Chapter 1: Enrollment
Yuka was jolted awake by her AI butler.
At half past six in the morning, it blasted the Alliance's military march in her bedroom, the sound of the snare drum echoing throughout the space, giving Yuka such a headache.
She stretched her hand out from under the covers, grabbed a toy bear lying nearby, and threw it furiously at the floating orb. The orb was knocked away, landing on the fluffy carpet, and the music abruptly stopped. It struggled to its bearings, flew up to Yuka's ear, and cheerily said, "Master, you're awake, well..."
Yuka, with a deadpan expression, looked at it and said, "Spit it out, will you?"
The orb reminded her, "Master, a lady shouldn't speak like that."
"Alright," Yuka replied with a forced sweet smile, "What is it you want to tell me?"
"You've been accepted to Union University of the Alliance!" the orb said joyfully, spinning around in the air and releasing a shower of flower petals, which gently fluttered down and then disappeared along with Yuka's smile.
Yuka exclaimed in disbelief, "What? Why was I accepted? I didn't even take the college entrance exams!"
She had avoided years of mandatory education at home, just waiting to inherit her father's fortune and live a life of leisure. And now, her butler was telling her she was admitted to UUA...
Jumping out of bed, the orb butler considerately said, "The admission notice is in your opticomputer."
Trembling, Yuka picked up the opticomputer by her bed and opened the unread message.