to the classroom I was assigned to.

Upon reaching the classroom, I saw rows of desks, each labeled with an exam number.

After finding the desk that matched my admission ticket, I sat down and waited.

It seemed the written exam would be first.

About 30 minutes later, a teacher entered, distributed the exam papers, and signaled the start of the test.

The questions were all easy.

Each subject featured problems similar to those in the mock exams, and there wasn’t a single question I couldn’t solve effortlessly.

While that was good, it also made the exam rather dull. By the time a third of the exam period had passed, I was already starting to get bored. My mother had advised, “If you finish early, review your answers repeatedly,” so I diligently checked my answers multiple times. However, after about five rounds, I had grown tired of it.

There was still half of the exam time left.

I knew I should continue reviewing, but at this point, I doubted I would notice any mistakes even if they existed. I needed some way to refresh my mind.

…I’ve got it!

This exam consisted of two mandatory subjects and two out of four elective subjects, making a total of four subjects. At this point, there were still two subjects I hadn’t touched. While it wasn’t necessary, I could solve those for a change of pace and then return to reviewing.

The unselected elective subjects also had mostly easy questions, but one question in particular was interesting and required a bit of thought.

Thanks to that, I managed to refresh my mind quite a bit.

Feeling rejuvenated, I went back to reviewing the four subjects I initially solved, but I didn’t find any mistakes to correct.

Just as I was finishing up, the exam period ended.

I handed over my answer sheets for the first four subjects to the teacher collecting them.

Once the written exam was over, everyone began moving towards the first practical exam, which was the swordsmanship test.

I followed along with them.

By the way, the question papers and any unused answer sheets were not allowed to be taken out, so we had to leave them on the desk. This rule was to prevent the questions from leaking out.

Considering the accuracy of the mock test papers, it seemed unnecessary to worry about such things, but I suppose for the school, there’s a significant difference between similar practice problems circulating and the actual past exam questions being distributed.

…Well, there’s no point in thinking about trivial matters. I should focus on preparing for the next exam.

The swordsmanship test was to be held in the schoolyard.

Following the flow of students, I soon arrived at the schoolyard, the venue for the test.