Upon arriving at Sainan High, Sora asked Rito for the principal's office location and went to handle his transfer application, while Rito headed to his classroom.
Walking through the halls, seeing the vibrant and lively students, Sora felt a touch of nostalgia.
Following Rito's directions, it didn't take long for Sora to arrive at the principal's office. Remembering the perverted principal from the original story who watched over his students with overflowing lust, Sora actually felt a small sense of anticipation.
Knock, knock, knock...
He raised his hand and knocked.
"Ah... who is it? Wait, wait a moment..."
A flustered middle-aged man's voice came from inside, faintly mixed with the sound of rummaging.
Most people would politely wait, but not Sora. There was probably something interesting happening inside, and if he waited, he'd miss it!
"Excuse me, sorry to intrude."
Pretending not to have heard the man, Sora pushed the door open and walked in.
As he entered the office, a strange scene greeted him—
A short, stout man was bent over, his large rear end in the air, trying to shove a book into a cabinet. However, the cabinet was already full, and he couldn't get it in.
A short, chubby build, a shiny bald head, with the remaining black hair forming devil-like horns on either side of his forehead.
Without a doubt, this portly man was the legendary principal himself!
Glancing at what the principal was holding, Sora's mouth twitched. It was an 18+ photobook, and the cabinet was full of them...
"Ah... W-who are you? How did you get in?!"
The principal, caught with his little secret, was flustered and embarrassed. He quickly shoved the book in, closed the cabinet, and stood up, shouting angrily.
"Hello, Principal. My name is Kusanagi Sora. I'm a student hoping to transfer to your esteemed school."
With a smiling face, Sora ignored what he had just seen and stated his purpose directly.
Slightly stunned, the principal was visibly relieved that the boy didn't expose him. He put on an air of nonchalance, waddled back to his seat.
"Ahem... Young man, you say you wish to transfer to our school?"
After a couple of dry coughs, the principal looked at Sora with a stern, appraising gaze.
If he hadn't seen the previous scene, Sora might have almost believed this was a serious and proper principal!
"Yes, that's right."
Finding this chubby principal rather interesting, Sora nodded and replied.
"That's a shame. Our school is already at full capacity and cannot accept any more students. You should try looking at other schools."
With a look of regret and indifference, the principal huffed internally. Where did this brat come from? Not only did he discover my little secret, but he's also so handsome!
My school only wants cute girls and ugly male students! All handsome boys can get lost!
Wanting to get rid of this eyesore quickly, the principal closed his eyes, feigning that he was done with the conversation.
"So your school isn't accepting new students. What a shame. I even had something I wanted to give to you, Principal..."
Hearing the teasing and regretful tone in Sora's voice, the principal's expression shifted, and he couldn't help but open his eyes.
He saw that, at some point, a colorful magazine had appeared in Sora's hand. On the cover was a beautiful girl in a swimsuit.
"Ah... Naiko-chan! It's Naiko-chan!!!"
"Give it to me! Give it to me now!!!"
The proper and serious principal vanished, his true nature instantly exposed. Seeing the magazine in Sora's hand, he looked as if he'd been shot with adrenaline, letting out a demonic howl as he leaped up and pounced...
…
In Class 1-A, Rito walked into the classroom and sat down, but his gaze habitually drifted to a seat to his front right.
There, a quiet and graceful girl with short blue hair was reviewing her textbook. Rito's eyes lit up, a love-struck look on his face.
"Ah... Haruna-chan is so cute today, too..."
His heart pounded as he watched her focused silhouette, his own heart filled with endless affection.
Sairenji Haruna. That was the girl's name. A beautiful girl with excellent grades, and the object of Rito's crush since middle school!
"Rito, you're staring at Sairenji again."
A teasing voice spoke as a hand clapped onto Rito's shoulder.
"Ah... Saru... Saruyama, what are you talking about? I-I wasn't!"
Pure and honest, completely inept at lying, Rito blushed as he tried to deny it. He glanced over and was relieved to see that Haruna-chan hadn't noticed.
"Yeah, yeah, I get it. You're a lost cause."
With a look of resignation, the boy named Saruyama sat down at his own desk with his bag, ceasing his teasing.
Rito glanced once more in Haruna's direction, and with a mix of complex and helpless feelings, he sighed softly and looked away, starting to organize his own textbooks.
However, Rito didn't know that the girl had been watching his actions the whole time. A faint, shy blush appeared on Haruna's cheeks as she lowered her head slightly.
"Rito-kun..."
…
"Everyone, class is about to start. Please return to your seats."
A middle-aged, scholarly-looking teacher walked to the podium with a textbook.
"Today, we have a new transfer student joining our class. Let's welcome him."
"Kusanagi-kun, please come in."
The teacher addressed the students, then called out to Sora outside the door.
"Eh? A transfer student at this time? The semester is almost over."
"Ooh... I'm so excited! I hope it's a cute girl."
"Hahaha... Are you an idiot? Kusanagi Sora, that's obviously a boy's name!"
...
The classroom erupted in chatter. Under everyone's gaze, Sora walked in from outside and stood at the podium.
"Hello everyone, my name is Kusanagi Sora. From now on, I'll be your classmate. Please take care of me."
He wrote his name on the blackboard with a few swift strokes, then turned around and introduced himself with a gentle smile.
