A wish was something that many agreed was akin to hope. However, there were just as many who said the opposite—that it was giving up hope. 0

They believed that making a vague wish, instead of setting a goal and striving to achieve it, was akin to admitting that it was something one couldn’t accomplish themselves. In their eyes, the wishes people made were ultimately things they just couldn’t achieve.0

“Alright. The test will now commence.”0

Just like the students’ wish that the semester evaluation test wouldn’t arrive.3

Boom! Crash!0

Throughout Babel, students, who looked tense as if about to head into battle, were accompanied by loud and small explosions as they marched toward their respective academic buildings with determined expressions. 0

Today they would showcase their growth over the past semester, with the lower-ranking students aiming to ascend upward and the top-ranking ones fighting to maintain their positions. Regardless of rank, they were all desperate to display their abilities. 0

Thus, a warlike atmosphere formed among the students, and the Department of Blacksmithing was no exception.0

“Last year, the exams were conducted individually for each major class, but this year, we will be administering a single comprehensive test integrating all three subjects. Please remember that we are aiming to evaluate your overall abilities as you take the exam.”0

Scanning the tense first-year students, In-Sung turned his head toward the examination hall, which had originally been a forging room before being remodeled.0

“Now, I will explain the test....0