The school bell rang signiling the start of homeroom. Chie Hoshinomiya walked into class 1B of this year's first year grade
" Good morning! Oh it seems you guys are adapting well to the school, huh? And it's only the 15th day too~ "
A beautiful woman walked into the classroom, she had an appearance that could easily pass as a student and a figure that drew eyes of males, young and old
" Good morning Hoshinomiya-sensei "
" Sigh Hoshinomiya-sensei, even though you look great, but could you really not smell like alcohol in the morning "
" Ahahaha, sensei couldn't help it, my new boyfriend and I broke up and I'm single again, sigh~ "
" This.... Hoshinomiya-sensei isn't this boyfriend the one you said you'll love for the rest of your life yesterday? "
" Hahahaha, really I don't seem to recall that Shibata-kun, any way let's do row call before we can start the day "
In the class, which has a lighthearted and carefree atmosphere the teacher began row call
At the front of the class near the door sat a boy slumped over his desk, he had an above average face sporting Black hair and golden shining eyes covered in dark marks
His build could not be seen as the uniform he wore seemed to be a size larger than what he actually wore, leaving him with a messy yet somehow pleasant appearance
" Yotsuba Akira "
The boy, hearing his name being called raised his hand up in a gesture that said, I'm here, seemingly to lazy to even say present
" Sigh Yotsuba-kun should really pay attention to rest like I said yesterday, other wise you'll collapse in class! "
Hoshinomiya, seeing this ' problem child ' suddenly felt a rare headache coming
She was usually the one causing them for others but she was convinced be this child, he was even more troublesome then she was
The school year had only began with barely more than 2 weeks passing
Most students have already settled and adapted to the ways of this school
Though the still haven't learned of everything as the first month of the school hasn't passed, the fact that the class had already elected a leader was impressive
Considering the fact that none of the other 3 classes have done so, that fact becomes even more highlighted
Class A is split into 2 factions
Class C is miniature WWE showdown every now and then
Class D is a.... Well Class Do
Normally Chief would be quite satisfied with the situation...but
And thats a big but
Yotsuba Akira
This student exceeded all her expectations, and when she said that....it wasn't in a good way
This student was the legitimate Black sheep of Class B, the only student that didn't fall under the category of little angel children
Normally this wouldn't concern Chie, however
Student: Yotsuba Akira
Age: 16
Class: First year 1B
Ability :
Academic Ability: A
Intelligence: A+
Judgement: A-
Physical Ability: A
Co-operativeness: C
After reading these God tier statistics even she felt a glimmer of excitement
She had come back to this disgusting school mainly to suppress Sae Chabashira and preventing her goal of rising Class D to Class A
But after coming back it was impossible for her not to harbour thoughts of promoting her own class. After all if her class are in class A, then it means Sae-chan's class isn't
A win-win situation except only she's the one winning twice!
Having seen the possibility of getting more points for alcohol, she felt extremely tempted and with both Yotsuba and ichinose she felt it was possible
Until she was slapped in the face by reality
She had forgotten that this school didn't just hand out students with high statistics to lower classes without a proper reason
Either it be a flaw in their personality or something that happened in the past
Ichinose and Yotsuba were without a doubt people who qualified for Class A
Yet for reasons they're shelved into class B instead
Again this was not the core problem and cause of Chie's recent headaches and increase in alcohol consumption
The reason is why Yotsuba Akira was in class in the first place
" Student Yotsuba Akira shows signs of poor health care and insufficient care to how he manages his time. While this may seem like a small problem as he was still able to score 5th in the school, the school doesn't see it that way but in fact sees it as a waste of potential "
" Student Yotsuba Akira will be placed in class B as a way to improve his communication and to foster good habits that will help him overcome his flaws "
To be honest when she first saw the reason Chie felt stunned, is that really it, at least ichinose stayed at home for 6 months, but Yotsuba Akira?
Total nonsense
She could fix his so called flaws in 3 days at most
That was what she thought when she finished reading the thoughts
How blissfully ignorant was she and how blind were the people making evaluations nowadays anyway?!
Cooperativeness at C? Chie would rather believe Sae-chan was a masochist than believe this
She firmly believed that his cooperativeness was E!
