The Road to the Summit (6)

“What a shame.”

Let's turn back time for a moment—to about five months ago.

It was just after the results of the Practical Class assignments had been announced.

“What do you mean?”

“That you couldn't get into Class A.”

Maximilian Markard was talking with someone on a bench in the middle of the night.

The girl sitting beside him and calmly chatting with him was named Calga Andil.

A top student ranked fifth overall in her year, putting her in the single digits.

She was the fifth friend in their circle, having spent time with Maximilian and the other Class A students since middle school, yet missing Class A by a single rank.

“Your healing magic is powerful magic that no magic knight could do without. If that magic were in Class A….”...