Chapter 40: Blood Scandal (2)
"Young students." The Provost called and his voice echoed to every corner in the hall, "In my hands there are a handful of official sealed scrolls. These are the students’ log of codes, the performance grades given by the esteemed judges, and finally, the final exams’ grades."
It was the moment everyone was waiting for. Nobody even dared to breathe loudly.
"Only the third-year students remain in the center of the court please." The Provost said making every other student move to the side while all the third years remain in the spotlight.
"First of all, let me congratulate the 88 students who passed from the total of 110 students. Making this year’s success rate higher than any previous year despite the difficulty. As for the 22 students who will not be hearing their names mentioned tonight, you will have to report to the Second Royal Academy within the limit of three days to undergo your re-evaluation. With that out of the way, let’s begin announcing the grades."
88 students passed while 22 failed. In other words, one of every five students has failed this year. The students who weren’t confident in their grades were already falling apart from worry and could be noticed quite easily.
Some academy servants brought in a gigantic blackboard on wheels and a table was already drawn on it. That table had three rows of information, one for the students’ code numbers, another for the students’ names, and the last for the grades.
Many professors started gathering around the table and the Provost himself descended to join them as well. He handed two of the official papers he had to the right and left Deans and the younger teachers were readying themselves to record everything on the board.
"Manifistus!"
"Manifistus!"
"Manifistus!"
Three professors, who seemed proficient in Magic, cast a magical spell as they vocally called its name. "Manifistus" is one of the weakest yet most used spells known to man, also known as the Magic Hand Cantrip. It covers the hand with a faint aura and conjures an apparition of that hand that floats in the air. Just as proficient and skillful as its owner’s dominant hand, these magic hands picked up the chalks provided on the blackboard and followed the instructions given by the Provost. [Image Here]