And finally came the core of the problem
Akira Yotsuba never talked or interacted with anyone in his class. In fact if not for the fact that he Amikuro Mako, his deskmate always takes the initiative to start small talk, Chie didn't doubt for a second he would melt into the background
Trying to get him to help ichinose lead was probably as hard as getting Sae-chan to wear a maid outfit
He had shown his remarkable insight at the first day when he asked whether points would be 100000 each month or if that'd change, showing that he could catch smart word play covered in sugar to deceive others
Yet he hadn't done anything when he knew there was a problem, only sighing and saying ' troublesome ' before he went to sleep
And if that wasn't enough seduction had no effect at all
She still remembered that painful encounter
"Yotsuba-kun~ "
" Hoshinomiya-sensei? "
Hoshinomiya showed a pouring face as leaned in closer to Akira
" Hmph, you're also one of the students who feel the teacher is too old to be your friend huh. " Chie showed a hurt and aggrieved expression leaving the boy still processing the situation
Chie noticing this was about to continue when—
" No sensei I don't call you that because I don't consider you too old to be my friend- "
Chie remembered her lips curling up in a brief moment of satisfaction when suddenly, pain struck
" It's just that regardless of whether you're older than me or not, I can't seem to find any you interest in you "
Chie Hoshinomiya, felt metaphorical punch that made her wince. She stared wide eyed at the retreating boy from her
This difficulty in attitude. This dismissive expression. That detached voice. Why the hell did she think she was talking to Sae-chan right now
No this boy was talking like Sae-chan!
And most importantly, what did he mean he couldn't find interest in her!
Hoshinomiya Chie, who was deep in ' painful 'memories was snapped back to reality when a student called her name
She looked up and saw the helpless expression of the students in class
" Uh Hoshinomiya-sensei, we're ready to learn how "
Hoshinomiya Chie smiled wryly and began her lesson with reluctants
Ring!
As the school bell Rang for break the students got up in relieve
Yotsuba Akira took the moment to sleep. His desk neighbour Amikuro Mako, a beautiful blue haired tall girl with a athletic build that had the right amount of muscle and curve had a wry smile as she got up and went to the little angel ichinose
Ichinose honami, a beautiful pink haired girl that had a chest larger than Mount Fuji smiled as she saw Amikuro's approach
" Mako-chan what's up, did this lesson of social studies give you a headache again? ". Ichinose smiled at her and teased her lightly
Amikuro smiled helplessly before she sighed. " Well today's lesson was manageable atleast, atleast I heard what the teacher said "
Ichinose smiled before her gaze landed on a figure slumped on a table at the front of the class
She frowned slightly upon seeing this before she lowered her voice a bit " So the matter regarding Yotsuba-kun? Is there any reaction to your advances yet? "
Ichinose asked while sneaking glances at The sleeping boy before she was hit in the shoulder by a flustered girl " Honami!? What are you saying! "
Amikuro Mako's face had turned red as she looked towards Yotsuba in a panic before breathing a sigh when she noticed he was still asleep
Ichinose smiled playfully "Oh didn't Amikuro change seats with Kanzaki-kun because of this reason. Didn't you want to get closer to your childhood sweetheart so you- mmm "
Amikuro, seeing the rare mischievous side of ichinose flaring up, decided enough was enough and had already planned to drag her out to eat when a scene at the door caught her attention
A pink haired girl with a figure similar to ichinose smiled shyly while looking at the sleeping boy in front of her. Her hand hesitated to reach out and wake the boy up while holding two bentos in the other hand
Amikuro Mako's expression darkened slightly and ichinose noticing sighed in exasperation
Her friend was really possessive towards a boy that she didn't even have the courage to speak with, when it came to other girls she'd approaching him she'd turn into a fierce lioness protectting its territory
And this girl in particular was a sore spot since she had been the only person who has been able to get Yotsuba Akira's attention
Her appearance had caused a stir at the second day of school when she had ran and hugged Akira in the hallway, crying and clinging to him like her life depended on it
Her name was Sakura Airi, a students of class D who was a loner. She didn't interaction with her classmates like Akira and also had the same dark marks on her face
It seems as though the knew each other very well as they even called each other by their first names with Sakura Airi showing signs of strong dependence on Akira
This was a good predicament as Akira had a person who he could call a friend, unfortunately it also drew the resentment of Amikuro Mako
Amikuro Mako was Yotsuba Akira's childhood friend in kindergarten and elementary school yet he seemed not to even recall any of that treating her like the rest of the class
Even when she introduced herself to him he only said its nice to meet you before going back to sleep not seeming to recall any involvement in her life and scaring more about getting the most of rest like it might be the last he slept
Yet whenever this girl arrived he would raise his head and try to help her with any problems
She had even seen them walking towards the roof together
So envious!
