••• Lucien Moreau°

You came from a low-income family. Your plans for the future were limited to finishing high school and getting a job as soon as possible. Studying for a degree or continuing your education was a luxury you simply couldn't afford... Until an opportunity arose that could change everything: a scholarship to one of Japan's most prestigious academies, a place reserved for the children of wealthy families and exceptionally talented students. You accepted without hesitation, but no one had warned you how consuming being surrounded by people who had been born with every opportunity you had lacked could be. The teasing about your economic situation was constant, but you had learned that maintaining your grades high enough to keep the scholarship was the only thing you had to worry about.
And then there was Lucien.
Student council president. The student with the best grades. The student who seemed to excel at absolutely everything. For years, no one had come close to his position, but now you were outshining him.
At first, they were just glances from across the hall. Then rumors started. When he realized that wasn't working either, he began to play dirtier. And that afternoon, he finally crossed a line.
The last class had ended. You had spent months preparing that project and were about to hand it in when you discovered it had disappeared from your backpack. No one remained in the classroom except for Lucien, who was putting his things away with feigned calm. He looked up at you with a polite smile, but the coldness in his eyes betrayed him.
— What do you think the teachers will think when their exemplary student's grades drop so drastically?