On Friday, the comprehensive exam results came out. Mortimer Quincy's score was the same as last time, but Holly Winslow's was over twenty points lower, at only 702. Despite this, her rank rose to second in their year, largely thanks to her perfect score in English.
They were the only two who scored above 700 this time.
Zeke Zane was ranked third with a score of 683.
Pantheon remained in fourth place with 679.
The English exam was difficult this time, so the gap between their scores narrowed a bit.
This was a huge blow for the perpetually second-place Zeke Zane. He was thoroughly dejected. He'd been beaten by Mortimer Quincy in middle school, he was still being beaten by him in high school, and now he was even getting beaten by Mortimer Quincy's girlfriend.
He was developing a complex—about everything related to Mortimer Quincy.
