Chapter 16
"Melody Hastings, you may already know, but for this semester, only three transfer students were selected, ranked from first to third."
On the first day of school, I followed my 2nd-year F-class homeroom teacher as she explained the details.
"However, ✧ NоvеIight ✧ (Original source) the other two students suddenly declared they would give up their transfer due to personal reasons. So, this year, you're the only transfer student, Hastings."
"I see."
I nodded vigorously, as though eager to show my understanding. The teacher smiled at me with a satisfied look.
"Transfer students are usually assigned to classes with insufficient seats. And the class with the most frequent shortage of seats is always F-class. Because of that, transfer students are always assigned to F-class."
As I walked alongside my homeroom teacher, I looked around.
Aside from a few students running late, it seemed that all the other students had already arrived. The hallway was quiet.
"At Saint Gloria Private School, classes are assigned based on grades when a new school year begins. The classes are assigned in order: S-class, A-class, B-class, C-class, and D-class. F-class, being a special class, is treated separately, and as a result, it often lacks enough seats."
"Why does the special class always have a seat shortage?"
"Students in the arts and physical education tracks are assigned to F-class regardless of their grades. Since there are fewer students in the arts and physical education tracks compared to general students, the seats are always in short supply."
Ah, so S-class to D-class are reassigned based on grades every year, but F-class remains the same regardless of grades. That's why it’s called a special class.