"Just as expected..."
"Peerless! It's really a Peerless evaluation!"
Gasps of shock and sighs instantly replaced all the whispers.
"My name? Where's my name?!"
One young man's face turned from anticipation to pallor, then to despair as the rankings on the light screen scrolled rapidly downward. His eyes were glued to the screen, his fingers unconsciously digging into his palms, trying to find his own name among the dwindling number of spots.
"197! I made the top two hundred! Thank goodness. As long as I perform normally in combat and enlightenment tomorrow, I'll definitely get into Kindling University!"
A youth who had barely clung to a spot within the top two hundred let out a sharp gasp of air, his sweat-soaked forehead showing a mix of relief and a fierce will to survive.
'...I couldn't even make the top thousand?'
