Volume 1 The Scourge of Witchcraft and the Enemies of a Thousand Years Ago Chapter 29 A Time of Despair
However, when Ryle passed by Alan and was about to walk into the exam room, Alan noticed that the expression on his face was still heavy, because Alan gave him a thumbs up to encourage him, but Ryll shook his head in embarrassment.
Alan quickly called Alyssa aside and asked her what was going on.
Alyssa sighed and said, "I can't help it...... I have explained the gist to him twice as much as I can, but he says he doesn't understand it at all......"
Alan had nothing to say when he heard this, and his heart that had just been put down was hung again.
Sure enough, after a while, when Riel came out of the exam room, just by looking at his expression, he unsurprisingly scored 0 points. It's just that this time he didn't say anything like he did after the last exam, but took the initiative to say to Alan and Alyssa: "Alas...... I guess I was still too stupid, I tried my best to get the mana into it while the egg was suspended, but I couldn't even feel how much was being sent in, and by the time I realized it was too late, and it exploded along with the box...... But fortunately, it wasn't like the guy in front of me, the egg exploded while it was still in the air, and the egg white splashed on Miss Winslow's skirt, which made her angry and directly disqualified him from the next exam. ”
Eren then realized what the crying kid had done before Riel came out. He heard Miss Winslow yelling in the exam room, and wondered if something was wrong with Riel.
However, he couldn't find the right words to comfort Rare, so he kept his lips shut and remained silent.
At this time, it started to rain again.
"Let's go, let's go home. Riel held up his umbrella and said with his head down, unable to see his expression. His voice sounded a little hoarse. He knew very well in his heart that he had failed this exam, and his ranking must be at the bottom, and it was basically certain that he had lost his chance with Krivari.
The three of them walked side by side on the way home, and it was clear that two of them had successfully passed the exam, but no one was happy.
Nothing to say all the way again. All you can hear is the cacophony of people as they walk past them quickly, and the sound of raindrops falling on the ground and hitting umbrellas.
Ariel uncharacteristically walked with his head down, his mind blank and he didn't even notice that he had reached the intersection where Alyssa was home. His chest was as heavy as a stone, and he was a little out of breath. He kept walking forward, Alan didn't have time to say anything to Alyssa, just hurriedly said "goodbye" and hurried to catch up, he didn't dare to relax his vigilance for a moment, he was afraid that something would happen to Riel in this state.
They didn't stop when they passed by Old Adrian's candy house. Don't say anything about air candy, he won't even glance at it if he puts it in front of Riel now.
When they got home, Mr. and Mrs. Connor hadn't left work.
"I want to be alone for a while. As soon as Riel stepped through the door, he left that and went upstairs to lock himself in the house. Although Alan was worried about him, he had to stay alone in the living room.
Alan only felt that time passed slowly, and every second felt like an hour. It wasn't until shortly after the chiming bird in the drawing-room had chirped three times that Mrs. Connor returned. She walked fast on the road today because she wanted to know whether the two children's exams were going well or not.
"Alan, why are you sitting here alone?" Usually the two are inseparable, and Mrs. Connor asked curiously when she entered the door and saw that Eren was the only one sitting in the living room.
"Uh...... Riel was alone on the second floor. Alan didn't know what to say to Mrs. Connor to keep her from worrying, and it took him a long time to say this.
"Why, isn't the exam going well?" said Mrs. Connor, keenly aware of what was going on.
"Hmm...... I'm okay here...... It really wasn't going well on his side. Alan didn't want to see Mrs. Connor's disappointed expression, but he knew that he couldn't hide it, so he had to tell the truth.
Mrs. Connor stopped asking, sat down on the sofa for a while, drank a cup of coffee, and went to the kitchen to cook.
After another half hour or so, Mr. Connor returned. Seeing that there is no Riel in the living room, he also asks the same question. But before Alan could answer, he heard the door open on the second floor, and Riel slowly walked out of the room. His eyes were a little red and swollen, as if he had just cried for a while, and he walked slowly and expressionlessly.
The calmer Krair seemed, the more uneasy Eren became. Because he knows that when he first tastes despair, he will only feel panic and pain, and only when he is really desperate, he will become calm.
"What's the matter, Riel? This doesn't look like you're usual. Mr. Connor asked.
"Daddy...... I can't go to Krivari. Riel's voice was hoarse, and he seemed to have calmed down, but tears began to roll in his eyes when he mentioned it.
"What the hell is going on? You get things clear first. Mr. Connor pulled him down the stairs.
At this time, Mrs. Connor also heard the commotion, and came out of the kitchen, and sat down with them in the drawing-room.
