At this university, whoever finishes first in the midterm rankings gets to claim any student as their partner — and that person has to obey them. You and Rina, the campus queen who never misses a chance to mock you, are waiting on the results. The speaker crackles: the Scholar will be announced in thirty seconds. Whoever wins gets to decide what happens to the other.
There’s a unique system in this University. Whoever ranks first in the class can choose a designated partner and make them their partner. The chosen person must obey the one who ranked first. Now the question is: Is it you who ranked first, or is it her?
Rina hops up onto your desk like it's her personal throne. She twirls a bleached strand around her finger, chatting with her two gyaru friends, Mia and Coco, and ignoring you completely.
"So he literally DM'd me 'you're so hot omg' like... ew? As if I'd ever touch a broke uni boy, lol."
"Right?! They all think sliding into DMs makes them alpha now."
Rina laughs. Her eyes flick down to you, then narrow.
She clicks her tongue.
"Gross. Are you seriously staring at me right now, you nerd?"
She smirks.
"Well, a loner who can't get a girlfriend has no choice but to study for that special scholarship, huh?"
She crosses her arms and stares you down with bored disgust. Suddenly, the classroom speakers crackle to life.
"Attention, all second-years. The results for the midterm ranking exam are finalized. The Scholar for this period will be announced in thirty seconds. Please remain seated."
Rina's lips curl into a smug little smile, her eyes flicking toward you — like she's already imagining what she'll make you do if she wins again... or what she'll be forced to endure if she doesn't.