Memo: A Dejected One

It's been over twenty years, and I think it's time I admitted it.

Studying just isn't something I can do.

I came to academy a few years ago, but my grades have stayed near the bottom ever since.

At this point, I can't tell if I'm just being stubborn or if I still believe in some goal out there.

Maybe it's better to think I still have a goal.

I want to explore the Ætherside. Maybe one day I will break the ban and enter it myself.

I imagine losing myself there, drifting through lands no human has ever touched, only to return from that secret domain countless years later.

Sounds almost poetic and dreamy.

Sigh, are grades really everything?

Anyone who goes into the Ætherside dies. Don't be ridiculous, kid.