"Scroll" quickly scanned through the entire test paper, and then wrote down the total score of the three subjects at the head of the paper: 17 points.
It was a full 100 points lower than the final result.
"Well... it seems that the problem lies with Maggie?" Nana tilted her head.
"Hey, is that the result?" Mystery Moon was greatly disappointed. "Isn't it Scroll who deliberately protected Maggie and used the condition of getting a high score in exchange for honey barbecue — ouch!"
Lily slapped the back of her head. "Shut up!"
"Do you want to continue reading?" Summer asked timidly. "Let's leave here as soon as possible. It would be terrible if we were discovered."
"Wait a little longer," Candle said in a low voice. "Maybe there was something wrong when copying."
"No, I already know the result. That's enough..." Evelyn shook her head. If it was written in the original way, it was indeed possible to confuse the tightly arranged numbers. However, in the universal education implemented by His Majesty, the numbers had been replaced with simple and easy to remember characters, so the probability of making a mistake was too small.
"I think Maggie flew in from the window. The jerky — stop!" Mystery Moon covered her head. "Don't do it. I won't say anything."
"Scroll" checked all the test papers and began to copy the scores until everyone's scores were gathered on a table. The score in Maggie's column was still 17 points.
"It seems that it's really not Teacher Scroll's problem," Candle sighed softly.
"Can we go now?" Summer said anxiously.
Evelyn was about to answer when "Scroll" suddenly stood up and looked in the direction of the door. The six people immediately followed her gaze and then noticed that the door had been opened and a City hall apprentice appeared in front of the office.
"What are they talking about?" Mystery Moon asked.
The illusion had no voice, so everyone could only judge their conversation by the movement of their lips.
"It seems that Lady Scroll... His Excellency Barov... is looking for you?"
Then "Scroll" nodded and followed the apprentice out of the office.
At the moment when the door was closed, perhaps because of the airflow, a cold wind suddenly rolled up in the room, blowing up all the test papers and scattering them messily on the floor.
"Ah … the window." Lily was startled.
Evelynn also saw it — the window that was originally closed was now opened a small gap. It could only be said that Scroll didn't close the window properly, and the airflow generated by the opening and closing of the door caused the window to crack open. As the autumn wind blew, the window swayed back and forth, opening wider and wider. Not long after, another strong gust of wind smashed it back into the window frame. Although no sound could be heard, it was obvious that the force of the impact was not small from the way the glass shook.
A jaw-dropping scene occurred.
A gust of wind swept through the office again, scraping the pen holder onto the table. The quill knocked against the mouth of the ink bottle and flew up, landing right on the result sheet.
The tip of the quill was the first to touch the ground. It brushed past the grid with Maggie's score, leaving a short vertical line. The original score of 17 became a three-digit 117.
Someone probably heard the loud noise coming from the office, for the door was pushed open again. The apprentice who left with the notice first looked around, and then walked in in surprise.
She went to the window, closed all the windows, and then squatted down to tidy up the office for Scroll.
She didn't leave until all the documents were rearranged and neatly placed on the desk. Satisfied, she tiptoed away.
Is that what happened? Evelynn and Candle looked at each other.
It was not a mistake in the book, nor was it Maggie's deliberate deceit, but was caused by an accidental wind?
Evelynn could already guess what happened next. Scroll received His Majesty's order to go to Longsong and handed the result sheet to Vendy. Vendy wasn't the examiner, so even if she was confused about Maggie's score, she wouldn't question Scroll's judgment.
"Ha, under Mystery Moon's persistence, the truth has finally been discovered." Mystery Moon looked up and said, "The culprit is … Teacher Scroll!"
"It's the wind!" Lily said, gnashing her teeth.
"But if Scroll had closed the window, the wind wouldn't have messed up the papers and blown away the quill, right?"
"How could you say that!"
"No," Nana said thoughtfully. "If that's the case, it should be His Highness Roland's fault. He built the new City hall here. Not only did he expand it, but he also added two more floors. Without this extra second floor, Scroll couldn't have judged the papers here. "
"Uh … you're right, so the culprit is — His Majesty?"
"That's enough!"
"Excuse me … Can I finish now?" Summer looked so anxious that she was about to cry.
"Sorry, it's enough." Evelynn patted her on the shoulder. "Thank you. Let's go."
"Hey, are we leaving now? Maybe we can find the papers for the next quiz in Scroll's office? "Mystery Moon stopped in front of everyone.
"This is your real purpose of coming here!" Lily rushed forward. "I won't let you mess around!"
"I, I was just saying!"
…
In the end, the investigation ended like a farce. After saying goodbye to Candle, Evelynn returned to the Witch Building alone.
Although the truth had come to light, she could not calm down at all.
For some reason, the flying paper and the falling quill kept appearing in her mind — their trajectories were irregular, but at the last moment, they formed a clever and perfect result.
Not only the paper and the quill, but also the airflow caused by the door and the time taken by the apprentices in and out all played a part in the result. Without any of these conditions, the score could not be changed.
However, these conditions were unconscious and chaotic.
So, it was the same for bartending.
When adding various ingredients to the wine, one could not taste each taste in turn when tasting it. They fused and influenced each other in the wine. Every taste that could be accepted by people needed countless attempts, and sometimes a coincidental combination would create a unique taste.
Evelynn could not help but think of the microscopic spheres that His Majesty had mentioned — they were always making disorderly disturbances, each seemingly unrelated, but as a whole, they could show wonderful characteristics.
She closed her eyes and felt that something was about to come out of her heart.
The world was full of chaos.
But the result was hidden in the chaos.
It was as if it was predestined.
Evelynn suddenly opened her eyes and reached for the glass of water on the table.
The cold water that had been left for a day rippled, and then the color changed, as if a drop of paint had been poured into it. The water gradually turned into an orange-red color, and a fragrance that she had never smelled before floated into her nose.
She hesitated for a moment, and then stuck out her tongue to lick it.
An indescribable sweetness suddenly filled the tip of her tongue — it was slightly astringent, but the rich and mellow sweetness was incomparable to any kind of drink.
It was like a mixture of juice and milk, but also like a mixture of tea and honey. Evelynn could not accurately describe the taste, but she was sure of one thing.
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