The weeks that followed were strangely calm. My new reputation bought me peace. No one dared to cause me trouble anymore. My forced partnership with Yoo-Na continued, but she avoided me as much as possible outside of mandatory classes. She had returned from the infirmary, healed, but the fear in her eyes when she saw me was my greatest satisfaction.
Then, the exam period arrived.
I had excelled in combat, but the written exams were another story.
"Aura Manipulation Theory. History of Dimensional Breaches. Ethics of Supernatural Abilities." Min-Soo read the list of subjects, looking worried. We were in the library, surrounded by piles of books and terminals.
"Ji-Hoon, your grades in these subjects are... disastrous," he said. "Your combat ranking is impressive, but if you fail your theory exams, your overall ranking will plummet. You could even be demoted."
