Gabby thought to himself:
"I spent the last two months perfecting the Drunken Sword technique. While I was in the Academy's library, I saw Aurora, one of my classmates. She was reading a book. Not just any book, but a theoretical one that usually requires the knowledge of an eighth-core magician. She was even taking notes, like she really understood it.
That gave me an idea."
But before Gabby could think it through, he overheard two students whispering. They weren't loud, but just enough to catch what they were saying.
One of them leaned in and whispered, her voice laced with disbelief, "Did you hear? Maya actually survived the exam."
The other girl scoffed, her eyes narrowing with contempt. "That useless girl made it instead of Von and Robin?" She shook her head, her tone sharp and bitter. "Unbelievable."
Then, with a clenched fist and a twisted smirk, she added coldly, "I swear, once she's out of the infirmary, I'm going to punch her again."
