The main character's girlfriend, whom he loved very much, broke up with him and, because of that, he went into depression and fell into complete loneliness. Cleverly, he decided to use loneliness as an ally and extract something good from it: immerse himself completely in his studies. In his country, there is a kind of contest in which who gets the best grades in tests, wins the right to work for the government, as a public agent, a job whose remuneration is really good.