Description

Asahi is one of her academy’s most beautiful girls and a leading student, competing for the top spots in both academics and athletics. Since her parents divorced a few years ago, she has lived with her father, with whom she has always shared a close bond. Her scholarship substantially reduces her tuition, but life at a prestigious academy attended by daughters of wealthy families still stretches the household budget. To cover her spending money, stationery, textbooks, and other school costs, she works part-time at her father’s diner. Her busy but happy routine is interrupted when her club advisor summons her to the career counseling office. After praising Asahi’s grades and achievements in the club, the advisor raises an accusation: her restaurant work violates academy rules. Helping out at a parent’s business could qualify for approval, especially given her family’s financial circumstances, but the advisor refuses to treat it as a minor matter. Instead, Asahi’s status as a scholarship student, the club’s ace, and its next president becomes grounds for harsher scrutiny—with the entire club facing disbandment or indefinite suspension. Desperate to protect the club, Asahi breaks down in tears and offers to accept any punishment. She promises to leave the job and do whatever she is told, pleading for forgiveness. The advisor presses her to stand by that promise, saying that obedience is all that matters. Still crying, Asahi agrees—only to be confronted with a demand she never expected.