238 Dekan gradually felt things going awry.
“Then let’s prepare to start the first round of the trial, shall we?”
Dekan could no longer suppress the joyful smile at the corner of his mouth.
As long as a demon has desire, they can be guided, tempted, and made to fall into the abyss…
And this Altice will soon receive the best punishment fitting for her!
“Hmph, bring it on.”
Altice gave it some careful thought.
There’s no way she could lose.
She just wanted to quickly finish this duel.
Then figure out the answer to the questions she was puzzled about.
…
In the present world.
Ice Snow Princess and Judith arrived at the viewing hall of Hewenlit Academy.
Previously, Flora had sent a staff member to Happy Group to find them.
The staff member conveyed Flora’s message, saying that Flora could no longer handle Tarta and needed their support.
But when they arrived here,
they only heard from the nearby people that Flora had already left with Tarta.
“Flora is always like that, it’s really troublesome.”
Judith covered her forehead, feeling incredibly tired.
“Since we’re here, let’s have a look.”
Ice Snow Princess also chuckled, shook her head, and then found a seat with Judith.
“It’s not bad to watch how they tackle the seventh stage of the Shadow World.”
Judith was originally not very interested in the strategy for the seventh stage of the Shadow World.
But after thinking about it, she decided to watch anyway.
However, she noticed that Ice Snow Princess was stunned beside her.
“Dekan… how did he turn into a Little Succubus?”
Ice Snow Princess found it hard to believe her own eyes in that moment.
Before she could even figure out about Dekan’s current limited skin, she was startled by the cheers of the audience.
“Make him lose! Make him lose!!”
The cries came one after the other.
“…?”
Ice Snow Princess was utterly confused.
What on earth did Dekan do to deserve such jeering from all the viewers?!
…
Dekan looked at the series of subjects placed on the table.
Most of them were objective type questions like [Imperial Arithmetic], [Imperial Commerce], [Imperial Geography], etc.
There were a few subjective ones like [Human Ethics], [Painting], [Imperial Literature], etc.
The [Imperial Arithmetic] type exams were those that Dekan, Morion, and Altice could all answer, so both sides had a chance.
[Painting] type art exams were subjects where both sides couldn’t probe the other’s skills, more down to luck.
[Human Ethics] were exams where humans would have a natural advantage over demons, but unfortunately, there was only one such subject.
And exams like [Imperial Geography] were those where Dekan and the others couldn’t possibly win against Altice, as they knew nothing about the geography and history of the long-extinct empire.
So it was obvious what Dekan, with the right to choose subjects first, would select.
“I’ll choose this.”
Dekan picked [Human Ethics], one of the few subjective subjects, without hesitation!
But he didn’t see any panic on Altice’s face.
It was as if she was also skilled in this subject.
When Dekan opened the book-like box, the box immediately unfolded a light screen that enveloped the entire hall.
[Welcome to the Imperial Assessment Program.]
Dekan couldn’t help but be stunned by the book-like document box that turned out to be a high-level magical artifact.
It was a magical technology he had never encountered in the present world.
Evidently, it was a product of the civilization that had already perished in this world.
[Subject for this exam: Comprehensive Human Ethics]
[Category: Subjective]
[Exam Format: Seminar]
[Please register the examiner and candidate]
The prompt paused here.
“You will obtain the examiner privileges by getting the badge inside the box.”
Altice said, looking at Morion.
Morion nodded and quickly picked up the badge, completing the examiner registration.
In the formal [Human Ethics] exams of the Empire, senior teachers usually served as examiners. However, there were no more people from the Empire in this world.
The only person here who could serve as an examiner for [Human Ethics] was Morion, a human.
Since the candidates were two demons, Altice was fine with any human serving as the examiner for [Human Ethics].
After the registration was completed, the prompt started to update.
[There will be a total of four questions in this exam, each scored twenty-five points, and the examiner will obtain random topics from the question bank and provide the questions.]
[The examiner must give questions that meet the criteria of human ethics; otherwise, they will be rejected.]
[After each question is given, the candidates will have five minutes of preparation time and can begin explaining their answers.]
[If multiple examinees answer with the same scoring points, then the later responder will have a certain score deducted.]
Being the later responder gives more preparation time and the chance to refer to other candidates’ answers.
However, answering later inevitably results in a score loss, unless the answer is entirely different and better from the first responder.
At this moment, a new prompt appeared before Morion.
[The examiner must judge according to their real thoughts and knowledge. This sealing spell includes a sentiment detection system. If the examiner makes biased decisions to help the candidates, they will be expelled from the examination room.]
“If you are found making unfair judgments, it will directly count as your side losing.”
Altice said.
Both Dekan and Morion nodded.
There was nothing to question about it.
Moreover, Dekan believed that he didn’t need Morion’s help to win Altice with pure strength.
Soon after, the first question’s theme appeared before Morion.
[Question One: Please ask a question based on the theme “life”.]
Having seen the content, Morion thought for a second and asked:
“Why can’t people kill people?”
Monsters of this kind would definitely answer something like “because they would be retaliated” or “they would violate the law,” while humans would explain concepts of morality and guilt.
“It is the feeling of guilt and the condemnation of one’s conscience.”
Before Dekan could even speak, Altice directly said the answer after Morion finished speaking.
“As long as a person realizes they’ve done something bad, they’ll feel some sort of unease or even heart-pounding. Sometimes it might be too subtle to notice, but as long as there’s a heart, it won’t disappear. This is the conscience’s retribution, whether it be for a small offense or killing people, which is prohibited by human laws…”
Altice delivered a coherent and extended discourse.
Dekan and Morion could only listen intently as Altice finished her explanation.
Is this a pro player here trolling?
Are you a demon possessed by obsession, spending all your time studying human philosophy?
And can you actually understand it so well?!
This question wasn’t one that Dekan couldn’t answer.
But even Dekan couldn’t give a comprehensive answer like Altice!
Morion’s expression was complicated, but ultimately, he still gave Altice 25 points.
Flawless.
Following that.
No matter how Dekan answered, he could not achieve the same full score as Altice.
Cold sweat started dripping from Dekan’s forehead.
Finished. This might be leading to a crash…
