a76afb2a2d92f8d7140c310a6b7c504af8d8f55b1291992f3d9e8cca3a330287
// https://szkopul.edu.pl/problemset/problem/koncert/site/?key=statement
#include <bits/stdc++.h>
using namespace std;
constexpr int sizik = 1000 * 1001;
#define int long long
#define ar std::array
#define pr std::pair
#define vec std::vector
typedef long long ll;
typedef vec<vec<int>> _kra;
void solve() {
int n;
std::cin >> n;
std::string s;
std::cin >> s;
n = s.size();
int i = 0;
for (; i + 1 < n; i++) {
if (s[i] > s[i + 1]) {
break;
}
}
for (int j = 0; j < n; j++) {
if (i == j) continue;
std::cout << (char)s[j];
}
std::cout << '\n';
}
int32_t main() {
std::ios_base::sync_with_stdio(0);
std::cin.tie(0);
std::cout.tie(0);
int t = 1;
// std::cin >> t;
for (; t > 0; t--) {
solve();
}
return 0;
}