Here is the natural and fluent English translation of your story's opening chapter, keeping the style, structure, and tone as close to the original as possible:
• On the Street •
There's a guy walking down the street. Cars are rushing past each other, lights flickering dimly. He walks like he's got attitude—like he just did something reckless. Honestly, he looked like he just did some hard drugs.
And then—he crosses the street with 30 seconds still left on the red light timer.
Suddenly—a truck charges forward at full speed.
CRASH!!!
Everything falls into chaos. Police sirens blare. Ambulances rush to save the injured.
— The Story Begins —
TV: Last night, a serious traffic accident occurred when a truck plowed straight through a young man on the road.
"Damn… poor dude. Still young, and already dead."
But then, the guy gets up… and casually picks up a milk carton to drink.
And right as he takes a sip, the TV breaks another shocking piece of news—causing him to spit milk all over the place.
TV: The accident resulted in a massive disaster, with damages amounting to over 1000 gold credits. Five cars were totaled, 15 people died, and five were critically injured.
The guy who got hit? Unharmed. Authorities are still trying to identify this man and figure out what actually happened.
"WTF? How is that even possible?"
Still in shock, he steps outside with a box of dog food.
Out front, he feeds his dog. Suddenly, three thugs come sprinting out of an alley, leaving a beaten guy and a girl behind. But Ken doesn't pay much attention—he grabs a letter from the mailbox and heads back inside.
Reading the letter:
"Congratulations, Kenchiho!
You've officially passed the graduation exam and are now invited to attend our prestigious academy.
The opening ceremony will take place at 7:30 AM on June 5th, 20XX.
Don't be late—it's not a good look to screw up on the first day."
As he finishes reading, Ken jumps in the air like a madman. After all, he'd worked so hard to get into this school, and now high school was finally about to begin after a long summer break.
— June 2nd, 20XX —
6:55 AM
The train doors open. A guy is sprinting like a maniac through the crowd.
Ken (panting): "Huff... huff... damn it!
My alarm betrayed me! I set it for 6 o'clock, so how the hell did it go off at 6:45?!
Motherf—!!"
That morning, at exactly 6:00 AM:
RING RING RING!
A hand slaps the alarm clock and hurls it across the room.
"F*ck off! Let me sleep!" – he mutters.
"Just five more minutes… Zzz…"
Yeah... right.
Ken wakes up thinking: "Should be just five minutes, right?"
But when he looks at the wall clock…
6:45 AM
"SH*T!! No way it's this late already?!"
Ken jumps up and immediately trips.
"F*cking hell... ouch!!" – he groans – "Damn it!"
He grabs his shirt, pants, throws them on, and dashes out the door—only to forget his backpack.
Back to the present:
As the station gate opens, Ken squeezes through the crowd and runs full speed.
THUD!!!
"AGHHH!!"
Ken crashes into a girl. Both of them shout in pain.
Ken (furious): "WHICH BLIND PIG DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO FREAKING WALK?!"
Girl (startled): "I-I'm sorry! I was kind of in a hurry…"
Ken looks up, ready to yell more… but stops.
In front of him is a gorgeous girl. Long legs, pale skin… a beauty that leaves him speechless.
The girl asks:
"Hey, are you okay?"
(Meanwhile, she's thinking: Did I hit him too hard? Why's he just staring into space like that?)
Ken finally snaps out of it and helps her gather the papers she dropped, apologizing.
Noticing her school uniform, Ken realizes it's from the same prestigious school he's going to.
Just as he's about to ask, she lifts her head—and their eyes meet.
A strange spark runs through Ken's body. Startled, he quickly looks away.
They chat a little. The girl learns that Ken is also attending the same school… but that he's running late.
Immediately, she turns serious and gives Ken a five-minute lecture about punctuality.
By the time it's done, Ken has to sprint full speed to the school auditorium for the entrance ceremony.
But—he gets stopped by a security guard.
"Like I said… no one likes being late on day one."
—the student council vice president reluctantly lets him through.
In the classroom, Ken is forced to sit in the back. He ends up next to a blue-haired guy who introduces himself as Miden.
Ken introduces himself too, and the two hit it off quickly.
While they're chatting, a girl steps onto the podium to announce the school rules.
Ken looks up—and freezes.
It's her.
The girl from earlier.
She's the student council vice president.
Ken suddenly feels that his school life… may be over before it even began.
— After the Opening Ceremony —
Ken's feeling drained after sitting for hours. Miden invites him to the training grounds, where the vice president is supposedly "handling" some overconfident freshmen. Tons of people are gathered—especially first-years.
At the center, a loudmouth guy is challenging the VP to a duel, claiming that if he wins, she has to date him.
Tired of his yapping, she agrees to a duel.
Two minutes later, he's on the ground begging for mercy.
Turns out, this guy's no joke. He's listed as a "Beast-Class" threat, a rare talent in the region.
Author's Note:
In this world, power levels are ranked by threat class. The stronger you are, the higher your level.
The ranking system is as follows:
F-Class: Minor Monster Next: Fiend Then: Beast Followed by: Wild Beast → Greater Monster → Commander
Beyond that:
Village, District, Province, City, Calamity, Nation, and finally:
World-Class Threat
Back on the field:
The VP now challenges Ken to a duel, letting him pick his best weapon. She'll use the same weapon to make it fair.
She adds with a smirk:
"If today weren't the opening ceremony, I'd have handled you earlier!"
Ken gulps, but doesn't back down. He chooses the weapon he's best at—while people gossip, assuming he chickened out.
Just as Ken returns, someone throws a glove at him—an official, unavoidable duel challenge.
He picks it up and walks out… with two swords.
He tosses one to the VP and points the other at her.
"This is my specialty."
The crowd gasps.
Upperclassmen whisper—turns out, the VP is no slouch with a sword either.
Ken says proudly:
"I, Kenchiho, of the noble Dragon Helt family, stake my honor on this duel."
She responds:
"Very well. I, Sarinpha of the XXXX clan, will do the same."
With that, the two charge at each other.
Ken strikes down from above.
Sarinpha ducks and sweeps her blade.
Ken steps back, steps on her sword, then slashes downward.
She dodges sideways and sweeps his legs.
Ken flips back.
She slashes hard—Ken blocks, holds firm, crouches low, and counters.
Ken starts hitting pressure points, forcing her to defend more and more. She's being pushed back.
Suddenly—Sarinpha jumps back, tosses her sword away.
People think she gave up.
But no—she pulls out a pair of gloves.
"You used your specialty. Now I'll use mine."
She blitzes Ken with inhuman speed. One punch—Ken blocks with his sword but is shoved back.
Before he can recover, BOOM! another hit to the ribs sends him flying nearly two meters. He blacks out.
Evening.
Ken wakes up.
Only Sarinpha is there.
She apologizes—saying it was just a student challenge and she may have gone overboard. She even bought him water.
They introduce themselves again properly. Sarinpha gives Ken a bright, radiant smile, as the evening sun casts a soft glow around her.
In that moment, Ken feels something stir inside him.
A feeling he doesn't fully understand—but it makes him want to protect that smile at all costs.
Sarinpha waves her hand in front of his face.
"Hello? Earth to Ken?"
He snaps out of it and smiles awkwardly.
They exchange contact info.
As Ken boards the train, he waves goodbye to Sarinpha, feeling a strange sense of… longing.
Back home, Ken receives a message from her—and his heart skips a beat.
He sits down, opens his journal, and writes:
Day 1 of High School – Memories Begin
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