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!"

if a strong

hair I spent two minutes styling this morning was now

...great

after smacking

of you are confused as to why your ranks are being readjusted...the answer is simple. It's because there's

worse, we have to readjust your ranking according to

eyes swept through the classroom before

quiet and wait for me to finish announcing the new rankings

-Nod

only helplessly nod their head

everyone nod, a trace of a smile appeared on

are the

onto her tablet, Donna quickly read

still

Hall, still

.

.

.

moves up a rank and is now

.

.

.

smith moves up five

.

.

.

so subtle that

Dover moves up a total of 200 ranks

as my name and rank were announced, I

keep a stoic face. With what had happened in

was no use denying the fact that I had now caught the interest of a few important individuals. Though I didn't

wanted to point out that the fact that my rank rising by 200 ranks may have contributed to adding

...

name, the rank adjustment came to an end. Following that, she cleared her voice and once

second announcement, due to recent unfortunate events, after long and arduous hours of talk, the higher-ups have finally have come

finished announcing, right before anyone could celebrate,

don't be too happy yet. After you return, there will be mid-term exams so more than

classroom as the students all became crestfallen at the

of all the people here I was probably the

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

exams.

my strength, I was currently in the top 100. Maybe top 50 if I fought with my life on

reach the top 10. Being top 100 didn't really

what I was most worried about was the theoretical

I tried to study, I barely got any of the concepts

to

me training every day, I barely had enough time to study for the courses let alone study middle school

over the problem for a bit longer, I just threw

I was used to

this is the end of the announcements. I hope to see

lost everyone's attention, Donna could only conclude tutor time ahead of schedule and

she soon left the

-Clank!

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

time

world, I would always get messages from them. Be it for normal stuff or nagging. They would always make sure to text me

both annoying and heartwarming. Since my parent's death back in my previous world, never

I disliked this