This volume is a bit of a departure in that Frieren is only briefly a goof, and instead is surrounded by goofs who force her to be the sensible one. We know that there are some unhinged mages in the exam, so every battle has some tension where we don't know if the less experienced mages will come out in one piece.

So we get Frieren being a chad. Along with Denken being a chad. Along with Laufen being a goof.