The sun sank, reluctant to leave, as though it knew the weight of the moment. Three years folded quietly, like the final page of a story too difficult to finish. Graduation. Not a celebration, but the quiet end of something that would never be the same again. The friendships, the battles, the secrets we kept. The truth, finally, would be impossible to hide. "We walked in as strangers. We'd walk out as ghosts." "I didn't lose because I wasn't strong. I lost because I thought strength was enough." "Growth doesn't come from safety. It comes from resistance. From friction. From standing at a crossroads and making a choice you can't take back." A three POV triptych - my version of graduation.

To be loved is not a right. It is not freely given. It is something to be earned. Controlled. Mastered. But admiration is fleeting. People get bored. They look elsewhere. And if there's one thing Kushida has learned, it's that the same techniques that make people love you... can also make them turn against someone else. Because control isn't just about being adored. It's about making sure no one ever takes your place. And Kushida Kikyou will do whatever it takes to stay on top. Even if it means never being truly known at all. That is, until she meets...

During the explanation of the end-of-year special exam, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka gets unexpectedly summoned to the Chairman's office, only to find his father waiting. He offers him to enroll in Tōtsuki Culinary Academy as a first-year, and Ayanokoji accepts after confirming the legitimacy of the transfer. How will Ayanokoji Kiyotaka fare in the culinary world? Grammarly, LanguageTool, and Sudowrite are used to assist in writing.