Chapter 001: The ember Only Wants a Peaceful Daily Life
At three o'clock in the afternoon, the sky was clear for ten thousand miles, covering the four corners of the world. The boundless Kanto Plain of Japan was filled with buildings of all sizes. In a high school located in the urban area of Chiba Prefecture, the bell for the end of class rang throughout the entire school.
Students walked out of their classrooms one after another. They spoke with confidence and poise, and their uniforms—white shirts with black trousers or black skirts—were clean and tidy. After all, this was the best high school in Chiba Prefecture, Chiba Prefecture Sobu High School, and they were all top-tier local honor students.
"OK, everything's done."
After Chen Yao packed his schoolbag, he sent a leave request message to his homeroom teacher, planning to skip PE class. He picked up his bag and was about to leave.
"Classmate Chen Yao, where are you planning to go?"
Suddenly, just as he stepped out into the corridor, a cool female voice came from behind him.
His heart skipped a beat. He turned his head and saw a girl of the same age standing in the dim school corridor. She had long black hair, exquisite features, fair skin with a rosy tint, and was illegally cute.
[Beep beep beep...]
A large amount of character information quickly flooded into Chen Yao's mind:
[Character: Yukinoshita Yukino
Age: 17 years old
Gender: Female
World Source: "My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected"
Contact Difficulty Level: S
Evaluation: A girl who has been ostracized by her Classmates since childhood due to her outstanding intelligence and looks, leading to a strong-willed and sharp-tongued personality. To change this, she worked hard to establish the Service Club to help and correct those in need.]
"A troublesome person has appeared."
Chen Yao thought, a look of distress on his face.
That's right, the super beautiful girl in front of him was the heroine of an anime he had once seen, and now she appeared in the flesh in this parallel world school.
Yukinoshita Yukino, one of the most popular long-black-haired girls in the 2D world. She established a club called the [Service Club] to solve problems for her fellow students. Currently, she is acting to correct the distorted personality of the international student, Chen Yao.
"Classmate Chen Yao, you don't seem very happy to see me."
Yukinoshita Yukino looked at Chen Yao and asked with a cold expression.
"No, not at all... Classmate Yukinoshita, what can I do for you?"
Chen Yao forced a somewhat fake smile and waved his hand as he asked.
"Sigh... What else do you think? I suppose you're planning to skip class again without the teacher's permission? I had a feeling you would use PE class to skip. How many times has it been? Please stop this childish and meaningless behavior. If this continues, I can foresee Yao-kun step-by-step becoming a habitual anti-social offender targeting little girls and young ladies. The Service Club won't be able to correct such an irredeemable personality."
Yukinoshita Yukino predicted Chen Yao's future with a serious expression, sounding more and more like it was true.
Chen Yao looked at Yukinoshita Yukino with a complicated expression. Don't just steer someone's fate in a perverted direction; he was only skipping class to draw manga, not to attack Japanese girls.
"Ahem, I've actually already asked the teacher for leave. Today is still Friday, and I have to go back to Gunma Prefecture to work. You've misunderstood me, Classmate Yukinoshita. Please explain to the teacher that I am definitely walking on the path of light."
Chen Yao explained and prepared to turn around and slip away.
He was truly busy. As a serialized manga artist, every manuscript had to be drawn by hand. He wasn't in the same group as these greenhouse high schoolers.
Two years ago, due to an accident, he was very unlucky in the first world he transmigrated to. He was sent to the dark soul world to be an Undead. After finally struggling to complete the Deep Sea ending, the second world he transmigrated to was this parallel Japanese world.
However, the Japan of this parallel world was not ordinary either. It seemed to contain many anime characters he knew or didn't know. Simply put, it was a wonderful world where one coexisted with anime characters.
"Please don't make excuses. Besides, the teacher seemed to have anticipated your behavior and already notified the school security to lock your bike. Unless you finish the full day's curriculum, they won't unlock it for you."
Yukinoshita Yukino said, seemingly having a headache that required her to rub her temples for relief.
"What did you say? Locked my bike?"
Hearing this, Chen Yao's eyes widened. These despicable teachers, to use such a mean and shameless tactic?
"It looks like you've finally been cornered. That's good. Seeing Classmate Chen Yao with such an uneasy expression puts my mind at ease."
After seeing Chen Yao's pitiful expression, Yukinoshita Yukino instead had a smile of relief. She turned and left satisfied. This scene felt a lot like "I've always wanted to see the expression on your face when you're jealous of me."
