At 13 years old, Sorn Marx—affectionately known as “Soma”—finally gets to attend the Royal School, the knight training academy he had long admired. During the entrance ceremony, students undergo assessments of their innate “Abilities” (gifts bestowed by the gods) and their skill levels, which determine their class placements.... more>>

The academy offers six classes:

White Knights (ホワイト): For nobles, including royalty.

Blue Dragons (ブルー): Meritocratic, open to commoners based on ability.

Scarlet Swords (スカーレット): Primarily for girls.

Yellow Spears (イエロー): For handsome and beautiful students.

Emerald Shields (エメラルド): Unassuming yet reliable.

Black Steel (ブラック): For those who don’t fit into any other class—essentially, the troublemakers.

In reality, Soma possesses memories from his past life in the country of Japan. He has a rare ability called “Trial and Error” that allows him to quantify his skill levels numerically, and he has been diligently increasing them. The top class, Blue Dragons, guarantees entry for commoners if their total skill level exceeds 200. Soma has painstakingly raised his level to an astounding 1,012.

This year’s Royal School is bustling with activity. The “Lagenberg” house, one of the three great dukedoms, leads with a skill level surpassing 300, followed by ten students in the 200 range—a remarkable yield already earning whispers of the “Generation of Glory.” Now, it’s Soma’s turn for evaluation.

“Next, the top of the academic exam, Sorn Marx-Rekk—”

This was Soma’s oversight. The assessment device couldn’t recognize four-digit levels. Because he had raised his level too high, he was misjudged and placed into the Black Steel class—the class for troublemakers.

But Soma isn’t one to be disheartened. Armed with his innate ability “Trial and Error,” he begins to systematically change the academy’s aristocratic biases— <<less