Grade Advancement

"Whew!"

Ash nearly collapsed as soon as he entered his room and shut his door.

'That was too close!' Beads of sweat formed on his face. 'I can't believe I actually pulled that off.'

This was the same Ash who had caught the White Death, killed the former Head of Student Affairs, murdered over a hundred people, and even betrayed an ally of his while blackmailing another… and yet he was trembling nervously.

The reason for his nearly crippling nervousness was rather simple.

He lacked sufficient preparations.

Due to the lack of time on his hands, and his growing desperation for the Spirit Stones, Ash had to bend the rules a little and resort to a half-baked plan.

'I utilized makeup to hide my pale skin and a wig to hide my hair, while mimicking Seth's mannerisms… all in order to pretend like I was him.'

Fortunately, this was enough to fool Kellion, which was his intention.