Volume 7 Chapter 4: Midterms


    <span style="text-decoration:underline"><span style="font-weight:400">Volume 7 Chapter 4: Midterms


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Did you forget anything?" Keith stared at Scarlet for a few seconds. She changed her clothes, but her body swayed back and forth. Scarlet looked around before nodding, "Mmhmm, I wore everything."


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Really?"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Of course. Don''t treat me like a child."


    <span style="font-weight:400">"The fact that you need someone to help you get dressed is a concern." To be fair, this is normal; it was a noble issue. In the Freed household, maids would help him get dressed. But Keith had put a stop to that, saying that he could do it himself.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Let''s go down. Everyone is waiting for us."


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Okay." Scarlet nodded. Anyone could tell she was still sleepy. I guess she isn''t a morning person.


    <span style="font-weight:400">The two arrived at the dining room.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"What took you guys so long?" Cadmus questioned, his voice filled with impatience.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Keith helped me get changed."


    <span style="font-weight:400">"What?!" Alfia jolted upwards; her head turned to Keith, demanding some answers.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"It''s not what you think." Keith sat down in his seat, "Now, let''s eat." Besides the ring eyesing from Alfia, the others dined in.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Scarlet,e and drink this." Keith ced a dark liquid in front of her. Scarlet sniffed the drink, "What is it?"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Coffee. It''ll help perk you up."


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Okay." Scarlet took a sip. Staring at how she did it, she looked like a little cat. She stuck out her tongue to lick it like a cat. Thatsted for a few seconds before Scarlet took big sips.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"What is this? My body feels so energetic!" Scarlet''s body jolted forward as she couldn''t believe it.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"You like it?" Alfia didn''t like coffee.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Mmhmm. It''s aromatic." Despite the bitter taste, she preferred it.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"It does that." Keith sipped on his coffee calmly.


    <span style="font-weight:400">The group finished their meal and got dressed.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Let''s go to ss." It was time to go to ss. The three great spirits wished them off as they exited the gate. As the group headed to their sses,


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Why is the demon princess with them?"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Are you kidding me?"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Another person."


    <span style="font-weight:400">Students noticed them and started to murmur.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Hah," Keith sighed as he continued to walk to ss. But that caused the others to chuckle.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Gabriel noted, "This isn''t going to stop soon."


    <span style="font-weight:400">"I know." This was never going to end. A few weeks ago, there was a rumor going around saying he was a womanizer. Photos were taken to prove this point as well. Keith thought it would die down. And he was so wrong with that.


    <span style="font-weight:400">And adding Scarlet and Leona doesn''t help the situation.


    <span style="font-weight:400">While Keithmented over this situation, Scarlet tugged on Keith''s clothes. Looking down, she mouthed, "Sorry about that."


    <span style="font-weight:400">It''s fine. Keith mouthed. He wasn''t going to be angry with this.


    <span style="font-weight:400">The person who caused this rumor was none other than this demon girl right here. However, he forgave her.


    <span style="font-weight:400">She had rushed over to his side to try and save him.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Leader, I''m going to go now." "Same here." Arlo, Jack, Sarah, and Leona were going to separate from them.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"See you guyster." Keith waved off to the others as the rest entered their ssroom. When he did, Carolyn walked over, "Good morning."


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Morning. What have you been doing thesest few days? You look tired." Keith noticed how Carolyn''s expression was slightly dreadful.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Doing some things."


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Make sure to take care of your body." Keith could tell this girl was overworking herself.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"I don''t want to hear that from you."


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Hmm? What''s that supposed to mean?!"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Nothing." Carolyn took a deep sigh as she sat down. Before Keith could ask her,


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Everyone, sit down. Today is going to be an important day." Aidiun entered the ssroom with a tense expression. Everyone sat down.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Today, we''re going to discuss the midterm exam."


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Midterm exam?" The students looked at one another. It had been that long? To think that the semester had passed by so quickly.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"The midterm exams will be in a month and a half. It will be testing everything you have learned thesest few months."


    <span style="font-weight:400">"I see." Pretty standard. It was a midterm exam that everyone expected.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"This is the overall rankings of students right now," Aidiun stated. With a snap of his fingers, a signboard formed in front of them. It had everyone in the ss ranked.


    <span style="font-weight:400">Huh? I''m eighth? Keith blinked. Keith was in eighth ce.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"I''m first?" Scarlet blinked as she stared at the signboard.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Based on what you guys have done and the tests you had taken before sses, this is the rank we have created." Aidiun added, "The scores will change based on your midterm exam."


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Understood!" The students nodded. After that, ss started, and it was quite interesting as everyone was focused on their ranking. Once the ss had ended, everyone began to discuss.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"What am I going to do?!" Herrick grabbed his head. Melor was the same as well.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Rx, you guys will do fine."


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Fine?! Are you kidding me?! I''m in the middle of the pack!" Herrick was 20ish in the ss. It seemed alright. But not with him.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"That''s because you''re a dumb lion." Alfia shook her head.


    <span style="font-weight:400">"Shut it!"


    <span style="font-weight:400">"20th shouldn''t be talking to the 4th ce like that." Alfia had a victorious smirk as she stared at him. That caused Herrick''s expression to drop. The disparity was uncanny.


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