13 Academy Ranking

"Your family are all weak." A boy with brown, long hair neatly coiffured revealing a thin wide face. He was dressed in First High Academy uniform but have the first three buttons of his shirt opened showing off his well-fit body.

"Please let me go." The boy on the ground pleaded as he was being beaten up by other students.

A boy seated by the wall watched as he played around with his Caster Weapon Daggers, he had long black hair covering half his face, "Seid, your father won't be happy if he finds out about this."

Seid frowned hearing the boy remarks, "Shut up Logan if it wasn't for his family my family would have been a member of the sub-clans."

Logan sighed as he felt defeated and didn't know what to do, "Why do you care about the sub-clan so much, it's nothing but a whole crap?"

Seid coldly stared at Logan, "Unlike you whose family is already a member of the sub-clan and also related to one of the eleven clans. Your family gets to attend such a prestigious event and get connected with powerful people."

Logan said nothing further, he did not wish to continue watching the scene and got up from his spot. But before he could leave, another student walked passed in front of them.

"Hey, you..." Seid yelled

The person did not say a word and continued along, ignoring what's in front of him.

However, it did not please Seid as he quickly steps beside the person and pushed him down, "Are you deaf?"

The boy collapsed on the ground, as he picked up his glasses and cleaned it before putting it back on, he stared at the person in front of him as he stood up. He did not say a word and walked away.

Everyone stopped and wonder who he could be, even the beaten up boy was curious and they have stopped beating him up. The beaten up boy then grab his staff as the group of students left him, he cleaned himself up before heading to class. When he arrived, Seid and Logan were already on their seat, whilst Seid giving him a dead look.

As he seated in his seat, the teacher arrived.

"Alright everyone settle down, today we have a new student," he said

"Professor Sean, is it a girl or a boy?" a student asked

Professor Sean gave a disappointing smile to the student that asked, "Sorry boys, it's a boy."

The boy sighed in disappointment while exciting the girls.

"Is he handsome?"

"Is he rich?"

"Professor Sean is he strong?"

Professor Sean of course knows the answer to all the question, but he prefers to keep things to himself, "Why don't you asked him." He said while giving a signal to the person waiting outside.

When the student saw the person who steps in, it surprises some of them to see the familiar face.

"Everyone this is Claude," he said

A boy almost as tall as the Professor step in, his body was well fit and shaped making the uniform perfectly fit for him. He had long black hair neatly covering his upper eyes, which are hidden underneath his glasses.

"Starting today, Claude will be your classmate, since he has missed a couple of weeks of lesson make sure to help him out." Professor Sean said while pointing at the empty desk at the back by the window.

Since Claude expression was cold and aloof, no one dared talked to him during class discussion nor after the professor left. Everyone just glimpses at him time to time wonder what type of person he was since the professor did not disclose nor answer any of there question.

During class, Claude either lay on his desk or stare outside the window looking up the sky. The instructor or professor did not bother nor told him off since they know him very well but the students didn't know that and were curious why he was let off so easily.

"Alright, will have the first assessment for the Ranking in a few days time. Everyone better be ready and prepare yourself." The instructor said

The Ranking is an event in which students will be rank in knowledge, skills and combat skills. This will then determine one capacity in the future and what's best for them. It gives students the opportunity to show off their skills at the same time challenge other students to gain more rank almost like a PVP in an online game. Such a system means they can also challenge upper year if they wish to rank in the whole Academy Ranking.

Academy Ranking is a system in which student can challenge anyone to gain a higher rank. But such an event mean proper combat as a hunter and caster. One must show great skills in order to gain status in the academy ranking. Academy Ranking is then determined in different categories. Those in the top 10 in the Academy are known as the Mythical, top 50 are the Legend, top 100 are the Master, while the rest who competed at the Academy ranking is then known as the Elite. Once they competed in the Academy ranking, their status will be known since they will then be given a badge if they have participated.

Apart from the Academy Ranking, the assessment will also determine one status in the academy. Either they are Coding Engineering (CE) Class, Combat Fighter (CF) Class, and Special (S) Class.

Coding Engineering Class specialist more in developing devices and they mainly use the device in combat, while Combat Fighter Class can manifest Caster Weapon but aren't strong and last Special Class are those who possess strong Caster Weapon.

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It was already lunch time when Claude finally moved from his seat and headed out, it surprises everyone and wonders what he'll be doing.

"I wonder how he got into the academy, all he does is sleep and stare at the window?"

"Do you think his family is one of the sub-clans or related to the eleven clans."

Seid who was still seated in his chair when he woke Logan, "Logan do you know him?"

"No, I haven't seen him at all," he answered and went back to sleep.

Since everyone knew Logan family is related to the eleven clans and is a sub-clan member as well, no one dares confused Claude to be a member of any powerful clan.

While Claude was headed to the cafeteria, he notices a person following him from behind, he paused and released a deep sighed, "What do you want?"

The boy quickly came out from the corner and was not surprise that Claude caught him, "Thank you for helping me earlier."

"I don't know what you're talking about," Claude said

The guy rubs his nose as he smiled, "If you say so but anyways, thank you."

Claude observed the boy in front of him, he did not look weak at all but he wonders why he let those fellows beat him up. It surprises him as he ponders if whether the boy in front of him actually sense what he did earlier, he was sure to use a low profile spell.

"Anyways, my name is Leodwald Flax but you can call me Leo for short." He said

Claude did not expect to find out he was from the Flax Clan, his family is a sub-clan yet he let other bullies him. It's normally for other clans to belittle each other but for people who aren't in the clan members, it's an embarrassment. However, Claude full understood why he was being bullied by the other since the Flax Clan only became a sub-clan after gaining more wealth than the other clans. competing for the possession. There family aren't that strong but when it comes to money and political power they have it all.

The Sub-Clan composed of 21 members, being a sub-clan means the opportunity to be a member of the eleven clans opportunity to be a King. However, since the Eleven Clan has been established no sub-clan has ever been appointed to be an Eleven Clan. Unlike the Eleven Clan, the Sub-Clans are replaceable, they get to be trialed every 2 years whether they are fit to be a member of the Sub-Clans.

"Can I join you?" Leo asked

Claude did not mind and nodded his head, in the end, his expectation to eat solo became a duo.

Whilst Claude was headed to the cafeteria with Leo, a man from a distance saw them. He smiled in delight seeing the boy being surrounded with someone his age.

"Chairman isn't that the Young Master?" Kole said

Alex smiled, "I see his doing fine..." He thought Claude would have a hard time and left his office to check on him, he did not expect he'll be doing fine on his on.