While the examinees continued exploring the maze, many magical girls had already gathered in the central plaza of Silver Gallery outside it.
Compared to the examinees who had been forming teams in the plaza not long ago, the magical girls gathered there now seemed far more mature and capable in temperament, entirely lacking the faint youthful inexperience of the examinees. Anyone with a discerning eye could easily tell that these were the "guests" the chief examiner had mentioned earlier, here to observe the proceedings.
Most of these "guests" came from the Kingdom's Five Institutes and were at least Letter Cards. Given that the Magic Kingdom normally only held assessments for White Cards and Letter Cards, they could all be considered "assessment graduates."
In previous years, these graduates would not have been specifically invited to observe the assessment. But because this assessment was being held during the Queen Year, certain complications had arisen.
From the Royal Court's perspective, it would look rather bad if the Queen and her attendants arrived at the observation seats only to find them empty and deserted. Besides, it would likely not only be the Queen attending, but the Gem Scepters as well. Thus, the Royal Court instructed the staff of the Magic Affairs Institute and Research Institute responsible for the assessment to open up observation eligibility for this examination.
When those above opened their mouths, those below had to run themselves ragged. To the Royal Court, finding a few more spectators was a trivial matter, and surely plenty of magical girls in the Kingdom would be willing to sit alongside the Queen. But for the staff actually carrying it out, it became a huge headache.
The first issue was selecting personnel. For security reasons, the Examination Institute certainly could not completely open the testing grounds and