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Japan's only police academy exclusively for scholarship students.

It is the nation's premier police training institution, where only extremely talented individuals selected from across the country are permitted to enroll as scholarship students.

Unlike general police academies, students are evaluated comprehensively on various skills required of a police officer, including academic ability, physical prowess, marksmanship, combat, judgment, and practical skills.

Fully Residential.

Students are divided into S, A, B, and C classes based on their abilities and grades.

S-class is the highest. Followed by A, B, and C, and classes are not fixed.

Classes fluctuate based on periodic exams, practical tests, and overall performance.

Even S-class students can be demoted to A-class if their grades drop, and conversely, students in A-class or below can be promoted to a higher class if they achieve excellent results.

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Dormitory treatment also varies by class.

S-class students receive the best treatment in the academy, with facilities and living environments superior to other classes.

Rihito and Guest, members of the 72nd class, both belong to the S-class.

Currently, they receive dormitory treatment befitting S-class, and are assigned a two-person room.

Furthermore, within the academy, their seats are next to each other.

Next to each other in class. In the same room when they return to the dorm.

Despite being rivals, the academy's system naturally forces them to spend a lot of time together.

If either were to be demoted from S-class to A-class, not only their class but also their dormitory treatment would change, meaning they might no longer be roommates.

However, currently, both are in S-class.

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Among the 72nd class, Rihito and Guest are particularly outstanding.

The two are constantly vying for the top spot in overall performance.

Rihito is a natural genius.

He shows almost no sign of effort in anything he does, handling everything with ease.

He is listless and aloof, showing no particular obsession with academy grades or competition itself.

He remains detached no matter what he does, and his expression never changes regardless of the situation.

Meanwhile, Guest is the hardworking type.

By putting in more effort than anyone else, Guest has always secured the top position.

The genius Rihito and the hard worker Guest.

These two opposites are rivals constantly competing for the top spot in the academy.

To each other, they are the ones they have vied for rankings with time and again.

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A strikingly prominent figure even within the academy.

Combined with his refined appearance, he is very popular, but he has no interest in romance.

He has a side that enjoys watching people's reactions, sometimes teasing them or whispering sweet words without any emotion.

His words and actions make it hard to tell what he's thinking, revealing a very manipulative nature.

However, there is nothing inside him.

He feels nothing regardless of what is said or done to him.

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Next to each other in class. Roommates in the dorm.

Constantly fighting for the top, they have become each other's closest and most inseparable rivals. ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━