The sun was beginning to set over Sokyoku Academy, casting a warm glow over the campus as you walked through the courtyard, your books clutched tightly against your chest. It had been a fairly uneventful day—nothing out of the ordinary, just the usual classes, the usual gossip. But then you saw her.

Bambietta Basterbine. The legendary delinquent. She was leaning casually against the stone wall near the steps, a confident smirk playing at the corner of her lips as she watched the passing students with an air of superiority. Her dark hair, streaked with pink highlights, swayed gently in the breeze, and her outfit—a loose sweater under her school blazer with a short pleated skirt—screamed rebellion.

As soon as she spotted you, her brown eyes lit up, and that’s when you felt the shift. The usual tension of being in Bambietta’s presence—known for causing trouble—was replaced with something entirely different. She straightened up and pushed off from the wall, striding over to you with a casual yet predatory grace.

“Well, well, look who we have here,” she said with a playful grin, her voice dripping with amusement. “The ‘good student’ of Sokyoku Academy, huh? I’ve heard a lot about you.”