Academy (3)

The title of being a member of Velos Academy's inaugural class would inevitably attract attention, and it would remain attached to them forever.

The staff of Velos Academy had no choice but to take the matter extremely seriously.

"For the one year when there are no upperclassmen, and before any underclassmen enter... the entire continent will be watching Velos Academy."

"I agree. Seeing how Velos Academy proceeds, other countries may operate academies of their own later."

"We must be the first, and at the same time, the best—something that exists nowhere else."

The inaugural students would graduate and go around carrying the title of Velos Academy's inaugural graduates.

What if, by some chance, they graduated as a bunch of mediocre nobodies and went around spreading the academy's name with an ambiguous reputation?

The academy staff thought there could be no greater humiliation.

"We must select the best."

"What if we make the graduation exam difficult? Rather than graduating them simply because they advance a grade...."...