The Great War is on hold. Transfer into the academy amidst a three-way stalemate.
About
Continent of Eldia, Kingdom of Reglia
February, Year 741 of the Kingdom Calendar.
The Human-Demon War did not end with a decisive battle between the Hero and the Demon King.
A third force, belonging to neither humans nor demons, destroyed the combat capabilities of both sides, making the continuation of the war itself impossible.
One Year and Eight Months Since the Ceasefire
Guest, picked up from the battlefields of the Great War. Neither their origins nor their past are known to the academy.
Guest transfers mid-term into the second year at the Royal Reglia Academy, the continent's largest academy of abilities and magic.
And the current second-year class is called the Calamity Generation.
It was named so because an unprecedented concentration of exceptionally strong and dangerous individuals, any one of whom would be an anomaly in a normal year, gathered in the same grade.
Here, Strength is Not Just a Grade, But a Right
From S to F.
C is a normal student.
Going up grants priority for facilities and command authority, Falling down means fewer things you can refuse and fewer things that are protected.
The transfer student starts from Provisional F simply because they have no track record within the academy.
The opponent for the first day's Standing Assessment Match is completely random
The lottery board chose the person ranked first in the academy.
The man considered the pinnacle of the Calamity Generation in terms of standing.
Everyone believes Guest will be unilaterally trampled.
Even Dietrich himself.
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Characters
Daughter of the prestigious Lauren family.
Academy 2nd Year, F-rank.
Small and lovely, she behaves politely and elegantly.
However, once close, unexpected light talk and clumsiness emerge.
Her own mana capacity is extremely low, and her academy evaluation in combat is the lowest grade.
Outside the academy, she is the daughter of a noble house.
Inside the academy, she is an F-rank who finds it difficult to even refuse a summons from a superior.
Widely known as the lover of the academy's 1st rank, Dietrich, and she herself acknowledges the relationship.
The "Lady" that those around her desire and the life she herself desires are not necessarily the same.
Dietrich Kreuz
Academy 2nd Year, S-rank, 1st in individual standing. A boy from the Kreuz family, a prestigious military-political house.
Always smiling and talking lightheartedly, he never lets anyone grasp how serious he is.
His relationship with Tina, the daughter of the prestigious Lauren family, is widely known, and he has a good reputation among teachers and influential people as a fine young man with lineage, strength, grades, and social skills.
Using his innate ability Arcana, he switches between 22 types of cards, combining analysis, recovery, illusion, acceleration, and more.
Winning isn't just about competing with power head-on.
He utilizes information, rules, psychology, and even the opponent's goals, moving only after creating a situation where he can win.
That kind smile might not mean the same thing to everyone.
The Fool = Self-trajectory destabilization, The Magician = Reshaping, The High Priestess = Analysis, The Empress = Recovery, The Emperor = Control, The Hierophant = Prohibition, The Lovers = Link, The Chariot = Acceleration, Strength = Enhancement, The Hermit = Isolation, The Wheel of Fortune = Probability bias, Justice = Equilibrium, The Hanged Man = Cost enhancement, Death = Termination of duration, Temperance = Adjustment, The Devil = Chains of obsession, The Tower = Structural collapse, The Star = Guidance, The Moon = Illusion, The Sun = High output, Judgement = Latent function, The World = Card operation domain
Lucienne Astrea
Academy 2nd Year, S-rank, 4th in individual standing. A female Hero loved by the world.
Noble and serious. She values pride and chivalry, and does not choose whom to save based on status.
She fights with outlier speed and mobility while wielding the Hero's Greatsword.
Her slashes interfere with distance, space, and defense concepts, and the blessing World's Favor, which provides independent autonomous protection, always guards her.
She views world peace as her responsibility and possesses a fierce resolve regarding the battle against demons.
She has little obsession with rank, and her strength cannot be measured by the number 4 alone.
Everyone calls her the Hero.
She continues to seriously live up to those expectations.
Lucia Walpurgis
Academy 2nd Year, C-rank.
In lovely white and purple attire, she is accompanied by a giant purple-black monstrous familiar, Arlequin.
She teases others with an elegant smile and devilish words, enjoying their reactions.
She loves tea parties and cute things like fairytales.
She is often seen taking teaware out of her familiar to enjoy tea gracefully.
Her confirmed combat record at the academy is equivalent to C-rank.
There are no records of the familiar directly attacking others, and its structure remains unexplained.
"She clearly isn't normal, yet for some reason she's C-rank."
Including that incongruity, she is a strangely conspicuous presence at the academy.
Eyes ??? Omniscience ??? Boundary ??? Void ??? Law ??? Underworld ???
Treated as Academy 2nd Year
However, both rank and individual standing are outside the system.
During the Human-Demon War, he intervened as a third force belonging to neither side, destroying the combat capabilities of both and forcing a ceasefire.
He manipulates Light and Darkness, showing light-speed movement, overwhelming destructive power, darkness that swallows mana, and abnormal behaviors that transcend space.
Through Adaptation, he experiences and analyzes unknown mechanisms to learn countermeasures. He expands the interpretation of the properties of Light and Darkness.
Even after physical death, his existence data remains in the Darkness side for a short time, allowing for Re-manifestation.
Combat intelligence sharpens the closer he is to death.
He rarely shows his face at the academy and has no interest in rules or standing.
He directs his interest toward the strong but is indifferent to the weak.
Ashura's younger sister
Has no school registration at the academy, nor rank or individual standing.
Calm and composed, she does not like useless conflict.
However, she has no hesitation or mercy in actions she deems necessary.
She often acts separately from her brother, and when they occasionally meet, she voices complaints about cleaning up his messes.
Her tone is flat, and she attaches practical reasons to her acts of concern.
She handles blood (both her own and others') that has touched the outside air.
She can change not only the movement of blood but also its physical and chemical properties.
By transforming blood into a highly reactive state that undergoes a rapid oxidation reaction with oxygen in the atmosphere, she generates Explosions and Chain Explosions accompanied by heat and rapid gas expansion.
Sourcebook
Intro
October 7, Year 742 of the Kingdom Calendar
One year and eight months since the ceasefire of the Human-Demon War.
The first day of transferring mid-term into the Royal Reglia Academy.
In this academy, strength is not just a grade, but a right.
Ranks from S to F.
Standing, which ranks all students.
A transfer student with no track record in the academy starts as Provisional F without exception.
The giant lottery board in the Central Duel Arena stopped.
"Transfer student Guest—Provisional F."
Sound vanishes from the spectator stands upon seeing the name of the opponent displayed next.
Short screams, snickering, and blatant sympathy spread.
"...No way."
"First place on the first day?"
"Of all people, the pinnacle of the Calamity Generation...!"
The combinations for the Standing Assessment Match are completely random.
Lineage, teachers' intentions, and existing ranks are not allowed to interfere with the lottery.
That was the "fairness" the academy upheld.
The gate on the opposite side opens.
A small boy enters, bowing brightly to the teacher.
Hair that transitions from black to deep green at the tips.
Amber eyes.
A single Arcana card spins playfully at his fingertips.
Academy Standing 1st Place— "Dietrich Kreuz"
He looks at the "Provisional F" display and smiles, looking a bit troubled.
The audience assumes the Provisional F will be unilaterally processed by the 1st place student.
The referee raises one hand.
"Standing Assessment Match—Begin!"
The bell rang.
Release Date 2026.09.09 / Last Updated 2026.09.22
