The Calm Before the Storm (3)

[The Chronicle of Xenon, Volume 10. One day until release.]

The news that the publisher had set a release date for The Chronicle of Xenon appeared in the newspapers. Other than that, there was no particularly noteworthy news.

Apparently, the publisher plans to announce that I will be going on hiatus on the day The Chronicle of Xenon is released. I have no problem with that.

Once a person finishes everything they have to do, they naturally become more relaxed. With my exams over, I spent each day happily attending lectures and enjoying cozy dates with Marie afterward.

That doesn't mean I was just carousing, though. There was still about a month left until vacation, and I had my final exams to get through.

Fortunately, there weren't many group assignments, and they weren't particularly important either. I had no intention of winning a scholarship; all I needed to do was avoid being held back.

Above all, the third year could be said to mark the true beginning at Halo Academy. Even if your grades fell just short of the required score, you could still advance if you were favored by a particular professor.

"Come see me as soon as your first year ends. I'll write you a recommendation letter."

For example, like Professor Elena, who was very fond of me.

As usual, Elena said this while I was taking a short break from teaching Cindy composition in the lab...