Seeing Pinkie Pie almost blurt out Twilight Sparkle's home address and ID number, Sunset Shimmer could only be thankful that Pinkie Pie didn't think she looked familiar.
At the very least, this meant that within the town and the surrounding urban area, there was no human who looked exactly like her.
But had Spike actually turned into a dog in this world?
Considering there was no magic in this world and magical species like dragons and Unicorns were just fantasy creatures invented by humans, it wasn't strange for Spike to turn into a dog.
Fortunately, when she arrived here, she had turned into a human girl instead of some other animal.
Sunset Shimmer breathed a sigh of relief to herself.
"Then... do you know Aurora?"
Sunset Shimmer's mouth moved faster than her brain; by the time she realized it, it was already too late.
She didn't even know why she was asking about these things; it clearly had nothing to do with her.
"Don't know her."
Pinkie Pie answered very bluntly this time.
Then she noticed everyone staring at her, waiting to hear the explosive punchline.
"What? I really don't know her! Or did you get the name wrong? Maybe you actually wanted to ask about 'Aurora Glint'?"
"Now that you mention her, I do have an impression."
Applejack chimed in.
After all, she was such a young contestant, and Applejack happened to have a younger sister around that age.
But that little girl was already crushing high schoolers, while her own little sister was still just making short videos with friends for fun.
"The little girl who came with the Shadowbolts last year, she's the same age as Apple Bloom, but she always seemed unhappy all day long."
"Aren't all the students from Crystal Prep Academy like that?"
Rainbow Dash remarked, following Applejack's lead.
She was so bored now that she was even bouncing a balloon on her knee.
"I saw that genius chess girl in the yearbook... do you think she might have an older sister?"
Sunset Shimmer asked, pretending to be nonchalant.
"If you ask me, I wouldn't let Apple Bloom walk around with that world-weary face all day.
You haven't seen the way she avoids people; it's obvious she isn't doted on by any older siblings."
Applejack didn't sense any hidden meaning in Sunset Shimmer's words; as an older sister with a younger sister at home, she naturally voiced her opinion.
"Uh, what do you mean?"
"Applejack means she's an only child."
Rainbow Dash answered subconsciously.
But she suddenly noticed Sunset Shimmer's expression looked a bit off, so she paused and added another sentence.
"Um... she's just guessing."
After saying that, she casually reminded Applejack.
"Yeah... who knows the details? We don't make a habit of checking people's family backgrounds."
"I think I have!"
"Don't talk right now, Pinkie Pie...!"
Rainbow Dash, Applejack, and Pinkie Pie exchanged glances.
After all, Sunset Shimmer's reaction was too strange; it definitely had to do with the person named "Flying Light" she mentioned.
They just didn't understand why Sunset Shimmer was asking them about a girl she knew but they didn't.
But there was one thing they were certain of: this mysterious transfer student had some past she didn't want to easily reveal.
This kind of setup, which screamed gossip, was incredibly attractive to these curious high school girls.
Sunset Shimmer didn't notice the other three exchanging glances behind her back; she was sitting in a chair, lost in her own thoughts.
Judging by what they said, there was no human Aurora at Crystal Prep Academy.
Sunset Shimmer didn't know if this was good news for her.
But they weren't entirely sure themselves, so the truth remained to be verified.
Even if there really wasn't a Aurora in the Human World, it wouldn't matter, right? After all, there was no human version of herself here either.
But how to explain the existence of Aurora Glint?
If the younger sister existed, there was no reason for the older sister not to, right?
Sunset Shimmer didn't think Aurora Glint, who was doted on by her sister, would grow up to have the kind of personality the three of them described.
Although in her memory, Aurora was a pony with a strong desire for control, under normal circumstances, she was an impeccable, perfect friend...
'My mind is so messy, better not think about it for now...'
Sunset Shimmer rubbed her temples, trying to cast aside the thoughts about Aurora that kept popping up from some corner of her mind.
