Synopsis

The chapter focuses on the end-of-semester rank reassignment ceremony at the Merkaba Academy, where several students, including Mariette, receive promotions due to their contributions during a recent incident. Corin is unexpectedly promoted to First-Rank Guardian, granting him significant power and the ability to recruit other guardians directly. Corin then reveals to the academy's chairman and a professor that a former teacher was a spy for Tatez Valtazar, and that he knows of their true nature. He offers to be their first spear in combating this threat, alluding to shared goals and knowledge of a larger conspiracy involving a split origin.