The morning sunlight spilled gently through the classroom windows,
and the cheerful chatter of students filled the air—
the sound of a brand‑new school year beginning.
But in the back corner…
Mizuha Aria sat slumped over her desk,
her wavy hair cascading over her arms,
tears dripping onto her open notebook.
"I… I crashed into the prince of the school!!"
"I'm a criminal! A menace! I should expel myself before they do!"
"And worse—he thinks I'm his fiancée!! Do I *look* like one?! Impossible!!"
As her dramatic wails echoed through the room,
a calm, monotone voice came from the desk across her:
"If you keep spiraling like this…
I might have to call for a mental ambulance."
Aria jerked her head up—
cold gray eyes, long sleek black hair flowing down gracefully,
a perfectly calm face that neither smiled nor frowned.
It was her childhood friend, Sakinoji Hanabi.
"H‑Haaaanabiii!!"
"You were there, right?! You saw everything, didn't you?!"
Hanabi tilted her head slightly, resting her cheek on her hand with a tired sigh.
"Yes. I saw it all.
And… I also heard every one of your thoughts."
Aria froze.
Her face turned bright red—like a chili pepper.
"M‑M‑My thoughts?!"
"You mean you… read everything?!"
Hanabi nodded slowly.
"Everything."
"Including when I wondered if his hair was really that silky?!"
"Yes."
"And when I questioned if his blue eyes were natural or contact lenses?!"
"Yes."
"And when I imagined—"
"Yes." 😐
"Aaaaaaahhhhh!!!"
Aria collapsed face‑first onto her seat cushion, screaming.
Hanabi only shook her head in quiet disbelief,
though a faint smile flickered in her gray eyes.
"Aria… you're a hopeless case."
Aria sat cross‑legged on the floor, her voice hoarse.
"Do you think the prince hates me now? I literally fell on him like a meteor!"
Hanabi crossed her arms and looked out the window.
"On the contrary… he seems more interested than you think."
"H‑Huh?!" 😳
Hanabi smirked slightly.
"When you ran away earlier… I passed by him.
He was thinking about you."
"T‑Thinking about me?!"
"To be precise, he said in his head:
'That little disaster… which class did she run off to?'"
Aria froze for two full seconds—then exploded.
"Aaaaaaaaaah noooooooooo!!!"
She spun in circles like a whirlwind of pure embarrassment. 😂
"He's coming here! He's gonna kill me! Or— or— or demand compensation!"
Hanabi covered her ears with a weary sigh.
"Or maybe… he'll just propose instead. Who knows?"
"W‑Whaaaaaaat?!"
Aria suddenly turned toward Hanabi, who was calmly eating her bread as if the world wasn't collapsing.
"H‑Hanabi!!""You said you read his thoughts, right?!"
Hanabi replied without even looking up:
"Yes. Not that I enjoy it, though.
His brain is more complicated than a math equation."
Aria grabbed her friend by the shoulders, eyes pleading.
"Tell me! What was he thinking during the accident?!"
Hanabi paused, closing her eyes as if rewinding the memory in her mind—
diving into the thoughts of Kai Rehito...
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✨ Scene: Inside Kai's Mind
(A calm, refined inner voice.)
"It was a quiet morning, as always."
"The sun was bright, the birds annoyingly cheerful...
but perfect weather for another drama‑free school year."
Kai walked confidently through the courtyard, book in hand.
The gazes of girls followed him, but—as usual—he paid no mind.
"Love? Tedious. Dates? Waste of time.
Girls? Just colorful noise."
"And yet…"
He suddenly heard a faint scream.
"Aaaahhh!!"
Then—BOOM! 💥
In a single heartbeat, a shadow fell from the sky.
Time seemed to slow.
Pink‑brown hair fluttered like petals, golden eyes sparkling in the sunlight—
her face coming closer... closer...
"An... angel?" 😳
Crash!
They tumbled to the ground in a swirl of dust and chaos.
When Kai opened his eyes again,
he saw her—Aria—above him, tears in her golden eyes, cheeks flushed,
her trembling voice barely a whisper:
"I‑I'm so sorry!"
"My god... she's beautiful."
"Wait... who is she?!"
His vision blurred.
Just before losing consciousness, a faint smile curved his lips as he thought:
"At last... I've found her.
