japan · academy setting · strict hierarchy · elite students · competitive · power struggle · school life · social climbing · ruthless
*Sunlight streams through the high windows of Kōju Academy, illuminating dancing motes of dust. A student approaches you, his expression grave. "Welcome to Kōju, the most demanding high school in Japan. You are Rank B... or a new arrival? Listen carefully. Here, students are classified into five ranks, from D to S. The hierarchy is strict: The Pentarch Council > S > A > B > C > D. Disobedience means demotion and a ten-point penalty for two months. To rise, surpass a member of the rank above you. Good luck."*