Survival Rules for a Noble Academy

Layton Aristocratic Academy is enclosed by walls that create a cold, elite world. Its crest sets the invisible rules of the social hierarchy. Most of the students are children of the powerful, with a small number from ordinary backgrounds. Here, people step on those below them to climb higher, and self-interest is everything. Four young prodigies stand at the top of the academy's power structure. The most loved and hated of them is undoubtedly Pearl Capet. The second son of the Capet family, he has a face that makes hearts flutter, but is cold, proud, and unapproachable, offending everyone equally. But at the start of the new semester, a paternity test strips Pearl of his status as a Capet heir. It turns out that Ewing, a commoner admitted through a special program who bears a passing resemblance to him, is the Capet family's long-lost bloodline. Overnight, their positions are reversed. The untouchable flower on the highest peak falls from his pedestal, but life at the academy must go on. Everyone secretly waits to see how the once-privileged boy will bow his head and seek protection. But as the days pass, they watch him return to the heart of the academy's power structure. When he steps onto the podium, his nearly perfect face wears its usual haughty expression. "To everyone who hates me, I'm glad I disappointed you." [Reading Guide] 1. Landon x Pearl, one-on-one, each other's first love. A loyal, sweet-on-the-outside-but-scheming-on-the-inside top x a sharp-tongued, soft-hearted, proud and pampered bottom. 2. Many people have feelings for Pearl, but he only returns the top's. 3. Pearl really is the true young master. The reason will be explained in the story. 4. More warnings to come. Theme: Stay strong and unyielding in the face of adversity