(Chapter 71 – Class Announcement Ceremony)
"Now," he said, his voice cold and firm, "we begin the evaluation... and the assignment of your classes."
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The golden hum of the hall faded into a sharp, expectant silence, so sharp that even a needle drop could have sounded like a thunderclap.
Vice Principal Evans Tamar, his black boots clicking softly on the polished platform, stepped forward with cold authority.
Standing at the center-edge of the elevated platform, his mere presence commanded attention even without a word. His sharp gaze lingered briefly on Morca, Jack, and Laura, before sweeping across the sea of new recruits, locking their breath in their chests.
'Is he doing it on purpose?' one of the four instructors standing to the right couldn't help but twist his lip. He was dressed in a gray-black and white cloak bearing the insignia of the EDA genetic symbol surrounded by seven small colored circles.
