"Dummy Kiana is still asleep! The exam is almost here!"
Ryn patted his sleeping classmate, Kiana, but she just glanced at her textbook, then lowered her head and drifted back to sleep.
Ryn was completely helpless when it came to Kiana falling asleep the moment she saw a textbook. She hadn't received any preschool education, so her formal schooling began with middle and high school-level material, which completely overwhelmed her. She didn't even recognize many of the characters. As a result, reading made her dizzy, and studying always made her sleepy.
What the hell did Siegfried teach Kiana?!
...Though Ryn was no better. When Kiana was sleeping at Chiba Academy, Ryn would dump his work on Cortana and nap too.
Both of them had completely abandoned their brains, and now they couldn't focus on their studies. If they hadn't heard Mei mention the upcoming exam, Kiana wouldn't have been the only one slumped over her desk.
"Forget it. I'm giving up."
Ryn covered his face with his textbook and joined Kiana in slumber.
(To all the students still in school: Please don't follow the example of the protagonist and Kiana. Pay attention in class and study hard. Otherwise, you'll end up like the author, writing a novel with terrible logic and writing skills.)
"I thought Ryn had finally come to his senses and was going to study hard..."
"Just like a young couple."
"Damn it! We finally get a guy, and he's already taken."
The other students whispered among themselves, their conversation entirely focused on Ryn.
Theresa had made St. Freya Academy and its surrounding areas exclusively female to prevent innocent girls from being lured away like Cecilia had been.
But the students of St. Freya Academy were, after all, hormone-fueled teenage girls bursting with youthful energy. Those who couldn't wait any longer had already started engaging in lesbian relationships. After all, Ryn was the only male in the entire Academy, aside from Welt, the old man.
Unfortunately, Ryn was already taken. They couldn't bring themselves to compete with Kiana, so they had to continue their lesbian affairs.
They even created a lesbian group chat to organize orgies.
Just then, someone posted in the group:
"Ryn's sleeping face photo album—essential for late-night self-pleasure. 99 yuan per copy. Who wants one?"
A flurry of replies immediately flooded the chat:
"I'll take one."
"Me too!"
"Can I trade you some of XX's videos for it?"
"I'll spend the night with you. Consider it a bargain."
Cortana silently sent a copy of the album to everyone who had sent money or traded for it. As for those who had asked to bring her along to their silver parties, she simply ignored them.
"Huh? Why are Mei and Sparkle in the group? They want a copy of Ryn's Sleeping Beauty album too. Ryn is my dear master, so they'll have to pay extra."
Cortana was halfway through editing her message when she deleted it. "Never mind. Those two are using my money anyway. They can trade their own sleeping beauty albums with each other. Hehe."
Though she hadn't created the group, it was easy for her to sneak in unnoticed. She didn't have any particular fetish; she just thought it would be fun.
Later, she'd secretly send the "good stuff" to Ryn's phone and then let Kiana "accidentally" see it. Or she could expose Mei and Sparkle's behavior, leaving everyone shocked.
Hehe, there'd be juicy gossip to enjoy then.
Don't ask why Cortana was so devious. She'd learned it all from Ryn. Finding amusement had become her only hobby in this new life.
Meanwhile, across the classroom, Mei and Sparkle were huddled behind their books, giggling strangely as they looked at Ryn's Sleeping Beauty album on their phones.
"Tsk tsk tsk. Raiden Mei, I've misjudged you. You actually have this kind of fetish." Mei's Stigmata appeared on her waist as she looked at the Sleeping Beauty Album. Miss Raiden was also looking at it, but her muttered thoughts weren't meant for Mei to hear. Mei had no idea there was another entity within her, secretly watching along with her.
As for why Mei and Sparkle were in the group chat, it was simply because they were both single, beautiful girls who had been lured in by their classmates.
Raiden Mei, the black-stockinged older sister, was enough to make these ravenous girls drool. But Mei had firmly rejected all their advances.
Sparkle, on the other hand, was too sharp-tongued. Initially, everyone had been quite interested in her, but after being verbally roasted by her, no one bothered with her anymore.
The group also included two heavyweights: Fu Hua and Bronya.
Bronya's aloof, emotionless loli persona had ignited maternal instincts in countless girls, who showered her with affection. Unfortunately, Bronya only cared about Raiden Mei and Seele. If others didn't approach her first, she wouldn't even glance at them, and she rarely spoke in the group chat.
As for the other heavyweight, Fu Hua felt like she had stumbled into a whole new world. Despite being 50,000 years old, she had only 5,000 to 6,000 years of experience. This modern trend was far too advanced for an ancient relic like her. She once spoke out, condemning her classmates' behavior and lecturing them at length.
Fu Hua was permanently muted. Every day, she could only silently continue to accept this new world. Leaving the group was out of the question—everyone in it spoke so beautifully.
It could be said that every student in the Academy was present except for the genuine couple of Kiana and Ryn, and a few teachers. All the other students were vibrant, beautiful young women brimming with youthful energy.
If Kiana knew, she would have declared righteously, "This Academy is collapsing because there are no boys! The girls can't express their youthful romance, so they've become shut-in otaku and become decadent. This has turned them into zombies, triggering the Honkai!
Fortunately, the key figure to save the Academy has arrived! I, Kiana, will topple all the beautiful girls and save the Academy!"
If Ryn knew, he would have pretended to resist while secretly joining the silver party. He might get completely drained, but at least he'd be the only one enjoying himself.
Fortunately, neither Kiana nor Ryn knew. Otherwise, whether the Academy would be saved or not was uncertain, but Kiana and Ryn would definitely have been hacked to death or expelled from Schicksal.
Ding-ling-ling!
The bell rang, and the unknown teacher packed up and left. Ryn and Kiana woke up, having developed good sleep habits.
Ryn and Kiana stretched languidly, then leaned against each other, overflowing with happiness.
"You idiot Kiana! You slept the entire day again! Wasting time, wasting time! How can you be so lazy? How will you ever become a formidable Valkyrie if you keep this up?" Ryn bumped his head against Kiana's, his expression one of disappointment.
"You jerk Ryn! You were sleeping too! How dare you criticize me!" Kiana retorted, returning the headbutt.
"Hmph, I'm a Herrscher now. Even the weakest Herrscher is on par with an S-rank Valkyrie. Kiana, you're not even an A-rank Valkyrie yet. How can you compare?"
"Just you wait! When I become an S-rank Valkyrie, I'll pin you down and ride you hard!"