Rumors on campus... Another day’s shadow slinks across Columtreal’s moss-stitched courtyards, and beneath the ivy-clad archways, fresh whispers bloom. Some say a new queen has risen at Chopsticks—rumor claims she toasted her triumph with sake and hired from every walk of life, perhaps with plans more devious than dumplings. The poolside shimmered with the scent of rebellion, beer, and mermaid laughter, but when tempers flickered, a mysterious dance-off diffused the spark—was it mere fun, or magic at play? Meanwhile, certain faculty eyes watched it all—calculating, perhaps, who’s next to fall under the university’s spell. At Columtreal, secrets never drown; they float.
