Time quietly passed...
In a dim corridor of the Central Auditorium at Walpurgis Royal Academy of Machinart, a door opened without warning.
Inside, two boys stepped out slowly. Yet their demeanor could not have been more different.
One had his head lowered, his face gloomy, his entire body radiating a heavy atmosphere that made anyone's heart sink.
The other formed a stark contrast, looking utterly listless and even yawning, though his wine-red eyes carried a trace of helplessness.
"Um..."
Yaya, who had been waiting in the dim corridor and hurried over the instant she heard the door open, looked at Raishin's gloomy expression. Seeming to sense something bad, she did not know what to say.
Raishin said nothing either, silently handing Yaya the report card in his hand.
Yaya lowered her head to look at its contents, then immediately widened her eyes and cried out.
"Ranked one thousand two hundred and thirty-fifth?!"
Since Walpurgis Royal Academy of Machinart was the highest institution in the world of magic, with high tuition, high entry requirements, and strict standards, the entire academy had only one thousand two hundred and thirty-five students up until just now.
Now, with Wu Yan and Raishin included, there were only one thousand two hundred and thirty-seven students.
In other words, Raishin, who had just received the rank of one thousand two hundred and thirty-five, was third from last!
"Second from last!"
However, Wu Yan said this from the side, raising the report card in his hand.
"Professor Kimberly said there's a student in the academy who hands in blank papers for every regular test. So he and I are tied for last place, while Raishin is second from last!"
Hearing that, Raishin did not feel even the slightest comfort. His face remained gloomy, and he said nothing.
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