At the end of the road, amidst lush greenery, a corner of a massive mansion that skillfully blends ancient and modern styles faintly revealed itself.

"Swish!"

The speed of the sports car seemed alarmingly fast on the not-so-wide mountain road, and it didn't slow down even as it reached the sparsely parked parking lot. Instead, it made a screeching sound as it drifted sideways at the entrance.

Once it stopped, the car door opened, and out stepped a handsome young man with cherry-colored hair styled in Japanese micro-split bangs.

The young man was about twenty years old, with a youthful face wearing sunglasses that couldn't hide the arrogance spilling from his eyes.

"Young Master Kagami, why have you returned from Tokyo? Next week's university classes..."

Someone inside the Japanese-style corridor heard the commotion outside and quickly came out. The speaker was an elderly man in a suit, seemingly acting as the butler.

"Old man, keep the keys for me!"

In response, the young man named "Sakuragi Kagami" kept moving forward, tossing the car keys he held to the old man in front of him.

Then, while briskly walking toward the courtyard, he shouted inside,

"Brother! Brother!! Where are you? I have something to tell you!!"

"Thud, thud, thud~"

The wooden corridor resounded with his heavy footsteps, and in the next moment, he accidentally collided with a slender figure at the corner.

"Bang!"

"Ow!"

With this bump, Sakuragi Kagami remained motionless, while the person in front of him staggered back several steps, sitting on the ground with a surprised cry, scattering something in their hands all over the ground.

Sakuragi Kagami was slightly startled and looked at the ground around his feet, only then realizing it was small fish food scattered around.

Then, looking up, he saw a petite black-haired boy holding a small bag of goldfish on the ground.

The goldfish were unharmed, but the fish food in his other hand was scattered.

"...Sorry, I'm in a hurry."

Sakuragi Kagami didn't recognize the person in front of him and didn't know why he was at his home, so he apologized and continued walking toward the courtyard.

Through the long corridor, Sakuragi Kagami finally entered a spacious courtyard with a Ying Country style.

A black-haired man wearing a kimono was seated at the edge of the courtyard, his broad back facing the corridor.

Upon hearing the sound behind him, he turned his head and spoke calmly,

"Didn't I tell you not to bring that noisy car to the house? It's deafening."

Normally arrogant, Sakuragi Kagami was suddenly at a loss for words in response, unable to speak for a while.

Because the person before him was none other than his elder brother, Sakuragi Ran.

Thus, he had no choice but to sidestep the topic, intending to discuss the main issue,

"Brother..."

However, before he could speak, Sakuragi Ran calmly spoke,

"We can talk later, we have distinguished guests now."

"Distinguished guests?"

Sakuragi Kagami was slightly puzzled, suddenly recalling the small boy he had bumped into earlier.

Could it be that some esteemed person had brought a child here?

Just as Sakuragi Kagami was thinking this, he looked up and unexpectedly noticed two men and two women standing at the other end of the courtyard.

Among them, the most striking was a tall silver-haired girl dressed in a high-end suit.

The others had their unique styles and temperaments, all exuding a sense of nobility.

Firstly, there was a blue-haired girl with headphones, blowing bubbles.

The other two were tall, strong black-haired boys, one with wheat-colored skin, the other as fair as jade.

And looking back at the core silver-haired girl standing among them.

She stood in the center of the courtyard, hands on her hips, back straight, with her back turned to Sakuragi Kagami.

Her silver hair cascaded down, with only a diamond earring hanging with a golden tassel on her right ear.

Upon hearing the conversation behind her, she turned around to reveal a delicate and hard-chained pretty face.

The girl's lips bore a faint smile; she didn't take the initiative to greet, just stared directly at Sakuragi Kagami.

Faced with her sharp gaze, Sakuragi Kagami unexpectedly felt uncomfortable after just one glance.

"Let me introduce, Lucianna Adams from Hawk Country, currently studying at Linmen, also the President of Xiuzhi Academy's student council, parallel to Totsuki."

The Xiuzhi school on par with his sister's attendance?

So, no matter how you look at it, she should be his junior, so why does it feel...

So off?

"I'm Sakuragi Kagami, you..."

Sakuragi Kagami subconsciously intended to say hello, but the silver-haired girl in front of him directly smiled and interrupted him,

"Just call me Lucy. I was a guest at the Sakuragi Family before, but you all weren't around then, so I only met that Sakuragi... what's her name? Hitomi?"

"..."

Not sure if she got the name right, Lucy apologized with a smile and explained,

"Sorry, she was unremarkable, so it didn't leave a strong impression..."

"Your mom! Say that again?!"

Upon hearing this, Sakuragi Kagami immediately flushed red, taking a step forward intending to argue.

But his elder brother calmly raised a hand, blocking him.

And Lucy just smiled silently, with a "what can you do about me" look, which made Sakuragi Kagami's cherry-colored hair spike up in anger.

"Thud, thud, thud~"

Just then, the boy Sakuragi Kagami bumped into earlier reappeared from the corridor.

He carried the bag of goldfish, ran beside Lucy, and said helplessly,

"President, I caught a lot of goldfish for you as a gift, but the fish food scattered, and there's only a few left..."

"It's okay, Jyu, let me check..."

Lucy took the goldfish passed by the boy and reached out for the sparse fish food remaining in the boy's bag.

Counting the pieces of fish food, Lucy threw them all into the goldfish bag.

Then, she lifted the transparent bag and observed the fish feeding.

The goldfish immediately scrambled for food, taking big bites to swallow them.

But with the little food available, the competition was fierce, leaving only a small goldfish incapable of obtaining any, pushed to a corner.

"What a pity..."

Lucy smiled slightly, then opened the bag and grabbed the fish unable to get food, tossing it onto the ground casually.

Beside, Sakuragi Ran and Sakuragi Kagami couldn't help but frown.

"Flap~ Flap~"

The fish jumped twice on the ground, soon unable to leap further, instead just opening its mouth, attempting to breathe.

Upon witnessing this, the Vice President named "Kanaya Jyu" pursed his lips slightly.

But Lucy returned the bag of goldfish to Kanaya Jyu, asking,

"Can I dispose of the gift you gave me?"

"It... It's okay, President."

"Thank you for the gift, I really like it."

With that said, Lucy handed the bag back to Kanaya Jyu, then playfully pinched his cheek,

"But to me, people and goldfish are alike.

"Jyu, you could be my boyfriend because you're excellent, whether in appearance or talent..."

Upon hearing this, Kanaya Jyu's beautiful face flushed with color,

"I appreciate you liking it..."

But before he could finish, Lucy brightly smiled and continued,

"But you'll need to keep striving, and if one day you become like this goldfish unable to compete anymore, I won't hesitate to toss you away..."

Kanaya Jyu's blushing face changed to a pale shade in seconds.

"Lucyanna, the master can see you now."

"Ah, wonderful."

Lucy, upon hearing this, released her boyfriend's face and walked forward confidently.

Kanaya Jyu hurriedly followed, with the other Xiuzhi student council members unaffected, calmly tagging along.

Watching them leave, the Sakuragi brothers didn't move, instead Sakuragi Ran turned to his brother and asked,

"You were in such a hurry earlier, what is it?"

"Oh... Oh, right!"

Sakuragi Kagami recalled, quickly saying,

"Hitomi is coming home soon!"

Up ahead, Lucy led the group without hesitation, heading toward the main hall.

"That's good news, isn't it? We haven't seen her for a while! Is it because of the training camp?"

"Yes... But the issue is that damned Yan Huan is coming too!!"

"Yan Huan? He's not in the same class with Hitomi, why is he coming to Ying Country?"

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