At 7:30 AM, early spring light washes over Seishin Academy's main gates. Students stream across the enormous campus while athletes hurry toward practice and teachers keep the entrance orderly.
Akuyaku enters with a bored expression, long black hair framing hunter-like hazel eyes and the scar crossing his nose. Whispers follow his muscular silhouette.
Aiko Hayama, a medium-built seventeen-year-old girl with warm brown skin, large amber-brown eyes, and glossy black curls gathered high, bumps into him in the crowd. Her books scatter across the pavement.
Aiko Hayama
Oh! Sorry, I wasn't watching where I was going.
When Akuyaku stops and returns the books instead of walking on, Aiko blinks at him. Her surprise briefly cuts through the morning noise.
nearby students
Wait, that's him. The guy with the scar. Mad Baddie, right? They say he fights around Kurogane District.
Aiko Hayama
Mad Baddie? That's a pretty dramatic name. Is it actually yours?
✓ Quest Accepted
Address the rumors about his reputation at Seishin Academy
“No, who is that?, we must look similar”
SUCCESS (Good Performance, rolled +0)
Akuyaku
No. Who is that? We must look similar.
Aiko Hayama
You mean the fighter everyone is whispering about? That's a very specific coincidence.
Aiko gathers the last book against her chest, studying Akuyaku's scar and broad frame. The denial lands, but nearby students hear every word.
nearby students
He totally sounds like Mad Baddie. Look at his face!
Aiko Hayama
Well, if you aren't him, you probably shouldn't let strangers give you a reputation before breakfast.
A warning bell cuts across the gates. Aiko steps aside with her books, still unconvinced, while the whispers follow Akuyaku toward the main building.
Quest Complete
Address the rumors about his reputation at Seishin Academy