"When asked if I did it on purpose, I expected the white tiger to react with, ‘Yeah, what of it?’ or to laugh dismissively and ignore me.

But everything I predicted was wrong.

I had overlooked the fact that the white tiger was much more shameless than I had thought."

"Jo Yi-shin, based on the circumstances, I should be the one to say that."

What is that white tiger talking about?

I just asked the white tiger if they did it on purpose.

Why is that white tiger saying it?

"What are you talking about?"

"My attendance number is ahead of yours. I was examined before you and in front of you."

It wasn’t a difficult statement, yet I couldn’t immediately understand it.

The white tiger was examined before me, right in front of me.

I had seen that process and was examined afterward.

So, what the white tiger wanted to say was, if someone intentionally made the results the same, from the external circumstances, this result might appear as if I made it on purpose.

The moment I understood that, my head and vision became dizzy with anger.

‘No, it does look that way, but the white tiger is reading my mind!’

It seems that if you’re extremely angry, you might lose your words.

Once again, my mind went blank.

I heard the white tiger's low laugh from a distance.

‘Vice-captain! Snap out of it!’, ‘I know Yi-shin wouldn’t do that! I believe in Yi-shin!’, ‘Why is someone like that showing similar results to ours?!’—I heard such words.

“Has it always been like this?”

“Yeah, he’s been arrogant and shameless. Seems to have gotten worse, though.”

“I agree.”

I overheard Duk Go Mi-ro, Cheong Ho, and Hwang Ji-ho talking.

Amidst this, I became even more frustrated, wondering about the white tiger’s past arrogance and shamelessness.

Just thinking about the white tiger laughing even harder at reading this thought made me angrier.

"A minor error has been found."

With a ‘beep’ sound, the result hologram turned off.

It seemed that Teacher Ham Geun-hyeong had finally noticed the problem with the results.

Looking at me with hopeful eyes, Teacher Ham Geun-hyeong seemed somewhat apologetic.

"It’s never happened where results overlap like this, so I didn’t catch it. I’ll reprint them in attendance number order."

"Pardon?"

I didn’t hear my question properly as the hologram unfolded.

Something changed, but the proper result only made me more dumbfounded.

Ability Value A

Tied for 1st Place: Baek Ho-gun, Jo Yi-shin

After fixing the error where the names weren’t printed in attendance order, Baek Ho-gun’s name was moved to the top...

Was fixing the error even meaningful?

Seeing Baek Ho-gun’s name at the top made me even more furious.

"Hahaha! I was going to stop laughing, but seeing Jo Yi-shin’s face just keeps making me laugh!"

"I understand, but stop it."

I ignored them and focused on the hologram as the two tigers laughed, no matter how much their friend tried to stop them.

What mattered right now wasn’t that the same score appeared due to the white tiger’s trick, but rather the results of the students in our class.

Seeing the names at the top made my head briefly go white, but I steadied myself as I looked down at the rest of the list.

Ability Value A

Tied for 1st Place: Baek Ho-gun, Jo Yi-shin

2nd Place: Goo Seul-bi

3rd Place: Sa Wol-seum

4th Place: Ong Gil-dong

5th Place: Jin Jeong-muk

The attention-seeking students and Sa Wol-seum, who were glaring at the laughing white tiger, seemed shocked after checking the rankings.

Goo Seul-bi and Ong Gil-dong, upon seeing Baek Ho-gun’s name in 1st place, crinkled their faces, but they still said, "As expected, this ranking suits us!"

To add, Goo Seul-bi seemed disappointed that her and Ong Gil-dong’s names weren’t next to each other.

Sa Wol-seum seemed to have realized something, raising her hand to request from Teacher Ham Geun-hyeong.

"I must have gotten in the way. Teacher Ham, could you move my name up or down? If possible, could you move it closer to Yi-shin’s?"

"No, it’s not possible."

Teacher Ham Geun-hyeong shook his head with a grim look.

He didn’t seem surprised and just rejected the request, probably because the students of Class 0 had tried this before.

It was natural, but both Sa Wol-seum and Goo Seul-bi sighed in disappointment.

If that were possible, I would have asked for a position change, even if I ended up in last place.

‘Goo Seul-bi and Ong Gil-dong, thinking they could impress with their abilities, have been practicing by themselves. The result is naturally expected. Sa Wol-seum, though, was the surprise.’

Sa Wol-seum had been training during the summer break by eating Korean food that didn’t suit her tastes, and I’m glad to see the result was good.

Jin Jeong-muk had done pointless things to make his ability appear darker and blacker, but still got an A grade.

If he had taken things seriously, the results would’ve been even better, but the teachers didn’t interfere.

‘Jin Jeong-muk might fight with that concept even in battle, so it might be better to assign teams based on these results.’

If they were up against strong demons, Jin Jeong-muk might perform better alone than if he were with Ong Gil-dong and Mang Hyo-don, but I hope such a situation doesn’t come up.

