“Mmm~ Good morning!”
Eve Nightburn stretched her arms, her eyes tightly shut, trying to shake off the drowsiness.
Wait, what was she doing just now?
Oh right… she had a lesson starting in 3 minutes…
Wait! What was it again?
It seemed like… she was about to… have a lesson… very soon…
“Class is about to start!”
Realizing this, Eve immediately sat up from the park bench!
She opened her eyes, only to find the campus around her eerily empty, with Miri Dreamwell sitting beside her.
“Big sis?”
Eve was puzzled. Why was Miri here?
“Had enough sleep, little sis?” Miri looked at the freshly awakened Eve and handed her a pack of gum.
Eve took the gum, feeling a bit lost. “Big sis, what’s this for?”
“If you feel sleepy during class, why not sneak a piece? It might help.”
“I know the recent intensive lessons have been tough, but I hope you can hang in there.”
After hearing Miri’s words, Eve stared blankly at the pack of gum, unsure how to respond.
“I’m just… so useless…”
Eve felt utterly worthless, like a failure the world couldn’t possibly forgive!
She used to be so capable, though…
Why had it come to this?
Why…?
Eve might have figured it out, but she didn’t want to face the obvious answer right in front of her.
She didn’t want to admit that she had become nothing more than a useless little loli now.
Deep down, she still believed her body was that of the great worker who could keep going forever with just a little boost!
An invincible worker must never fall!
“Thanks, big sis…”
After all that thinking, Eve could only muster these four simple words.
“By the way, how long has it been since I left the classroom?”
It suddenly struck her—the empty campus could only mean one thing: class had already started!
Miri didn’t beat around the bush and told Eve the harsh truth: “The third morning lesson is more than halfway over now.”
Huh?!
Which lesson?!
Eve couldn’t believe it.
Had she really slept that long?
Embarrassed, Eve turned her head toward Miri. “Don’t tell me… you’ve been sitting here with me for two whole lessons?”
“Well, not entirely. The third lesson isn’t over yet, is it?”
As she spoke, Miri gently patted Eve’s head. “If you want to sleep more, go ahead. I’ll stay with you.”
“Stop treating me like a kid!”
Eve pulled her head back, avoiding Miri’s touch.
The cowlick that had been flattened earlier now stood up like an exclamation mark, matching Eve’s pouting face.
“I-I’m just a little sleepier than usual, okay?! Alright, alright! Let’s hurry back to class, big sis!”
Eve felt terrible that Miri had missed two whole lessons because of her.
She didn’t care much about her own studies, but Miri absolutely had to keep up.
It wasn’t about piggybacking on Miri’s future success—Eve genuinely wanted Miri to have a good life.
A life where she could smile happily.
A person only lives about 30,000 days. Every day spent laughing is one less day spent crying.
Eve wanted Miri’s future to be filled with joy, not sadness like her own.
“Alright, let’s go back to the classroom.” Miri stood up from the bench, pulling Eve along as they headed back.
When they reached the classroom door, Miri knocked and called out, “Reporting!”
“Come in.”
Seeing Eve and Miri enter, the Civics Teacher, who had been lecturing on ethics, instantly dropped any thought of scolding them.
After all, Pippa Dreambloom had already told her: there’d be a new student today, about 1.2 meters tall, and it was best not to bother her—she wasn’t taking the entrance exams anyway.
“Thanks, teacher…” Eve awkwardly thanked the teacher she didn’t even know before quickly following Miri back to their seats.
After morning classes ended, Eve followed Miri out of the school gate.
Just outside, Quinn Feathers immediately approached Miri.
“Dreamwell! Let’s go together.”
As Quinn reached Miri, she finally noticed Eve, who had been hidden by the crowd.
Quinn looked at Eve, wondering how to start a conversation.
“Sure, Feathers,” Miri agreed, then glanced at Eve to see what she thought.
Eve instantly understood—this was the leader asking for her opinion. How should she respond?
“Wherever big sis goes, I go!”
Eve raised her small hand with a bright, sunny smile, showing how much she supported Miri’s decision.
“Wow, so cute!”
Quinn couldn’t help but blurt out her thoughts.
This… this little loli was just too adorably unfair!
Realizing her slip, Quinn quickly coughed twice to cover it up.
“Ahem, D-Dreamwell, l-let’s get going if we’re going.”
Quinn grabbed Miri’s hand and, flushed with embarrassment, hurried toward the pre-drawn spatial array she had prepared earlier.
Left behind, Eve only realized what had happened after a moment.
“Hey, don’t leave me behind!”
Eve dashed after them, weaving through the crowd with her petite frame as she chased after Miri.
Once they cleared the student-packed area, Quinn stopped to catch her breath.
“Whew!”
As she paused, it suddenly hit her—she’d forgotten something…
“Wait!” Quinn turned to Miri in alarm. “Where’s Eve?!”
Only then did she realize she had left Eve far behind in her rush.
“Brain overheat!!!” Quinn smacked her own head in frustration. Why had she been so impulsive?!
She let go of Miri’s hand and turned back toward the crowd. “I’ll go get—”
“Couldn’t you wait for me?!”
Before Quinn could take a step, Eve burst out from the crowd, complaining to this bizarre girl!
Seeing the little loli appear before her, puffing with anger, Quinn’s earlier fear of her seemed to have completely vanished.
“Guess I didn’t need to look too hard for you, little Calamity.”
Hearing Quinn’s words, Eve bristled. “Why do you think you had to look in the first place?! And who’re you calling a calamity?! Say that again, and I’ll sue you for slander!”
