"Welcome to Last hope academy, I am lumonis evilok the fourth elder of the academy and today.. I will not sugarcoat for everyone present here but the academy demands highest amount of effort from its students and if you fail to reach our standards. Then we won't hesitate in transferring anybody to the first year again and again until you pass it." Licht? Says as he stands on the stage while addressing the people standing in front of him.
" In this academy, your social status and family hold no meaning as only power will be the sole decider of the hierarchy.. for today you will be allowed to go around and figure out what fields you want to choose and what factions you will join." He keeps going while a bearded man carrying a tomb between his arms and wearing a cloak comes to his side and hands it to lumonis. Lumonis then casts a spell and next second something akin to a hologram appears above the students.
"This is everyone's class selection depending on their performance in the exams, you have 10 minutes to get seperated into areas as shown in the image." Lumonis says and goes back into the building while everyone checks the list for their classes, some are happy while others are in severe depression and anxiety. 10 mins later most of the 1st years have beherded into groups varying from 70 to 30 in size as the classes go from A to X.
Everyone begin whispering among themselves while looking at the few who still didn't join any group, the bearded man than starts a voice enhancing rune on his necklace and declares " I will now declare names of class 1,2 and 3-Y , you are requested to come forth and form a group on the stage."
"They are honouring the elites and the rankers or should I say making them targets for all others to raise the competition, decent plan but-" "It will have no effect on the rankers. They would probably be praised and then start their own factions in the academy." A pair of twins, one wearing red clothes and the other blue talk among themselves as they look around at the elites being called to the stage one by one. "Who do you think will be the top ranker? I say it is probably xavier." The twin wearing red cloth says, "who knows, I heard there was a commotion in the testing done yesterday." The other twin replies bluntly while they both bring out a bunch of sweets from a box and begins nibbling on them.
The number of students in Y class are 32, 29 and 30 from 3 to 1 class. "Now those whose name is called are requested to come on the stage." The bearded man continues and calls 14 students for class 3-Z, 15 for 2-Z and finally, "Xavier atrocis, third place in exams." The crowd gasps in a uproar as the topdog they were expecting was not 1st or 2nd but 3rd. "Orial Rutsuki, 2nd place." The third place Xavier who is green haired boy with a bow on his back and 2nd Orial who is a girl with a katana at her waist goes onto the stage and stare at each other with coldness.
"Asta, 1st place in exam." As his name was announced, Asta slowly walks to the stage in pride while he looks at the 8 students standing on the stage as they glare at him. The crowd however is in shambles as they realise the lack of surname. for the first time in academy's history has a non-noble ranked first among the rankers. Whispers of "Who is he?" "Just how strong is he?" And many others plague the assembly.
"Now that everyone has been given their classes, I declare the assembly over. Everyone is to make way to their classrooms." The bearded man says as he gestures for Z class students to follow him. The students follow him as they are led to a empty hall where seats are put at 6 different heights(Like the university teaching halls where they teach thousands but just smaller). "Everyone can take a seat they want, we will begin the introductions then." The man says as he goes to the podium and places his time again. The elites went and selected their seats while some even argued and tried to fight before being stopped by the professor, only the highest row was left for the top 9 rankers where no one dared to enter, one by one everyone sat at their desks including asta who took the corner in highest seats.
"Since everyone is here let's introduce ourselves, I am professor grimhest and the one responsible for your theory lessons for magic. First I inform you that as highest in status among first years everyone here must obey the rules set." The professor says while bringing out a orb and one by one states the the major rules they have to follow at all costs.
1- pointless harrassing other students for personal satisfaction will not be tolerated.
2- murder, arson or anything of the sort must be avoided.
3- entry in restricted area without permission is forbidden.
4- fights must be resolved through duels and only after the teacher's approval.
5- any sort of item that is restricted must not be used.
" What sort of pathetic rules are these?" Asta says as he leans back into his chair which garners everyone's attention. ' a troublemaker' "Do you mean to say the rules are a waste?" The professor thinks as he states. Asta gives him a grin and says " quite the opposite.. we both know it professor, there are hundreds of loopholes around these rules, I can already imagine someone here indirectly forcing some girls to sleep with him." Asta looks at the salivating blue haired boy he saw durung the assembly as one of 3-Z class, he gives him cold stare and openly declares " I don't care what you do but if any of you mess with my friends or morals, I won't give a shred of mercy. ", "You think we are afraid of you? You d-" "Don't know who is behind us blah blah. You of all people should stop your arrogant mouth, viscos aridiam." Asta replies to the blue haired boy who tried to activate superior because of backing.
"Professor I want to duel this arrogant peasant right now." " I am afraid I must decline." "Why?" The boy says as he looks at the professor in shock. The professor looks at him and then to asta and says"You will die.. That boy almost killed the examiner, the examiner who is one of the teachers for Q classes barely survived after he retaliated with full force." The statement made everyone's hair stand on their ends as they stare at asta with only one thought ' A monster.'
'That kid... It looks like I judged him too early, I needed someone capable of keeping others in check.lucky me' " now then everyone must fill this form." The professor threw everyone a bunch of papers which flew and arrived in everyone's arms. Inside is the list of fields they are able to take for their classes. Everyone filled their forms and after 15 minutes the professor took them back.
" umm. Hello." The golden haired kid with the rapier sitting next to asta shyly greets him, asta also replied with a hello while maintaining his smile and offered a handshake. "I am gless kaleo, nice to meet you." "Asta, nice to meet you too... Aren't you the one who managed to put the blade on the examiner's neck?" Asta asks as he remembers the kid who was giving his exam sometime before his own.
" I am, I also remember the pressure you have off when you were fighting. What fields did you take anyway?" "Weapon mastery, ki and aura classes, scribing and runesmithing and master tier rune cl-" "master tier!!? You are a master tier?" "Um yeah. Is it a big thing?" Asta answered back with a hint of ignorance in his voice, leaving Gless almost disbelief.
"What do you mean not a big thing?, master tier is something only late second years are supposed to have access to." Gless silently whispers to asta as he looks around and his eyes locks with professors who gives him a quick smile and nods slowly. Asta pats him on the shoulder and brings him out his daze, "Hey why are you spacing out like that? The class is starting." He says and focuses as the professor officially begins his class.