Chapter: 3. The Boy Who Will Ultimately Become the Victim
“Yin Qu Le Ya, is it? This is your temporary pass reissued for you.”
In the office specially established at the station by Ark Academy.
The first-year student referred to as “Yin Qu Le Ya,” under the guidance of a beautiful senior girl he is meeting for the first time today, found this office and successfully reissued a temporary pass here.
“That’s great!”
“Y-yes, it’s all thanks to you, senpai…”
Le Ya awkwardly thanked the senior girl next to him. Looking at her adorable smile, his mood improved significantly.
After receiving his temporary pass from the office staff, Le Ya noticed from the corner of his eye that several boys hiding in the corners or shadows of the station were casting hostile glances at him.
— Oh no!
At that moment, Le Ya realized that he inadvertently committed a “sneaky” act.
Although his original intention was to find the easiest student to communicate with for help.
He was drawn in by the black-haired girl nearby, who radiated a friendly and gentle aura.
However, Le Ya never expected that he would unintentionally start a conversation with such a beautiful and charming girl.
To others, he probably came across as a frivolous guy trying to hit on her, right?
— Today is the first time I’ve come to Ark Academy. If I am seen as a thorn in the eyes of the other boys here, that would be terrible…
Thinking this, Le Ya was about to thank the ethereal beauty next to him and dart away from the scene.
But the next second.
“By the way, since you are also a student of Ark Academy, would you like to ride the train with me?”
The black-haired angel before him invited him with her incredibly sweet voice and innocent smile.
Once Le Ya regained his senses, he found himself already on the maglev train, and beside him was that pure and cute black-haired angel.
— I can’t refuse!
— Who could refuse an invitation from such a cheerful, pure, and gentle beauty?
Although agreeing could put his life at risk, it felt like rejecting her would cause his feelings to wither on the spot.
So Le Ya followed his heart and chose the latter.
The maglev train sped smoothly toward the artificial academy island at an incredible speed.
Outside the windows on either side, lush green forests intertwined with gray-white cities flew by, almost like a dynamic painting, cast far behind.
The view ahead gradually opened up, with the azure sea merging with the sky, sparkling with points of golden sunlight.
And on that vast sea, a silver-white city rose like a dream, resembling a floating ark, standing amid the waves.
The artificial academy island “Noahdes,” also known as “Ark.”
This artificial academy island named Noahdes is the crystallization of cutting-edge technology.
Its silvery exterior glistened in the sunlight, and its streamlined design exuded a unique sense of futurism, while the island was filled with greenery, appearing as though science and nature had achieved perfect balance.
In addition to the most important “Ark Academy,” there was also a branch of Special Circumstances SEMA located here.
For ordinary people like Le Ya, who have experienced extraordinary disasters, the artificial academy island feels like an immense fortress, providing endless safety.
Looking at the beautiful scenery before him, Le Ya couldn’t help but feel that today was indeed a good day.
Although he panicked and felt anxious when he discovered that he had lost his student ID after arriving at the station this morning, he unexpectedly met such a gentle and adorable senior girl and, with her help, successfully reissued a temporary pass, thereby drawing them closer.
— Without a doubt, today is my lucky day.
Thinking of this, Le Ya couldn’t help but steal glances at the black-haired angel next to him.
Thump thump.
Just by seeing her exquisitely beautiful and almost unreal stunning appearance, Le Ya felt his heart rate quicken.
Le Ya had to admit that he was indeed smitten at first sight with this gentle second-year senior.
Rather, he wanted to ask which boy wouldn’t like such a beauty?
From their earlier interaction, he learned that the second-year senior named “Hoshimiya Nagi” was not a student of the “Special Course,” but of the “Elite Course.”
That means she is not involved with the extraordinary disasters.
This somewhat reassured Le Ya.
A gentle and kind beauty like her doesn’t need to know the dark truths of this world; living carefree would be the best outcome for this innocent girl.
And as a first-year student of the “Special Course”—
Having unintentionally stumbled into the reality of the world, being invited to join the academy city where supernatural powers exist, and encountering a gentle and adorable senior girl on the first day of school—
This series of events led Le Ya, who loves ACG works, to have a bold thought.
This black-haired angel is the “heroine” of his life!
As his first crush, or rather, the first girl he has feelings for.
