A Wonderful Campus Life and a Pleasant Meeting

(Heartfelt thanks to 'Pokémon,' 'Bi Ti,' and 'Yan Yue Feng Mi' for their tips!)

What was the brightest red in the world?

Some would say it was the color of roses.

Some would say it was the color of blood.

Some would say it was the color of gemstones.

Some would say it was the color of paint.

But at this very moment, Noah could tell everyone with certainty that none of the above answers were correct.

The brightest red in the world was the color of hair.

"Whoosh—!"

A gentle breeze drifted in from afar, brushing over the campus, across the athletic field, and through that striking crimson hair.

The girl with waist-length scarlet hair and a tall, curvaceous figure held down her windblown locks with one hand, while her other hand swung casually at her side, somehow giving off an extraordinary aura of dignity.

She was a girl like a noble young lady, radiating an air of elegance and refinement.

Her face was so exquisitely beautiful that one could not help wondering whether such features could only exist in someone else's dream.

Yet what drew the eye most was still that exceptionally vivid waist-length red hair.

Noah had always thought that only Erza could possess hair that red.

But now, another girl with equally dazzling crimson locks had quietly appeared in the wind and was slowly walking toward Noah.

More accurately, she was slowly walking toward Sona Shitori.

"Good day, Sona."

Apparently having come specifically to greet Sona Shitori, the girl with vivid red hair smiled sweetly at her with effortless elegance.

"I saw you from the school building and was wondering why you were still on the field at this hour. Classes are about to begin. If the Student Council President is late, wouldn't that cause quite