My future wife…" 💞
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Hanabi slowly opened her eyes again.
Aria stared at her in complete shock, mouth gaping like a fish. 🐟
"T‑That's what he thought?!"
"More or less."
"So he really thinks I'm... his wife?!" 😳
"Or fiancée. Or lost lover from a parallel universe.
He hasn't decided yet."
"Whaaaaaaaaaaaat!!!" 😭
"I've caused a cosmic disaster!!"
Hanabi sighed, resting her chin on her palm.
"Disaster? No.
That word's far too small for what you've done."
Then, with a faint smirk, she added:
"On the bright side...
"you now officially have a amnesiac lover"
Aria stared at Hanabi in shock after hearing the tale of the *amnesiac lover,*
but her friend remained silent, eyes fixed on the window —
a strange look flickering in them.
A look that knew more than it let on.
"Hanabi? What's wrong?"
Hanabi's voice was soft, almost mysterious.
"Aria… do you know what makes Kai Rehito so special?"
"Huh? You mean his looks? His grades? Or the fact that he's weirdly… cold?"
Hanabi closed her eyes slowly.
"No. That's not what I mean."
Silence lingered for a moment.
Then, resting her chin on her hand, she continued:
"Every school year… this academy produces one student
known as the King."
"It's not an official title — more like a living legend among students."
"The King is always someone almost unreal — perfect intelligence, beauty, charisma, mystery."
"But the strange thing is… every King suffers something unusual.
Something like a curse."
Aria swallowed hard, her face paling.
"A c‑curse?! What kind of curse?!" 😨
Hanabi smiled faintly, her tone calm yet teasingly dark.
"Each King loses something essential."
"One lost his voice. Another lost his memories.
A third lost the ability to feel emotions."
"And the current King... is Kai Rehito."
Aria's eyes widened.
"You mean he also…?!"
"Memory loss? Seems like the latest chapter of the curse."
A moment of silence passed.
The wind brushed through the window, gently stirring their hair.
Then Hanabi spoke again — her tone turning almost philosophical
as she watched the clouds drift by.
"What's strange, Aria… is that before every King loses what he loses,
he meets a girl who changes everything."
"A random girl… who falls on him from the sky,
or appears out of nowhere."
Aria froze completely.
"F‑falls… on him?!" 😳
Hanabi tilted her head toward her, a small, sly smile in her eyes.
"Looks like the prophecy hit him this time… quite literally."
Aria collapsed to the floor again.
"Noooooooooooo!!"
"I'm his new curse!! I've doomed an entire generation!!"
Hanabi flipped another page of her book calmly.
"Or maybe… you're his salvation." 💫
The air froze for a few seconds after Hanabi's last words:
"Or maybe… you're his salvation."
Aria stared at her, eyes watery, face red as a tomato 🍅.
Her thoughts were spinning wildly in every possible direction—
"His salvation? As in… I'm saving him?!"*
"But I'm the one who dropped on him!!"*
"Does a savior usually break the head of the person he saves?!" 😭
And suddenly—
BANG! 💥
The classroom door burst open.
In marched Eijima‑sensei, a man in his forties with hair so messy it looked like he'd fought a typhoon on his way to school.
He carried a huge pile of papers under one arm, his booming voice shaking the room:
"GOOD MORNING, YOU LAZY CREATURES!!" 💢
"I see some of you already started the year with tears—excellent!
That means your consciences still work!"
Everyone jumped to their feet at once.
Aria hurriedly wiped her tears, pretending nothing happened
while Hanabi calmly flipped a page in her notebook,
completely unfazed — as if she hadn't just delivered a prophecy five seconds ago.
"Now then!" — the teacher slammed his hand on the board.
"We'll start with a quick review of last year's material!"
A voice from the back whispered timidly:
"But… it's the first day of the new year…"
"I said REVIEW!!"
He began scribbling formulas and sentences at lightning speed.
Sweat beaded on Aria's forehead as she stared at the board, horrified.
"W‑What is this?! Did I walk into the wrong class?!"
"No," Hanabi replied coolly, jotting notes with perfect calm.
"We're in the right class.
It's his mind that's still stuck in last year."
Aria leaned toward her, whispering in panic:
"Hanabi… can you read his thoughts too?!"
"Already did."
"And?! What's he thinking?!"
"Lunch." 😑
Aria collapsed face‑first onto her desk in utter despair.
