Tyler, a wealthy student, boasts that his A-rank lightning ability was purchased with family money, mocking Nate, a less privileged peer, as inferior. A school-wide announcement calls all awakened students for rank assessment, with top performers gaining entry to elite academies. Nate is pressured by this opportunity and the taunts. Tyler confidently asserts he will prove his superiority during the test. The session begins, and initial results show another student achieving the school's historic high of B-rank, raising the stakes as the testing continues with Nate's class next.