Awakened Independently (Part 2)

Just last year, only 73% of students taking the national middle school exam managed to awaken their Codex. The remaining 27% failed to awaken theirs. Even if some of them were academic geniuses, they were destined to never enter Beast Tamer High School.

Those who couldn't tame Spirit Beasts were condemned to a mediocre life, forever stuck in the lower social class.

This is a very real problem. If you can't tame Spirit Beasts, you might not even be able to do manual labor.

With Spirit Beast who can effortlessly lift hundreds or even thousands of kilograms of bricks, why would anyone rely on human strength, which is time consuming and labor intensive?

Even carrying trays in a restaurant is the same.

Even if the wages are several times higher than for humans, restaurants would still prefer to hire Spirit Beast because it can attracts more customers.

In this world, which is entirely different from the common knowledge of the past society, Riley, a middle school student who is about to take the approaching national exam, was feeling anxious!

In the past, knowledge changed one's destiny, but now it was taming a Spirit Beasts that changed one's life.

Although he had the memories of the original host, that original host was a poor student!

His grades consistently ranked third from the bottom of the class, and in the previous month's mock exam, he had even improved to fourth from the bottom.

But that improvement was because on the day of the previous fourth from bottom exam, he had an upset stomach and had to forfeit two subjects.

The national exam was only 21 days away, and he didn't expect to get into a top high school. At this point, he'd be grateful just to make it into any high school.

Riley listened attentively to the teacher's lecture, took notes, and even continued reading the textbook after class. He displayed the kind of dedication that one would see during the final sprint before the college entrance exam.

"Riley, the 'zero' that the teacher mentioned, is that you?" His desk mate, Samson, leaned in and whispered.

It wasn't a question but a confirmation. Although the teacher didn't specifically name anyone, Riley was the one who openly took notes on a test with a score of zero, without even hiding his paper.

Riley nodded.

In Riley's memories, he had a good relationship with his desk mate. They would eat together and hang out outside of school.

One of the main reasons their relationship was so good was that Samson was also a poor student.

Just last month, Samson had replaced him as the fourth from the bottom student when he had an upset stomach during the mock exam.

"Wow, you actually answered the multiple choice questions, and you still got zero! That's almost as difficult as getting a perfect score," Samson said, giving a thumbs up in admiration.

Riley choked up and couldn't find words to respond. Could you blame him for this? If anyone's to blame, just blame it to God of Transmigration who send him here in the wrong time!

"How many points did you get?" Riley asked.