"Even the teacher's mentally time‑traveling!!"
The students tried to hold back their laughter,
and the classroom dissolved into a soft, chaotic kind of peace. ☁️✨
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🌅 After School
The sun was about to set, and the voices of students faded through the school halls.
In Class 2-A, Mizuha Aria was still glued to her desk — her head buried in her books, hair messy, face burning red from embarrassment and pure mental exhaustion. 😭
"I'm not moving from here… ever… no one can make me…"
Beside her, Hanabi sat quietly, closed her eyes for a moment, then opened her mouth in a calm but gentle tone:
"Aren't you supposed to be ready for a new start?"
"Didn't you say you wanted to experience love this year?"
Aria slowly lifted her head, staring at Hanabi with puffy eyes and a shocked face.
"Huh?"
"Why do you think everything has to be about love?"
"Didn't you want a love story?" — Hanabi whispered softly.
Aria froze, her cheeks turning redder and redder before the words burst out of her mouth:
"M–Me? With… Kai?!" 😳
She suddenly stopped — realizing what she'd just said.
"No way! I hate him, okay?!" 😭💢
She went silent again, covering her face with both hands, sighing deeply.
"Seriously… I have no idea why I got myself into this mess."
Hanabi smiled faintly, her gray eyes glimmering with quiet knowing.
"Hearts don't always choose what's logical, Aria." 😌
Aria blinked in confusion.
"W–What do you mean by that?!"
"You'll find out soon enough… Just remember— not everything that happens in this classroom will stay the same."
Aria groaned softly, muttering under her breath:
"Ugh… tomorrow's going to be so much worse…" 😖
Aria stared at Hanabi in disbelief as her friend rested a hand under her chin and spoke with her usual calm tone:
"Actually… there's something else you should know about Kai Reihito."
Aria's eyes widened.
"M–More than the part where he gave me that sexy look when I fell on him?!" 😨
"Yes. He has… a fan club."
"A f–fan… club? 😳"
Hanabi closed her eyes and continued smoothly:
"It's officially called 『The Royal Kai Reihito Fan Club』."
Aria froze completely.
"Whaaaaat?! Is that… an actual school club?!"
"Yes. It's registered with the student council. Their clubroom is on the third floor— walls fully decorated with photos of Kai from every possible angle."
"NO WAY!! 😭😭😭"
Hanabi sipped her juice calmly and went on:
"They even hold a daily ritual… called the 'Prince's Blessing Ceremony.'"
"C–Ceremony?!?!"
"Yes. The girls walk in a straight line, each carrying a white rose… then stand before a life-sized portrait of him and say:
'May Kai's beauty bless us, and may his cold smile grant us wisdom.'" 🌸✨
Aria clutched her head and screamed:
"Aaaahhhh!!! I can't believe I fell on a fake school god!!" 😭💢
Hanabi continued in her calm, almost philosophical tone:
"Rumor has it, members wear silver crown badges. And anyone who dares to approach Kai without the club's permission… disappears socially." 😶
Aria gulped nervously.
"So I'm basically… on the school's execution list now? 😭"
"There's a 97% chance."
"Ninety–seven— PERCENT?!?!" 😱
Hanabi gave her a rare, gentle smile.
"Well… at least you'll be famous."
"I don't want fame!! I just want to stay alive!!" 😭😭😭
Aria tried to hold her breath, nearly gagging from the *overwhelmingly luxurious scent* that filled the room.
Beside her, Hanabi calmly watched the door and whispered:
"Poor guy… he has no idea about any of this."
Aria blinked at her in disbelief.
"W–What do you mean poor guy?! Don't tell me Kai doesn't even know!!" 😨
"Of course not. If he ever found out this place existed, he'd probably faint on the spot." 😶
"Whaaaaat?! So he doesn't know they… give him flowers and pray to his smile?!" 😭
Hanabi nodded slowly, then lowered her voice like she was revealing a dark secret.
"But there's something else… a divine law that must never be broken within these school grounds."
Aria whispered nervously:
"A… divine law?!" 😰
"Yes. No one is allowed to touch his body, breathe near his scent, or be alone with him…
Any girl who does— is considered *a violator of holiness." 😶
"V–Violator of… WHAT?!!" 😱
"And they say…" — Hanabi leaned closer, her tone eerily calm —
"the last girl who accidentally touched Kai… vanished from school the very next day."
