August 22nd, early morning, at Huanjing Third High School, in a classroom of sophomore year.
The last row in the corner on the far side.
At this moment, in the seat often referred to as the "king's hometown" in anime, Ke Mingye stretched lazily, tilted his body to the left, and leaned his shoulder against the wall.
With that lean, he almost smeared the wall plaster on his school uniform.
Then he lowered his head, propped his cheek with one hand, and casually flipped through the textbook, half of his face bathed in the tranquil morning light coming through the window.
However, from the corner of his eye through the gap between the book and the desk, he glanced diagonally at the two figures on the podium.
—Amemiya Sakura and Liu Huazi, one looking natural, trying her best to blend into the air around her; the other indifferent and decorous.
