The Protagonist’s Party is Too Diligent

The term academy might sound grand, but in reality, the academies depicted in games, manga, and light novels are not much different from a typical high school.@@novelbin@@

In fact, the Imperial Rondarium Academy follows a Japanese high school-style curriculum. While the classes themselves are quite different from those of a regular high school, the academy's schedule is almost identical.

Of course, this year, that schedule had been completely disrupted due to a major incident. The winter break had been drastically shortened, and even after the new year began, we were still at the academy.

The Cultural Festival, originally scheduled for late October, had been pushed back indefinitely. Given that the school only returned to normal in November, there was no helping it.

And since it had already been delayed, the student council proposed moving the festival to late December. If it was going to take place in the cold winter anyway, they figured they might as well schedule it during the time of year when the most people were celebrating.

Simply put, the festival would be held from December 30th to January 2nd.

Even if the academy was effectively a high school, the concept of high schools barely existed in this world. In other words, Imperial Rondarium Academy was one of the very few institutions capable of hosting a cultural festival. The few other schools that resembled high schools were merely larger-scale tutoring centers or academies.

That was why the Imperial Rondarium Academy’s Cultural Festival was practically a festival for the entire capital city. While it wasn’t truly an event for everyone—since only invited guests could attend—even the streets surrounding the academy would take on a festive atmosphere, and students would mingle with the celebrations. So, in a way, the description wasn’t entirely inaccurate.

Though, Alice and I had never attended before. We could have, if we wanted to, but neither of us had the time.