Reborn to Redeem(3)

6

On the day the result was out, I squeezed into the crowd in front of the bulletin board and looked for my name, starting from the back to the front.

I was ranked 46th in liberal arts. Among all, I was ranked in the top 20 for both literature and French, respectively. I even ranked 101st in maths, the subject that had previously dragged me down the most. I scored 116 marks.

It was the best rank that I had during high school in this lifetime and my previous life. I managed to suppress my feeling of joy and wanting to scream in front of everyone, and I felt like I was walking on clouds as I walked back to the class.

"I—"

"Got it. You've improved so much, but it was expected." He seemed to know it quicker than I did as he sat in his seat, leisurely flipping through a book.

Joaquin's annoying face, which usually made people grit their teeth, was particularly cute to me.

"Remember this." Then, he gently tapped me on the head before adding, "Your success in this exam only meant that