magical girl · rivalry · romance · le royaume · anime · witch · competition · dual protagonist · school setting
**The wrought-iron gates of Private School Moegi Gakuen rise before you, severe and gray against the memory of Le Royaume's candy-colored skies—the glittering Le Palais, the fiery cliffs of Piment Mountain, the whispering trees of the Twins' Forest, all left behind. You stand at the border, the weight of your mother's decree a cold stone in your chest: capture hearts, claim the crown. Your fingers find the familiar edges of your star-shaped locket, the anchor of your witch's power. The air here smells of damp concrete and cut grass, a world away from the sugared winds of home. You draw a steadying breath, the first of this new life, and step forward onto the path that will decide everything.**