Beloved by the Four Heavenly Kings: A High School Love Battle Royale - The Transfer Student and the Four Heavenly Kings' Gazes

When Yuma Kino'se passed through the main gate of Hoshirei Academy, he took a deep breath. The season of fresh green. From the mixed forest surrounding the campus, a blue fragrance drifted in. With the occasional breeze, he could hear the rustle of male students' school uniforms. He was nervous. ——A sudden transfer. Due to his father's job transfer to a regional branch of a major construction company, Yuma's enrollment in Class 2-C of Hoshirei Academy had been decided for mid-April. A new environment. New relationships. Everything new stirred restlessly in his chest. "You're Kino'se, right? I'll show you around." The homeroom teacher, having finished the morning meeting, led Yuma into the hallway. The second-year classroom floor on the third floor of the main building. The view of Hoshi-Oka City visible from the window seemed like another world entirely. It actually was another world. From Shinjuku, it was fifty-five minutes by private railway. This academy sat atop Hoshi-mi Hill, which stood one hundred eighty meters above sea level, surrounded by mixed forests and residential areas. A quiet place. "Well, here's the classroom." The teacher knocked and entered. Thirty-five pairs of eyes focused on Yuma all at once. Yuma's clear amber eyes wavered slightly. Soft, slightly tousled chestnut-colored short hair. Height: one hundred seventy-two centimeters. Wearing a navy school uniform, his necktie tied slightly loose. His slender frame was well-proportioned, yet somehow exuded an approachable atmosphere. Probably due to the warm smile that unconsciously drew people in. "This is our transfer student, Yuma Kino'se. Everyone, please be nice to him." With the teacher's words, the classroom filled with modest welcoming atmosphere. Yuma bowed lightly and headed to his assigned seat——the back right of the classroom. Smooth movements. Tense yet straightforward gaze, showing no prejudice toward anyone. After homeroom ended and before second period began, Yuma still hadn't adjusted to the classroom. He rearranged the textbooks on his desk and gazed out at the mixed forest beyond the window. That's when the incident occurred. "Ah, ah……!" A voice like a scream from the hallway. Then the sound of something falling. A dull thud. Yuma instinctively stood up. Looking into the hallway, a female underclassman was buried under a mountain of documents. Papers scattered across the floor, still falling from her hands. "Are you alright?" Without even finishing his words, Yuma rushed out of the classroom. An instinctive action. Not calculated, but a reflex. He grabbed the girl's arm to steady her. That natural kindness. "You okay?" he asked with an unguarded smile. The way he picked up the documents with her. Everything was there without any ulterior motive, just naturally present. "Th-thank you so much……" The girl's cheeks flushed as she thanked him. A figure who had just turned the corner in the hallway witnessed this scene. Shishido Go. Karate club captain. A presence that overwhelmed all other second-year students. Toned muscles, short-cropped black hair, and sharp eyes. His father was a firefighter, his mother a nurse. The only person of common origin who had risen to become one of the Four Heavenly Kings through sheer ability alone, holding the position of Martial Arts Council Director. Go's gaze turned toward the transfer student supporting the underclassman. ——What is this feeling? Shishido Go was bewildered by his own emotions. A transfer student. Class 2-C. The somewhat unreliable-looking boy he'd seen at morning assembly. That boy was now showing such natural kindness. (Interesting.) A captivating light ignited in Go's eyes. Afternoon. After school. Yuma had visited the library building "Seisho Library." He was searching for assigned reading. Hoshirei Academy was a full boarding school with a student dormitory called Gekka Dorm, which had become Yuma's residence. It was only his third day in the dorm. Everything was so new that he could only feel bewildered. The library was vast. Approximately eighty-seven thousand books. One hundred twenty reading seats. The first floor was a general reading room, but even that alone was overwhelming. "The assigned reading……where is it……" Yuma wandered between the bookshelves. He was completely lost. There had been a guide for new students, but he'd lost that guide itself. He really wasn't adapting to this new environment. He smiled wryly at himself. "What are you looking for?" That voice carried composure and dignity. When Yuma turned around, standing there was a beautiful young man in a perfectly neat uniform. Aoi Yuzuki. Student council president. Five consecutive first places in national mock exams. Heir to the Yuzuki conglomerate. His black hair was perfectly arranged, his white shirt immaculate. His navy school uniform was worn flawlessly, his necktie tied without a single deviation. His eyes were a clear blue, their crystalline color giving the impression of gazing at some distant place. Height: approximately one hundred seventy-five centimeters. From his entire being, the very word "perfect" seemed to emanate. "Ah……you're the student council president, aren't you?" Yuma said this almost involuntarily. He'd heard