Chapter 1: Childhood Freind
Japam Country, unlike the Country where he was in his previous life, divides the year into three semesters.
It is currently April, the time for the first semester's admission.
It is also the season when cherry blossoms are in full bloom.
Watching the cherry blossoms fall outside the car window, like pink clouds, Miyano Makoto enjoyed the view and also wondered which class he would be assigned to.
Class A gathers elites; the students there are the best in terms of both academic ability and sports, but Sakayanagi Arisu, with her congenital heart condition and frail body, could still be assigned to Class A. Miyano Makoto didn't believe the principal didn't pull strings for her, but then he thought of Totsuka Yahiko...
It wasn't entirely unacceptable.
Class B is the most united class. In the original work, Ichinose Honami was ultimately assigned to Class B, but now, with his intervention... it's hard to say.
Class C is a gathering place for delinquents with a literary girl mixed in, so no matter how he thought about it, he wouldn't be assigned to Class C... right?
Who knows how this school assigns classes!
Class D perfectly illustrates what it means to have geniuses on the left and madmen on the right. Besides genuine oddities, there are also individuals with extremely high potential. If they can perform perfectly, surpassing Class A is not impossible.
But obviously, being assigned to Class D means there are undeniable flaws, commonly known as 'defective products.'
However, what happens after a defective product is repaired is unknown.
He slightly glanced at the situation on the bus; everything was normal.
There was no strange man admiring his beauty in the mirror as if no one else was around, nor was there a golden-haired, broad-chested two-faced angel.
This was not the bus where the old lady got on.
So everything was normal, wasn't it?
"I say, Makoto, is it really okay to look outside so intently? Can't you look at me more?"
A familiar voice came from the seat beside him. Miyano Makoto reluctantly shifted his gaze from the scenery outside the window and turned to the woman who had just spoken.
She had long, soft, golden-pink hair, exuding a faint citrus scent, and an angelic, beautiful face. Her red lips were slightly pouted at the moment, seemingly indicating her owner's dissatisfaction.
Ichinose Honami, although she couldn't escape the fate of a 'pink-haired villain' in the original LN, was undoubtedly a true great angel to him, and also his childhood friend in this world.
"Sorry, sorry, after all, the scenery outside is really nice!"
Miyano Makoto immediately apologized. This was one of his few techniques for communicating with girls.
"I forgive you. Who can blame you when the cherry blossoms outside are truly beautiful? I like them a lot too!"
Ichinose Honami immediately forgave Miyano Makoto. She wasn't truly angry just now; she just wanted to see his reaction.
Sure enough... he's still the same as before.
Just as clueless about romance, just as... cute.
"Thank you for forgiving me. It looks like we'll be arriving soon."
Miyano Makoto pointed to the extremely large school gate not far away.
"It's truly extravagant. Such a large school gate, won't it be very expensive?"
Although Ichinose Honami was already prepared, she was still startled by the school's grandeur.
"After all, it's a school that is criticized every now and then for 'occupying too many social resources.' This is to be expected."
"Not only that, the school also doesn't charge any tuition fees or special fees, and it covers all living expenses for students during their time at school!"
This was why Ichinose Honami chose this school. She wanted to lessen her family's burden and also escape from that place.
"Yes, if it weren't a boarding school with a closed system, it would be even better."
Miyano Makoto sighed lightly. For him, a shut-in in his previous life, this was irrelevant. In this life... with a beautiful girl, maybe it's not so bad?
"I hope I can be in the same Class As Makoto."
Ichinose Honami took Miyano Makoto's hand as they got off the bus, immediately attracting the attention of a large number of people around them.
A boy and girl walking hand-in-hand into school on the first day of classes was an extremely rare sight here.
"I think so too, but let's go in and see first. It's no use just fantasizing here."
Miyano Makoto smiled helplessly. Ichinose Honami was a bit too clingy. If they weren't assigned to the same class, who knows what she would do!
"Let me see, let me see..."
The girl had already led the boy into the school campus, and what greeted their eyes was a bulletin board displaying class assignment information.
"Ah, I found it! Makoto is in Class B... I... I'm in Class A?"
Ichinose Honami's mood visibly dropped, and even the smile that usually adorned her face faded a little.
"How could this happen... The days without Makoto in the same class, just thinking about it makes it feel difficult."
"It's not like we're not in the same school. There will be many opportunities to see each other normally, right?"
Miyano Makoto reminded her. He felt that Ichinose Honami was just being overly persistent. The chance of being in the same class since elementary school was simply too small!
"But... Class B?"
Miyano Makoto had originally thought he would be assigned to Class A, but why did he end up in Class B?
"Is there a problem with Class B?"
Ichinose Honami couldn't understand Miyano Makoto's confusion, so she directly asked.
"Nothing, that was just my self-reflection."
Miyano Makoto didn't dare to be vague with Ichinose Honami. Her curiosity was unlike anything he had ever seen, and it would be bad if she became suspicious. As for being assigned to Class B... that meant he was judged to have flaws, and when he thought about his abilities...
"Let's hurry to our classes and meet our new classmates."
"Hmm... you're right! Then I'll see you at the cafeteria at noon!"
With steps that were not entirely light, Makoto entered the classroom of first-year Class B.
By the way, besides Ichinose Honami and Ryuji Kanzaki, who else was in the original Class B?
Miyano Makoto couldn't remember. Who would seriously pay attention to those details? Weren't they all busy trading stocks?
He found his seat, the second to last row by the window, truly a perfect spot, known in his previous life by the esteemed title of "Protagonist Seat."
"My name is Ryuji Kanzaki. I consider my academic and athletic abilities to be quite good. How about you?"
Hearing the greeting from his deskmate, Miyano Makoto sighed inwardly. Of all people, it had to be him sitting to his right...
