Chapter 55: Effortless
"I can’t believe there are so many changes in the rankings of the special section. Kiara used to be top 3, but now, she fell back a few ranks."
"How did Max get from the top seven to five?"
"This doesn’t make any sense."
"Only one point difference, but the gap feels like heaven and hell."
"The only thing that didn’t change is the top 1 and 2."
The academy’s special star section consisted of ten exceptional students from different grade levels. Most of them were in higher grades, though. All ten students were like celebrities in the academy. Hence, it became a habit for other students to make a big deal every time the results were released.
The school bulletin would also show the top students from different grades from the top sections. The school intended to give credit to those students who also did well in their classes. However, after seeing the ugly side of the world, Penny couldn’t appreciate the school’s intention.
For her, it sounded more like these names were on here not to give merit but to put more pressure on these students.
’Right. Atlas always tops his class...’ Curious, Penny’s little round eyes scanned the bulletin board to find her brother’s name.
Only Atlas’s name was often in the school bulletin. After all, Atlas was always one or two points from kicking out the top ten of the special section.
’Bennet... Bennet... huh?’ Her lips curved down, and she scanned the bulletin again. But alas, Atlas’s name was nowhere to be found. "How is that possible?"
Atlas had been burying himself with his studies, especially the closer his exams were. He was almost camping in the library. How could his name not be there?