Most Titled didn't progress in rank simply because they couldn't.
From the moment a person received their Title and underwent their initial assessment, a ceiling was more or less set. It wasn't absolute, but it was close enough that most treated it as fact.
An E Rank almost always stayed an E Rank.
A C Rank might sharpen their skills, refine their abilities, even push the limits of their power, but they would rarely, if ever, cross into B Rank territory.
At most, they would progress within the same rank, going from C- to C+.
That was just how the world worked.
Though, just like with most things, there were exceptions.
A handful of cases existed where someone climbed a full rank above their initial evaluation. Those individuals were already considered anomalies, rare enough to be studied, monitored, and quietly remembered.
And then, there were the absurd cases of people who jumped two ranks, which were almost unheard of.
Ethan fell into that category.
