Midterms had been going on for two days, and Yuri breezed through them effortlessly.
Once midterms were over, there was a two-day break. As Yuri made her way out of the school with the rest of the students, she heard someone mention Jira's name.
"Jira got hurt at our school, and now everyone is guessing who the SSS-tier beta might be in our school."
"Don't even start. My dad, my grandpa, all my relatives, are urging me to take this chance. They say this might be my only shot at getting close to an SSS-tier beta. There are so many S-tier and SS-tier alphas at school, even two SSS-tier ones. Why do they think it's going to be my turn?"
"Even I, an S-tier, don't stand a chance. SSS-tiers stick with SSS-tiers. Even if Tuss is already married and out of the competition, there's still Hoarah. We shouldn't get our hopes up."
"Well, Tuss' wife is an android, he might still have a chance."
"I guess you're right."
"....."