The Double or more Life of the Fake Heiress (Mirabella) novel Chapter 94

The BrainSpark Nationals' city-level preliminaries weren't a simple affair of filling out a test and waiting for a score. In addition to the written exam, there was a theoretical test and a live divergent thinking challenge, which cranked up the difficulty by several notches.

The written exam lasted an hour. After wrapping that up, contestants were ushered next door for the live question-and-answer session under the watchful eye of the clock.

Mirabella glanced over her test paper with a hint of boredom and shook her head. The questions were somewhat tougher than the preliminary round, but... they lacked any real zest for a challenge. With a tinge of disappointment, she picked up her pen and began to answer the questions at a leisurely pace.

Last time, her rapid-fire responses had drawn criticism for seeming flippant about the exam process, so this time, she was determined to embody the serious diligence expected of a student.

Forty minutes later, Mirabella, who had been deliberately slow, was ironically still the first to submit her paper, surprising even the proctor with her speed.

As she handed in her test, the proctor took a moment to note her name. Mirabella? Wasn't she the one who scored perfect marks in the preliminary competition? The proctor held onto the test paper, momentarily lost in thought.

Mirabella headed straight to the adjacent room for the live Q&A session. The rules were straightforward: three proctors would each draw a random question for the contestant to answer on the spot, all within a ten-minute time limit. It felt almost like a job interview.

Mirabella internally scoffed at the format, likening it to a dull, uninspired setup born out of some pyramid scheme.

Soon enough, three questions were drawn: one on history and the other two on science, designed to test cognitive acumen. Unfazed by the challenge, Mirabella tackled the questions in about two minutes, her expression unchanging as if the task was child's play thanks to her voracious reading habits.

The proctors were the ones left astonished. After she left, they couldn't help but express their awe.