Transform into a magical girl after getting off work

Regarding her participation in the assessment as "Long Dan," Emerald Sparrow did not hide this from her juniors.

After all, she had previously hinted that there might be unexpected changes in the examination venue and stated the fact that she was cooperating with the Country Magic Institute. With both factors combined, continuing to hide this fact had little significance, and the juniors wouldn't question her actions of "disguising as an examinee."

So, Lin Xiaolu and the others were well aware that Emerald Sparrow was in the Silver Corridor and had just witnessed the exam questions. It was merely because of different check-in times that they were not in the same examination hall.

[Jin: Feeling good, mostly revised topics, so it went smoothly.]

[Bo Xue: Shouldn't be a problem.]

[Bai Mei: It's okay.]

About a minute after Emerald Sparrow asked the question, the three juniors responded respectively in the group chat.

She looked at their statements and found Xia Liang's reply aligned with his usual study attitude, which was not worrying. Bai Jingxuan was also not someone who would lie about such matters, so her claim of "no problem" should indeed be genuine. However, Lin Xiaolu's "it's okay" was full of room for speculation.

After pondering for a moment, Emerald Sparrow slowly typed a few words on her phone screen:

[Emerald Sparrow: Passing line shouldn't be a problem, right?]

In the final scoring of the assessment, although the written test and practical exam had four scores each, their weight in the total score was different. Usually, the written test only accounted for 30% of the final score, while 70% was all practical scores.

However, despite the low proportion of the written test, as the first stage of assessment, it served to "eliminate some candidates."

A Magical Girl candidate needed to pass the written test in order to normally participate in the subsequent practical subjects, requiring all four tests of the written exam to reach the passing line. If they couldn't reach the passing line, the written test results would be judged as "failed," leading to elimination.

The passing line of the written test wasn't a fixed score; it was usually 60% of the total score, adjusted according to the average score of the year. For instance, if the total score of "Rune Literature" was 100 points, the initial passing line would be viewed as 60 points. If the average score that year was high, with most candidates scoring over 90 and the average being 80, the passing line might be raised to 70. Conversely, if the average score was low, say 65, the passing line could drop to around 55.

Every year, about 15% to 20% of Magical Girls were eliminated by the written test, primarily excluding those who were ignorant and did not follow regulations. But for those well-studied and disciplined Magical Girls, achieving a pass wasn't too hard.

So, the question Emerald Sparrow posed was quite a low requirement.

[Jin: Mm, passing's definitely not an issue, mainly hoping for a higher score.]

[Bo Xue: Can pass.]

[Bai Mei: Probably.]

These were the responses the three juniors gave on their phones.

And after these two rounds of Q&A, even Xia Liang and Bai Jingxuan noticed Lin Xiaolu's anomaly. The response "it's okay" and "probably" were essentially non-answers, raising suspicions.

[Jin: What does "probably" mean? This year's test questions weren't that hard, were they? Most of the content Little Senior has taught before.]

[Bo Xue: Sister Xiaolu, are you really okay?]

[Bai Mei: I didn't say I can't. It's just that I can't use Magic Techniques right now, so I'm not as familiar with Runes.]

[Emerald Sparrow: Have you finished reading the "Favo Rune Complete Collection" I gave you half a month ago?]

As soon as Emerald Sparrow sent this sentence, the chat group immediately fell silent.

It felt like everyone was waiting deliberately for Lin Xiaolu's answer, giving him the stage to speak. After a long while, Lin Xiaolu finally replied:

[Bai Mei: I've read it.]

[Emerald Sparrow: Of the five major questions, three can be found in the last chapters of that book. Those questions shouldn't be a problem, right?]

When this question came out, Lin Xiaolu immediately fell silent again.

[Bai Mei: Okay, I feel like I might have mixed them up.]

After a long pause, Lin Xiaolu typed out that line in the group chat.

[Emerald Sparrow: Mixed them up?]

Without questioning her daughter closely, Emerald Sparrow just confirmed the situation with plain words, as if hearing something very ordinary. Soon, she got the answer:

That is, Lin Xiaolu never specifically memorized Favo Runes earlier; she hadn't reached Leaf Level, couldn't use Magic Techniques, and thus had no way to verify Rune effects. Under this mindset, she postponed memorizing the book until a week before the exam.

During this week, Lin Xiaolu had much more to review than just Rune Literature. Even after memorizing the book, many Runes and phrases didn't match their meanings. This led her to know the "existence of such an answer" while writing the test.

The answer itself had definitely appeared in the book, but whether it was the right answer for this question, she was unsure. Very likely, she applied the answer for question one to question two, and the answer for question three to question one.

If this was the case, then even if all she filled out appeared in the book, significant errors could occur.

After hearing Lin Xiaolu's account, the chat group was momentarily at a loss for words.

After much contemplation, Emerald Sparrow eventually sent a message:

[Emerald Sparrow: Mixing up memory is unavoidable; don't worry over this matter, focus on preparing for the next subject exam.]

[Emerald Sparrow: Even if something really goes wrong, don't worry, don't get upset, participate well in the upcoming exams, I will come up with a solution.]

[Emerald Sparrow: Let's have lunch first, but don't eat too much, I'll take you all for snacks tonight. [Rose]]

Speaking objectively, if it were several years ago, and Emerald Sparrow was to handle this matter with her attitude at the age of thirty, she surely would have scolded Lin Xiaolu.

But over time, having gone through many things, Emerald Sparrow had decided not to treat her child in such a unilateral manner anymore.

Perhaps Lin Xiaolu indeed did not handle this matter well and might cause confusion again. But even so, she at least tried to memorize the book.

Emerald Sparrow clearly knew her daughter was not a studious child, unlike "other people's kids." Lin Xiaolu loved to play, was a bit lazy, and liked to act spoiled and defiant by nature, which couldn't be changed.

On this personality foundation, Lin Xiaolu's preparations for the assessment in the past year were observed by the entire Fangting City team. Not saying she was very diligent, but at least she completed all of Emerald Sparrow's assigned tasks.

This time was no exception. Although she procrastinated, was lazy, and execution was flawed, she still memorized the Rune Literature textbook. For a child like Lin Xiaolu, this was already progress.

Thus, Emerald Sparrow couldn't bring herself to severely scold her anymore.

The assessment had just finished its first subject; the performance in the upcoming three exams was equally crucial. Keeping Lin Xiaolu stable to pass the remaining three was most important.

As for the Rune Literature score, if Lin Xiaolu's memory mistakes weren't extensive, that would be ideal. If she really got too many wrong and failed... if nothing else works, they could find a Green Faction Magical Girl to see if some accommodation could be made.

While thinking this, Emerald Sparrow suddenly paused, realizing that her thoughts had drifted into "using power for personal gain" without noticing.

The things she once despised were now naturally considered.

Sighing helplessly, Emerald Sparrow didn't dwell much on it, stepping toward the Silver Corridor's public cafeteria.

After all, this wasn't something worth dwelling over.

For the sake of her child, she wouldn't hesitate to become the "bad person" if needed.