"WHEN IT comes to achievements, Lord Rubin can't hold a candle to me, Your Grace," Hanna said confidently. "I know I shouldn't judge a person by their educational background. But for someone who speaks so highly of his son, you'd think Lord Rubin graduated at the top of his class. But in reality, Your Grace bribed the academy to let him graduate on time."
Yes, there was corruption in the Royal Moon Academy.
But Nero took a blind eye to it because he didn't care, and he thought it wasn't a big deal. Apparently, as the Crown Prince, it was his duty to ignore the "small" misdeeds of his subjects.
[I'll tattle to Neoma later about Nero's corruption in the academy.]
"Young Lady Quinzel–"
"I'm not yet done talking, Your Grace," Hanna said in a calm yet firm voice, cutting off Duke Drayton quite rudely. "Ever since I entered the academy, I've always been the top female student. Overall, I'm only second to Prince Nero since our first year."