She had clearly decided to forget everything about that person, but she always ended up thinking of her uncontrollably.
Even as time went on, she gradually began to forget the hurt Aurora had caused her, while the beautiful memories of the past became increasingly profound.
Sunset Shimmer really didn't want to admit that deep down, she actually liked the person who had caused her such heart-wrenching pain.
Perhaps the more you care, the less able you are to forgive the other person's mistakes.
And the more that was the case, the less she could let go.
Anyway, regardless of whether there was a human Flying Light at Crystal Prep Academy, it had nothing to do with Sunset Shimmer.
Because she couldn't treat the other person as Aurora to hate, nor could she treat the other person as a substitute for her old friend and get along with them.
It was better to just ignore it.
The atmosphere in the gymnasium inexplicably turned cold; Pinkie Pie was so frozen she couldn't even inflate the balloon.
Fortunately, whenever there was an awkward silence, a rescue was bound to come.
The gym door was pushed open with a "Bang!"
It was Rarity! She made a sparkling entrance, pushing her rack of clothes!
Rainbow Dash and Applejack had never felt that Rarity had arrived so punctually as they did today.
"Rarity! Awesome! You came just in time!"
Rarity glanced suspiciously in the direction of Rainbow Dash and Applejack.
Usually, they would definitely complain about how late she was; she didn't know what they had eaten today.
In any case, it definitely wasn't because they had suddenly awakened their fashion cells or a love for beauty that they were looking forward to her arrival so much.
"If you two have the free time to butter me up, you might as well go help me push the rest of the clothes in from the doorway."
"You got it! Coming!" x2
This was probably the first time since they had known Rarity that they were so happy to be ordered around by her.
Putting down the drink bottles in their hands, they jogged out.
"Rarity... where should these things be put?"
"Oh! Fluttershy, darling! Thank you so much for helping me carry the makeup case! Could you please put it on that table over there?"
"Of course, I'm very happy to be of help..."
Fluttershy was following behind Rarity.
She was carrying that makeup case with some difficulty, responding to Rarity with a forced smile before slowly moving toward the table.
"Let me help you with that."
Sunset Shimmer saw that the familiar-looking pink-haired girl was struggling to carry things, so she took the initiative to step forward and offer a hand.
"?!"
Fluttershy hadn't expected there to be anyone else in the gymnasium.
Suddenly, a strange voice approached and spoke to her, startling her so much that she almost dropped the makeup case in her hands.
Fortunately, Sunset Shimmer was quick enough to catch it.
"Oh my! Everything inside is fragile, please be careful!"
Rarity witnessed her treasure almost drop to the ground, her heart skipping a beat.
Fortunately, it was just a false alarm.
"Oh... sorry, Rarity, I'll be more careful."
Fluttershy hid her face behind her long bangs in shame and apologized in a low voice.
Afterward, Sunset Shimmer and Fluttershy put the makeup case on the cleared table together.
Because a strange classmate she didn't know was present, and her friends were busy with their own things and not by her side, Fluttershy appeared anxious and uneasy.
This could be seen from her constant, meaningless fidgeting; she was either playing with her fingers, fixing her hair, or looking at her phone.
She had the look of "I'm very busy right now, please, please don't come talk to me."
Sunset Shimmer, on the other hand, quietly observed Fluttershy's socially anxious fidgeting out of the corner of her eye.
Although she hadn't had a chance to see Fluttershy's face directly, from the pink hair, the pink butterfly accessories on her, and this extremely socially anxious personality, it wasn't hard for her to associate her with the little Pegasus she had met in Ponyville.
As Sunset Shimmer was thinking about how to greet this introverted girl, a scent of perfume drifted closer.
"Eek!"
Sunset Shimmer turned her head following the scent and saw Rarity's face almost pressed against her own, which made her jump in shock.
"No!"
Rarity touched her chin, her gaze locked firmly on Sunset Shimmer.
"No! This is absolutely not okay! You look simply dreadful!"
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