As Chiba Shinno Elementary School, one of Chiba's most prestigious elementary schools, held its graduation ceremony, it drew numerous dignitaries, parents, and reporters.
After the new sixth-grade representatives offered their blessings to the graduates, the diploma presentation officially began.
This country placed great importance on such matters. The principal personally handed each diploma to every graduate.
"Furukawa Kofu!"
"Present."
"Congratulations on graduating~!"
"Xichuan Masao!"
"Present."
"Congratulations on graduating~!"
"Rongyuan Nanako!"
"Rongyuan Nanako!"
"Rongyuan Nanako? Is this student absent? Is it due to health reasons, or...?" The principal frowned and looked toward the teacher in charge.
That teacher was stunned as well. Rongyuan Nanako was sitting in the front row—why, why wasn't she standing up? The teacher hastily signaled to the student beside her.
Understanding, the student tugged on Rongyuan Nanako's clothes. "Nanako, what's wrong? Hurry up and go receive your diploma..."
An ugly smile appeared on the face of the blond-haired Rongyuan Nanako. "No, there's no such person as Rongyuan Nanako. Everyone, I... I'm Yumiko Miura~!" No, no, she absolutely refused to go back to being that ordinary Rongyuan Nanako! The fact that she was Yumiko Miura at school had long since been carved into her heart!
Yumiko Miura!!!
The graduates looked at one another, unsure of what to say. Had Rongyuan gone crazy?
"Principal, there is no Rongyuan Nanako in this world. There is only Yumiko Miura, the top student of the grade and a perfect beauty, right? Y-you read the wrong name, didn't you?" Please, please, hurry and admit it! I'm Yumiko Miura, not Rongyuan Nanako! I'm Yumiko Miura—the one even Hayato Hayama would occasionally glance at!
The sudden incident left the parents who had come to observe looking at one another. What on earth was going on?
The reporters, who had originally only come