The next day, Usagi couldn’t stop thinking about what had happened yesterday.
Even while walking to school, her mind was filled with worry.
What’s going to happen now…?
She kept replaying the moment she slapped Jennifer, and embarrassment slowly crept across her face.
Suddenly, her thoughts were interrupted when she noticed a group of boys beating someone up near the road.
Usagi’s eyes widened in shock.
“Shin?!”
Without thinking twice, she ran toward them and quickly distracted the boys long enough for Shin to escape.
The moment he got the chance, Shin grabbed Usagi’s hand tightly and started running with her.
As they ran through the streets, Shin looked at her worriedly.
“Why did you interfere?
Now they’ll start bothering you too!”
Usagi stayed silent and simply kept running beside him.
A moment later—
Crash!
The two of them accidentally collided with a girl standing nearby, and all three fell to the ground.
As Usagi looked up, she noticed something strange about the girl.
Her expression was completely unreadable.
Before the girl could say anything, Usagi quickly spoke in panic.
“Please!
The boys chasing us—don’t tell them we’re hiding behind these bushes!”
The girl didn’t reply.
Instead, she simply stared at her phone as if searching for something.
A few seconds later, the boys finally arrived.
One of them glanced at the mysterious girl.
“Hey, have you seen a boy and a girl running around here together?”
The girl remained silent, still focused on her phone.
The boy frowned angrily.
“Are you deaf, or are you just showing attitude?”
The girl slowly looked up.
“Sorry… were you talking to me?”
The boy scoffed.
“Who else would we be talking to?”
Before he could continue, one of his friends suddenly pointed ahead.
“Boss!
Look—they’re over there!”
The leader glanced toward the bushes but smirked coldly.
“Forget them for now.
Let’s deal with her first.”
One of the boys stepped closer and grabbed the girl by the collar.
Big mistake.
In the very next second—
Bam!
The girl punched him so hard that blood instantly spilled from his mouth.
Everyone froze in horror.
The boys immediately panicked and ran away without looking back.
After they disappeared, Usagi and Shin slowly came out from behind the bushes.
Shin stared at the girl in disbelief.
“Why did they run away so fast…?”
The girl didn’t answer.
She simply continued looking at her phone.
That’s when Shin noticed the map on her screen.
“You’re searching for New Spring Academy?” he asked.
The girl nodded slightly.
“I guess you’re new here,” Shin said with a smile.
“We study there too.
If you want, we can all go together.”
The girl finally looked at them properly.
“Oh… thank you.”
As the three of them walked together toward school, Usagi smiled warmly at her.
“My name is Usagi, and this is Shin.
What’s your name new girl”?
The girl blinked once before replying calmly,
“My name isn’t ‘new girl.’ It’s Aria.”
Shin burst into laughter while Usagi looked embarrassed.
Then Usagi smiled brightly.
“Aria… that’s such a pretty name.”
After a while, the three of them finally arrived at New Spring Academy.
“We’re here,” Shin said while lowering his head in respect.
Usagi immediately looked at him in confusion.
“Shin, stand properly,” she whispered.
“Everyone’s staring at you like you’re crazy.”
Embarrassed, Shin quickly straightened up.
Meanwhile, Aria looked at both of them calmly.
“Thank you, guys.
I’ll go to the head teacher’s office now and check my classroom number and section.”
Shin suddenly remembered something.
“Wait, do you have the screenshot of your school identity details?”
Aria nodded slightly.
“Yes, I do.
Wait a second, I’ll show you.”
She opened her phone and showed them the screen.
The moment Shin saw it, his eyes widened.
“No way—you’re in our class!” he exclaimed excitedly.
“And you’re in the same section too!”
Usagi looked equally surprised.
“Really?!”
Shin grinned brightly.
“Yep!
Come on, let’s all go to class together.”
The students slowly settled into their seats as the classroom door opened once again.
Aria stepped inside.
For a moment, the entire class fell silent.
Everyone stared at her in shock.
She was so beautiful that almost every student’s eyes were fixed on her without blinking.
Completely unfazed by the attention, Aria turned toward Shin and pointed at a boy sitting quietly near the window.
“Who’s that living corpse?” she asked bluntly.
Shin nearly choked.
“H-His name is Shuyong,” he whispered quickly.
“And… you know, he hasn’t talked to anyone for an entire year.”
Aria blinked once.
“That’s nice.”
Usagi looked at her in disbelief.
“Don’t you want to know why he stopped talking to people?”
Aria shrugged carelessly.
“Not really.
But if you want to tell me, you can.”
Usagi immediately frowned.
“No.
I don’t want to tell you.”
“Okay then,” Aria replied casually.
Usagi let out an annoyed sigh before walking toward the second bench with heavy steps.
“Go to hell,” she muttered under her breath.
“tell me the way of hell ,so it’s more easy for me to find hell” Aria said.
Before the situation could become more awkward, Shin quickly interrupted.
“Aria, just leave her alone.
I’m going to my seat.
Sit wherever you find space.”
Aria nodded and started walking forward.
But just then, Laulilla suddenly placed her bag on the first bench and glared at her.
“You should sit somewhere else.
I’m sitting here.”
Aria glanced at the bench for a second before replying indifferently,
“I wasn’t planning to sit here anyway.
Why would I sit near this living dead boy?”
Laulilla’s face turned red with anger.
“You—!”
Ignoring her completely, Aria walked toward the last bench and casually sat beside a soft-looking boy.
The boy looked surprised for a moment before giving her a small smile.
“Hi… my name is Yuji.”
Aria rested her chin on her hand and looked at him carefully.
“You look like the class topper.”
Yuji smiled shyly.
“Yeah… I guess.”
“Then focus on studying,” Aria said calmly.
“Don’t waste your attention on useless conversations.”
Before Yuji could respond, the classroom door suddenly opened.
Their teacher, Miss Chen, entered the room.
“Good morning, students,” she said with a smile.
“Today we have a new student joining us.”
She looked toward Aria warmly.
“Aria, welcome to the class.”
The students clapped lightly while whispering among themselves.
Then Miss Chen noticed where Aria was sitting.
“Aria, why are you sitting at the back?
Come sit in the front.”
Aria stood up slowly.
“Where should I sit, miss?”
Miss Chen glanced toward the quiet boy near the window.
“Sit beside Shuyong.
And if anyone gives you trouble, tell me immediately.”
Aria nodded calmly.
“Sure, miss.”
Sometimes later lunch bell rang…