Chen Yao looked at Yukinoshita Yukino's departing back and thought, "My personality is distorted? You're the one who's distorted, okay?"
Having no choice, he helplessly put his schoolbag back on the desk. There was no other reason why he was given such special attention by the teachers and the Service Club other than the fact that his total score currently ranked first in the entire grade. He was ten points higher than Yukinoshita and fifteen points higher than the third-place Hayato Hayama. He had become a key figure, and all the credit went to the ability panel from his previous dark soul world, which he still possessed.
Speaking of which, his treatment in this world wasn't great either. Not only was his personality a bit unconventional, making him disliked by Shizuka Hiratsuka-sensei—not to mention being arranged into the Service Club—but he had also offended all the teachers in the school for the sake of drawing manga. If he didn't still hold the title of the Baseball Club's ace pitcher, he would probably have been kicked out by now.
"Classmate Chen Yao, the teacher is calling you to get scolded." Hearing a Classmate call him, Chen Yao replied with a stiff upper lip, "Coming." Bad things were happening one after another.
Just as he was running to get scolded by the PE teacher, the surrounding students suddenly became rowdy and started pointing at a girl.
"Look, what a cute girl. Is she the transfer student who just moved into Class B?"
"Snow-white skin, and she has a bit of a sickly feel, like she has foreign blood."
The people around were full of praise for the girl, and it sounded very enticing.
Hearing all the praise, Chen Yao looked over curiously. As a result, another class on the playground featured a girl with silver-white long hair and an exceedingly beautiful face. She did indeed look slightly sickly, but for some reason, she gave off a charming and bewitching feeling that was very attractive to men. She was indeed a super cute girl.
However, this petite girl was all alone, seemingly ignoring everyone around her.
"Her name seems to be... Classmate Kagami, right? I heard she's a descendant of nobility." A boy said her name.
"What did you say? Kagaribi no Kiriue!?"
Chen Yao was shocked when he heard the name.
[Beep beep beep...]
Almost at the same time, information about the girl came from the system in Chen Yao's mind:
[Beep beep beep...]
[Character: Kagaribi no Kiriue
Age: 317 years old
Gender: Female
World Source: "Bishoujo Mangekyou"
Contact Difficulty Level: A
Evaluation: A loli Vampire with a lovely face and a soft body. She has remained a virgin to this day and is not afraid of sunlight or silver. Currently, she is transferring from school to school out of boredom.]
"No way, a Vampire? Why is there a Vampire?"
Chen Yao stared blankly at the beautiful girl standing alone on the playground. The Vampire girl with fair skin stood in the sunlight, attracting everyone's attention like a princess.
Although he thought this world was relatively peaceful and safe, the sudden transfer of a Vampire into the school made him feel as if something was about to happen... Chapter 002: There's a Vampire Girl in School (Revised)
On the playground, Kagaribi no Kiriue was active alone. She had few expressions, but she gave off a very charming feeling. Her snow-white arms and thighs were a sight to behold, giving off a delicate and pitiable sense of endearment.
She was almost becoming one of the top ten beauties of Sobu High School, making the boys' souls fly away.
However, Chen Yao knew that this girl was a Vampire, and a Vampire who wasn't afraid of light or silver at that. She was very powerful, a dangerous and beautiful woman.
Bad memories were stirred up for Chen Yao. He remembered when he was still in the dark soul world, there was a race called [Darkwraiths]. His forehead used to be sucked dry by them. They were similarly handsome but extremely dangerous existences.
"Forget it, better not provoke this kind of race. Although I could beat them before, it feels like a huge hassle."
Chen Yao looked at her, shook his head, and decided it was safer to go get scolded by the teacher.
However, not long after Chen Yao left, Kagaribi no Kiriue seemed to sense something and turned her head in confusion.
"Strange, why is there a smell of blood like iron filings boiled at high temperature..."
Kagaribi no Kiriue's delicate brows furrowed slightly as she looked around, but she didn't find anyone noteworthy passing by.
But it was also possible that something was wrong with her sense of smell. Although she wasn't afraid of sunlight, exposure still had many negative effects on her. Now, her cold sweat had soaked her underwear, and she felt an inexplicable exhaustion... ~·~·~·~·~
PE class in Japanese schools can be described as a grand event. From manga, the world knows that Japanese schools have special sportswear, and Japanese girls' sportswear is very distinctive—it's truly "sexy." There was an era in the 1980s when it was popular for girls to wear bloomers as gym shorts. Although that has been abolished now, the sight of cute girls exercising in short tops and shorts still composes the beautiful story of Japanese high school girls' youth.
