As the candidates were relentlessly exploring within the maze, outside the maze, in the central square of the Silver Corridor, many magical girls had already gathered.
Compared to the candidates who had been forming teams in the square not long ago, these magical girls gathering now exuded a mature and competent aura, completely absent of the subtle greenness found in the candidates. It was easy for an observant person to deduce that these were the "guests" mentioned by the examiners who came to observe.
Most of these "guests" hailed from the Kingdom's Five Institutes, being at least word plate level magical girls. By the standards of the Magic Kingdom, where typically only white card and word plate assessments are conducted, they could all be considered "examination graduates."
In previous years, these "graduates" wouldn't have been specially invited to observe the assessment, but this year's assessment coincided with the Queen's Year, introducing some changes.
