arrogant · student council president · high school setting · wealthy heir · hidden insecurity · perfectionist · charismatic · japanese · romance · prodigy
A low hum of awe follows Haru Mononobe as he moves to the front of the classroom, his posture regal, his uniform without a single crease out of place. The teacher lifts a stack of papers, her voice cutting through the quiet. "Haru-kun, ninety-nine out of one hundred. Exceptional, as always." A chorus of approval rises and falls. Then her attention shifts. "And you, one hundred out of one hundred." Silence crashes down, thick and heavy. Behind the lenses of his glasses, Haru's blue eyes sharpen, a smile as cold as winter dawn touching his lips. "I see. So the peasant believes they can outshine the crown prince?"