Silence filled the air.
No one expected that with such a difficult exam…
Julian would achieve a perfect score.
Then everyone remembered.
He had said earlier that the exam was simple.
That's why he finished in thirty minutes.
They just hadn't believed him.
Now everyone was speechless.
One thought echoed in every mind.
How is this possible?!
Mathew stood frozen.
Moments ago he had scolded Julian for treating the exam like a joke.
But now…
Julian had the highest score in the city.
No.
The highest score in the entire country.
A perfect score had never appeared in the history of the Pokémon College Entrance Exam.
Even geniuses could only score seven or eight points on the final bonus question.
Yet Julian scored full marks.
Mathew couldn't understand it.
Meanwhile, David's laughter had long vanished.
The score on the screen felt like a slap across his face.
Suddenly he shouted.
"You cheated! You must have cheated!"
Henry immediately stepped forward.
"Cheated? Are you stupid?"
"There was an Elite Four-level Pokémon watching the exam."
"You think Julian secretly owns a Champion-level Psychic Pokémon?"
David froze.
Right.
Cheating under those conditions was impossible.
But he refused to give up.
"So what if you got a perfect score?"
"The theory exam only counts for 40% of the total score!"
"The real test is the practical exam!"
He smirked.
"You still have to battle me. Do you dare?"
In his mind, Julian would refuse.
But Julian simply nodded.
"Sure."
Then he raised three fingers.
"My Slakoth only needs three moves to defeat you."
With that, he waved at Henry.
"Fatty, let's go."
Henry followed him in a daze.
David stood frozen.
Then his face twisted with rage.
"Julian… if I don't teach you a lesson today, I'll change my surname!"
Later – The Stadium
The practical exam began.
Students paired up and battled in front of examiners.
High above the arena sat four observers.
Two were admissions officers.
The other two…
One wore sportswear.
The other had slicked-back hair and sunglasses.
They looked completely uninterested.
The man with slicked hair whispered:
"The quality of students keeps dropping every year."
The sportswear man yawned.
"If they hadn't forced me to come, I wouldn't be here."
"After this, want to grab hot pot? My treat."
"Deal."
The admissions officers beside them watched respectfully.
Because these two were admissions directors from the top universities in the Dragon Kingdom: Modu University and Beijing University.
Both were Gym Leader-level Trainers.
Another battle ended below.
A Darumaka collapsed.
A Poliwag barely stood.
"C grade," the slick-haired man said lazily.
"Same."
The others followed.
Then he looked at the next name.
"Next battle… David."
"His Pokémon is Bulbasaur. Not bad."
"And his opponent…"
"Julian."
He checked the Pokémon listed beside the name.
Then froze.
"…Sla… Slakoth???"