Because the signal magic had been fired into the sky, the students who saw it immediately rushed to find the medals. They began searching their surroundings. Some of them found them in trees, hanging from branches, under rocks, behind grass and bushes, at the bottom of rivers, and so on.

  Meanwhile, at Irene's location.

  "I forgot to tell Rid earlier to form a team if we meet in the exam, but even without saying anything, I think he'll agree if I tell him later. Right now, I don't sense Rid's aura, which means he's been placed far away from me. So, I'll focus on finding the medals first, while continuing to check his aura. I also have to find Leandra and Lily, i'm worried about them," Irene said.

  -

  At Noa's location.

  "I didn't expect us to meet so early in the exam, Kotaro," Noa said.

  "Yeah, I didn't expect that either. By the way, how many medals have you got, Noa?" Kotaro asked.

  "Only one," Noa replied.

  "Me too," Kotaro said.

  "Hey, Kotaro, how about we work together to complete this exam? If it were just about finding medals, I might be able to complete it alone, but in this exam, we also have to fight wild animals, monsters, and other students who are trying to steal our medals. Wouldn't working together make this exam easier?" Noa asked.

  "You're right. I agree with you, let's work together," Kotaro said.

  Noa and Kotaro decided to work together to complete this exam.

  -

  At Charles's location.

  ~Water Slash~

  Charles launched an attack at several slimes attacking him. The slimes were destroyed.

  "I didn't expect to face a horde of monsters right after the exam began. Looks like I'm having a bad day," Charles said.

  -

  At Chloe's location.

  Chloe was walking along the river, searching for a medal that might be at the bottom. Upon seeing the medal at the bottom, Chloe jumped into the river and retrieved it.

  "This is my first time jumping into a river. The water is so clear and refreshing, it's even delicious to drink. If I were still in the royal palace, I wouldn't have had this experience."

  "But my clothes are wet from jumping in, so I think I should make a fire and dry them first. Besides, I already earned four medals early on, so it wouldn't hurt to take a short break," Chloe said.

  Chloe then began looking for a place to rest, while several students quietly followed her.

  -

  Several hours passed.

  Some students were still trying to find more medals so they could get 20 to exchange for a full score. The other students were even starting to attack each other, trying to snatch each other's medals.

  At Leandra's location.?

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  "What's going on, Ray? Why did you bring several other Class A students here with you?" Leandra asked.

  Leandra was currently surrounded by Ray, her partner during the second exam, and six other Class A students, all male.

  "Don't call me by my name, you damn Elf. I've been holding a grudge against you ever since the second exam. I've always been looking for a way to get my revenge, but fortunately, I finally got my revenge this time," Ray said.

  "I know you want revenge, Ray, but you don't have to fight her so hard. Even though she's an Elf, she has a beautiful face and a great body. Wouldn't it be a shame not to enjoy them?" said Glenn Klark, a Class A student who ranked 7th on the entrance exam.

  "That's right, Ray," said Troy Clifford, a Class A student who ranked 8th on the entrance exam.

  "Okay, you're free to do whatever you want with her if I manage to defeat her," Ray said.

  "Do you need help, Ray? Even though you're ranked 10th, you lost to a samurai boy and a demi-human ranked below you," said Ciaran Forde, a Class A student who ranked 9th on the entrance exam.

  "Don't worry, I can beat him alone," Ray said.

  Ray then began to approach Leandra.

  "You want to attack me alone, Ray? I thought you'd attack with the others," Leandra said.

  "I'm enough to defeat you alone," Ray said.

  "Is that true? You lost to Kotaro and Lily, while I defeated them in the second exam. Doesn't that mean I'm stronger than you?" Leandra asked.

  "You're getting more and more arrogant, you damn Elf," Ray said.

  Ray prepared to attack Leandra, but suddenly someone unexpected arrived.

  "What's with all this commotion? Why didn't you invite me earlier when there was an event like this, Lea?" Lily asked.

  It turned out to be Lily.

  "Lily?" Leandra asked.

  "Can I join in to liven up this event?" Lily asked.

  -

  Back to where Irene was.

  "Hand over your medal, Ice Princess. If not, we'll attack you," said a student.

  Currently, Irene was surrounded by dozens of students ready to attack her.

  "I don't recognize you guys. You all seem to be from another class," Irene asked.

  "You don't need to know which class we're from. You've already collected a lot of medals, right? Hand them over, or we'll attack you. We don't care if you're a Duke's daughter or what," said the student.

  "I'm in a hurry to find Rid, Leandra, and Lily. I don't have time to deal with you, but if you keep insisting, I'll take care of you all quickly," said Irene, wielding her rapier, which had been coated with ice magic.

  -

  Back to where Chloe was.

  "Thank you for helping me take care of those who followed me earlier, Julie," said Chloe.

  "You're welcome, prin—I mean Chloe," said Julie.

  It seemed Julie and Chloe had met each other in this exam.

  "Since we've met, would you like to work with me, Julie? Working together will make this exam easier," asked Chloe.

  "Is it okay to work with me?" asked Julie.

  "It's okay, I offered," said Chloe.

  "Okay, if you don't mind, Chloe," said Julie.

  Chloe and Julie decided to work together to complete this exam.

  -

  Back to where Charles was.

  Charles was fighting against the students who attacked him.

  ~Great Waves Slash~

  Charles launched an attack, sending the students flying. The students immediately fell. Charles immediately approached the fallen students. There were five of them.

  "Since you attacked me first, I won't apologize. I'll take your medals," said Charles.

  Then Charles took the medals the students had.

  "With this I have 11 medals, with 9 medals left. Since I've already explored this area, it looks like I should head to that hill over there," said Charles.

  -

  Meanwhile, in the forest on the other side of the river. A different forest than the one Rid was in...

  Noa and Kotaro were seen to have fallen from being attacked by someone.

  "I can't believe they fell with just one attack. But thanks to that, I won't be caught," Enzo said.

  It turned out to be Enzo who attacked Noa and Kotaro.

  "I wonder how many medals they have," Enzo said.

  Enzo immediately approached the fallen Noa and Kotaro and examined their medals.

  "They both have a total of nine medals, which is quite a lot. With this i've got 14, with 6 medals left. Who should I attack next? Charles? Chloe? Or Irene? But I doubt I'll be able to take them out in one attack. I don't want them to see through my cover."

  "Rather than that, I'm curious about Rid. Lord ?Duke San Minerva said he'll deploy many of his knights in this exam to finish him off. Fighting so many trained Duke's knights will be difficult, even if it's Rid. It seems this exam is his end," Enzo said.

  -

  At Rid location.

  The situation there was chaotic. Much of the surrounding forest was damaged and cut down. Some trees were burned and others were frozen.

  "What time is it now? Because I had to take care of them first, I haven't collected any medals yet. Hopefully, there's still enough time left to collect 20 medals. I have to hurry," I said.

  Then I walked slowly, searching for the medals scattered around me, passing by the wounded and unconscious knights around me.

  -To be continued