Lost.
In this battle of wits, Ashley had been utterly defeated.
Even her last shred of dignity had been completely stripped away.
She was a Downer Auntie who sexually harassed minors.
"I-I was wrong."
In the long silence,
Ashley's cheeks flushed crimson with the shame of being insulted. Her shoulders trembled as she slowly began to sob. "P-please... Please don't tell anyone that I-I'm a Downer Auntie."
"You just said that people from the borderlands were born to be misunderstood?" Ansu said calmly.
She lowered her head and sobbed,
"I'm sorry, I was wrong. I... I'll never, I'll never look down on the Lord of the Borderlands again. Please, please forgive me..."
"Now, sign the authorization." Ansu spoke softly. "Though shortly after the exam begins, you'll probably be eliminated by the Eye of Order for violating morality anyway."
The examiner had to sign the authorization. Otherwise, Ansu would merely receive a perfect score.
"You..." Ashley bit her lip, her eyes faintly red. The way she stared at Ansu was filled with despair, anger, and deep grievance.
Damn it. Damn it.
She was clearly a genius.
A Magic Genius—this was Ashley's only source of pride.
Yet she was going to be eliminated for such a reason.
For "sexually harassing a minor"!
She simply could not accept it.
Her trembling hand slowly signed the authorization.
The bionic Alchemy Array gradually activated. She slowly transformed into Ansu's appearance, her hair turning gray-white, her pupils gradually taking on an ultramarine hue, and her clothing becoming a snow-white robe.
The Alchemy Array finally activated.
The impatient candidates let out quite a commotion.
They whispered among themselves.
"The exam finally started. What happened?"
"Ansu Morningstar... I remember that guy. Did he do something strange to the examiner?"
"That guy only knows how to use underhanded tricks,