The final sections were readingprehension and the essay-the hardest parts of the exam. The questions were numerous and the answersplex, so the literature teacher reviewed them with intense focus.


    "Juniper''s answers don''t seem to match the standard key," the chemistry teacher pointed out curiously.


    "No, they don''t," the literature teacher agreed, her voice muffled. "But... they''re better than the standard answers." Her logic andnguage were wless. She couldn''t find a single reason to deduct points.


    "The essay..." She looked at it helplessly. "What score do you think it deserves?"


    The other two literature teachers didn''t dare to venture an opinion. The essay was good enough to be published. What right did they have to judge it?


    Another perfect score!


    The three literature teachers stood frozen, while the other subject teachers rushed over excitedly. "Let me see, let me see!"


    "Don''t push! I''ve never seen a perfect literature paper before, let me get a glimpse!" The desk was swarmed with teachers, their chattering voices creating a cacophony. From her corner, Juniper peeked out. Seeing that no one was looking, she swiftly pulled a candy from her pocket, popped it into her mouth, and then folded her hands neatly in herp, resuming the posture of a well-behaved student.


    Watching this unfold on the monitor, the gloom on Shanley''s face vanishedpletely, reced by a deep, indulgent smile.


    That girl had actually done it again. iming she''d only finished freshman year, with a transcript full of zeros... What a little liar.


    "Let me see!"


    The


    Dean tried to push


    through the crowd to see the


    literature paper but couldn''t get


    through "Give it to me..." After a


    great Struggle, he finally managed to squeeze in, only to have the paper passed around again, Sweating His sses nearly falling off he gave up.


    "Quiet down!" he barked, wiping his forehead. "What about the math paper? Is it graded yet?"


    "Yeah, where''s Levon?" someone finally asked.


    The group started looking for the math teacher. They found him huddled by the trash


    can with the other two math teachers. Three grown men, squatting on the floor,


    lookingpletely dejected and questioning their existence.


    "Levon, how did it go?" The Dean, wiser now, dashed over before anyone else and snatched the math answer sheet. He started counting the ports. Section one fulkmarks Section two full marks section three: full marks. Another perfect score?


    The Dean, fearing he had made a mistake, flipped the paper over and back again, but he couldn''t find a single error. No wonder Levon was so emo. Reality had just pped him hard in the face.


    A perfect score in Literature, and a


    perfect score in Math. This time, the exam waspleted under the watchful eyes of every senior year teacher. The test itself was a confidential paper they had just received, so there was no way the answers could have leaked


    Therefore, both perfect scores were the result of Juniper''s own ability. She hadn''t cheated.


    If that was the case, her academic level far surpassed that of the top student, Queenie. If she was this good in her other subjects, then at the university entrance exams... even the top student in all of Era City might not be able to beat her.


    At this thought, the teachers'' breath caught in their throats, and their eyes began to sparkle. Good heavens! It seemed their school had just hit the jackpot.