The examiner looked at the spell Ram had submitted and decided it was beyond his abilities.
It had an effect, sure, but he couldn't understand how it worked well enough to pass or fail it.
Still, that was all right. He could ask an expert for help.
As an important exam, the registered caster assessment had an Arbitration Committee.
The committee was made up entirely of top-tier casters who combined ability with prestige, and were powerful, steady, and experienced.
When an examinee presented a case that was difficult to judge, it could be referred to the committee.
He'd been an examiner so many times, but never once had he needed to bother the Arbitration Committee.
An examiner who couldn't make heads or tails of an examinee's spell.
To be honest, it was a little embarrassing.
No, he shouldn't give up just yet.
The examiner looked at the spell Ram had submitted once more.
He summoned the same serious focus he'd had during his own exam, doing his utmost to understand Ram's creation.
Among the chaotic, complex runes, he thought he could just about find the starting point of the logic. Almost there, just a little more...
He failed.
He couldn't make sense of it.
After exhausting his options, the examiner decided to call for help.
Soon, several Phantom people arrived at the examination hall. They looked quite a bit older than the examiner, with white hair and long beards.
They gave off a very reliable impression.
"It's this spell. Its effect is..."
The examiner honestly explained everything he knew.
"That's the gist of it. I'm not too confident about how this spell works."
"Look at you," one of the mages from the Arbitration Committee said as he walked over. "You've been an examiner for years, and you can't understand a