Aria froze completely, her face turning ghostly pale.
"Aaaaah!!! No way— I fell on him with my entire body!!! 😭💢"
Hanabi whispered with a serene little smile:
"Congratulations. You've broken every divine law… all at once." 😌✨
"Nooooooooo!! I'm— I'm CURSED!! 😭😭😭"
At that moment…
the entire room shook— when Aria sneezed! 🤧
The sound echoed like thunder through the sacred silence of the hall.
Every club member froze at once, their sparkling eyes turning toward the source.
"Who… is there?" 😨
The club president's voice cut through the air like a furious cult leader's.
Aria stood frozen, eyes wide with terror, as Hanabi whispered:
"You could've held that in, right?"
"I tried!! It was too strong!! 😭"
In an instant— the click of high heels echoed closer. Tock… tock… tock…
One girl lifted the table cover—
💥 "HAAAAAH?!" 💥
A collective scream filled the hall!
"It's her!!!"
"The girl who fell on Kai-samaaaa!! 😱💔"
"The sinner! The blasphemer! She defiled his sacred head with her forehead!!" 😭🔥
Aria trembled, face pale as a ghost.
"Oh nooo… This is not how I wanted to die!!" 😭
The members advanced toward her like an angry army,
holding photos of Kai as if they were holy weapons, eyes burning with pure jealousy.
"Do you know how many girls have dreamed of touching his hand once?!"
"And YOU— you fell right on his divine, sculpted body?!"
"Because of you, Kai-sama might not smile in his dreams for a whole year!!" 😭😭😭
Aria waved her hands frantically.
"I swear it was an accident! I just— literally FELL on him!! LITERALLY!!" 😫
From behind, Hanabi quietly slipped away, whispering:
"This is your cue to run."
"Whaaaat?! Don't leave me here!! 😭"
"You insisted on coming." 😌
"Traitooooor!! 😭"
And in one instant—
💨 Aria dashed out of the hall with all her strength!
The girls screamed behind her:
"Catch her!!!"
"Don't let her taint Kai-sama's pure air!!"
"From now on, she's banned from the entire science building where Kai sits!!"
Aria sprinted through the corridors, crying and laughing at the same time:
"Oh my god, what did I do to deserve this?! I just… skipped breakfast!!!" 😭💔
The chase spread across the entire school—
students leaned out of windows to watch, teachers were stunned,
and the principal shouted:
"Who turned a normal school day into an ACTION MOVIE?!" 😱
Aria ran for her life, her light-brown hair flying wildly behind her, tears scattering into the wind 😭💨
Behind her—a whole army of jealous girls, charging like holy knights, waving photos of Kai and his school profile files like sacred weapons!
"CATCH HEEER!!!"
"She dared to touch the air that Kai-sama breathes!!!"
"Impure!!!" 😭🔥
Aria screamed in despair:
"I'M NOT IMPURE!! I JUST TRIPPED AND FELL ON HIM!! Literally!! LITERALLY, YOU CRAZY GIRLS!!!" 😫
She burst into the school courtyard, stumbling, waving her hands like a survivor escaping from zombies:
"SOMEBODYYY HELP MEEEE!!!" 😭
Then—
She stopped.
Time slowed.
The world shimmered.
A soft breeze brushed her cheek…
And there he was—
💫 Kai Rehito, the Silver Prince, standing elegantly beside a shiny black car.
His silver hair sparkled under the sun, his sleek uniform fluttering lightly, one hand gracefully holding the car door open.
The world fell silent.
The students froze.
Even the wind stopped—just to admire him.
Aria whispered in awe, half-crying from terror and beauty at once:
"Waaah… he's so handsome… even though he's the reason my life is ruined…"
But her romantic moment was *immediately destroyed*—
💥 BOOOOOOM!! 💥
A wave of furious girls crashed onto her like an avalanche!
"We got her!!!" 😡
"We'll restore the sacred balance between Kai-sama and womankind!!!" 😭
"Let me live my dream without her interfering!!!" 😤
Buried under a mountain of raging fangirls, Aria's muffled voice screamed:
"Oh noooooooo!!! I want to breathe! I want to live! I want to transfer schools!!! 😭"
Meanwhile, Kai slowly turned toward the chaos.
