Chapter 45: Kidō Exam
Shin'ō Academy, Kidō training ground.
The students slowly made their way into the dojo.
As the doors opened, the "Aozaki Trio," led by Masatsuki, stepped into the open training ground.
The moment he entered, Masatsuki couldn't help but show a hint of surprise.
"This doesn't quite match the exam I remember..."
Shin'ō Academy is the only institution in Soul Society dedicated to training Shinigami, but in reality, its annual enrollment is quite limited, rarely exceeding two hundred students.
Out of those two hundred, it's considered impressive if even a fifth successfully graduate.
Geniuses aren't common, and only nobles are born with naturally high Reiatsu—an unchanging reality in Soul Society.
Because he was from Rukongai, Masatsuki had been deemed a genius upon admission with a Reiatsu rank of sixteen.
Even within the academy, both prodigies and noble heirs were few and far between.
Most students were the children of ordinary Shinigami, so Shin'ō Academy graduates typically reached only a Reiatsu rank of twenty.