"Alright, everyone, we have a new transfer student joining us today," the teacher said, motioning toward the front of the class. "Please introduce yourself."
Sun Jing stepped forward, hands casually in her pockets. "Yo. I'm Sun Jing. I just moved here, so please take care of me."
Her confident tone and the faint smile on her lips made the room go silent for half a heartbeat—then chaos.
"Kyaa! She's so cool!"
"Prince-like!"
"Look at that smile!"
"I swear, my heart just skipped a beat!"
Several girls clasped their hands together dreamily, their eyes sparkling as if hearts had replaced their pupils. A few even whispered among themselves about asking her to walk them home.
Sun Jing blinked, bewildered. 'Eh? Did I say something weird?'
She didn't realize her [Lady Killer] passive skill was activated non-stop.
Meanwhile, the male half of the class had an entirely different reaction.
"Tch… all the girls are fawning over her already," one boy grumbled.
At the back of the room, three familiar figures were watching with varying levels of suspicion and disbelief.
The one in the middle has short, spiky brown hair, light brown eyes squints his eyes.
"Yo, is that a guy?" asked Matsuda, the one with the shaved head.
Motohama, the bespectacled one, adjusted his glasses, the lenses flashing dramatically. "Nope. She's definitely a girl. Height approximately five-foot-eight and a half. Body measurements…" He rattled off the numbers effortlessly.
Both his friends gawked. "How do you even know that!?"
Motohama smirked. "Observation and data analysis, my friends."
Issei Hyoudou, the self-proclaimed future Harem King crossed his arms, staring at Sun Jing. "Man, she's kinda hot, but she gives off this… prince vibe. I don't know whether to be jealous or not."
Issei slumped in his seat, arms crossed as he glared toward the front of the classroom. "She totally reminds me of Kiba Yuto… the Prince of Kuoh Academy," he muttered, his tone filled with dramatic annoyance.
Matsuda blinked. "You mean that good-looking dude all the girls drool over?"
"Yeah!" Issei said, pointing accusingly toward Sun Jing, who was chatting with the teacher. "First Kiba, now her! What is this school turning into, a paradise for pretty people!? It's not fair!"
Motohama adjusted his glasses again, pushing them up the bridge of his nose. "Statistically speaking, Issei, you're competing against physical perfection and charisma-enhancing abilities you cannot possibly match."
"Shut up, Four-Eyes!" Issei snapped, bonking him lightly on the head. "Let me wallow in despair in peace!"
Their conversation was cut short when the teacher clapped her hands to get everyone's attention. "Alright, everyone, that's enough. Sun Jing, you can take the empty seat next to… Hyoudou."
"Eh?" Issei froze.
Sun Jing blinked and looked toward him. "Yo."
She smiled casually, walking past several jealous stares as she made her way to the open desk beside him.
The girls immediately whispered:
"Lucky!"
"I'd switch seats with him any day…"
"Is she even real!?"
Meanwhile, the perverted trio's reactions were a mix of shock and horror.
"Bro…" Matsuda whispered, clutching Issei's shoulder dramatically. "You're sitting next to the new Prince."
Motohama nodded gravely. "Your chances of getting attention from any girl have officially dropped to zero percent."
"WHY!?" Issei whispered through clenched teeth, slamming his forehead onto the desk. "Why is the universe so cruel!?"
Sun Jing sat down, glancing at him with mild amusement. "You okay there?"
"Peachy," Issei muttered into his desk.
She tilted her head. "You sure? You look kinda… dead inside."
He lifted his head slightly and sighed. "You're too cool for your own good, you know that?"
"Huh?"
Sun Jing's system pinged softly in her head.
[Starter Quest Updated!:
1. Attend your first day at Kuoh Academy — (Completed)
2. Befriend Issei Hyoudou — (Completed)
3. Get the attention of Rias Gremory — (Pending)]
'Wait… that counted as befriending him? I literally just sat down,' she thought, fighting the urge to roll her eyes.
Sun Jing leaned on her desk and extended her hand toward the brown-haired boy beside her, flashing a small, confident smile. "Well, I'm Sun Jing. You can just call me Sun, though."
Issei stared at her hand for a moment, then narrowed his eyes suspiciously. "Hmph. Why would I shake hands with you? As of now, we're rivals!"
"Hah?" Sun Jing blinked, confused.
"You heard me!" Issei pointed dramatically, standing from his seat as a few students turned to watch. "You want to be Harem King too, right?! Don't think I'll go easy on you just because you're new!"
"Harem… what?" Sun Jing tilted her head, her expression deadpan.
"Harem King!" Issei repeated, puffing his chest out like it was the most important title in the world. "The man who will one day have a harem of beautiful women! My lifelong dream!"
Sun Jing blinked again. "…So… basically, you just wanna date a lot of girls?"
"Yes!" Issei declared proudly.
"That's… uh… ambitious?" Sun Jing said slowly, trying not to laugh. "Good luck with that, Romeo."
The girls nearby giggled, while Matsuda and Motohama gave Issei thumbs-up of solidarity.
"Don't laugh!" Issei protested, flailing his arms. "It's a noble dream!"
Sun Jing chuckled and leaned back in her chair. "You're something else, Hyoudou."
He huffed and crossed his arms. "You'll see. One day, I'll have the most beautiful girls in all of Kuoh by my side! Just you wait, Sun Jing!"
"Sure, sure." Sun Jing waved dismissively, smirking. "And maybe one day I'll figure out what the hell I got reincarnated into."
"Huh?" Issei blinked. "What was that last part?"
"Nothing," Sun Jing said yawning. "Just… inner monologue stuff."