His cool blue eyes gleamed with quiet indifference.
He sighed softly…
and walked toward the car.
With royal calmness, he closed the door behind him—
without even glancing back once. 💫
The air went completely still for a few seconds…
Then the president of the fan club took a shaky step forward—her face flushed pink, her hand trembling as she placed it over her heart.
"K–Kai-sama…! Please, don't do this!" 😖
"That girl… she's the one who dirtied your clothes this morning! She humiliated you in front of everyone!!"
Her voice broke with dramatic emotion, and the crowd of fangirls behind her erupted in support:
"Then why are you being so kind to her?!" 😭
"Yell at her! Punish her! Do something—like you always do when people get too close!!" 💢
"This isn't like you, Kai-sama!!" 😫
Aria stood frozen, her tear-filled eyes darting between their furious faces.
She tried to speak, but her voice cracked completely.
"I… I didn't mean to… I swear I—"
But Kai didn't answer.
He stood there in silence, eyes lowered, shoulders slightly slumped—his face unreadable.
The air around him grew heavier…
Even the fangirls began to quiet down, uneasy.
Then—slowly—he lifted his head.
His silver hair slipped away from his eyes.
A faint, cold smile crept across his lips…
and a vein pulsed visibly on his cheek.
"I could do that…"
His voice was calm—too calm.
But that quiet tone carried more weight than a shout.
The entire courtyard trembled.
The girls gasped.
Aria froze in place.
The air itself seemed to twist—lighter, yet more dangerous.
Then silence fell again after his heavy words.
The fan club president froze for a heartbeat — then, as if remembering her place, she softened her expression with a small smile. Her cheeks flushed pink as she bowed slightly, voice trembling with reverence.
"Forgive me… I didn't mean to overstep, Kai-sama."
She stepped back slowly, posture straight, pride gleaming in her eyes as if she'd just fulfilled some sacred duty.
The other girls looked at her in awe, whispering among themselves:
"She's so brave… she spoke for him!"
"She defended his divinity with courage!"
Then their gazes turned toward Aria — sharp, cold, and dripping with hostility.
"She deserves what's coming to her…" 😤
"Kai-sama won't forgive her this time."
"Let her punishment be as painful as the sin of touching his beauty!" 😡
"Erase her name from the school records!" 😭
Aria trembled, staring down at the ground, her voice a broken whisper:
"What is this insanity…? When did this school turn into a divine court?" 😰
Kai still said nothing.
He simply took one slow step forward—
Then....
Kai leaned forward and took her wrist — pulling her toward him.
The air between them grew heavy, time itself seemed to stop.
"Come closer."
His low voice rippled through the silence, sending shivers down every spine.
Aria didn't move — her wide eyes locked on his —
but before she realized it, she was already in his arms.
His grip on her arm was firm, steady… pulling her close enough that she almost collided with his chest. 💥
He whispered near her ear, his tone cold but urgent:
"Stay calm… just play along. I'll explain later."
Before she could even blink, he lifted his hand —
and with a swift motion, *slashed it through the air beside her cheek* so fast it sounded like a real slap. ⚡
The room gasped.
Every girl froze in shock — a few even squealed in twisted excitement or horror.
Kai straightened and spoke coldly, his voice cutting through the air:
"Did you think you could ruin my day so easily?"
"Prepare yourself, Aria Mizuha… you've made this day far too long — and I'll make it even longer for you."
Aria stood there, trembling, tears gathering in her eyes —
her mind spinning, her heart racing.
But she remembered his whisper: "Play along."
Kai gripped her wrist again, turned his piercing gaze toward the stunned crowd, and said in a chillingly casual tone:
"But… perhaps I'll teach her proper manners at my house instead."
Gasps echoed.
Then, without another word, he opened the car door and guided her inside with a deliberate force — rough enough to look convincing, yet careful not to hurt her. 🚗
He turned back to the frozen fan club, a faint smirk tugging at his lips.
"Thank you, ladies… for your loyalty."
Then, with a quick wink — 😉 —
The girls exploded in screams of joy and heartbreak all at once. 😭💞
The car rolled away quietly, leaving behind a courtyard full of shock, envy, and chaos…
Inside the car, Aria stared at him — still speechless — her voice trembling as she finally managed to blurt out:
"W–What on earth was that just now?!" 😳💔