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Hayato looked over Peter's class schedule. His workload was pretty heavy. If he wanted good grades, he couldn't rely on just fooling around. For ordinary people, getting into a good university and finding a good job were still important ways to change their fate.

Students at private schools faced no less pressure than students preparing for college entrance exams.

It was the same everywhere. If ordinary people wanted better things, they had to put in the effort. Maybe you could work hard and still end up with nothing, but you didn't have many choices, did you?

When he reached the stairwell landing, Hayato caught a whiff of tobacco.

Two burly boys were squatting in the corner, puffing out clouds of smoke. At first glance, their blissed-out expressions really did look convincing.

But could two high schoolers really smoke with the flavor of loneliness?

When they saw someone approaching, the two hurriedly tried to throw away their cigarettes. But when they saw Hayato's Asian face, they pulled their hands back and pretended nothing had happened.

Perhaps embarrassed by their earlier reaction, the two grew a little irritated. One of them beckoned Hayato over. "What grade are you in? How come I've never seen you before?"

"Me?" Hayato's eyes shifted as he said, "I'm a sophomore. Peter Parker."

"Never heard of you."

Of course they hadn't. Peter was practically invisible at school, and even joining the Academic Decathlon team hadn't changed that.

"You know who we are, right? You won't tell anyone about what happened just now, will you?" They stared at Hayato.

These two were on the football team.

"I won't!"

Hayato had never planned to meddle in the first place. They