After finishing her work, Kal'tsit inspected the ship. As she walked, she arrived outside Kanna's door.
Looking at the sign hanging on the door, she thought for a moment, then took out her communicator and said, "Whisperain, Kanna is back. I think she's been studying for almost half a year. Prepare a test for her to see how well she's learned during this time."
Kanna, hiding behind the door, heard Kal'tsit's words clearly.
After hearing it, she felt her whole body go numb. She knew Kal'tsit would find an opportunity to mess with her, but she didn't expect her to be so vicious as to pull out the ultimate weapon: an exam.
But she didn't dare to go out, otherwise her escape technique would be exposed.
She frantically paced in circles inside, and finally, a wicked thought came to her. She planned to go to Whisperain's office at night. If she could steal the test paper, then without the paper, there would naturally be no exam.
However, she didn't realize that all of this was within Kal'tsit's plan.
Late at night, Kanna stealthily emerged from her room, surveying her surroundings. "Hmm! No one..." She covered her small face with a handkerchief, leaving only her eyes exposed, then crept towards the Medical Department.
Upon reaching the Medical Department, she found that a rescue operation was underway, and no one noticed her. She couldn't help but feel a bit relieved.
After dodging three groups of passing doctors, Kanna, having overcome countless difficulties, finally arrived at Whisperain's office.
She cautiously looked around. No one. Then she opened the office door. Still no one!
Kanna nodded, then tiptoed inside.
Once inside, she first surveyed her surroundings. Not finding any cameras, she confidently walked towards Whisperain's desk.
She rummaged through medical records on the left, then on the right, but still couldn't find the test paper she was looking for. Kanna's forehead broke out in a fine sweat. In her nervousness, she didn't notice that the door had been silently locked from the outside.
After searching for a long time without finding what she wanted, Kanna stroked her chin and pondered. Had she come too early? After all, Kal'tsit had called Whisperain in the afternoon, and it was possible Whisperain hadn't prepared the questions in such a short time.
She had been too worried about the exam and gotten confused. She should have known to come tomorrow instead.
Thinking this, she prepared to leave Whisperain's office.
Unexpectedly, her face changed drastically when she touched the doorknob.
The door had been locked from the outside at some point, and Whisperain's office only had the main door for entry and exit, apart from a tiny vent.
At this moment, how could Kanna not know she had fallen into a trap? But a small door couldn't possibly withstand her strength. She prepared to twist the door open and escape.
Before she could act, Whisperain and Kal'tsit's voices came from outside.
"Doctor Kal'tsit, Kanna has been studying with you during this time. You definitely know her learning progress better than I do. Regarding the exam scope for Iberia, Siracusa, and Laterano, I'll need your help to define it."
"No problem. Kanna's 'learning enthusiasm' has been very high recently, and her willingness to 'actively' participate is also very strong. Perhaps she's reading in your room right now!"
"You're joking, Doctor Kal'tsit. Who would be up reading in an office this late at night... Kanna, what are you doing here?"
Whisperain, who had opened the door while chatting, saw Kanna sitting awkwardly on her usual study chair. Of course, she would have been happier if the book, "History of Victoria," in Kanna's hand wasn't upside down.
Seeing the two staring at the book in her hand, Kanna also reacted. She quickly turned the book around and explained, "I'm reciting it backward, reciting it backward!"
Kal'tsit's lips curved slightly. "See? Didn't I tell you? Kanna's spirit for learning is very strong. She even comes to study diligently this late at night, and recites things backward..."
Kanna didn't feel that Kal'tsit was praising her at all. She only felt that the sarcastic Kal'tsit was less endearing than the old lynx who used to speak in riddles.
"Hehe haha... I've had enough sleep, and there's nowhere to go this late at night. I just wandered and wandered until I came to teacher's office. Thinking there was nothing else to do, I came to read... Yes, I just purely wanted to read..."
At this moment, Kanna could only grit her teeth and continue Kal'tsit's conversation. On the surface, she wore an innocent, smiling expression, but inwardly, she had already devised dozens of ways to cook lynx meat.
Whisperain wasn't a fool. Combining Kal'tsit's sudden message that afternoon with her insistence on walking with her for a while, and then the sudden appearance of the young one in her room, she quickly understood the cause and effect of the situation.
It was nothing more than Empress Dowager Kal'tsit's feigned activity, young Kanna falling into a trap, and then a good show of "catching a dragon in the room" for her.
"Alright, alright, Kanna, you can go back now! There are many surgeries in the next few days, so you don't need to come to class. It's good that you've just returned; play more with your friends. But while you play, don't neglect your studies. In a week, I'll give you and the other little ones who attend my classes a set of exam questions. The scope will be on the history of Victoria and Laterano. Make sure to review well when you go back!"
After hearing Whisperain's words, Kanna, dragging her tail, left the office dejectedly like a defeated rooster.
After Kanna left, Whisperain nodded to Kal'tsit. "I can tell that Doctor Kal'tsit and Kanna have a good relationship. Speaking of which, this is the first time I've seen you tease a child like this, Doctor Kal'tsit. Before, you were so strict with Amiya that everyone honestly thought you were someone who never joked."
Kal'tsit looked at where Kanna had left. "Kanna is different from Amiya. She has actually already reached the pinnacle of Terra. For her, there isn't much that is overly worth learning. Everything we teach her is only to make her more aware of the suffering of this land, to make her naturally lean towards us humans in terms of alignment. In my eyes, although Kanna doesn't look very old, she is actually a trustworthy companion, while Amiya is still a junior who needs to learn and improve."
After hearing Kal'tsit's words, Whisperain nodded. Although she didn't know why Kal'tsit had such a high opinion of Kanna after going out once, Kanna was her student after all. To be held in such high regard by Kal'tsit was a great honor for a teacher.
Kanna, on this side, didn't know about Kal'tsit and Whisperain's subsequent conversation. She just sadly took the books Whisperain handed her and walked back to her room. They said she could have fun for the next few days, but with an exam in a week, how could she have fun!
It was time to unleash her professional skill of last-minute cramming!
Kanna looked at the books in her hand, her gaze gradually firming up!
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