The royals sat in their seats without a change in their expressions.
Though inwardly, each of them was stumped beyond anything.
Not only the royals but even the commoners were shocked to find someone among them having ranked second in the entire academy.
The shock soon turned into cheers, as everyone celebrated the unexpected outcome.
Well, not everyone—but the majority of commoners.
As for the nobles, many of them stayed silent, with some having sour expressions on their faces.
A commoner, an orphan no less, had ranked higher than any of them. It was an insult to their noble blood.
The only hope they had left was for the first ranker to be someone from the nobles. Though such an outcome should have been the normal norm, today's results seemed to have shaken their longstanding beliefs.
Climbing the stairs, Noah reached the stage where all the dignitaries were already standing to congratulate him.
