The Author's POV

[Lock, class A-25, Friday 4:45 P.M.]

Sitting in my usual seat, I listened attentively to the class lecture.

Or at least I tried...

Despite the fact that two weeks had passed since the Hollberg incident, the classroom's atmosphere wasn't as lively as it was back before the incident.

Glancing at the classroom, I could see why...

Almost a quarter of the students that used to sit around me were now gone.

Despite not knowing many people, I found out, a couple of days after the incident, that Evan and Cassandra were part of the people that had died during the incident.

...the same two people that were part of my group.

In spite of the fact that I didn't know them that well, the fact that two people I was acquainted with had died went to show how tragic those events were.

Literally, anyone could've died that night...

"Alright, that marks the end of the lecture"

Snapping me out my thought was the engineering professor's charming voice. Just like before, throughout the whole time I had stayed in the lock, she was the only professor that didn't pay special attention to lineage or rank.

Whenever I asked her questions regarding the lecture she would always patiently and calmly explain what I didn't understand.

Therefore, although I didn't necessarily understand what she was teaching, I didn't hate this class.

Right after the lecture ended and the professor left the classroom, everyone remained seated.

That was because we still had to have our end-of-week tutor time. This was a small session we had every Friday and it was where Donna, our tutor, would spend the last remaining fifteen minutes of the day to share any announcements that have been made by the school.

-Clank!

Right on cue, entering the classroom, Donna made her way towards the podium. Walking, as though the wind was blowing, each of her steps caused a thin purple undulation of magic power to spread across the classroom.

Instantly the whole room fell silent. The pressure that emanated from her body caused everyone to stop whatever they were doing.

It was evident that she wasn't in the best of moods, and everyone could feel it.

Arriving in front of the podium, Donna staked a few papers on the table before clicking her tongue and dismissing them.

Sighing, Donna looked at the classroom and spoke.

"Alright, as most of you can probably tell, I'm not in the best of moods"

Raising two fingers she said

"I have two announcements for you guys today..."

"One, there will be a rank readjustment, and that wi'”"

Right after she finished the first half of her sentence before she could continue speaking, disrupting her speech were whispers that resounded throughout the whole classroom.

"...rank readjustments?"

"It isn't even the midterms..."

"What's going on?"

-Smack!

"Quiet!"

on the podium, a small shockwave swept through the classroom. As if a

of her action, the hair I spent two minutes styling

...great

of seconds after smacking

ranks are being readjusted...the answer is simple. It's because there's now

or for worse, we have to

Donna's eyes

finish announcing the new rankings before announcing the second

-Nod

piercing stare, everyone could only helplessly nod their

of a smile appeared on

here are

Donna quickly read

still rank

Hall, still

.

.

.

Dereks moves up a rank and is

.

.

.

smith moves up five ranks from 739

.

.

.

Donna's brows. It was so subtle that

total of 200

rank were announced, I felt multiple eyes staring in my

to keep a stoic face. With what had happened in Hollberg, I had already

fact that I had now caught the interest of a few important individuals. Though I

rank rising by 200 ranks may have contributed to adding a couple of extra

...

my name, the rank adjustment came to an end. Following that, she cleared

talk, the higher-ups have finally have come to a unanimous decision to send the

right before anyone could celebrate, Donna instantly poured cold water over

you return, there will be mid-term exams so more

and sighs resounded throughout the classroom as the students all

people here I was probably

down these couple of months, I hadn't had time to focus on

exams.

strength, I was currently in the

the

was most worried about

barely got any of

that for some of the stuff I had to learn,

barely had enough time to study for the courses

for a bit longer, I just threw it at

used to leaving problems

is the end of the announcements. I hope

could only

stuff, she

-Clank!

I too started packing up my stuff. Today was the last day

was finally time to go

parents in this world, I would always get messages from them. Be it for normal stuff or nagging. They would

in my previous world, never

I disliked