I leave the dormitory with Riza.　



"Good morning. It's another beautiful day."



　A beautiful girl with white pony hair was waiting for me at the entrance. Iris, aka Irisphilia. The other way around. Whatever.



Are you meeting someone?



"I've been waiting for you. I don't see how it could be anything else, given the circumstances.



　Yeah, I guess so. You don't have any friends. Except me. I can't speak for others.



　And Iris looks behind me.



"Who's that girl over there?"



Squire?　Riza."



"Why the question mark?　Well, okay. I'm Hurt's friend Iris. Nice to meet you."



　Riza looked at me once as she proudly held out her hand. I nodded and shook her hand hesitantly.



"Nice to meet you."



　Immediately, Iris's face became tense.



"...... I see. Well, if you're Hurt's squire, that's possible.



　He says something meaningful and lets go of his hand.



"By the way, Hurt, what class are you in?"



"C."



　Iris's expression clouds over.



"I'm in A, so I guess we're not together."



"Hmm?　A is the class with the highest grades, right?　I thought you were top in written work, but just barely in overall grades."



"Yeah. I was a little bit curious too. I asked him about it, and he told me that the written test is given priority in class placement. Besides, it seems that even if you had bad grades in practical skills, you were still allowed to do so on a limited basis."



　I don't know, but this guy must be something great as long as his stopped magic level goes up. Professor Tia said that the expected value is included in the price.



　Iris was leading the way and we were on our way to the classrooms.



"Who is she?



　Riza asked in a whisper.



"Didn't I just introduce myself?"



"That's not what I meant. ......"



　Riza said as she glared at Iris walking in front of her.



　

"Is that a human?"





　Blue eyes glinting with a mysterious quality.



"...... with a demon tribe?"



　Riza's eyebrows arched in a figure of eight.



"I don't see any demonic elements in their appearance. But the quality of the magic power is something ...... strange."



　Is there a pattern where the clothes don't show it?

　But he tried to expose it to others once, didn't he? It's natural that she hesitated because she was a girl, but a demon tribe would never try to do it.

　But to tell you the truth, I don't really care if Iris is a demon or not.



"Don't worry about it."



"Yes, whatever she is, she's no match for Master Hurt."



　That's not what I meant.



　As we talked, Iris arrived at her classroom. He glances inside and sees what looks like a rugger man. He leaves before he is spotted and goes to the classroom at the end of the corridor.



　It turns out, however, that squires are not allowed in the classroom. Sorry for Riza, but she has to pass the time there.

　I told her she can go home now, but she does not feel comfortable going through the door by herself.



　

　Well...



　The classroom is a staircase, and the teacher's table is at the bottom. There were three rows of five long desks that could accommodate three people in a row.

　I sit on the topmost one, near the door.



　My homeroom teacher was a dull old man.

　My classmates seemed to be looking at me from a distance, and I was completely alone.

　Everyone seems to be touching a tumor or scared of poking a hornet's nest.



　Well, there are a lot of rumors.

　Especially with Schneidal's disappearance, there are suspicions that I might be involved. When I'm called out on campus again, I just keep my mouth shut and so far it's working out.



　I finish my self-introduction without incident.

　I didn't listen to what everyone had to say. I'm going to be dropped from this class soon, so there's no point in getting along with them.



"Now that you've introduced yourselves, let's start the class.



　The dull homeroom teacher began handing out papers.



"You are aware that your grades are in the middle of the range, aren't you?　You will either move up or down in the future. This can be judged largely by how you have been spending your time from the entrance examination to now.



　Hmm?　Could this be...?






"What have you done since the entrance exam?　If you've been lazy, you'll be down there in no time. Today, in your first class after entering the school, we will measure your current abilities."



　That old man looks like he's trying to protect people from harm, but he's not. It's what we call an unannounced test.



　But it's a big chance for me.

　If I don't do well in this test, I can easily be declared a dropout.



　A student in the distance hands me a test paper in a fearful manner. Don't be so scared, okay?　We'll be saying goodbye soon.



Now, let's begin.



　As if on cue, I looked at the exam questions with excitement.



　............What's that?



　Read it again, carefully.



　Yeah. That's funny. Isn't this really easy?



　This is the range that young Char learned in the first six months of her gifted education. Some of it is a little more difficult than that, but generally I can sniff it out and answer it.

　In the test that Professor Tia gave me personally just before I entered the school, I couldn't understand even a word of the question text.



"I see, I can read it."



　That dull homeroom teacher, who was trying to scare you earlier, is actually trying to reassure you with a simple basic question.

　He/she will praise you and stretch you.

　I guess that's her educational policy.



　If that's the case, it's difficult to know how to respond to the situation.



　If he makes so many mistakes in such simple problems, people will suspect that he is doing it on purpose.

　He is still the son of a frontier count. It's only natural that he has a little education. In fact, I couldn't even keep up with my sister.



　So, we need to find out what the minimum level of this school is.



　...... I'd say it's about 60%.　I'm talking about the percentage of correct answers.

　That should be considered about the level of <> in this school.



　Hmmm. There is also the magic power calculation. Since the equation is easy to formulate, it is better to make a careless mistake in the calculation to reduce your score.



　Oh well. Multiple combinations of attributes. It looks complicated, but in fact, the pattern is fixed, so it's a piece of cake too. However, you can get points deducted for careless mistakes here, too.



　Solve it easily. You put down your pen and review your work carefully. Yes, it's perfect.



"Now, please collect your answer sheets.



　With light steps, I hand the paper to someone in the distance.



　Soon all the answer sheets were gathered, and the homeroom teacher went through them one by one.

　After looking through them all, I looked around the classroom.



"You all look worried, don't you? Did I scare them a little too much?



　Hmm?　What's the matter, everyone, it was so easy that it made you uneasy?



"The results of ...... are not good. There are a lot of blanks. Even when they are filled in, you can clearly see the distress."



　The homeroom teacher smiled wickedly and then continued with a straight face.



"This exam will be a struggle even for B class students. The average percentage will be 50% or so. However, if you are in A class, you can expect to get 80% on average. Do you understand what I mean by that?



　Yeah, I have no idea.

　No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no.　Was mine the only one that was super easy or something?



"Yes, the higher you go up in the class, the bigger the difference in ability between the classes. Prince Rias and the others who have been studying since childhood are better than you think.



　A dull old man making a nihilistic smile.



"In such a situation, there is a person who answered about 60% correctly. There are some careless mistakes here and there, but your ability is at a level where you can go to A class right now.



　The homeroom teacher's eyes twinkle.

　Why are you pointing those sparkling eyes at me?



"Harte Semphis, you're brilliant!　I knew it would be recommended by His Majesty the King. However, you should be a little more careful in your review."



　The smiling uncle is surprisingly cute.



"I knew he was a great guy."

I can't believe we're in the same class."

"But they move up so quickly, don't they?"

"I wish we could have spent more time together."



　The voices of great misunderstanding from all over the world.



　This is an elite school, right?　Is everyone in the middle level that good?



　No, no.

　Okay, that's how it is.



　It's not that the people here are low.

　My sister must be too good. She broke through this level easily at a young age.



　Charles, how much more .......






"Harte Semphis, I recommend you to move up to B class ...... or even A in the next examination."



　Because my sister is too good, in the very first class of the school.



　I received a high evaluation.