Chapter 55

༺ The First Letter (55) ༻

The second year at the academy was known to be a vibrant period and it was thanks to that that I could have some leisure time after finishing school.

In my first year, I was ignorant and was toughened by my encounters with some seniors. However, after a year or so, I had adjusted to life in the infamous academy, and I also didn’t have the responsibilities of those in the upper grades.

It was the period of time where I focused on having fun. When I left my room, I saw a lot of friends who lived within 10 minutes of one another. It was obvious what these young men were doing.

They were hanging out, drinking, planning trips, going downtown and relaxing.

Anyway, as long as it was fun, I would do anything. It was around this time that cliques would form from the frequent gatherings and that they would also partake in academy life in the future.

That was why friendship was so important. Thus, the speed at which rumors spread between the second years was hastened.

Someone in the faculty said that the relationship between people who looked to be getting along well was actually awkward.

At first glance, the information seemed trivial, but it was of utmost importance for the second-year students of the academy. One of the main reasons for attending the academy were connections.

While graduating ensured a stable job, connections would ensure success and honor. It was natural that an academy which gathered talented people from all over the country would produce the most outstanding people each year.

In order to properly utilize the framework of solid academic ties, it was most important to form personal connections.

Sometimes, there were students who were not particularly sociable, such as ‘Yurdina’s bastard’, but other than that, most of the academy students were socially active.

The monthly ball also consisted of such activities. The aristocrats recruited political allies and talented people while the commoners formed friendships with the aristocrats that they never could outside of the academy.