I'm just a Robin Hood. I don't need your help. Why would someone like you want to help a deceitful thief like me? I'm not worth your time. Ha! Me, acting tough? I'm not acting, I am tough. Don't even try to mess with me, you will instantly be on the ground begging for mercy in the end. My name? It's Noelle Valentine, the Lioness. "I'm sorry, those were all lies… Please help me…"

A future that she could only dream about flashed before her eyes. Because of an innocent accident, what she has worked hard for vanished in thin air. "How can you play again?" the first-year frowned as she looked at the unusually calm girl. "That's the cruelty of life, isn't it?" Hotaru gave a short laugh, looking out the window. "Just remember; you can hope, but work even harder."