“Huuu.”

I took a deep breath outside the classroom. It was Friday, and cadets had returned after all the chaos. I nervously opened the door. Several gazes fell on me as I took my usual seat and heard them whispering about my bet with Chae Nayun. I tried to ignore them while burying my face in a textbook. At least the bullying stopped since I beat Kim Horak.

“Grades for the written exams are out.”

Yi Yeonghan walked in with large scrolls in his arms. He hung them up one by one on the wall. It listed the results for each theory class and a ranking of the total marks. Everyone groaned as they looked over the scrolls and turned towards me.

Rank 1. Kim Hajin

Rank 2. Rachel

My name stood at the top of every exam and the overall rankings. Not just in Veritas, but the entire academy.

“Cough.”

It felt slightly awkward as I stole a glance at Rachel. She sat behind me with her face resting down on her desk. I faintly heard her sigh and murmured in English, “I should have worked harder.”

“I hope everyone knows that we have new classes.”

Yi Yeonghan added.

“Check the announcements if you haven’t. Starting from today, Fridays will have two classes.”

Classes changed after the first semester midterms for freshmen because Cube...