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The entrance ceremony finally came to an end after a series of speeches by the new student representatives, the student council president, and the school principal.
After the ceremony, the students would check the classifications posted in front of the school entrance and return to their classrooms.
“It seems that at this school, classes are determined according to the ranking of the students’ grades at the time of entrance examination.”
While everyone was gathering around the class list, waiting for the number of people to decrease, Shana, a beautiful woman of the same age, started to say something like that.
“The school is a meritocracy, isn’t it? Have you already started to give superiority to the frogs in the well?”
“It’s a hard world to live in. …… You should put out a welcoming mood of ‘everyone is equal’ peace of mind.”
Adele, sitting on the edge of the fountain and looking at the group, had a dismayed look on her face.
After all, from the moment the event began, the friendly atmosphere would disappear. No matter how meritocratic the school is, there might be a situation where the students might say, “Yikes, you’re lower than me!” What a situation that could be.
Besides…
“If someone were to rank you higher or lower, depending on your ranking, you might stand out.”
“That’s the point, isn’t it!!!!!!”
Since it is a merit-based school, everyone’s attention is focused on grades.
This has nothing to do with Adele, who just wants to spend his time relaxing, but the other students will probably try to improve their skills even a little.
Therefore, the person with the top score in this year’s examination will inevitably be the focus of attention.
What kind of person is he? Where does he or she live? Will they become rivals? Or will he be an enemy? Some people will react in different ways.
“Bad …..ranking, I am sure to stand out! In some cases, rumors could even spread……!”
“Is that the story about you being a ‘black knight’?”
“Yes, that’s what it is… a dirty story full of lies!”
The actual fact is, Adele came to this academy in order to escape until the situation cools down.
Although he had been noticeable before the entrance ceremony, it was a force majeure, and aside from that, from now on, he would like to stay quietly and idly so as not to stand out.
He is not sure if he will get into trouble by being conspicuous here, or if the story of the “Black Knight” will spread throughout the school, or if he will be noticed by the nobles who attend the school.
In any case, in order to avoid encountering such things and spend time with Elesia slowly, he must keep a low profile as much as possible.
“W-Well!? I was so bad in the exam! I’m probably faster to count from the bottom!”
“How can you say that after you knocked the instructor unconscious in the swordsmanship exam?”
“Is that true?!”
“N-no! That’s because the instructor was a bad actor! It was either that or a puppy walking and getting hit by a stick!”
Adele’s reaction surprised Shana.
The lecturers gathered in the kingdom’s best school are the selected elite. The students are not the kind of people who can compete with them.
And yet, Adele beat him with such ease that he could have easily said, “Bad actor,” without even thinking about it. It is hard not to be surprised.
(B-But I heard that some of the Marquis of Astia’s family members beat the lecturer in the exam, so it’s not impossible in terms of bloodlines. ……?)
Nevertheless, it was impossible for someone like that to be called a disgrace.
The fact that Elesia misses him is a good thing, and Shana’s impression of Adele is slowly crumbling in her mind.
“B-but! If by any chance …… no, even if a billion ranks higher, I just have to drop it! That’s it! Events happen on a regular basis anyway, and the rankings change!”
“Seems so.”
While Adele was frantically trying to explain herself, Elesia pulled out a pamphlet from her pocket.
“According to the pamphlet, there are several ranking-changing events during the semester to keep the curious children occupied.”
“Wait, that’s not the same pamphlet I got the other day. I haven’t seen it yet.”
“Fufu, I’m in the only position to explain it to the master.”
Adele nodded his head
“Gohon! Anyway, it’s convenient if there are attractions lying around that those kids won’t get bored …… even if the exam results are good, I can just lower them!”
“Ara, that’s going to be difficult, isn’t it?”
“Why!”
Adele was startled and turned to Shana, who crossed her legs.
Then, Shana’s beautiful face twisted into a small, bitter smile.
“The school is very welcoming when it comes to moving up in the rankings, but it’s very strict when it comes to moving down.”
“What do you mean ……?”
“If you fall below a certain number from your initial ranking, you will be expelled.”
“Damn it!”
Adele crumpled to the ground involuntarily.
Then he slammed his fist on the ground…… sad.
“There’s another system where you can be expelled if your grades are below the standard on exams.”
“It seems like the number of students who graduate each year is about ten percent of the total number of students who enrolled.”
“Isn’t this school too serious about the youth of today?!”
It seems that the school wants to discover young people with talent.
They don’t have time to worry about those who have no talent. If that is the case, it would be more meaningful to create an environment where talented young people can grow.
The school must have such an idea.
“The school is also a good place for the graduates of the Royal Carbon Academy to be recognized in social circles and in the public eye. Especially if you graduate at the top of your class or have high grades, you will be very popular in social circles.”
“So, people come to enroll in serious schools on their own. Some people are especially eager to achieve top grades for the sake of their pride and success.”
“I don’t know what it is about ……, but it doesn’t seem necessary to me right now.”
“Well, Master already has more than enough fame right”
Fufu, Elesia said with an elegant smile that didn’t look like a maid.
Seeing that figure, Adele sighs and slowly lifts his heavy hips and walks towards the bulletin board where there are fewer people.
“Haa, ……,well okay. After all, if you look at the world as a whole, including my powers, it’s like a cute kitten playing with cat toys. There’s no way my grades are that good.”
“Master, you’ve been doing a lot of escaping from reality lately.”
“It’s important to escape from reality.”
Elesia and Shana both followed Adele to the bulletin board.
There are fewer people, and now they can get closer and see what class and rank they are in.
“Well, let’s see where I rank… …….”
Adele stood up tall and looked at the classifications posted over the students.
And then…
[Class S, provisional first place, Adele Astia]
“Fifth place huh ……, not bad.”
“Ara, I guess I’m in second place. I’m with master. I’m so happy.”
“How can you be happy !!!!!???????”
Adele Astia.
Thus, the disgrace of the Marquise family got off to a great start at the school.
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