Eichi nodded. "That's right, Director Zhi Guan. I feel like I've learned pretty much everything there is to learn in 1st Grade. If I stay any longer, I don't think I'll be able to learn anything new."
"I'm applying to skip a grade."
Although Director Zhi Guan had long prepared himself mentally, he was still astonished by Eichi's learning speed.
He asked uncertainly, "Are you sure you've learned it all?"
Eichi nodded. "I have a very accurate understanding of my own situation."
"So when can you arrange the assessment, Director?"
Director Zhi Guan did not answer Eichi's question. Instead, he said, "Don't rush. Listen to me first."
"Our academy's rules are very strict. Exceptions are only made in extremely special cases. In all other circumstances, the rules must be strictly followed."
"Our academy's regulations state that if a student wants to skip a grade, the earliest they can do so is after one semester."
"However, I reported your situation to the academy. The academy agreed to make an exception for a genius like you and reduced one semester to three months."
"Although I'm impressed that you mastered all the knowledge in two months, you still have to remain in 1st Grade for another month."
"After one month, I'll arrange your Skipping Grade Assessment."
Eichi said, "Understood."
Then he seemed to think of something and suddenly asked, "Then, Director Zhi Guan, can I skip four grades at once?"
"When the time comes, could you just prepare a test covering the knowledge required for 4th Grade and assess me with that?"
Director Zhi Guan shook his head. "That won't work. It's already good enough that the academy made one exception. They would never agree to that request."
"And I advise you not to skip so many grades at once. Our academy has