Walking Too Fast Can Make You Trip on Flat Ground

Mei Terumi collected the exam papers at an unhurried pace, showing remarkable patience.

Sensing someone watching her from a corner, she looked up and discovered that Uchiha Mai had been staring at her.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The little girl's heart pounded wildly. Eek, why does he keep staring at me?

Does he like me? Is he planning to propose?

I'm going to become Mizukage. How could I become Mizukage if I married into Konoha? Should I seriously put the kidnapping plan into action and knock him out before taking him back to Kirigakure?

What age would be best for marriage? Who should we invite as guests? Whose surname should the children take...

In just a minute or two, Mei Terumi's thoughts had raced far ahead. She had even considered her future grandson's love life.

At last, she reached the row by the wall and was about to collect Uchiha Mai's paper.

Before Mei Terumi could strike up a conversation, Uchiha Mai smiled with flickering eyes and asked, "Miss Mei Terumi, how did you do?"

"You know my name!?" Mei Terumi was pleasantly surprised.

"You told me," Uchiha Mai reminded her.

He actually remembered my name!

"I did fairly well, I think. It feels like I could score eighty or ninety points. What about you?"

Mei Terumi answered with a radiant smile, then lowered her head to glance at Uchiha Mai's paper. Hmm...

What a clean paper. He had not answered a single question!?

No, judging from the indentations on the paper, he had answered two questions on the back.

"Your paper..." Mei Terumi trailed off.

"I only ever do things I'm confident about. If I can't answer a question, then I can't answer it."

Uchiha Mai placed his paper atop the stack and said confidently, "Twenty points should be enough.