Conflicted Reasoning

According to Ana, her family had more than enough Magic-Users, and since she was the last child and a female as well, she got away with doing anything she wanted.

It kinda made me feel like she was abandoned, but to her, it couldn't have been any better. She was able to drown in her study and research, even being able to choose the career path she wanted.

Her parents were rich and powerful nobles, so enrolling her into Ainzlark was no big deal.

And as I had already expected, the current exams for Scholars greatly differed from ours back then. We never had a Mana Core Grade exam or practical magic sessions.

Other than the rigorous written portion of their exams, the Scholar entrants had to solve various riddles and perform practical analyses of problems. They were also interviewed and bombarded with nerve-wracking questions which would determine their Class within the Academy.

"I intentionally scored lower so I would end up here!" Ana proudly said once again.