At this moment on the sports field, girls were practicing hurdles and long jumps. Their smooth body lines inevitably attracted the gaze of the opposite sex. Among them, the focus of everyone was on Yukinoshita Yukino. This beautiful girl lived up to her name, as beautiful as a winter flower. She tied up her elegant long hair, and after finishing her warm-up exercises, she began the hurdles.
"Classmate Yukinoshita is so cute. If only she could be my girlfriend..."
The high school boys watching all held this wish while observing her. Although it wasn't possible in reality, it was possible in their dreams.
Chen Yao watched while doing his penalty run. He had actually encountered many beauties before, such as the beautiful and noble Fire Keeper, the Black Witch Karura who teased him, and Sister Friede who always sat in a chair. But it had to be said that Yukinoshita Yukino also had the capital to rival them, though her personality was too harsh—she was like a malicious Snow Woman.
"Achoo."
Yukinoshita Yukino suddenly couldn't help but sneeze. She didn't care. After getting ready at the starting line, she began her sprint and completed the 100-meter hurdles with standard form, drawing applause and cheers from her Classmates.
However, after finishing the run, she was panting heavily. Her fair cheeks were covered in beads of sweat, and she breathed deeply.
"So amazing! Classmate Yukinoshita ran a time of 16.45 seconds, which is still the top level for girls in the entire grade!"
"Classmate Yukinoshita is like an all-rounder; she's excellent at everything."
"I really want to become like Classmate Yukinoshita..."
However, Yukino didn't care about others' praise; she only cared about what score that person had run.
However, she heard a Classmate mention a certain student's track and field results.
"But Class J is really strong. Classmate Yukinoshita can run the fastest for girls, but that international student Chen Yao can run the 110-meter hurdles in 14 seconds, and he's not even out of breath after running..."
Hearing this, Yukinoshita Yukino was somewhat surprised. She couldn't help but turn her head to look for Chen Yao, only to find that the person who was originally on the playground was gone... "..."
Yukinoshita Yukino fell silent. Soon, she went to a shaded area with other students to rest. As someone who had always been first since childhood, she had been away from the top spot for two consecutive years. Yet that eccentric international student didn't care about it at all... After finishing the physical fitness test for PE, Chen Yao took his drawing tools to an empty classroom to immerse himself in drawing.
"Damn Yukinoshita Yukino, always trying every possible way to hinder my manga progress. My working time is already insufficient. If I can't finish the latest chapter today, the publisher probably won't let me off..."
Chen Yao was currently drawing the entire manga by himself, so the workload was particularly large. Although he drew fun manga aimed at ages 7 to 15, it was currently well-received with a large audience, hailed as the "Sgt. Frog" of the Heisei era and the "Dr. Slump" of the new era.
However, just as he was drawing against the clock, a crisp "bang" came from the floor above, as if something had shattered.
"Strange, why is someone up there at this time?"
Chen Yao was stunned. Hearing that the movement above seemed unusual, it caught his attention. For safety's sake, he packed his things and went to take a look.
As a result, at the stairwell, he encountered a girl's figure crouching there. She looked very weak and was constantly gasping for breath.
Chen Yao looked closely and saw that the girl was none other than Kagaribi no Kiriue. She was currently soaked through, her cheeks were very flushed, and as the sunlight hit her body, a sliver of white smoke was rising from her.
"Classmate Kagaribi no Kiriue, why are you here?"
Chen Yao saw this and was somewhat surprised, curious about why she was there.
"..."
But the girl with fair skin and a sickly feel just crouched there. As if she had heard Chen Yao's question, her lips moved, but it was inaudible.
"Wait, I can't hear what you're saying. Do you need help or something..."
Chen Yao knew she was a Vampire, but he himself had once been an Undead. The two could coexist peacefully. He thought perhaps she was just feeling unwell and went forward to check the situation.
Before he could finish his sentence, Kagaribi no Kiriue suddenly swayed and fell right into Chen Yao, hitting a very sensitive spot. Chen Yao was hit so hard it hurt, but he couldn't immediately defend himself.
"Huff~ Huff~"
She fainted! This Vampire girl actually just fainted! Chen Yao immediately intended to help her up, but just as his hand supported her head, a female student's voice came from below.
"Classmate Kagami, are you still feeling unwell? Would it be better to go to the infirmary? There's still some time before class ends, should you ask the teacher for leave..."
A girl from Class B peeked her head out from the stairwell, calling out to the floor above with concern.
As a result, what she saw in the middle of the stairs was a scene unsuitable for children...