Unlike Greg, who stayed in his tent brooding, the Academy's roads were always bustling with life and noise in the morning.
And the young students were undoubtedly the most restless part of that vitality.
They were energetic, curious, and always on the front lines of every piece of gossip and fresh news.
"Hey! Have you guys heard? Yesterday, at the Golden Crucible Restaurant-you know, that ridiculously expensive fancy place-apparently five stunningly beautiful girls showed up at once! And every one of them had a different style!"
"Heard? My cousin gave me the full story last night! He said the scene was just unreal! And do you know the most important part? Apparently, four of those five beauties were involved with the same guy!"
"Holy shit! Seriously?! Who the hell was that guy? That's just... so enviable... no, so outrageous! Is there no justice in this world?!"
"Tch, what's there to envy?"
A boy wearing glasses, who looked quite levelheaded, pushed up his frames and said somewhat dismissively:
"It's all hearsay. Rumors without any factual basis. Even if it really happened, I doubt those five girls could possibly be as beautiful as people claim. It must be a bunch of sheltered idiots spreading nonsense. They definitely couldn't compare to the girls at our Academy!"
Someone beside him immediately agreed:
"Exactly! Our Academy brings together the Kingdom's future elite. We've got beauties everywhere! Speaking of which... hehe, who are you guys voting for at this year's Full Moon Festival?"
The Full Moon Festival was an ancient and grand traditional holiday celebrated among humans.
Legend had it that the festival had been established to commemorate a certain deity associated with the night.
On the night of the festival, the city would hold a magnificent parade and celebration. The most anticipated event was a