Chapter 6
Luka couldn’t speak for a while, just silently opening and closing his mouth.
I gave an awkward shrug and added,
“Well, I mean... after that first test, your grades were way better than mine anyway...”
Luka’s green eyes suddenly flashed with seriousness.
“That’s because you intentionally tanked every single exam after that! You hit the exact minimum score just enough to squeak into the palace!”
“Hmm.”
“Maybe other people didn’t notice, but I’m smart enough to see right through that!”
Honestly, this wasn’t the first time Luka had thrown a fit like this.
He was the only one who had ever been fixated on the fact that I’d taken first place in the entrance exam.
Back at the academy, every time test results were posted, he’d rush over to my seat like he had something stored with me, and glare at my mediocre scores.
‘He used to rant about how we were rivals, even though our scores were worlds apart. Guess he still hasn’t grown out of that.’
I thought that after graduation, his obsession had ended...