"My name is Miyano Makoto, and like you, I also think my abilities are quite good."
He didn't hide his thoughts on this matter. In his opinion, having ability but not using it was foolish, and he wouldn't leave himself with any regrets.
"Is that so..."
A glint flashed in Ryuji Kanzaki's eyes, as if he wanted to delve deeper into the conversation.
"What do you think of this school?"
"It's great! Tuition is free, no accommodation fees, no other miscellaneous fees—it's simply a paradise for dating!"
Miyano Makoto's words came from the heart. Was there any better place than this?
A completely enclosed environment, with no interference from parents on either side.
Long live free love!
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"..."
"Forget it, I hope nothing unexpected happens."
Ryuji Kanzaki sighed after seeing Miyano Makoto's reaction. He felt he had misjudged him; this person looked like a love-struck fool no matter how he saw it.
"I think the teacher is here."
Miyano Makoto reminded him.
Chie Hoshinomiya, the homeroom teacher of Class B, was currently leaning on the door, walking into the classroom with a look of a hangover. Her smooth long hair, coupled with a petite face that didn't match her age, made it no wonder she had such high popularity among students.
Who wouldn't be captivated by this?
If it weren't for her hungover appearance and the textbooks in her hand, perhaps no one would have thought that this was actually their homeroom teacher?
"Hello everyone, hic—I am your homeroom teacher. In this school, the homeroom teacher won't change, so it'll be me for the next three years, hic—The entrance ceremony is in an hour. Now, someone come and hand out the materials in my hand..."
Ryuji Kanzaki stepped forward without hesitation, took the materials from Chie Hoshinomiya's hand, and distributed them to the first person in each row for them to pass back.
"It looks like we have an hour of free time."
Entrance ceremony in an hour (×)
Free activity for an hour (✓)
"Hic—Anything in the school can be bought with points from your student ID. Oh, by the way, your mobile terminal is your student ID, so everyone, please don't lose it!
"Everyone has now been fairly given one hundred thousand points, hic—each point is worth one."
"Does anyone have any other questions? If you do, please don't ask, teacher needs to go to the restroom first to take care of something,
Σ_(꒪ཀ꒪ 」∠) Vomit..."
After Chie Hoshinomiya finished speaking, she leaned on the wall and fled as if escaping, leaving behind a somewhat disheveled figure.
After receiving the materials and watching the Class B homeroom teacher's performance, Miyano Makoto, met with Ryuji Kanzaki's strange gaze, got up and left the Class B classroom, preparing to go to Class A to check on Ichinose Honami's situation.
Although she probably, perhaps, might not need his concern... it should be him who needs the concern instead...
Upon arriving at the Class A classroom, Miyano Makoto hadn't even had time to look for Ichinose Honami when a voice directly entered his ears.
"Is this student...?"
Right away, he was noticed by the troublesome person...
Miyano Makoto looked at the delicate silver-haired girl who was greeting him, exuding a faint aura.
She sat quietly in her seat, speaking to him. The cane not far from her side betrayed her identity—
Sakayanagi Arisu, Class A's internal war phantom and top shockwave player.
"My name is Miyano Makoto. I came here to see how my former classmate is getting along with the people in her new class."
Miyano Makoto honestly answered Sakayanagi Arisu's question. If he could avoid being targeted by her, that would be ideal.
He was not a loli-con...
"Is that so? Miyano, may I ask your classmate's name...?"
Sakayanagi Arisu didn't want to let Miyano Makoto go just like that. His appearance at the back door of the classroom at this time was simply too strange!
Doesn't he care about his relationships with his classmates?
You should know that in Country, the first day of interacting with classmates is crucial! If one is not careful...
The better outcome is to spend three relatively lonely years,
And the worse, well...
This student, you wouldn't want to be subjected to silent treatment, would you?
"Ichinose Honami."
Miyano Makoto knew he had been too hasty. He shouldn't have come so early. It was only natural to be suspected now.
Of course, he wasn't afraid, just found it slightly troublesome.
As a Reborn, once he realized that the world he was in was Classroom of the Elite, his potential was unleashed.
Simply put, Miyano Makoto possessed demonic talent in all aspects, including the most important, combat.
Just kidding, not practicing this would simply leave him feeling insecure.
"It seems you really are a fool."
Sakayanagi Arisu mercilessly concluded about Miyano Makoto. She had lost interest, her beautiful eyes withdrawing their gaze, turning instead to continue observing the classmates in the room.
As for this guy, no matter how she looked at him, he just seemed like someone whose head had been completely turned by youthful romance.
Though, if the object was that Ichinose Honami... Sakayanagi Arisu wasn't sure how many boys could resist not becoming love-struck...
"Ah! It's Makoto! Sorry everyone, I need to excuse myself for a moment."
Upon noticing Miyano Makoto's figure at the back door of the classroom, Ichinose Honami immediately stopped her conversation with the girls she had just met.
"It's fine, Honami, go for it!"
Encouraging voices came from the girls. In just this short while, Ichinose Honami had already gained the approval of the girls in the class. Should one say, it truly was her?
Makoto sighed inwardly.
Ichinose Honami smiled and nodded at them, then jogged to the back door of the classroom.
"Makoto, why did you come?"
"Anyway, I had nothing to do in the classroom, so I came to see how Honami was getting along with her classmates."
"Did Makoto properly introduce himself to everyone?"
"...I don't think so."
Miyano Makoto's social skills were the only area where he had problems, just like in his previous life, he was completely a muggle.
Ichinose Honami heard an answer that matched her guess, her eyes showing reproach, but a smile bloomed on her face.
"Then why don't you hurry back, Makoto? I'll come find you at noon."
"Alright~_~"