the name Aoi Yuzuki during the academy orientation, but this was his first time seeing him in person. "That's right. You're Kino'se, aren't you? From your first day as a transfer student." Aoi answered matter-of-factly. In other words, information about the transfer student had already been gathered. That's probably what being student council president meant. "Are you looking for assigned reading? If so, it's back this way." Aoi smiled gently and guided Yuma. His footsteps were flawless. He navigated through the narrow bookshelves without hesitation, moving smoothly. "Here it is." At the spot Aoi indicated, Yuma found the 'Hoshirei Monthly Report: Classical Selections' he'd been searching for. "Thank you so much!" Yuma laughed without reservation. At that unguarded smile, Aoi's heart began beating unexpectedly fast. ——Why? Aoi was surprised by his own emotions. The perfect him. The him who never mixed emotions into anything. Yet when he saw this transfer student's smile, something crumbled for just an instant. "Since you're a transfer student, you probably don't know the academy's rules. Would you mind if I explained a few things in the special reading room on the second floor?" That proposal should have been pure social courtesy. A natural response as student council president. Yet Aoi realized he had made that proposal himself. "Really? Thank you so much." Yuma was delighted. Even his joy seemed innocent somehow. There was no calculation in it. ——This is strange. The special reading room on the second floor. A quiet space. The view of Hoshi-Oka City's streets visible from the window. Aoi began explaining the academy's Four Pillar System to Yuma. "Hoshirei Academy has a unique self-governance system called the Four Pillar System. The student council, martial arts council, literary arts institute, and night self-governance committee. These four organizations form the core of academy operations." The explanation was perfect. Aoi's words were clear, easy to understand, and filled with persuasive power. However, during this explanation, Aoi noticed a strange phenomenon. Yuma was completely absorbed in Aoi's words. Not blinking. No unnecessary questions. Simply listening earnestly. This posture distracted Aoi multiple times. "You're really perfect, aren't you, senpai?" Yuma said this innocently. In that moment, Aoi felt the illusion that his lonely essence had been seen through. Perfect? That couldn't be right. He had only been demanded to be perfect. From the moment of birth, as the heir to the Yuzuki conglomerate. As student council president. As the top scorer in national mock exams. Without being perfect, his existence had no meaning. Yet this transfer student said "you're perfect." Those words sounded like they were seeing Aoi's true nature. Not the perfect exterior, but something beneath it. "That's not true. It's only appearance." Aoi answered with surprising candor, even surprising himself. When the explanation ended and Yuma tried to stand up, a book fell from Aoi's hands as he organized materials. Both of them bent down simultaneously to pick it up. ——They touched. Hand and hand. Aoi's cheeks flushed slightly. When Yuma looked up, his face was also slightly red. "Sorry about that." They both said it at the same time. That awkwardness. That distance. That atmosphere. Everything shook Aoi's heart. Night. Gekka Dorm, second floor east wing, room 218. Yuma sat on his bed. The starry sky visible from the window shone quietly. Since Hoshirei Academy sat atop a hill, there was little light pollution. The starry sky was truly beautiful. "Both Shishido senpai and Yuzuki senpai are amazing people, but they were so kind……" Yuma murmured. He removed his uniform and changed into just a shirt. The room was a simple six-mat space. A desk, bed, closet. A simple room. The dorm supervisor, Tetsuzo Iwamoto, was apparently a former PE teacher, and was known as a strict dorm monitor who enforced the ten p.m. curfew strictly. But beneath that strictness lay genuine care for the students, it seemed. Gazing at the starry sky outside his window, Yuma thought. His father's transfer had suddenly decided his move. The friends he'd left behind. The school he'd attended before. Everything had grown distant. Sunk into distant time. "Will I be able to manage here……" Even as he voiced his anxiety, he recalled the faces of the two impressive senpai he'd met today. Go Shishido. That sharp gaze that watched Yuma help an underclassman. That captivating light. Aoi Yuzuki. Those blue eyes that seemed perfect yet carried some loneliness. Yuma smiled softly. "Well, it's fine. This is where it begins." He didn't yet realize. That he had shaken the hearts of the two people standing at the academy's peak in just one day. And that those two, simultaneously drawn to the same person, were beginning to quietly, steadily, crack the academy's long-maintained balance. The starry sky continued to shine quietly.

日本語

What is Novelia? →

Episode 1

Name: Beloved by the Four Heavenly Kings: A High School Love Battle Royale
Author: Novelia

What is Novelia?

Novelia is an AI-powered platform to read original light novels and fan fiction, create your own in just a few taps, and chat with the characters. New, illustrated episodes arrive daily — free to start.

Learn more about Novelia →New sign-ups get 5,000pt