Le Ya felt his youth story was about to begin at this very moment—
“Yin Qu, we’ve arrived~”
The voice from beside him, like that of an angel, snapped Le Ya back to reality.
It turned out that the maglev train had quietly reached the artificial academy island.
Just as Le Ya followed the black-haired senior off the train, he suddenly felt an extremely sharp gaze directed at him, causing goosebumps to rise all over his body, and a chill spread from deep within him along his spine.
— W-what’s going on?!
In his panic, Le Ya instinctively looked in the direction of the gaze and found that it came from a girl in front of the station.
The girl had shoulder-length silvery-white hair, and her beautiful face, combined with a slender, graceful figure, made her a true beauty from any angle.
Moreover, judging by the color of the tie on this silver-haired beauty’s uniform, she was also a first-year student like him.
But why was she regarding him with such an icy stare? They should be meeting for the first time.
While Le Ya was puzzled, the Nagi in front of him seemed to notice the silver-haired beauty and quickened her pace, jogging towards her—
“It’s been a long time, Nagi… the big sister… ” The silver-haired beauty showed a surprised expression while greeting her, as if she had seen something unbelievable, but quickly regained her composure. However, she still whispered to herself, “Now the Mitsuki-senpai is in danger…”
“Long time no see, that’s strange… Amane, wait a second, did you just say something weird…”
“How could it be~ I accidentally let out my true feelings.”
Two years later, the once plain Amane had transformed into a graceful beauty. When she witnessed her “brother” exaggeratedly swaying with that visually shocking bust while moving, she almost blurted out the words “cowgirl.”
But since it was a public place, she refrained.
However, feeling the disparity in their bust sizes suddenly made her feel as though she had lost her dignity as a woman.
Though Amane believed her own size was about average, standing in front of her “big brother,” she felt utterly diminutive.
— What size is her “big brother” now? G? H?
— Why is it so large above but still so slim at the waist?
Amane’s brain was working wildly, trying to estimate the bust size of the girl before her, who was incredibly well-endowed, while also worrying whether her slender waist could bear the weight that was simply unfit for a high school student.
But those thoughts were set aside for now.
“Um, may I ask who this is—” As Amane looked towards Le Ya, who stood next to Nagi, her gaze suddenly turned cold and filled with hostility.
It was impossible for her to ignore the fact that a stranger boy had appeared beside her long-lost “brother.”
According to the information she gathered from her sister Mana, her “brother” shouldn’t be interested in any boys other than “Kanade,” so he must be one of those bad men who were attracted to her “big brother” and wanted to make use of her or get close to her.
After all, from a certain perspective, her “big brother” could be considered entirely clueless about women; being unaware of the differences between genders, it was entirely possible that she could fall for some sleazy guy’s various tricks—
Feeling that he seemed to be regarded as some kind of bad guy, Le Ya hurriedly explained, “M-my name is Yin Qu Le Ya. I received help from Senpai Hoshimiya this morning… and happened to ride the maglev train with her…”
Amane, noticing that he was not lying, finally retracted her aggressive gaze, and her demeanor turned elegant and intellectual.
“I apologize, I thought you were a bad guy scheming against Nagi-senpai. Nice to meet you, my name is Amane Tenjouin, I am a junior of Nagi-senpai from our previous school. Please take care of me.”
“Ah, nice to meet you,” Le Ya nodded somewhat sheepishly. Although he didn’t consider himself a bad guy, he couldn’t deny that he had some inappropriate thoughts about the pure yet sensual beauty standing before him.
— No, it’s better to say, what boy in their teenage years could not have such thoughts about her?
“Kanade-kun didn’t come?” Nagi asked as she looked around, her cute face revealing an expression that seemed both lonely and expectant.
Le Ya’s heart couldn’t help but thump at this.
“Um, excuse me, is ‘Kanade-kun’ referring to… a lover or something?” Though feeling anxious, Le Ya decided to ask the question.
“Of course not! I and Kanade-kun are just… ordinary childhood friends…”
Le Ya silently observed the suddenly bashful beauty with a tinge of pink on her face.
Anyone could see from her overly innocent reaction that she had feelings for that childhood friend named “Kanade-kun.”
At that moment.
Le Ya suddenly realized—
His youth story had just begun and was already coming to an end.
