"There. There." Ernesto comforted Watson by patting its spiky blue hair.
The crowd was extremely shocked seeing a thirteen year old kid reach a rank equivalent to master mage, the "Blaze" when Ernesto only showed his ranked "Flame" which is only equivalent to skilled magicians.
Ernesto and Watson agreed to only show a believable rank before they went to the testing center. They don't like extra attention so they agreed to do that but the situation made Watson impulsively show his rank a bit higher which he later on regretted.
Instantly his name was on the news around the kingdom and the magician of the tore starts protesting and bothering the king that Watson should be in the magic tower instead of the academy to help more the kingdom's magic advancement.
The practical test that Luceethe and the others have been working hard for the past few days was overshadowed by the chaos Watson created.