Kain was pissed.
It would have been one thing if he'd lost. But that indecisive referee had actually announced it as a tie. Which had never happened before in the final re-ranking match of the top 2 students.
But that wasn't what upset Kain. Tell him why, even though they technically tied and he should technically now be Rank 1, he was still in the room for the second ranked student!
Moreover, the way his classmates and underclassmen describe Kain hasn't changed!
"Oh my god! That's Kain, the famous Evolutionary Planner, he's also the second strongest of the second years."
"Oh, of course I know Kain Newman! He's Rank 2 of our year!"
They tied, okay! TIED! Why is he still considered as the second rank!