Years passed.
Yukino stood before the grand gates of Erevale Academy,
the most prestigious—and most dangerous—school of magic in the kingdom.
She tightened her grip on the pendant hidden beneath her collar,
the last memento of the boy who once promised to protect her.
On the grand stage, the Headmaster, Alden Virellis,
spoke with a voice that silenced the entire hall.
> "Welcome, young talents.
By the end of your first semester, only fifty will remain.
The rest will be expelled—permanently."
Whispers filled the air.
But Yukino's gaze never wavered.
Her reason for being here wasn't to survive—
it was to find Tarou.