[Moments Earlier]
'Ater, you genius!'
Rey and Lucielle—both of them in their Dragon disguises—stood among the rest of the Examinees in a massive hall. They had neutral expressions on their faces, but their minds were racing with several things.
For Rey, he couldn't help but internally thank his immensely incompetent Familiar.
'I have no idea the kind of insight that guy has, but he really did make everything easier for us.'
Apparently, Ater was able to interrogate the two Dragon Generals who infiltrated the Capital over two weeks ago, learning all about the Empire's workings—including details of the Academy and how to get in.
It was all thanks to that information that Rey and Lucielle knew how to navigate their way in the Empire… which brought them to their current predicament.
—The Academy Entrance Exams.
'Getting past Customs wasn't particularly difficult, due to my Skills, though we still had to remain very lowkey…'