It all began on Tachibana Mayumi's eighteenth birthday...
As she was walking down the hotel's grand staircase, wearing an intricately designed red dress whilst a flower wreath adorned her head, she accidentally slipped which caused her to fall and...
During summer (June-August) and autumn (September-November), however, instead of a navy blue blazer, it is replaced with a navy blue vest suit.
Mayumi continued walking towards the waiting shed where a gray minibus is waiting.
Since Nōburu Academy is quite large, it has a minibus transportation system. It will take the students to different places within the vicinity of the school.
When Mayumi boarded the medium-sized vehicle, all eyes turned on her direction.
She smiled genuinely to them, but they only stared at her whilst gaping. Their reaction should be expected though since it's the first time she had smiled towards other students in the academy.
She gradually made her way towards the vacant seat behind a sleeping guy whilst trying to ignore the uncomfortable stares she's getting from the other students.
Few girls were shooting daggers in her direction whilst whispering with each other. Most guys, however, are looking at her in admiration.
Her 'old self' would have lashed out towards the daring girls who were obviously talking about her and the accident that happened nearly a month ago, but she decided to ignore them in order to avoid any problems.
'They should be thankful I have decided to change or I would have made their life a living hell.' Mayumi inwardly thought as she inhaled and exhaled slowly in order to calm her nerves down before sitting on the chair near the window. No one dared to sit next to her though.
If not for the strict school policy forbidding students from interrupting the members of Nōburu Sākuru (ノーブルサークル, Noble Circle) and other popular students within the school premises, this vehicle would have been filled with a mob of fangirls and fanboys already.
Mayumi sighed in relief as she leaned on her seat.
The minibus started moving, so, everyone finally settled down. Before they reach the place where the buildings are located, they must pass through a medium-sized forest called Nōburu Forest which is one of the best features of Nōburu Academy.
After a ten-minute trip, they finally reached their destination.
They got off the minibus with excitement apparent on their faces and went to the gym. Mayumi is the last one to get off the vehicle.
She made her way towards the gym where the nyuugakushiki (入学式, Entrance Ceremony) will be held, however, before she could step inside, a hand abruptly stopped her.
Mayumi halted with widened eyes. In her entire eighteen years of existence, no one had dared to touch her without her permission. Everyone is afraid of her, after all.
Mayumi turned around and was greatly taken aback when she saw that it’s actually a guy, the same guy who was sleeping at the bus earlier. He stared at her with a small smile plastered on his cute face. "Ah…"
He scratched his nape shyly before showing Mayumi a sky-blue handkerchief.
"You dropped this."
Mayumi took the handkerchief from him whilst smiling genuinely. "Thank you so much…?"
The cute guy answered. "Hiroto. Nakamura Hiroto."
"Thank you so much, Hiroto-san. My name is Tachibana Mayumi, by the way." Hiroto bowed with a small smile on his face.
"Nice meeting you, Mayumi-san."
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1. Onii-sama is a Japanese honorifics that means 'older brother'. 2. -san is a Japanese equivalent of Mister and Miss. It is used for peers or elders, specially among people you don't know that well or you just got acquainted with. 3. -kun (くん) is used to address young males. It is also used by superiors to inferiors and male of the same age and status. 4. Nōburu University (ノーブル大学) and Nōburu Academy (ノーブルアカデミー) are just fictional institutions.
