20 Did I Use Too Much Force?

The class has arrived at the Strength Training Area.

"For the strength exam, we will obviously test your strength and agility. You will hit this rock here with your fists using as much force as you can. If you know how to throw dagger or knives, we will gladly test your aim and skill on that too. I will use magic and throw these in the air and you will use the knives to hit all of them. But of course, that is optional. We will do this exam in alphabetical order just like before." The teacher explained.

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After the teacher-tested Karina, it was Rem's turn now.

'Hmm... I should control my strength.' Rem thought as she walked towards the rock.

Rem used her right fist and punched the rock.

*BOOM!

The huge rock crumbled into small pieces.

...

"Oh uh... Oops?" Rem looked confused.

'Why did the rock break?'

{You used too much force.}

'What? How??? I clearly controlled my strength perfectly.'

{You still used too much force.}

'Urg. I'm in big trouble now aren't I..?'

Everyone stared at Rem, shocked once again. The teacher's eyes were wide open.

'How did she do that? Even I cannot break this rock with my bare fists...' The teacher thought.

"Please calm down. You may go now. Class is over. I will go report this to the principal... Again." The teacher walked away and went towards the principal's office.

After the teacher left, some of Rem's classmates continued to stare at Rem but didn't talk to her because she ignored them. Others just left. Rem went towards Karina and sat next to her.

"Remie, I thought you were a mage? How are you so strong?" Karina asked curiously.

"Uhhh... I practiced some martial arts." Rem lied.

"I see..." Karina could tell Rem was lying but she didn't say anything.

"We still have half an hour before the results are out. Do you want to go to the library with me?" Korina offered.

"Sure, why not." Rem followed Karina to the library.

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"It's now 3:00 P.M. Let's go see the results. The results board is in the main hall. Just follow me. I'll show you." Karina said excitedly.

Rem followed Karina to the main hall. After arriving, they could see a huge crowd near the board.

"Let's try to find our names in this crowd..." Rem suggested.

Karina nodded and they both started to look for their names. After a while, Karina found her name. Rem still didn't find hers.

"OH MY GOSH!!" Karina said, surprised.

"What is it? Did you find your name yet? I didn't find mine yet." Rem looked at Karina whole raising her right eyebrow.

"Remie, look at the top." Karina pointed to the top of the board.

[Rank 1~Rem (Intelligence Exam: 100%, Magic Exam: SSS, Strength Exam: SSS)]

'Oh, no... I've done it now...' Rem thought, sighing.

"You are first in the first year's rankings!" Karina felt proud of Rem.

"Yeah..." Rem looked a little unhappy.

"Shouldn't you be happy since you got ranked first?" Karina asked.

"Being ranked first is going to be troublesome. Anyways, what did you get?"

"Oh, I'm ranked 32. I got an 87 on the intelligence exam, C for the magic exam, and E for the strength exam. It's all thanks to your Remie!" Karina said happily.

"That's good. How many first years are there?"

"I'm pretty sure there are around 200 first years," Karina replied.

"You didn't do so bad."

"You want to go shopping with me right now?" Karina asked with pleading eyes.

"Alright, alright. Today is an exception. Let's go."

"Yay!" Karina had a bright smile on her face and clapped her hands excitedly.

Karina was already at the school entrance, waiting for Rem. Rem chuckled.

'She looks so much like a puppy!'

"Let's go, let's go! You're so slow!" Karina waved at Rem, telling her to hurry up.

"You're too fast. Alright! Coming!" Rem walked beside Karina and followed her.