"He's bleeding a lot."
"Should we call an ambulance?"
"This guy's really unlucky, getting hit like this by a cat."
"I'm telling you, I saw it clearly. The cat suddenly fell from the sky and hit this guy directly on the head."
Ryu slowly opened his eyes, feeling an excruciating pain in his head.
Just as he was about to rub it, he realized he was lying face down on the ground.
How did I get here?
And what's this sticky stuff?
Ryu wondered, filled with questions.
"Hey, young man, are you alright?"
Just then, a voice that sounded like an older woman reached **Ryu's** ears.
Ryu looked around and found himself surrounded by people.
Then, he saw that the ground where he had just been lying was covered in blood that hadn't yet dried.
What happened to me?
A terrorist attack?
A prank?
Wait, no, that lady was speaking Japanese, wasn't she?
Ryu looked around. Sure enough, everything was unfamiliar.
The signs on the nearby telephone poles were all in Japanese.
Where am I…?
He suddenly sensed something was wrong, then intently scanned his surroundings again.
Could I have transmigrated?
He remembered playing tennis with his friends. He saw the ball flying towards him, but before he could return it, a sharp pain shot through his head, and then he seemed to faint.
Thinking about this, he seemed to understand something.
He felt a little panicked, yet also a faint sense of excitement.
Suddenly, another sharp pain struck Ryu's head.
Memories flooded his mind.
Shirogane Ryu, the youngest son of the Shirogane family, was about to enter Teiko Middle School.
His parents had been abroad frequently for the past few years due to their careers.
There was an older sister at home who was about to go to university.
Did I really transmigrate?
Shirogane Ryu.
Ryu.
Teiko Middle School?
Why does it feel so familiar…
Never mind, I'll stop thinking about that for now.
But what happened to me?
Why am I lying on the ground?
And bleeding so much…
Ryu tried to find the answer in his mind.
Soon, he found the reason.
A group of delinquents about his age were harassing a girl.
The original owner couldn't stand it and stepped in to say a few words.
As a result, he was surrounded by them.
Then suddenly, he felt a sharp pain in his head, and then he knew nothing more.
Ryu touched his head.
"Was I ambushed?"
But that's not right!
Those surrounding him didn't attack.
What on earth happened?
Only then did Ryu notice the crowd around him.
He felt like a monkey being stared at.
He quickly found a gap and fled.
How much time passed, he didn't know.
Ryu arrived at a quiet corner.
He slowed his pace and let out a long sigh.
Phew…
"Those people were really scary."
Just as he finished speaking, a voice reached his ears.
"That's right, they startled me at first too!"
Huh?
Ryu looked around, but saw no one.
Was I imagining things?
He shook his head and muttered under his breath.
"Maybe it's a side effect of time travel?"
"Are you an idiot?"
"Who?"
Ryu hurriedly searched for the speaker, but still couldn't find anyone around.
In broad daylight, could it be a ghost?
They say there are many ghosts in Japan; could I have run into one?
Ryu quickly closed his eyes, silently chanting "Amitabha."
"What are you doing? Did I knock you stupid?"
Ryu felt the voice seemed to be coming from below.
So he looked down in the direction of the sound.