The longer Firefly stayed in Penacony, the more deeply she understood the phrase "species diversity."
For the first time, this girl who frequently set certain places on fire saw so clearly just how varied the differences between people could be. She also gradually began to understand why a certain mature woman on her team enjoyed teasing people.
Although the kindhearted Molten Knight still believed in ending fights quickly to spare her enemies unnecessary suffering, she could not deny that she had grown curious about how opponents with different personalities would react.
Right now, however, the examiner was clearly delighted and utterly amazed by Stelle's performance. She quickly turned to Firefly and said:
"Now, although you're very disappointed, your companion is actually excited instead. Young lady, you would say-"
Firefly froze for a moment, not expecting her turn to come so soon. Following the previous sequence, shouldn't the examiner have asked Argenti first?
Caught off guard, Firefly frowned as she searched for words, then squeezed them out without any emotion. "Th-that's wonderful! I love this kind of... th-thrilling life!"
"Good, very good! Extremely excited!"
That was the examiner's assessment. Although Firefly's delivery was wooden, this round tested their lines. For a girl who perfectly matched her mental image of an amateur, getting this far was already quite impressive. Whatever else might be said, at least she had actually delivered a line.
Then she turned to Argenti. "This red-haired gentleman looks like an old hand at this. If it were you, you would-"
Before the examiner could finish, Argenti interrupted her.
At that moment, the tall knight wore a smile as radiant as sunshine and spoke in a measured, calm voice:
"What are you saying? Has Anders not shown enough excitement already?"
The examiner stared blankly at the smiling knight. She wanted