Chapter : 1
Sunlight poured into the auditorium of the girlsâ high school, filling the entrance ceremony after summer break with lively energy.
Hundreds of female students sat neatly in uniform skirts, arranged in orderly rows.
On the stage stood the principal.
With her black hair neatly tied back and wearing a sharp business suit, she looked every bit the career woman.
Her sharp gaze swept across the hall, and the faint smile on her lips gave her an aura not just of a school principal, but of a queen of the business world.
Behind her stood a boy, shoulders hunched nervously.
That was Uzaki Yuu (ăăăăăă).
The third hundred and fourth prince of the Moon Kingdom, and a lunar rabbit-human exchange student.
A sixteen-year-old boy who had just transferred in, delicate and almost fragile in appearance.
His silvery-white hair flowed down to his shoulders, his red eyes trembled with anxiety, and his pale skin seemed translucent under the lights.
His small body looked like a finely crafted doll, carrying the quiet elegance of a life lived in the stillness of the Moon.
The murmurs of the students gradually turned toward him.
Whispers spread like waves.
âWho is that boy?â
âI heard heâs an exchange student⌠from the Moon, seriously?â
The principal leaned toward the microphone on the podium and declared in a clear voice:
âEveryone, this is Uzaki Yuu-kun, who has transferred to our school today. He is a lunar rabbit-human exchange student from the Moon.â
She continued:
âAs some of you may have heard, in the culture of the lunar rabbit-people, young princes travel to Earth as part of cultural exchangeâand sometimes they go on journeys to find suitable partners. Yuu-kun has also embraced such traditions and chosen this school. However, please remember: this is above all a place of learning. While in their customs it is normal to start families from the age of fifteen, in Earthâs rules they are still far from that stage. Please refrain from any improper behaviorâno, in fact, such behavior is strictly forbidden. Let us warmly welcome Yuu-kun and enjoy a wonderful youth together.â
After the introduction ended, a brief silence fell.
Then, like a sudden storm, whispers burst among the students.
âW-what? Looking for a wife!?â
âA prince!?â
A wave of excitement erupted.
Behind the principal, the boy slumped his shoulders even further, his ears burning red.
He could feel the danger in the way his vulnerable expression unintentionally awakened a protective instinct in others.
Countless gazes pierced him, and he instinctively fiddled with the hem of his pants.
When he looked up, the students were staring at him with sparkling eyes.
One waved, another whispered excitedly to her friends.
It was warm, frightening, yet strangely comforting.
The principal turned to him and extended her hand.
âNow then, Yuu-kun. Please say a few words.â
He took a breath and stepped up to the microphone.
âAh⌠everyone, nice to meet you. Iâm Uzaki Yuu. I came from the Moon. Um⌠I hope to learn a lot here, make friends⌠please take care of me.â
Applause erupted.
Cheers surrounded him.
âHeâs so cute!â
âGood luck!â
Kind voices overlapped.
A small feeling of happiness began to bloom deep within him.
This place on Earth was different from the Moonâlively, unpredictable.
But perhaps someone he meets here will change his fate.
He felt the principalâs gentle gaze pushing him forward.
A new day had begun like thisâapplause slowly faded and the atmosphere calmed.
Then the principal approached him.
âAh, the principalâŚ
He instinctively held his breath.
Her presence was overwhelming. Her sharp shoulders gave off the aura of a business queen, while the elegant curve from her waist downward carried a quiet, subtle allure.
The fabric of her suit clung to her body, emphasizing refined lines that stirred the sensitive instincts of the lunar rabbit-human boy without mercy.
âYuu-kun, enjoy your school life.â
Her voice reached him even without the microphone, as if whispered directly into his earâspreading like silk ripples through the air, gently shaking the silence.
Those words enveloped him, and her hand touched his small one.
Smooth, comfortable, and faintly floralâa scent like mature petals kissed by morning dewâsoft warmth that seeped into his nose and deep into his chest.
It was his first time touching a womanâs hand like thisâespecially a beautiful adult woman other than his mother.
Just then.
Her fingers wrapped over hisâslender yet firm with quiet strength, enclosing his hand as if holding it, a faint pulse passing through the fabric.
âAhâŚ
A sigh of relief mixed with intense nervousness.
His lack of resistance to womenâan instinctive sensitivity born from lunar rabbit-human blood.
The principalâs gaze pierced his heart, amplifying his racing pulse.
His heartbeat accelerated violently, his body trembled, his vision blurred, his ears twitched sharply, and he felt soft silvery fur spreading from his back.
âN-no⌠not here⌠nowâŚ!
And then, with a small âpopâ sound on the podium table, his form vanished instantly.
In his place was a palm-sized pure white rabbit.
Its fur shimmered under the lights, long ears twitching nervously as it looked around in panic.
It grabbed the edge of the table with its tiny front paws, tail standing straight.
The way it tried to escape looked like a perfectly crafted plush toy come to life.
After a brief stunned silence, the auditorium exploded with screams and laughter.
âEh!? A rabbit!?â
âItâs too cute⌠a real rabbit!â
âThe prince turned into a rabbit!â
Students stood up, pointing at the stage, screaming in excitement and raising their phones to take pictures.
The chaos swelled like a storm targeting him.
âI want to touch it!â
âRabbit-kun, come here!â
Shrill screams and laughter mixed together like fireworks before a storm.
The sound waves shook the small rabbitâs ears violently.
Its eyes widened, body jolting.
It leapt from the podium, cut through the air, landed on the stage floorâand immediately broke into a full-speed run on all fours.
Ears flattened back, tiny tail trembling as it sprinted down the aisle of the auditorium.
Chaos erupted instantly.
Students stood up, chairs toppled, someone fell and screamed.
âIt ran away!â
âLetâs chase it!â
âWait, Yuu-kun!â
Like a festival procession, the chaos spread from stage to seats, camera shutters clicking nonstop.
âCatch the rabbit prince!â
A student shouted jokingly, increasing the excitement even more.
The principal stood frozen on the stage, eyes wide.
Her perfect composure cracked slightly, a rare flush appearing on her cheeks.
She rushed to the microphone.
âE-everyone⌠calm down! The assembly is⌠the assembly is over! Please, return to your seats!â
But it was too late.
She sighed, pressing a hand to her forehead.
Amid the chaos, he desperately ran toward the exit, breath ragged and eyes tearful.
He shook off the footsteps closing in behind him.
