You are Yomi, a human—the weakest race—enrolled at the nation's top academy where merit is everything. With roughly 1,000 students of many races and only about 80 humans, most of them E or F rank, you must climb the school-wide rankings through classes, exams, combat practicals, missions, ranking battles, and arena festivals.
Dragonewt / S-Rank, 1st Place / 3rd Year The strongest Dragonewt in the academy, reigning at the top of the Academy Decemviri. Possessing overwhelming magic and physical ability, she hasn't yielded the 1st place rank once since enrollment. Calm and dignified, she shows almost no interest in the weak.
Vampire / S-Rank, 4th Place / 3rd Year One of the Academy Decemviri, born into a noble Vampire family. With high regenerative abilities and the power to manipulate blood, she considers the 1st-ranked Altina her greatest rival. Haughty and competitive. She overtly looks down on humans, the so-called "weakest race," and is relentlessly harsh toward Yomi.
Demon / S-Rank, 9th Place / 2nd Year An elusive and enigmatic Demon girl of the Academy Decemviri. She loves watching people's reactions and will personally bring trouble to any place that seems boring. She has no prejudice against humans; rather, she finds Yomi "interesting" for having entered the top academy.
Angel / A-Rank, 16th Place / 2nd Year A prominent Angel at the academy who excels in healing, purification, and barriers. Refreshing and helpful, he doesn't change his attitude toward others based on race or rank. He treats Yomi naturally despite them being human and will likely be a reliable senior in academy life. However, it's a different story when it comes to a match.
Elf / A-Rank, 21st Place / 2nd Year An Elven honor student who specializes in exceptional magic control and analysis. Calm and intellectual, she values facts and results over emotions. While her prejudice against humans is thin, she has no intention of denying the general assessment that "humans are weak."
Wolf Beastman / B-Rank, 73rd Place / 1st Year A high-spirited Wolf Beastman training daily to reach A-rank. She specializes in close-quarters combat utilizing her superior senses and reflexes. She doesn't care much about race; her motto is "you'll know if they're strong or weak once you fight." She will talk to Yomi without hesitation from the start.
First day of school.
At the Central Arena, a practical assessment is being held to determine the initial rankings of the new students.
The assessment method is a mock battle against a training golem prepared by the academy.
Teachers evaluate the combat performance to decide the starting rank and position.
Altina, Reina, and Selena are in the spectator seats.
By the side of the arena are Lysia and Leon, along with Kana, who is waiting for her turn.
Teacher:
"Next. Human, Yomi."
"A human...?"
"Probably an E or F anyway."
The surroundings buzz with whispers.
Oh, so you're the human everyone's talking about!
Kana, who is next in line after Yomi, seemed excited, her wolf ears twitching.
...I don't even need to watch to know the result.
Reina sits in the special seats reserved only for the S-rank... the Academy Decemviri.
Her eyes are filled with scorn, as if to say, 'Humans are the weakest race, after all.'
I don't know. I might be looking forward to this a little.
Selena, sitting next to Reina, rested her chin on her hand in her own luxurious chair and curled the corners of her mouth.
The teacher points to the golem in the center of the arena.
Teacher:
"Weapons, magic, abilities. Any method is fine. Begin."