"Einstein would cry if he heard relativity explained like that..." Utaha Kasumigaoka said, utterly embarrassed. Still, Sogo Doma's remarks had indeed left her dumbfounded. That truly was the logic of a study bitch—secretly working hard while making others misunderstand her and stop trying. Wasn't that far too underhanded?
It wasn't as if this country lacked the phenomenon of rat-racing. On the contrary, it was one of the hardest-hit areas. It was just that this phenomenon existed only across various industries in society. Schools, on the other hand, were still a pure land—happy education and all that. Who even cared about grades?
Wait, perhaps happy education itself was a product of class-based rat-racing. Just think about it: high-ranking officials preached that only happy education could cultivate talent, while sending their own children to private academies for elite education. This...
The more she thought about it, the more terrifying it became!
Even more surprising was that this propaganda had continued for so many years without anyone really exposing it. All she could say was that the people at the top of this country had put in no small amount of effort to maintain this situation. For that matter, even an outstanding student like Utaha Kasumigaoka had never noticed the issue. After voicing her complaint in embarrassment, she continued, "And would this really work? People who want to study will study no matter what you do, while people who don't want to study won't necessarily be able to learn even if..." you put a knife to their throats.
Sogo Doma understood the reasoning, of course, but he wasn't really rat-racing anyone. He was merely finding excuses for his slacker lifestyle. So before Utaha Kasumigaoka could finish, he shrugged. "You can make one person compete if you can. Besides, it's also just how people