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Chapter 5: First Day of School
"You guessed wrong."
"I'm an orphan. My parents died in an accident when I was very young."
Kamiba Yuma's face showed no trace of sadness. He was already used to it.
Although, living alone was indeed a bit lonely.
He hadn't even had time to build a relationship with his parents in this life before he lost them.
Thanks to the memories from his previous life, he learned to cook for himself at a young age. With the help of relatives, he managed to grow up healthy.
In the eyes of those who knew his family situation, he had always been the "model child."
"I'm sorry, I didn't know..."
Yukinoshita Yukino quickly apologized.
She hadn't expected him to be an orphan. If he had really been hit by the car today...
Yukinoshita Yukino didn't dare to imagine.
"I'm already used to it. Living alone is pretty good, isn't it?"
"No family to control me. I can do whatever I want."
In fact, Kamiba Yuma had done quite a few crazy things.
Without parents, he was an easy target for school bullying.
Starting from elementary school, he was constantly in fights. This situation only eased up a lot when he got to middle school.
But even though he was usually ganged up on, he quickly got his revenge on every single one of them.
He was no stranger to framing people or launching sneak attacks on their way home.
Moreover, his body developed much faster than a normal person's. Later on, it was often him fighting a whole group of people by himself.
He kept at it until he had beaten them all into submission.
"Looks like we're at the school. See you later, Yukinoshita-san."
Yukinoshita Yukino watched Kamiba Yuma's retreating back, a trace of admiration in her heart.
To live alone without parents and still grow into such an outstanding person. He was much stronger than her.
Although she was from the Yukinoshita family and was outstanding in her own right, she had been ostracized by others since she was young and couldn't even handle basic interpersonal relationships.
And she had a perfect older sister, whose shadow she had been living under her whole life.
"Sooner or later, I will surpass that woman and become even more outstanding than her!"
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"First Year Class F, huh?"
Kamiba Yuma, carrying his school bag, chose a seat in the back row.
He had arrived very early, so there weren't many people here yet.
"Yo, good morning. A handsome guy with blond hair, just like me."
Kamiba Yuma put his bag in his desk and looked at the other blond-haired boy in the classroom, Hayama Hayato.
Kamiba Yuma had already confirmed his name.
"Hello, I'm Hayama Hayato. It's a pleasure to meet you."
Hayama Hayato hadn't expected to run into such a friendly classmate this early.
And they both had blond hair. What a coincidence.
"I'm Kamiba Yuma. I like kendo and archery. We'll be classmates for the next three years, so let's get acquainted."
"I like soccer. I'm planning to join the school's soccer club. Does that mean you're joining the kendo or archery club?"
"I have a senior who's the vice-captain of the kendo club. I can introduce you."
Hayama Hayato wanted to get along and become friends with the first person he had met at his new school.
"No thanks. Although I like those two things, I'm not really interested in joining the kendo club or anything anymore."
Kamiba Yuma was tired of joining a club only to be criticized and assigned menial chores.
Most of those clubs were just places for them to socialize and fool around.
To them, Kamiba Yuma, who seriously practiced his swordsmanship alone, was just an outcast.
He just wanted to practice his sword in peace. Those people who were jealous of him and excluded him could go and play by themselves.
"I'm planning to start my own club. Do some things I actually want to do."
"Well, may I ask the name of your club?"
"Let's call it the Exorcism Club."
"The truth is, I was born with the ability to see ghosts. And recently, I've even discovered monsters that eat human souls."
"Of course, you can just think I'm making it all up. I don't mind."
"My purpose in creating the Exorcism Club is to help those poor souls and eliminate those monsters."
Hayama Hayato nodded blankly. He hasn't graduated from his 8th-grade syndrome yet?
Although he didn't understand why Kamiba Yuma was still a chuunibyou, he respected other people's hobbies.
"Oh, I see. Unfortunately, I have to join the soccer club. Otherwise, I would definitely join your Exorcism Club!"
To avoid being pulled into this yet-to-be-founded club, Hayama Hayato immediately shut down any possibility.
However, Kamiba Yuma had never planned on asking Hayama Hayato to join.
A club could be established as long as it had three official members.
He just needed to apply to the school for an empty classroom. He could buy the club's supplies himself.
"Well, that's enough chatting for now. I've taken up so much of your time."
"Not at all. I enjoyed talking with you. Maybe we can become good friends."
More and more people began to file into the classroom.
This included a black-haired boy with overly long bangs and dead-fish eyes.
Just one look at his eyes, and you could feel an aura of decay and boredom.
This was Hikigaya Hachiman, who had a cute and understanding little sister.
Hikigaya Hachiman, I've decided: you and I are going to be friends!
The pink-haired Yuigahama Yui also entered the classroom in a flurry.
She saw Kamiba Yuma, who waved at her, and her expression immediately changed to one of guilt and surprise.
She hadn't expected Kamiba to be in the same class as her.
This was good, too. At least she knew someone here.
Yuigahama Yui chose the seat in front of Kamiba Yuma.
"We meet again, Yuigahama-san."
"Hello, Kamiba-san. Thank you again for saving Sable this morning."
"I'm treating you to dinner after school. Please don't say no."
Yuigahama Yui leaned on Kamiba Yuma's desk, speaking earnestly.
But in Kamiba Yuma's eyes, this was a scene that was both sexy and cute.
Yui's buns (hair) were pressed against Yuma's desk, and they were very prominent.
"No problem. But I have a huge appetite. Did you bring enough money?"
Yuigahama Yui patted her wallet, full of confidence.
To make friends on the first day of school, she had asked her mom for a lot of extra allowance.
"Don't worry, it's no problem!"
"You're being a little loud. Also, the teacher's here."
Yuigahama Yui turned around and realized that many people were looking at them.
"Sorry, I was too loud!"
The class bell rang, and their homeroom teacher, Hiratsuka Shizuka, walked in.