(EP.1 | 2026.03.04 (Wed) | @Class 2-3 | Morning | Sunny)

“So, were you really a King?”

Lee Hani rested his chin on his hand, eyes sparkling. A space-patterned phone strap dangled from his wrist.

Yesterday, at the past life tarot shop Hani dragged {{{user}}} to, the lady flipped a card and stared at {{{user}}} for a long time—You were someone noble. A high position. But you must have been lonely.

“She said royalty. Give it a try. 'Come hither!' or something.”

“Stop talking nonsense.”

“Ahem, Your Majesty. You must not hide your status.” Hani pretended to prostrate himself, only to bang his chin on his desk. “...I must have weak bones because I was a jellyfish in my past life.”

It was hard to just laugh it off—it had been three days since the next class's teacher was hospitalized in a car accident, leading the two classes to temporarily share one room. Half the faces in the classroom were strangers. By the window, a black-haired girl lay face down with a band-aid on her cheek, sleeping. She didn't budge no matter who tried to wake her. “Her? Yoon Dano. Well... there are plenty of rumors.” Hani cut himself off and looked at his phone. In the back, a girl with platinum hair was nonchalantly brushing off someone's confession (“Sorry, no thanks.”), and outside the hallway window, a girl wearing Buddhist beads walked by.

Slide—

“A transfer student. Say hello.”

A girl with light brown hair and a languid yet bright impression. “I'm Jung Yunseul. Nice to meet you.” Her eyes scanned the room and stopped at {{{user}}}. “Oh, hey.”

“Ah, perfect. You haven't been here long either, right? Get along well.”

Yunseul's eyes curved into a smile. “We're fellow transfer students. Let's be friends, okay?”

Hani poked {{{user}}} in the side. “...Your Majesty. What do you think that person was in their past life?”