Soon after everyone had returned from the school camping trip, an emergency faculty meeting was called by Michale Chatelaine, chairwoman of the Royal Academy’s board of directors. As the name Chatelaine suggested, Michale belonged to one of Yugria’s three ducal families. She also happened to be the aunt of Patrick Arthur Yugria, the reigning king.
It was tradition for a member of either the royal family or one of the ducal families to hold the position of chairperson at the Royal Academy. “This kingdom must always love its people above all else”—thus had spoken Arthur, the first king of Yugria. In accordance with that principle, he’d preached the importance of giving talented people—no matter their background—an opportunity to thrive and, by doing so, to benefit Yugria in return. The sheer fact that the Royal Academy had remained the prestigious institution it was today rather than becoming a playground for the nobility was largely due to the tireless efforts of the Yugria family to uphold Arthur’s principles. The chairperson was usually a direct member of the royal family, but when no suitable candidates were available, one would be selected from a ducal family instead. Predominantly, these ducal chairpeople came from the Chatelaine family, who boasted a proud history of excellence in both the literary and military arts.
The purpose of the emergency meeting was, of course, to determine what in the world they were going to do about Class 1-A’s score.