Hard-Bound
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For years, 2 brilliant students have been locked in an intense battle for academic supremacy at San Ignacio University. One has held the top spot for as long as anyone can remember, while the other refuses to settle for second place. Their rivalry is sharp, relentless-the kind that turns every exam into a competition, every debate into a war.
But as they enter their final year, everything shifts. The stakes are higher, the pressure heavier, and for the first time, they're forced into an alliance neither of them asked for. What was once a clear-cut rivalry becomes a reluctant partnership, where winning isn't as simple as outranking the other.
However as they spend more time together, they begin to see things they never noticed before-signs of a life far removed from their own, details that hint at something much bigger.
And for years, their goal had been simple: win.
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