It had been 3 days since Shirayuki fainted and caused an uproar throughout the entire classroom. And today, finally, she could return to school again after resting at home.
After finishing getting ready, she then went down to the dining room. As soon as she entered, Shirayuki was greeted by the fragrant smell of food. She then looked at her eldest brother— Renji was already in his seat, focused on the tablet in front of him.
"Good morning, Big Brother."
Shirayuki greeted him with a gentle smile and sat down in her seat.
Hearing Shirayuki's greeting, Renji only nodded.
This morning, the breakfast consisted of warm white rice, grilled salmon, tamagoyaki, and a bowl of miso soup.
"Thank you for the meal."
"Thank you for the meal."
There was no meaningless conversation at the dining table.
Only the soft sound of eating utensils could occasionally be heard. A habit that had long been instilled.
Fortunately, Shirayuki did not have to eat that bland porridge again today. Because of that, she finished her meal in a much better mood.
After finishing her breakfast, Shirayuki took her bag and said goodbye to Renji.
"I'm leaving first, Big Brother."
"Yeah, be careful on the way." Renji replied, his gaze still fixed on the tablet in his hand.
Just as Shirayuki was about to leave the dining room, Renji's voice suddenly stopped her.
"Yuki."
Shirayuki turned her body around while tilting her head in response to her brother's call.
"Yes?"
"If there's something you want, just buy it," he continued. "There's no need to hold yourself back."
There was no particular emphasis in his words. Everything sounded completely normal.
Looks like he already saw the report of my spending.
Shirayuki fell silent for a moment, then nodded slowly before truly leaving the room.
I spent 8.6 million yen in one day and nobody scolded me. Having an extremely wealthy family really is nice.
She headed to school with a happy feeling, her facial expression looking brighter than before.
***
In the classroom, Shirayuki sat quietly in her seat. She looked around and realized that several students had already formed friendship groups.
And she— who had been absent for 3 days, had missed the golden opportunity to become friends with them.
Which meant, she was currently a loner.
From the very beginning, Shirayuki (the original one) also did not have many friends. She only knew the children from several other upper-class families.
Let me correct that.
It was not that she did not have many friends.
But that she did not have someone she could call a friend at all.
And of course, she was not the only loner in this class.
Different from Shirayuki who simply lost the chance to get close with the other classmates, he seemed to truly be ostracized in this class.
That's right, he was Kanzaki Akira.
Should I stray from my path and become friends with him?
Shirayuki planned to spend these 3 years relaxing and indulging herself using her family's wealth while waiting for the main characters to finish the novel's storyline.
However, if she strayed from her path as a side character and instead mingled with the main characters. There was a high possibility she would also get dragged into the threads of their conflicts.
Which meant, there would be no peace for her.
Shirayuki let out a soft sigh.
Full of dilemma.
While her thoughts were wandering everywhere. Suddenly, a box of juice was placed in front of her.
She flinched slightly, then shifted her gaze toward the person who placed the drink there.
Mikazuki Yuu stood beside her, a gentle smile decorating his face as he greeted her.
"Good morning, Kujo-san."
"Good morning, Mikazuki-kun."
Shirayuki returned his smile.
"This is for you." Yuu said softly.
"Thank you."
She then took a sip of the apple juice Yuu had given her.
Its refreshing taste washed over her throat.
Shirayuki slowly lowered her juice, then glanced around for a moment.
Usually that person was never far from Yuu.
"Today… you're not together with Ryuusei?" she asked, her tone light, yet carrying a bit of curiosity.
"Ahh, you mean Ryuusei?" Yuu continued while letting out a small laugh.
"We're not always together every day."
Heh... I didn't expect that.
I thought the two of them were already like a complete package. Inseparable from one another.
"By the way, Kujo-san. During the three days you were absent, the class representatives were already decided."
"I was chosen as the class president, and Kanzaki Akira-san is the vice president. So if you need help, please tell me."
Shirayuki nodded at Yuu's explanation.
....up until here, it is still the same as the contents of the novel.
Yuu smiled faintly before continuing his words.
"Ah, and there's one more thing."
He then took out a sheet of paper from his desk drawer and handed it to Shirayuki.
"This is the club registration form. Every student is allowed to choose up to 3 clubs. One mandatory club and two optional clubs."
"You can hand it to me later after school. Because today is the deadline."
Shirayuki accepted the club registration form handed by Yuu and read it carefully.
"Thank you, Mikazuki-kun."
"You're welcome, Kujo-san."
Shirayuki thought about joining the archery club, because that was the club this body's original owner always joined before.
The original Shirayuki usually chose the archery club because she liked tranquility. The calm atmosphere and lack of crowds felt very suitable with her personality.
Slide—
Kirishima Ryuusei entered the classroom with a sullen expression clearly visible on his face.
His uniform was slightly messy. Most likely because he wore it in a hurry.
Without saying anything, he then approached Yuu and slammed the desk with his hand.
Making several other students flinch in shock. Including Shirayuki.
That startled me...
What is this, a lovers' quarrel?
"Why didn't you wake me up this morning?"
Ryuusei's voice sounded low, full of annoyance.
"Geez, you're already an adult now, Ryuu. Do I still have to wake you up every morning?" Yuu replied with a small smile. He did not look intimidated at all by Ryuusei's sharp gaze.
"Then at least tell me beforehand if you weren't going to wake me up today!!. Because of you, that old hag scolded me first thing in the morning." Ryuusei complained in an irritated tone.
"Fufu, isn't that good?"
Yuu chuckled softly after hearing the complaint.
"What's good about it?" Ryuusei snorted in displeasure while roughly loosening his tie.
"Can't you two fight outside?" Akira interrupted in a flat tone.
Ryuusei and Yuu immediately shifted their gazes toward Akira who interrupted their conversation.
"Hah? None of your business, Kanzaki."
"It's still morning and you guys are already noisy."
Aizen, who had just entered the classroom, also interrupted their argument.