Midterms?

A few days later, exam day finally arrived.

The academy’s midterms consisted of two parts: written and practical exams.

The first two days were for written exams, and the remaining three for practicals.

The practical portion was further divided into three events. First up was the promotion match.

A one-on-one duel in which a cadet from a lower class challenged one from a higher class.

‘Next midterm. The promotion match then. I’ll give it everything I’ve got and beat you. If you disappoint me like this again…’

This was the promotion match he’d been talking about.

Cadets from higher classes couldn’t refuse challenges from those in lower classes, and losing could get them demoted.

Of course, demotion wasn’t automatic. If they did well in the exams that followed, they could avoid it.

The second event was a death match...