Written exam

* On Sunday, all Order candidates gathered in the lecture hall for the written exam.
* Lorec explains that there are five spots available and cheers on everyone to do their best.1
* The written exam is a means to weed out weaker candidates.
	+ Those who fail to reach the needed criteria will be rejected without being able to participate in practical exams.
	+ They will have another chance in the following year to apply again.
* The written exam tests basic understanding of academy rules.
	+ In game, the player was given multiple choices.
	+ [Easy] Question 2: List three acceptable penalties for being late in the morning.
	+ [Difficult] Question 13: Explain the meaning of paragraph 21 of the academy rules "Monster subjugation duty"
		- Apparently, questions like these are written in an awkward way that most internal students are comfortable with but new students will trip over.
		- The outside admission students are at the most disadvantage for having the least experience with any of these rules.
		- But these same students had the most advantage due to experiences when it came to practical questions.
	+ [Application] Question 18: You took over a job of your predecessor. Which of the following tasks do you prioritize?
		1. Reconfirmation of the job specifics
		2. Coordinating with the superior
		3. Processing petitions from the students
		4. Contacting outsiders

* Rei has spent enough time playing the actual otome game that she has memorized all the questions.
	+ Despite her uncertainty of scoring higher than Claire, she is at least confident she will pass this section.
		- So much so, that she double checks her answers which was different from the first competition.
* The written results are then posted in the afternoon and the practical exam will start shortly afterwards.
	+ Despite Claire's confidence, Rei makes a comment how stress could have made Claire mismark her answers by one spot.
		- This cracks her confidence and she begins to worry.
		- Claire waves this off and tells Rei that they're going to eat lunch to which Rei believes she's being asked on a date.
* After a light lunch with Lene, they returned to a crowded notice board.
	+ Rei uses the François name to make her way through in a surprisingly effective fashion.
		- Claire complained at how easy Rei was using her name.
* Written Exam Results:
	+ 1st place: Rod Bauer
	+ 2nd place: Yuu Bauer
	+ 3rd place: Claire François
	+ 4th place: Rei Taylor
	+ 5th place: Misha Yule
	+ 6th place: Sein Bauer
	+ For the practical exam, the number of candidates has been cut to 20.
* The princes come to congratulate the Rei's group.
	+ Sein looked bothered by placing the lowest.
	+ Misha wishes Rei would have failed.
		- She's also confident in that she would have passed.
		- If Rei's prior knowledge is considered an unfair advantage, Misha studied well enough for an outside admission student to rank so high.
	+ They agree that with around 30 examinees failing and the written being basic, it meant that the Order would probably be more difficult than they imagined.
* The practical exam candidates are then summoned to the sports grounds.
	+ Lorec essentially manages the entire process from recruitment to examination and established this procedure as a kind of tradition.
		- More often, the leader is at least expected to conduct the selection exam.
* Rei almost can't hide her excitement as she knows what's in store for the next exam.
	+ Her plan is to enjoy Claire as much as she can.
* 1: This has a consistency issue that will be mentioned in a future part.

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