Chapter 39: School Hierarchy
Klaus was shocked, rightfully so. Just as Ascendants were ranked by a grading system, the same applied to Angelion Pilots, whose ranks progressed from lowest to highest:
Trainee → Cadet → Private → Corporal → Sergeant
When Trainee Riders arrived at the academy, they first underwent rigorous training and VR simulations for an entire year to test their motor skills. Those who passed the first-year assessments advanced to Cadet Riders, gaining access to basic training Angelions. After their second year, they became Private Riders, typically assigned as support in large-scale operations. Corporal Riders were experienced enough to assist in squad tactics and unit cohesion, while Sergeant Riders had proven themselves capable of leading smaller Angelion teams independently.
Of course, these were just for the enlisted riders. There are also other ranks such as the Officer Ranks, High Command Ranks, and Special Ranks.
Regardless, this was simply the natural order of things. Yes. That was how it should be.
So why was a Trainee already piloting a training Angelion unit?
Was something like this even possible? No, something was definitely off here.
Wait... Didn't she say she received an acceptance letter from the academy?
Inadvertently, Klaus recalled the strange words she had spoken during the induction ceremony.
But did the academy even send personal invitations?
Certainly, those words had been off. Everyone had to undergo a testing and selection phase when they turned eighteen. He himself had undergone the same process before it was determined that he had no talent for piloting an Neon Angelion Unit.