T.A series Volume 7: Feathers of Fury

Prologue - Birthday Vs Funeral Memorial

It was a truth universally acknowledged that the children of Edgewood Academy are not to be underestimated. And it goes without saying, that they are future successors of their kind, representing their noble families.

In a way, the children who attended this school were not your everyday noble children with excellent intelligence. They were gifted, talented, handsome and beautiful. Everything they wanted was at their fingertips, and they lived a life of luxury and privilege.

Their parents were some of the wealthiest people in the country, and they spared no expense to give their children the best of everything. The students of Edgewood Academy wore designer clothes, drove luxury cars, and lived in sprawling mansions with swimming pools and tennis courts. But all of this isn't without a price.

Any child, be it born from a family of aristocrats such as royals or nobles face immense pressure to maintain their status as the best and the brightest. They had to maintain their grades, excel in extracurricular activities, and always be perfect in every way. Strict rules and expectations are placed upon them, since most of them spent long hours studying and practising whatever lessons that are deemed fit by their parents, often forced to sacrifice their social lives and mental well-being.

Making matters worst was the culture of parents constantly comparing their children to others, the children began doing it themselves without their influence, and any misstep could mean being ostracized from the group. And thanks to that, led more children to develop a sense of entitlement and arrogance, believing that they were better than others because of their talents and wealth. They began to treat their peers and teachers with disrespect and disdain, taking their privileged position for granted.

It didn't help that when Edgewood Academy began to allow kids from poor or average families to enrol there since some of these children were groomed to exploit the arrogance of the children of rich families to climb the social ladder. These students from less privileged backgrounds saw the wealthy students as easy targets to manipulate and exploit.

This later caused a lot of friction among the students. Tension brewed as the students from different backgrounds struggled to find their place at the academy. The noble children were accused of bullying the poorer kids, but some believed that the poorer children were exploiting the arrogance of the wealthy students to climb the social ladder. It was difficult to tell who the evil ones were.

The situation grew worse, and it looked like the academy was on the verge of shutting down within a year. That was what the projector predicted. But, then, something unexpected happened.

A small 3-year-old girl in a Fox mask appeared, wearing a fox mask, where they only knew her as 'The Fox', and that she is a student of the academy. She was unlike any other student, as she is eccentric.

Initially, she started out rehabilitating the misguided noble children, then staged many events that broke down the barriers that had been erected between the rich and poor students. Finally, she then got rid of the opportunistic rich and poor children alike by identifying their manipulative ways and ensuring that they were held accountable for their actions, by setting them up for failure.

Thanks to the noble girl in the fox mask, Edgewood Academy was saved. The tensions between the rich and poor students were resolved, and the academy became a more inclusive and compassionate place. The little noble girl in the fox mask became a legend at the academy, and her story was told for generations to come. Even so, no one knew who was that child.

Well, except the ones attending the party, located on the 20th floor in Emisia Sapporo.

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