Senior year of high school was rather "dull"—except the dullness had been cranked up tenfold. It was a monotonous cycle: attend lectures in class, do practice exams after class, memorize vocabulary during meals, and study classical texts in the bathroom.
Eighteen hours a day were sacrificed to subjects like Chinese, Math, English, Biology, and Chemistry.
The seniors, still not fully adjusted to having only one day off a month, were already growing listless just ten days into the second month.
During this intense review period, it wasn't just the students; even the senior-year teachers were starting to feel the strain.
The homeroom teachers brought the issue to the school's attention. The school held a meeting and ultimately decided to set aside one afternoon each month for the students to unwind.
This month's relaxation activity, scheduled for a Wednesday afternoon, was a tug-of-war competition.
It had been decided by a vote.
