"EX grade?"
"Yeah, have you heard about it?" Soren asked.
"EX grade..." Ethea trailed off for a few seconds, her expression thoughtful. "I think it's a label for things above Grade 9. And some also treat it as the highest possible rank, reserved for things that break the conventional scale entirely. And it's mostly used when mentioning other worlds."
"You mean... Etenia doesn't have anything like that?"
"Not that I know of." She shook her head. "Everything in our world falls within the normal grading system. EX is for things that come from beyond, or for people and things who have transcended the limits of this world entirely."
"In that case, your ice affinity is at a transcendent level?" Soren stroked his chin thoughtfully. "And... is Transcendence what comes after Paragon rank?"
"...You know about Transcendence?" Ethea looked at him in surprise.
"Mm. I have seen someone with Transcendence potential." Soren replied. "And it's someone you know well."
