Thirty Days of Classes, part 7 (before battle)

Every six days, you will be subject to "midterms", prepared by the board of directors - Jia Yuanchun.

A palanquin has been prepared to take you to the exam sites, and only by passing the tests may Jia Xichun retain her status as the Family Hierarch.

My lady...

Oh, don't worry yourself overmuch, master Wei. You sound like you're at a funeral.

She will pass these tests with ease as long as she has been diligently taking her classes.

No, it's... I... I simply hope I can survive until she returns... cough...

It seemed that Wei's rather funereal voice wasn't just out of his concern for Xichun.

... Wei, are you sure you're okay?

I can't escape them, even in dreams... the unfinished bundles of paperwork... cascading over me like a storm, burying me...

Steel yourself, for that was no dream at all.

In fact, never have I once seen paperwork trained in the arts of airwalking until now...

... I must be severely sleep-deprived.

<Looks like we're not the only ones going through the wringer...>