Synopsis: An Appraiser Taken In by a Meritocracy: After Abandoning the Homeland That Treated Me Like a Slave, I Started as the Enemy Nation's Hero.

"You have real ability. Your circumstances just held you back."Alto is a young appraiser forced to work like a slave in the nobilityruled Kingdom of Dramd. His life changes completely when he's scouted by Beralt, a soldier of the enemy nation, the Glaus Empire. In a country that runs purely on merit, Alto's offthecharts appraisal talent is recognizedand he's suddenly made an officercandidate!? No sooner has he enlisted than the high commandstacked with powerhousespins great hopes on him, but the companions he takes in are all misfits written off as hopeless A breezy, risetothetop fantasy about seeing the hidden talents of his comrades and carving out a new destiny!