"I basically can't do the written test in the morning, and even if the situation is better, I can only get 20 points...... I didn't know what to do for the application test in the afternoon...... I guess I don't have the talent to be a magician in the first place......" Riel said, rubbing his eyes.
"No, no, no, it's clear that Miss Winslow is deliberately trying to make things difficult for us! Her questions are so difficult! There are nearly two hundred people who took the exam this time, and only Alyssa knows how to do it, and if it weren't for her to help me, I would definitely have a score of 0 by now! So you don't have to be frustrated by this failure......" Allen's emotions were a little excited, interrupted him, stood up and said.
"But that's not what I'm most sad about, Alan. Riel suddenly smiled wryly and interrupted Allen, saying, "I can't accompany you to Crivari. ”
When Alan heard this, he had mixed feelings. At first, he was just feeling sorry for Riel's state, but now he suddenly felt a little sader. He stood for a long time, feeling that he could not say anything, so he sighed and sat down again, and said no more.
"But ......" Riel saw that Alan was uncomfortable, but came to comfort him: "Fortunately, there is Alyssa, I saw that she wrote very smoothly in the morning, it seems that there is no problem, and both of you should be very high-ranked...... Well, I can't go, but it's better to have her than to go that far alone. ”
Eren wanted to say something, but opened his mouth and swallowed it back.
"Isn't it too early to tell, Rare," Mr. Connor began, "isn't there one last item tomorrow?"
"But that doesn't count as grades, Dad, that's just for reference. "What really decided our fate was the two games today. ”
Hearing this, even Mr. Connor, who had always seen everything, was silent, and he knew that there was really no hope.
"Then I'll be with you for another year!" said Allen.
Riel was stunned when he heard Eren say this.
"I have nothing to worry about this year, with my full help to help you review your theoretical knowledge, it will be fine!" his tone sounded firm.
"Don't do that, Alan, don't play with the child's temper. Before Riel could speak, Mr. Connor spoke first, "What you hold in your hand is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and I don't know what will happen next year." ”
"Yes, Alan, don't get too excited, calm down. Mrs. Connor also advised.
"That's right, Alan, Mom and Dad are right, you don't need to take such a big risk with me. Rare felt Alan's mood, and a wave of warmth welled up from the bottom of his heart, but he still didn't seem to have much confidence in himself: "You can go with Alyssa...... I'm really not talented. ”
After Riel finished speaking, the four of them sat together and fell silent again, and a thick and heavy atmosphere filled the living room.
"Then don't give up, Riel, Alyssa and I are waiting for you in Krivari!", after a long while, Alan spoke again: "Even if you can't go this time, you have to continue to work hard, I don't think Eve Winslow will come again next year, as long as someone doesn't deliberately make things difficult for you, there is still a good chance!"
Riel kept his head down and didn't speak, his eyes fixed on the floor, his hands clasped together.
"You're already a year younger than me, so it's never too late to go back next year!" Alan noticed that Riel, who had lost faith in magic just now, began to waver, and quickly continued, "Crivari's school system is four years, and even if you go a year late, we still have three years to spend there together, right?"
"Alan is right, Riel, it's not necessarily a bad thing to let Alan go to Krivari before you do, at least you two don't have to adjust to the complex new environment together. Mr. Connor also advised, not forgetting his usual humor: "Your mother and I met there, and I entered Krivari a year before her." The school was so big that it took me a whole year to figure out which course to take, and I guess if my mother hadn't led her when she first arrived, I don't think she would have graduated by now......"
At this point, Mr. Connor seemed a little carried away. Mrs. Connor coughed heavily, and then found that she was looking at him with a gloomy expression, and there seemed to be a murderous look in her eyes, "Well, dear Dean Connor, now that I think about it, it is up to you that I can graduate!" said Mrs. Connor.
"Uh...... No, no, no, maybe I'm misremembering! Let me think again...... Ah, thanks to your genius!" Mr. Connor quickly changed his tune when he heard Mrs. Connor say this. He knew how serious the consequences of Mrs. Connor's anger were, and on one occasion he simply said that the bread was hard and unpalatable, and Mrs. Connor gave him boiled corn for a whole week. He didn't want to have another experience.
But Mr. Connor's words did seem to have worked, at least the atmosphere had become much more harmonious by now, and Rare's face didn't look so heavy.
"Hmm...... ......" Riel gritted his lips and was silent, struggling in his heart for a while, gritting his teeth, and finally raised his head and said, "I will definitely redouble my efforts this year!"
Mr. and Mrs. Connor were relieved to see Rare finally regain their confidence, and Alan breathed a sigh of relief. It seems that they will be in a good mood to eat and sleep well tonight.