"The following is the list of 20 contestants who successfully passed the first test and stood out among thousands of people and entered the second round and the results ......", when he returned to his room after breakfast the next morning, Professor Stubourne's loud voice rang out in the campus, "Frey Wagbyne, 451 points, Rhett Bux, 403 points, Marney Berney ......"

Professor Stubone read the names of fourteen people in one breath, all of them strange, probably third-year people, and they were already ranked according to their grades. Although Frey did not do the whole paper, he was clearly better than the others, leading the second place by almost 50 points, and there was no suspense in the first place.

"Cynthia Winslow, 430 points, Alyssa Dalk, 430 points......" Next up is the list of second-year qualifiers.

Usually these two people are on par, but I didn't expect that at this time, it would be difficult to distinguish, and even the scores were surprisingly the same......

Alan Paterna, three hundred and seventy-five points. ”

Although Alan still has some faint worries in his heart these days, regardless of the third-year students, he can rank third among the second-year students, which is already a very remarkable achievement. Alyssa and his efforts were not in vain.

But the next two names surprised him......

"Rare Connor, 352 points, Ivan Lavin, 330 points. ”

"What?" At first, Alan thought he had misheard, until he saw Ivan on the other side of the room coming over to congratulate Riel and was sure it was true......

"You...... Three hundred and fifty-two points!?" Alan blurted out as he looked at Riel in disbelief, even temporarily forgetting that their relationship had recently fallen to a freezing point.

"Huh...... What do you mean by that?" Riel glanced at him when he heard his words, sneered, and said, "Don't you think I'm unworthy, or incompetent?"

"No, no, don't get me wrong...... Belch...... I just ......" Alan was a little stunned by his reaction.

"Just what? Just think, 'How did this idiot do that?', huh?" Riel stood up and looked at him condescendingly.

"Uh...... It's not ......" Alan didn't know how to explain it clearly for a while, and was a little anxious.

But these reactions seemed to Riel more like a sign of weakness, staring at him closely: "Oh, no? Let me guess what the fine Mr. Paterna thinks...... 'How did this fool do it?' No matter how good luck is, there should be a degree, right? The answers are all right? Or, is it cheating?'"

Eren was getting more and more nervous, not only because there was something wrong with Riel's mood, but also because some of the speculations that Riel had just come to his mind...... Although it was only for a short time, and it was immediately denied.

Now, he couldn't even say "no".

"Huh, that seems like I guessed right?" Rare burst out laughing, pointing to Alan's nose and saying to Ivan, "Hey, look! I, the errand boy who should have gone home a long time ago, guessed the mind of the best boy in the second year, Alan Pattner!"

Alan had never seen him react like this, and the whole person stayed in place.

But then, I saw that Rare's face changed, and he yelled at Alan with a calm face: "I know you are very smart, good-tempered, and self-motivated...... But I'm not good for nothing!

Alan was taken aback by his expression...... This kind of fierce eyes and rude tone are completely unprecedented......

Riel is an emotional person, and sometimes a word from someone can make him depressed for a long time. Alan had seen him angry, irritable, or sad at times, but the emotion he expressed was completely absent now...... He seems to be a different person......

"So please put away that look like you're looking at an ant, or a slug growing on its own...... I'll let you understand, and let everyone else understand, that you're no worse than me!" said Riel glaring at Allen.

"Hmm...... I'm sorry about what just happened. Allen said.

I don't know why, an unprecedented sense of sadness surged in his heart, like a stone pressing on his chest, making his heart extremely heavy. At the same time, a voice seemed to shout in his ear: "He can't come back." ”

"It's good to know!" Hearing Alan say this, Rare finally snorted with a little satisfaction, and turned to go out with Ivan.

Rare's words just now were like a knife, slashing at the bond that they had formed over the years, and it seemed that this bond was about to break with only one knife...... But he didn't seem to care......

Looking at Riel's back, Alan sat down on the bed, unable to calm down for a long time, unable to believe that this change could happen to Riel...... Memories came flooding back, and the images floating in front of them were all the happy times they had spent together.

But thinking about Riel's attitude just now, Allen, who had made up his mind to find out the reason, suddenly felt a little less confident: "Is it still too late?"

It seems that Riel has been holding back what he said for a long time, but he has never had a chance to vent it.

"Uh...... That one...... Although I know you may be feeling bad right now......" Ian's voice suddenly came as he was in a daze, "but I still want to ask...... What's going on with you two lately?"

"No, it's nothing......," Alan said, rubbing the corners of his eyes.

"Don't lie to me, I'm usually a dull person, but I can still see it......" Ian said.

"Uh......" Allen knew that he couldn't dodge, so he had to hesitate for a moment, and said truthfully: "Actually, I don't know why he became like this...... I just know that this has been the case since a long time ago......"

"How long ago?" Ian asked again.

"A little over a month ago...... If I'm not mistaken......"

"Oh......" Ian nodded thoughtfully, "then I'll be relieved...... It should have nothing to do with Ivan...... Uh, you know, they've been on good terms lately, and I'm afraid my brother will do something unreasonable......"

It was only when Alan heard this that he understood what Ian was worried about.

"It's none of Ivan's business......" Alan said with a forced smile, "If I had to say why, it probably had something to do with a girl named Cecilis......

"Cecilis?" Ian was intrigued by this, "Uh, is that your name, Cecilis Labredo?"

Alan was stunned: "How do you know...... Do you know her?"

"No, no, no, I almost never talk to the girls...... It's just a name I've just heard......" Ian said.

"Just now?" Alan remembered, there was another name he hadn't heard.

"Could it be...... The last one to qualify......" Alan said with some disbelief.

"Yes...... I think I heard you right......" Ian nodded, "It's Cecilis Labredo." ”