[Academy First Year First Sester Midterm Exam Knight Departnt Ranking]
[1st. Balrosi Viston
2nd. Veriana Kalproten
3rd. Cain...
...15th. Barosu Drage
16th. Aint Armian....]
"What? Aint's rank isn't as high as expected?"
"I know. Considering he defeated Veriana, it's a bit..."
Aint mixed into the whispering crowd and blankly checked his grades.
He could hear Sir Gardner Alpenfassen clicking his tongue.
"Well, it couldn't be helped. The exams were all replaced with written tests..."
Of course, it wasn't that Aint was stupid or completely terrible at theory.
If that were the case, he couldn't have ranked 16th out of 100. It was just that the goal they were looking at was higher than expected.
"Oh."
A short exclamation ca from beside him.
"16th? That's a huge improvent."
"Balrosi?"
Aint welcod Balrosi.
He was one of the few who neither mocked the fallen na of Armian nor kept his distance out of reverence.
To be more precise, he was kind to everyone.
"Congratulations, Aint. That's amazing. You went from 38th to 16th in one go."
"Don't praise too much. It's just because it was only written exams. Above all, it's just the midterm exam."
"Well, if it had been practical, you probably would have ranked even higher, right? You did defeat Veriana, after all."
"That's true."
But it was still just the midterm exam grade, not the final ranking. The final grade would depend on how one did in the final exam and subsequent practical training.
"Anyway, it's a good grade."
"That's right. Going from 38th to 16th in just half a sester. It's an unbelievable growth rate."
At that mont, a youthful voice abruptly interjected.
When Aint turned his head, there stood soone he had never seen before.
She was a beautiful woman with short orange hair and impressive erald eyes.
"Aint Armian, right?"
"You are...?"
Even without Sir Gardner's words, it was impossible not to notice her pointed ears.
"Ariadne Florian. From the magic departnt."
"...Florian."
Ariadne extended her hand. Aint hesitated for a mont before grasping her outstretched hand.
"Do you dislike ?"
"I don't have any particular prejudice."
Balrosi shook his head.
"Whatever the reason, Florian legitimately obtained the rights under the Golden Decree."
"Thanks for seeing it positively. Actually, I took a big step coming forward first."
Embedded stones don't particularly welco newly rolling stones. That was true of all societies, and the pillars of the Empire were no different.
"A big step?"
In response to Aint's question, she nodded.
"First-years have their first joint class after the midterm exams, right?"
Joint classes among first-years were quite rare, but they did exist.
"I've heard of it. It's a survival class, isn't it?"
Aint nodded. As far as he knew, it was the knight departnt and the magic departnt surviving together for a week.
"Fighting each other is forbidden in that class. So wouldn't it be better to join forces?"
That wasn't wrong.
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