Chapter 111: Stage 1 of the exams begins.
"Well, time's up." The examiner's voice cut through the lingering tension of the earlier confrontation, his tone sounding casual and final.
Showing how utterly indifferent he was to whatever personal dramas might have been playing out among the assembled examinees.
He closed the pocket watch he had been holding with a sharp snap that seemed to echo across the entire square, the sound carrying with it the weight of authority that no one present dared to challenge.
