Ben looked around. The whole building felt like an old mansion, brick and stale. It was like this place could have been a housing complex, but nope, it was a school. Wide Hallways and 15-foot tall ceilings.
He walked until he was open, where students surrounded 9 boards. Voll got closer and pushed through the crowd to see what everyone was surrounding, and he looked up "Entrance Exam rankings."
It read as following:
5. Deion Ethan Hartwell (S) (19,323)
4. Lucy Raymond Jackson (S) (21,138)
3. Vince Vanderfork (S) (20,572)
2. Benny William Voll (S) (21,456)
1. Thomas Dale (S) (21,729)
He was shocked, he was second. Ben then walked over to the other boards. For Physical Strength, it went:
3. Thomas Dale (S)
2. Benny William Voll (S)
1. Vince Vanderfork (S)
For Speed and Reaction Time:
3. Lucy Raymond Jackson (S)
2. Benny William Voll (S)
1. Thomas Dale (S)
For Intelligence and Battle IQ:
3. Benny William Voll (S)
2. Thomas Dale (S)
1. Vince Vanderfork (S)
For Magical Combat and Magical Powess:
3. Thomas Dale (S)
2. Deion Ethan Hartwell (S)
1. Benny William Voll (S)
"What?!" He said fuming, he was annoyed and pissed off. People started to look at him weirdly. How could he come second, him the national champion, coming second play to this Thomas Dale kid?
Soon, his anger faded, he started to navigate the school to get to his lesson, and he looked to be in the S1 class. He walked in, and the teacher didn't acknowledge Voll; he walked up to the 3rd row and started to talk to some girls and some guys.
Soon, a kid walked; he was short, had a blank face, and looked lazy; his black hair and average build made him look normal. Like every man before. The teacher leapt out of his seat and shook his hand, something he hadn't done.
"Oh Mr Dale. It's a pleasure to meet a Conference National Champion; you competed in the National Finals, and even though you lost, it's an honour."
Ben was floored.