The academy did not calm down after the competition.
If anything, the atmosphere only became more unstable.
Students filled every hallway discussing Ivy Morgan’s victory while teachers quietly reviewed the recorded competition footage with visible disbelief. Even the academy forums exploded with theories, rumors, and endless arguments about how an almost unknown scholarship student managed to outperform Starlight Elite Academy’s strongest participants so completely.
Especially Eliana Scott.
For years, Eliana losing first place in anything sounded almost impossible.
Now it had happened publicly.
And Ivy walked away from the victory looking completely unaffected.
That detail disturbed people most.
Inside the upper lounge overlooking the central courtyard, several students leaned acro