Next, I looked at the rankings of those who received a B grade.

Ability Value B

6th Place: Kim Yu-ri

7th Place: Duk Go Mi-ro

8th Place: Han Yi

9th Place: Mang Hyo-don

10th Place: Min Green

The students with a B grade were mostly as expected.

Kim Yu-ri, who had always been using her ability to control the power of higher beings constantly surrounding her in everyday life, might have gotten a C grade, but surprisingly, her result was higher than expected.

‘If Kim Yu-ri had used Gwang-rim here, she probably would’ve gotten an A grade with the output.’

Duk Go Mi-ro, who is used to fighting while controlling her ability, and Mang Hyo-don also received relatively good grades.

Min Green, whose physical abilities were lower and had been anxious, fortunately had a decent ability value.

‘Now we can check the C grade rankings for those who failed.’

The attention of the class gathered on the C grade students.

Even if their scores were low, ❀ Nоvеlігht ❀ (Don’t copy, read here) they wouldn’t mind, but a failure in our class was still something to be cautious about, so Hwang Ji-ho’s name position would be worrying.

Ability Value C

11th Place: In Seon-oh

12th Place: Mok Woo-ram

13th Place: Song Dae-seok

14th Place: Hwang Ji-ho

15th Place: Lee Re-na

In Seon-oh, who hid his abilities, Mok Woo-ram, who couldn’t focus because of worrying about Kwon Re-na, and Song Dae-seok, who prioritized satellite over training, all ended up in the bottom ranks as expected.

The real problem was Kwon Re-na, who ended up in last place twice.

‘Kwon Re-na had good sensitivity to handling the ability. Why is she last?’

I had a guess as to why.

When measuring the ability value, it adjusts according to the weapon one uses most frequently.

Kwon Re-na’s combat skill, registered at Eun-gwang High, was whip fighting, so naturally, the whip became the medium for her ability.

But recently, Kwon Re-na hadn’t been using a whip, and she had been practicing using a different medium to release her ability.

"This semester, I really need to work hard..."

"I’ll help too, Re-na!"

As Kwon Re-na sulked, Mok Woo-ram immediately tried to console her.

When Teacher Ham Geun-hyeong saw that the class had looked at the list, he spoke.

"These results are only for reference; there’s no need to overreact. And these rankings don’t necessarily reflect absolute strength."

Teacher Ham Geun-hyeong was right.

There were students hiding their strength, but there were also those who didn’t hide it.

During sparring or other battles, there’s no guarantee that a higher-ranked student will always win over a lower-ranked one.

For example, against demons, it might be more efficient for Jin Jeong-muk to fight alone rather than having Mang Hyo-don and Duk Go Mi-ro together.

‘And in a 1v1 duel, Mok Woo-ram could never beat Kwon Re-na. He’d probably faint after one hit from her.’

Comparing Mok Woo-ram’s basic stats to Kwon Re-na’s, including his battle experience, he would be at an advantage, but if he attacked a Muse, he’d probably attack his own head and lose for sure.

An extreme example, but reversals based on type matchups were common for players.

In a world where the True Blood and descendants receive buffs and debuffs based on victories, it’s hard to determine who’s strong or weak based on just one standard.

Teacher Ham Geun-hyeong continued to emphasize the importance of type matchups in upcoming battles.

As I listened to the class, I started to draft the training plans for some of our class members.

Soon, after class ended, the large gym became a bit quiet.

"I thought we’d be doing practical duels today, so I warmed up."

"I feel the same."

The class leaders and vice-leaders were staying behind to help with the cleanup and receive announcements from the homeroom teacher.

Thanks to that, I could spend some quiet time with Jo Su-hyeok and Ahn Da-in, which was precious after such a tiring first class.

But there were also people who didn’t need to be there.

"Hmm, this is the perfect time to introduce them."

"Indeed."

I heard the voices of Hwang Ji-ho and Cheong Ho.

For some reason, the tigers were still in the gym.

While we were working, Hwang Ji-ho, Cheong Ho, and the white tiger were lounging in the audience section of the gym.

‘Introduction?’

For some reason, the voices of the tigers gave me an odd feeling.

When Hwang Ji-ho sent a signal, a red mist swirled near the tigers.

After the red mist subsided, two silhouettes were seen standing very close to each other.

Without needing to think deeply, I knew it was Jeok Ho and Ungnyeo.

The first to react as soon as they were identified as a couple was Yong Je-geon.

No one needed to stay, but Yong Je-geon, who had been holding his ground, greeted them warmly.

"Jeok Ho, Ungnyeo! Welcome! Came to see your son’s class?"

"Eh?"

Kim Shin-rok, not knowing, looked startled and turned to the audience section.

The couple, who had come to see their son’s first class after the school year started, waved their hands warmly. Though they were parents of a teacher and not a student, they were still moved as they watched their son's class.