His eyes scanned the entire classroom. After a brief pause on Rito by the window, his gaze quickly locked onto Haruna.
A strange light flashed in his eyes. As expected of this world's female protagonist. Haruna had beautiful short blue hair, a cute oval face, and a fresh, lively, yet graceful demeanor. She was the kind of girl who inspired protectiveness at first glance.
While Sora was observing Haruna, he didn't notice that after he finished his introduction, the entire classroom had fallen into a strange silence.
"Whoa..."
"Oh my god, can a guy really be that handsome?! Sora-kun, are you a famous star here to experience school life?"
"What famous star? Sora-kun must be a prince from a fairy tale!"
"Sora-kun, please sit next to me! There's a seat here."
"How can someone be so handsome?! Is he trying to make the rest of us feel bad for existing?!"
"Enemy! This guy is definitely an enemy!!!!!"
The classroom was in an uproar. The girls shrieked, their eyes sparkling as they looked at Sora. The boys, on the other hand, were shocked and indignant, instantly branding Sora as their number one enemy.
How could a guy be so inhumanly handsome? How were the rest of them schlubs supposed to live?!
Although Rito by the window didn't resent Sora like the other boys, he still felt a little jealous seeing how crazy the girls were. Sora-san is a bit too handsome. Even Mikan-chan mentioned him several times at home. He's not going to steal Haruna-chan's attention, is he?
He secretly glanced in Haruna's direction and felt a small sense of relief.
"Good, good, Haruna-chan is very calm. She's not the type of girl to judge by appearances."
Reassuring himself, Rito felt a lot more at ease.
Snapping back to reality, Sora smiled at the students below, feeling a little narcissistic. This Sora is indeed a bit too handsome. What a sin, what a sin...
"Alright, everyone, quiet down, quiet down."
"Sora-kun, you can sit next to Sairenji-san."
Finally, the teacher calmed everyone down and pointed to the empty seat next to Sairenji Haruna.
"Yes, teacher."
Giving the teacher a big thumbs-up in his mind, Sora replied and walked down from the podium.
Sitting down, he looked at Haruna beside him and smiled and nodded, but made no further moves.
Haruna was one of the girls he was determined to conquer, but Sora was in no hurry. Delicious things needed to be savored slowly, and there was plenty of time ahead.
Haruna politely returned the nod, but shyly turned her head away quickly.
The bell rang, and the teacher began the lesson. However, the boys and girls in the class still hadn't calmed their excited or resentful hearts, their eyes darting toward Sora from time to time.
But instead of the upright, attentive figure they imagined, what shocked them all was that on his very first day, Sora was already slumped over his desk, fast asleep!!!
The girls couldn't help but look disappointed, feeling that their image of Sora had instantly plummeted. The boys, however, sneered with contempt, their gazes toward him softening slightly.
As his deskmate, Haruna naturally noticed Sora sleeping soundly. She frowned, intending to wake him, but then remembered they barely knew each other and dropped the idea.
She opened her textbook and listened attentively to the teacher. The small ripple this new deskmate had stirred in her heart completely dissipated...
In the entire class, perhaps the only one still worried about Sora was Rito.
He was completely speechless about his neighbor and classmate. It's your first day and you're already sleeping in class? Sora-san, wake up! The teacher is about to see you!
He wanted to warn Sora, but they were too far apart, and all Rito could do was watch anxiously.
Yet, for some reason, after seeing Haruna-chan's reaction to Sora, Rito suddenly felt a sense of relief. He felt that maybe this wasn't so bad after all...
"Sora-kun, please come up and solve these problems!"
Well, it didn't take long for the teacher at the podium to spot the sleeping Sora. Furious, he scrawled several problems on the blackboard and yelled at him.
The classroom buzzed. Although the girls were disappointed in Sora's behavior, they couldn't help but worry for him. The boys, on the other hand, were mostly gloating, ready to watch the show.
Next to Sora, Haruna looked at the problems on the board and sighed softly. Even she, one of the top students in the school, couldn't solve them. The teacher was clearly trying to make things difficult for Sora-kun.
On one hand, she felt it would be good for Sora-kun to be taken down a peg so he'd study seriously in the future. On the other hand, her kind heart couldn't help but worry for him. In short, Haruna's feelings were very complicated.
"Oof... that was a good nap! Teacher, were you calling me?"
Feeling refreshed after his nap, Sora stretched and stood up when he heard the teacher call his name.
"Sora-kun, please come up and solve these problems!"
The teacher, almost bursting with anger, repeated himself in a grim tone.
"Yeah, yeah, I got it."
Sora knew his actions had probably annoyed the teacher, but he didn't much care. He'd been through this countless times.
Under the gaze of the entire class, he walked to the podium, glanced casually at the problems on the board, and without pausing, scribbled down the answers in a few strokes.
"Teacher, the truth is, I'm a genius, so you don't have to worry about my studies in the future."
"I might sleep or play games in class from time to time, but please rest assured, I won't disturb the other students."
"Hah... that's about it. Please continue, Teacher..."
Yawning again, he ignored the stunned teacher and classmates, walked back to his seat, slumped over, and fell back to sleep.
Finally recovering from her shock, Haruna looked at her deskmate, who was already back in dreamland. For the first time, a unique and brilliant light sparkled in her eyes...