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First Prince — Kawamura Kazuma. 

Second Prince — Aoyama Riku. 

Third Prince — Yamamoto Shogo. 

Fourth Prince — Fujiwara Itsuki. 

Fifth Princess — Jung Gia. 

Sixth Princess — Cheikh Lauren. 

Seventh Prince — Yoshino Hokuto. 

Eighth Prince and Princess — Hasegawa Makoto and Hasegawa Fuyu. 

Tenth Prince — Iwaya Shogo. 

His eyes landed upon her name. The top ten most influential students had the chance to put their names up on this marble-framed announcement board with their photos on it. Only three female students entered the top ten and most of them were already male students. Every dismissal, he spends his time staring at her photo. With everyone looking so elegant and flashy, she is the only one who caught his attention. He felt a tap on his shoulder and he turned around to look at the person who just did it. 

"Ah, Mako-chan." He called him and the younger one smiled at him while scratching his head. Makoto pointed at the side and he shifted his gaze on her. 

"Gia, what is it?" He asked as they started to walk away from the announcement board. The older one wrapped her arm around his shoulders and this made him a little suspicious over her. 

"Do you want to go on a date?" She smiled widely at her best friend and he furrowed his brows. She has not failed to ask him the same question every Friday since last year. 

"With who?" He asked and they arrived at the office. The moment he opened the door, he felt his heart suddenly stop beating. 

"Mou, Gia. Why are we taking so long? I thought we're going to the mall." Lauren pouted while putting some makeup on Fuyu's face. When she turned around, her eyes widened because Kazuma is just standing a few feet away from her. 

"With her." Gia smiled sheepishly while waving her hand at Lauren. He didn't answer and just went back to his seat in front of the office table. He also noticed that the Second and Third Princes are there. 

"What are you all doing here?" He asked to older ones but he already figured out why. His office is considered the largest among the other offices. It can accommodate twenty people without squeezing themselves together. 

"We will go now. Think about it again, Kazuma. Give me an answer later." Gia patted his shoulders and the three princesses left the office. 

"If you do not talk to her soon, someone will take her away. I'm sure of it." Makoto said to the Third Prince with a smile and he left as well but to go to the gymnasium since their friends are having a basketball match. 

"I don't think you should just sit there and watch her smile at other guys." Kazuma added but he didn't budge. He is busy staring at the photos on his laptop screen. 

Apparently, as people who live in such a society, it is normal for them to have unsolicited photos from other people. They may want a normal life but there are some things that are not allowing them to have it. Though he can always prevent them from violating their privacy. He took his phone and looked at the documents sent to his email. Those were lawsuits from his family lawyer and it will be sent to the people who posted her paparazzi photos online. It is not because he wants to be the only one to appreciate her looks but it is to protect her from violation of privacy that will be uncomfortable if not prevented in the future. 

"It doesn't matter. She doesn't talk to me." He said and the First and Second Princes laughed at him. They are the only ones left in the office, so they can talk about this matter. 

"It is because you are not talking to her. She talks to everyone except you. You should initiate." Riku said and he just let out a sigh and closed his laptop. 

"Not today. What about your thing with Lauren?" He shifted his gaze to the First Prince and Kazuma just shook his head. Sometimes, he can't believe that they are just a bunch of cowards. 

"Let's go now. They are waiting for us." Riku interrupted them since he received a message from Itsuki that it was already the second half of the match. 

"Wouldn't it be better if they will choose the men they want in their lives?" Kazuma suddenly said as they left the office. Perhaps, that is one of the reasons why he is not pursuing her. 

"Will it hurt you if you tell Lauren what you feel for her?" The oldest among them asked and he just smiled faintly. 

They arrived at the gymnasium and saw some students watching. The varsity team of the school challenged Hokuto and if he won it, he would become the ace player. Hokuto accepted the challenge and now, his team got the leading score. Everyone knows that Hokuto doesn't like losing, so they already know what will be the results. The cheers for the Seventh Prince is deafening. A lot of female students have a crush on him but they know that he is only giving attention to a few. One of them is the Ninth Princess, Hasegawa Fuyu. She has been by his side since they were in grade school and they got closer when he invited her to have an on-the-job training in his family company. 

Meanwhile at the three princesses' side, they are currently having their early dinner in a seafood restaurant. They don't know for how long they will go shopping, so it is better for them to have dinner first. The two older ones know that Fuyu will not go shopping until they bribe her with cheesecake. They will be able to bribe her more with stationery sets in order for her to stay longer with them. Lauren squinted her eyes when she started wiping off the light shade of lipstick she applied on her lips earlier. 

"I'm eating. You can apply it again later when you order a lemon cheesecake for me." Fuyu pouted while giving Lauren a pair of puppy eyes. Gia laughed softly and she called the attention of the waiter nearby. 

"A slice of lemon cheesecake. Serve it later." She smiled at him and Fuyu clapped her hands lightly. She felt her phone vibrating, so she pulled it out from her designer bag and looked at the new message she received from her twin brother. 

"They won the game. Mako-nii said they will go here to eat." She said but Lauren quickly snatched her phone away and replied to the message instead. 

"Let's make them the shopping carts." She grinned widely and the two girls just shook their heads, knowing that there will be dozens of shopping bags later on.