Emilia successfully accepted the Tree Staff, which was only a trivial matter for this Sunday. Shade did not linger long in the library and soon returned home with Little Mia. After all, the group meeting, held again after a month, would take place that afternoon.
All five members of the group had now returned to Tobesk City. Although Luvia still had to work overtime on Sunday, she made time to appear punctually at Doctor Schneider's psychiatric clinic that afternoon.
The doctor was delighted that everyone had come:
"I've grown used to seeing you every weekend afternoon and chatting with you about your lives. Of course, with the end of the year approaching, as the group's leader, I have a duty to remind you that exam week is coming."
"Doctor, you actually remind us all year round that exam week is coming. Remember? At the group meeting after this summer's exam week ended, you said, 'Although the Summer Exam Week is over, the year-end exam week is already right around the corner.'"
Dorothy reminded him with a smile, and the doctor waved his hand:
"I'd bet my original words were definitely not like that. In any case, the year-end exams determine each of our individual evaluations as well as the group's evaluation. Although we completed the important group mission of guarding and transporting that Angel Level Relic in Tobesk this year, so our group evaluation will not be too low, please still take this seriously.
"The autumn break is over. While there is still one final month left, please check the progress of your course papers and make sure you have not missed any practical coursework. If you have time, take on a few more Academy commissions. You can never have too many Practical Credits."
As he spoke, he rose and