72. The Right Way to Ask for Help

The perspective switched to the examination space where Dorothy, who had just been fully engrossed in her test, was naturally unaware of what had transpired outside. She had focused all her attention on the questions until the very last one had been answered and no new questions appeared. Only then did she allow herself to breathe a sigh of relief, her whole being relaxing in response.

"Hmm, these exam questions are generally of average difficulty," she thought. "Most of them are basically free points, as long as you have a hand to write with. Only a few finale questions posed some challenges, but even they were only so-so. Those questions were not nearly as tricky as the ones Spider Teacher used to set."

Reflecting on the questions she had just completed, she thought to herself with a slight upward curve at the corners of her mouth, hidden beneath her scarf, revealing a confident smile.

She felt certain that she had nailed it.