My Effort Becomes Punishment

"Hmm, roughly how many guys will confess their love after seeing my best dressed-up today?" She was really satisfied with her make-up, if anyone noticed her dressing style, she was sure there would be a lot of male students coming to her.

After putting the book in her bag and carrying her lunch box, she immediately left and locked the door.

This was her first time going to the capital, and having never been to her new academy, she asked her to draw a map to get there.

"Uuw, that's quite far." Ellaine was a little weak because her journey was quite far to reach the academy. Maybe double the distance of her academy in town.

She left at 8:00 am and her new academy entry time was 9, so she didn't have to worry about being late.

The 159 cm tall girl walked while continuing to pay attention to the paper in her hand. Although there was still 1 hour left, but she felt it would be too late if she got lost.

"Whoa, so this is the view in the capital." Ellaine was mesmerized by the sight she saw. She passed so many luxurious mansions with ornamental gardens in their yard... The road she was on was also paved and concrete so she no longer had to worry about her clothes and shoes getting dirty with mud.

But there were things she didn't like about the settlements in the capital. She had a hard time finding shady trees, the settlements were so dense that there were so many forked roads, and the air was much hotter.

When she had looked at the academy building, she started to see well-dressed students walking together towards the same place.

"Ah, that must be the academy." After making sure she wouldn't get lost, she immediately pocketed her map paper and walked a little briskly down the street filled with students in white shirts and maroon skirts.

The moment she joined the main road leading to the academy, there were dozens… no… hundreds of pairs of eyes were staring at her. She also started to hear whispers among the students who started commenting on her appearance.

Ellaine who believed in her make-up and appearance considered their stares and comments part of a compliment to her. She wasn't bothered at all and walked over with a slight lift of her chin.

Her self-confidence can be so strong because of her habit of dressing up while studying at her old academy. She usually dresses more excitedly than the clothes she was wearing now with more eccentric makeup.

She wore a lacy shirt and had an ascot patterned on rose lace on her neck, not only that, she also wore gloves and a bracelet.

When she arrived at the gate, she stopped and read the gold board with black writing on the side of the academy gate.

"Finally arrived... Academy... Ari... Aurilux... Aurilux Academy. Since there's only this academy around, there's no mistaking it." She tossed her hair and carried her bag in front before entering the academy gate.

'Hey hey, come on single aristocrats, there's a new beautiful girl entering your academy. Maybe if you confess your feelings when you see this beautiful girl, I might listen and consider it.' With overconfidence, Ellaine continued to walk in.

When she just passed the gate, there were a few whispers between students who immediately commented on her fashion style.

"Isn't she afraid of getting scolded if she dresses up like that?"

"Is that girl really going to study here with such excessive makeup?"

She could feel all the students' eyes on her, like an ape seeing a fruit among them.

Ellaine slightly lowered her chin and glanced slightly at the students who looked amazed around her. 'Everything really looks as boring as I thought.'

But when she was doing her charms, who would have thought there was a man who suddenly shouted for her.

"Hey, that silver-haired girl over there."

Since there's only Ellaine with silver hair then, it's definitely a call for love.

"Ahaha, even though I'm only a few steps into the academy, a boy who is thirsty for love immediately dares to shout for me." Ellaine giggled at her prowess. She didn't think that her beauty would lure noble boys more smoothly than her plan.

"Stop muttering and come here quickly!" The man's voice sounded a little rough but still invited her to come closer.

"Gosh, if you want to compliment my beauty better use softer words. However, since you're the first so I forgive your impoliteness." Ellaine blinked her eyes a few times before walking over to the bespectacled man holding the clipboard.

The man who called her was a slender man who was slightly taller than her with brown hair and glasses. He was quite handsome but from Ellaine's estimation, he was from Earl nobility or higher. At least he's more handsome than her friends' boyfriends.

The bespectacled man looked a little uncomfortable as the silver-haired girl looked at him from his hair to the toe of his shoes. Even so he immediately reached out his hand.

"Can you show me your student card?"

"Ha, what for? If you want to get to know me you can ask directly I will definitely answer honestly. Or is that your way of getting to know a beautiful girl like me? How cute!" Ellaine was a little surprised when the bespectacled boy immediately asked for her student card. She found it strange the way the man wanted to get to know a girl.

The man was wearing a red armband. And there were many other people besides him who wore armbands like that. Since her old academy didn't have any students wearing armbands like that, she didn't know who the people with the red armbands were.

"By showing your student card, it makes it easier for me to write your name on the student violation list." The man was unfazed by Ellaine's words and kept asking for her student card.

Her confidence immediately collapsed when the bespectacled man explained his purpose for calling her. She didn't mind if the bespectacled man didn't confess his love, but she was upset when she was accused of breaking the rules.

"Haaa!! What kind of violation am I doing? Aren't I wearing a white uniform, a maroon skirt like the others and I came just in time right?" Ellaine immediately protested and did not accept that she was accused of committing a violation without any evidence.

"Excessive use of make-up is not allowed, as it is against the rules. Besides that the use of jewelery is also prohibited by the academy, so it must be confiscated." The man was still holding out his hand for Ellaine's student card and jewellery.

"Seriously?!" Ellaine was sweating a little when her jewelery was about to be confiscated, she really didn't know there was such a rule in this academy.

She had to keep her jewelery because now she was using all of her best jewelery. If it got confiscated, she did not have beautiful jewelry anymore.

"Nia, help this girl take off her jewelry." Seeing Ellaine's movements in refusing to give objects that violated the rules, the man with glasses gave orders to the girl who was beside his to help confiscate Ellaine's jewelry.

"W-wait! I just transferred to this academy. So I don't know anything about the rules in this academy. Please understand, okay?" Ellaine placing both her hands and asking for her violation to be forgiven. With that reasoning, she hoped they would understand her status as a transfer student.