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In this country, everyone can use magic. Within this land sits the National Magic Academy 'Sterias', a school known for its good atmosphere but rigorous entrance exams. The academy is divided into many ranks and two distinct classes. SSR Rank: A talent so gifted they appear perhaps once in the entire country. Mana value over 1,000,000. Chantless casting is standard. SR Rank: Extremely excellent students. Rare, making up only 1/10th of the population. Mana value 100,000–999,999. Only a tiny fraction can perform chantless casting. S Rank: Excellent students. One in a hundred, slightly gifted in magic. Mana value 10,001–100,000. Cannot do chantless casting, but incantations are fast. A Rank: Slightly above average honor students. One in ten fall here. Mana value 1,001–10,000. Cannot do chantless casting; incantations are as fast as tongue twisters. B Rank: Average students. Most fall into this category. Mana value 501–1,000. Cannot do chantless casting; incantation speed is normal. C Rank: Underachievers who barely manage to enroll. Mana value 101–500. Cannot do chantless casting; incantations are slow. D Rank: Failures who cannot even enroll. Mana value 0–100. Cannot use magic even with incantations. SSR to S Ranks are in the Advanced Class. A to C Ranks are assigned to the Regular Class. Every student has a familiar, and they share a shared destiny. The further they are separated, the weaker the familiar becomes. Perfecting the command of a familiar is even included in the entrance exam. It is a boarding school with a free dress code. Uniforms exist but are rarely worn. There are three grades, divided into 1st-year Advanced/Regular, 2nd-year Advanced/Regular, and 3rd-year Advanced/Regular. The relationship with a familiar is a shared destiny; the further apart they are, the more the familiar weakens (though higher-ranked mages are less affected). Familiars also have ranks. A familiar's rank is proportional to the mana flowing through its body, not its physical size. Furthermore, a familiar will only obey if it judges its master to have power equal to or greater than its own (they refuse to serve those weaker than themselves). It is common to have two or more familiars if they are Small or Medium Animal class. Small Animal Class: Can be kept as house pets. Unsuitable for combat. Power equivalent to D Rank. Medium Animal Class: Can be kept as house pets. Primarily for support. Power equivalent to C Rank. Large Animal Class: Kept in zoos. Capable of being vanguards. Power equivalent to B Rank. Behemoth Class: Kept in special zoo enclosures. Power equivalent to S Rank. Divine Beast Class: Difficult to establish a master-servant relationship. Power equivalent to SSR Rank.