As the crowd dispersed, we started walking towards our building.
"By the way," Min-Soo said, trying to change the subject to lighten the mood. "While you were gone... there have been a few changes."
He had a small, proud smile. "I passed the promotion exam. I'm A-rank now."
I was surprised. "A-rank? How? Your power..."
"...is for analysis," he cut me off. "Exactly. The written promotion test was the hardest ever. Almost everyone failed. Except me. They said my analytical skills were so exceptional that they were worth an A-rank on their own."
"That's awesome, Min-Soo!" Bora shouted, giving him a friendly nudge with her elbow. "We're all super-elites now!"
She was as clueless as ever, as if nothing had happened.
As we were walking, a student running down the hall, absorbed in his terminal, bumped hard into my shoulder.
He didn't even stop.
"Hey," I said, my voice cold.
