The autumn morning at Celestial Harmony Academy carried the crisp promise of new beginnings, as hundreds of students moved through crystalline corridors toward their first classes of the semester.
Among them walked figures who appeared to be ordinary academy members—eager first-year students, dedicated teaching assistants, efficient administrative staff—but who carried secrets that would have shocked even the institution's most paranoid security officials.
Ethan's clone network had evolved beyond infiltrating family intelligence services into something far more ambitious: comprehensive penetration of the continent's most prestigious educational institution.
The academy wasn't just where future leaders were trained—it was where they formed relationships, revealed their true personalities, and most importantly, where their families' real priorities became visible through the education they demanded their heirs receive.
