In front of the dormitory building at Alice Academy was a large grove of Bojialan trees.

Every summer, they would bloom with powder-blue flowers.

During the school’s opening season, the beautiful blossoms and the lovely young freshmen complemented each other perfectly.

“Hey, have you heard about this year’s new students? Apparently, one of them is incredibly arrogant and attacked the student council president.”

“For real? But that’s the Eldest Princess!”

“Well, even though she’s the Eldest Princess, she’s not the only child of His Majesty. The fight for the imperial throne is always fierce, not to mention this generation of princes and princesses is exceptionally talented.”

“True, only those who can fight their way through the fierce competition have a better claim to the throne.”

“That new student is exceptionally rebellious! But why would she want to attack the president?”

“Of course, it was a big fight to win the favor of the angel!”

“And who’s the angel…”

The person who said this immediately attracted looks of disbelief from the others.

“Wh-what’s wrong? Why are you all looking at me like that! I wasn’t here on the morning school started, I only arrived at noon!!”

“You really missed out!”

A few people gathered in the hallway, whispering amongst themselves.

A set of footsteps approached, neither hurried nor slow, with a light, cheerful cadence.

Golden strands of hair swayed behind her.

Her form-fitting uniform outlined her full curves.

Her smiling golden eyes always reminded one of a certain powerful, indolent beast, brimming with life.

“Pr-President?! We… we were just…”

A small commotion went through the crowd.

Panic and guilt appeared on some of their faces.

“Shh, I heard you,” the golden-haired president interrupted her, her eyes looking at the person with a reassuring gaze.

“I quite like the title ‘angel’ for her,” she said pleasantly.

“Pure, beautiful, just like an Eterius flower.”

“Ah? Oh! Right, right!”

The girl who was originally a bit guilty, her eyes instantly lit up.

She began to ramble on, praising the “angel.”

“…When I passed by her, I really wished I could slow my steps down a thousand times!”

Karin stood to the side, nodding from time to time, as if in agreement, or perhaps encouragement.

The crowd gradually livened up, returning to its usual boisterous state.

Someone boldly asked, “President, did someone really attack you that day?”

Who would dare attack President Karin, known as the “Golden Ruler”?

Even a new student couldn’t possibly be unaware of how terrifying that title was.

No matter how good-tempered, enthusiastic, or gentle Karin appeared, no one would forget that she was a top-tier aristocrat—that unconscious indifference, where the smile never quite reached her eyes.

“Hmm… most likely a future love rival,” Karin replied after a brief thought, having already blended in with the crowd.

“Haha, President, you’re joking again.”

“After all, someone already knows that I’m devoted to Lady Angel. My secret is out.”

The tall, beautiful president said magnanimously.

The few girls who had started the rumor blushed, saying to Karin with shame, “We’re sorry, Your Highness Karin. We distorted the facts.”

Karin shook her head.

‘Well, to some extent, they did stumble upon the truth.’

‘However, if this version of the story reaches Junior Wang Ning’s ears, it would probably trouble her.’

“Don’t do it again,” the golden-haired president said lightly.

“Yes.”

As Karin walked away, the crowd’s topic of conversation gradually shifted.

“President Karin is so amazing. Previous presidents always had people who were unconvinced, but Her Highness Karin is the only one with such popular support.”

“I want to be Her Highness Karin’s dog…”

“Ah, you… okay, me too…”

“At the club recruitment this afternoon, I’m definitely joining Her Highness Karin’s fan club!”

“What’s the point of a fan club like that even existing…”

It was already noon.

Wisps of light clouds drifted across the clear, vast sky.

The wind blew through the canopy of the green trees, making a soft rustling sound, bringing a hint of coolness.

Wang Ning took a deep breath.

She had been pacing outside the dormitory door for a long time, giving herself numerous pep talks.

Finally, she made up her mind—and took a step into the girls’ dormitory.

‘It’s fine, it’s fine. You’re a girl now.’

‘The chance of anything… ‘standing up’ is zero.’

‘It’s just a girls’ dorm, what haven’t you seen, hahaha!’

…Okay, this she really hadn’t seen.

The moment she opened the door, she felt everyone’s eyes focus on her.

‘Public service announcement: I am an idiot.’

‘—Get a grip, Wang Ning, stop using lame memes!’

While inwardly despising her own brain, Wang Ning stiffly walked inside.

Right now, she deeply regretted not letting her sister come with her.

It turned out that Wang Yi and Wang Ning were not in the same grade.

Wang Yi was originally two years younger than her, but had skipped grades to always be with Wang Ning.

Unexpectedly, she was chosen to enter a special grade because she was too smart—this was also why it took so long for Wang Yi to complete her enrollment procedures earlier.

The girl, who was extremely clingy to her sister, surprisingly agreed.

Wang Ning had even asked her about it, finding it strange.

Wang Yi had said matter-of-factly, “Of course it’s so I can get stronger faster to protect you, Big Sis!”

“Even though I’ll have to be separated from Big Sis for a while, for a future where I can always be with you, I have to work even harder!”

These words moved Wang Ning so much that her conscience wavered for a moment about her desire to live off her sister.

Of course, she was quickly dissuaded by the heavy luggage.

Since they didn’t live in the same dormitory area, she couldn’t ask Wang Yi for help now—she had to rely on herself.

As she was moving her things, one of her roommates walked over and smiled at her.

“Let me help you!”

After speaking, she casually picked up the quilt.

“Thank you.”

Wang Ning was a little unsure how to respond to others’ kindness and could only smile back at her.

The other girl had an expression like her heart had just been shot.

She fiercely restrained the urge to scream and hug Wang Ning, and nodded demurely.

“My name is Xiali Gelian. Just call me Xiali.”

‘The angel smiled at me! So cute, I want to pet her!’

Wang Ning was oblivious to the other’s thoughts.

After organizing her things, she let out a long sigh and sat down on her chair.

The dormitory was a four-person room, much like a university dorm, but since it was a noble school, the room was very large.

However, besides the girl who helped her move things and a person lying on the bed who hadn’t shown their face, the fourth person was not yet here.

Wang Ning glanced at her watch.

It was time to go to the cafeteria.

She stood up, ready to get some food.

After a moment’s thought, she called out to the other two girls.

“Do you guys want to go eat together?”

“Okay!”

Almost instantly, Xiali replied.

She very actively approached and linked her arm with Wang Ning’s, then seemed to realize her forwardness in the next moment and glanced at Wang Ning cautiously.

Having grown used to her sister’s closeness, Wang Ning didn’t react much and naturally adjusted her position to accommodate Xiali’s movement.

She casually glanced at bed number 3—there was no movement at all.

‘Still sleeping.’

‘Forget it, let’s go first.’

After Wang Ning and the others left, an unknown amount of time passed before the person on the bed slowly sat up.

She casually glanced at the door, then indifferently retracted her gaze and yawned.

A small topknot of misty-blue short hair bounced with her movement, letting loose a few stray strands.

Heavy dark circles hung under her pale, beautiful face, making their owner look extremely tired.

The fluorescent blue screen in front of her flashed with complex data and calculations, then a new page suddenly popped up.

—On it, starkly written, was Wang Ning’s personal information.