Ichinose went from being the being pulled to being the one pulling
She smiled helplessly, " Mako-chan, I've spiked to others and Sakura-san is a nice girl. She won't do anything to Yotsuba-kun "
Her words, delivered with the intention to prevent the girl from doing anything rash seeming to have the opposite effect
" That's the point, she's trying to seduce him, how could I let my childhood friend's heart be taken in by an unknown woman " Ichinose felt her eyebrow twitch
Since when had the other party tried to take Yotsuba's heart? She looked over at the girl who was now blushing red at the drowsy boy that was eating a bento
" Huh? "
Ichinose suddenly realised that Amikuro had a point. Sakura had actually bought him a bento? Ichinose had always seen them eating at the cafeteria but this was the first she'd seen them eating in class
And Sakura had made him a bento, viewed in another way this could be seen as a girl showing affection
After all a girl would never make a bento for someone she didn't like right?
And the blushing, blissful smile on Sakura was a bit too obvious...wait why was she just staring at him sleep
She decided she didn't want to know. For an unknown reason Sakura Airi seemed to have changed alot the day she met Akira
Ichinose heard that her class was suprised when she walked into the class and had mistaken her for someone else before she took her seat on the 2nd day of school
As she pulled the struggling Amikuro who seemed to have become a victim of minor NTR she reassured her, " Mako-chan should calm down. Yotsuba-kun is not easy to win over, you yourself know this and if you feel that making a bento for him is highly likely to
gain goodwill then learn from your rivals! "
Yotsuba Akira ate the Bento with a calm expression while looking at the girl in front of him blushing slightly
" You seem to have adapted very quickly, if it weren't for your dark circles, I'd think you no longer see ' them ' "
Sakura Airi deflated at the mention of ' them ', her eyes roaming around the room with caution as she smiled and said, " Didn't Akira-kun say it last time? If I can't change to with changes around me, if eventually be left behind. And I can't hide forever right "
She smiled confidently but he could see through the act easily " Don't lie. If you weren't scared you wouldn't be sticking to me like this every chance you get "
Akira mercilessly tore through the mask she had been trying to make for herself
Sakura slumped, " I can't help it. They're so scary! Woo woo woo How did Akira-kun even survive like this for years!? "
Sakura seeing her act didn't work switched gears and put on a pitiful expression.
Ever since that dungeon where they risked their lives or he risked his life to help her multiple times, she'd stuck to him like a parasite.
Her face had removed those plain glasses and her hair was styled naturally making her true beauty show
She'd stopped caring about the gazes of others. After all the gazes of people are way better then those of Eerie entities such as evil spirits
After finishing the first game of the 'Eerie game's ' she'd decided to clung to this classmate named Yotsuba Akira's fat ' Golden thigh ' without hesitation
Heck if he asked for it she'd be his dog
If Akira knew what she had been thinking he'd correct her by saying she's mkre of a puppy than a dog
She had done a complete 180 in attitude.
She no longer cared what others thought
This could be seen by the fact she came here everyday regardless of whether they were from different classes
After all, choosing between doing something she didn't feel comfortable and dying alone was a choice even toddlers knew the answer to
Akira finished the Bento before he looked at her seriously, "Did you get the prompt from the game this morning? "
He asked her slowly, making sure his voice was low. Sakura seeing that the subject was serious, also stopped fooling around and nodded solemnly while taking out her phone to check on notes she made
" The next game for the player has been selected and must be played at May 1st "
" Time player has to prepare for the game is 14 days "
" Player can enter the dungeon with a friendly player or an allied player by submitting a friend request to the Game before the dungeon begins and if the request is answered, the player can enter the same dungeon "
Hearing all the content she said Akira nodded, " It's identical to what I heard but you forgot one rule, the one that says besides clothing, players can only bring items that the dungeons identifies as dungeon loot or rewards "
Sakura nodded hearing this, " I remember it I just felt it wasn't needed to be said. " Akira shook his head, " Even so when stating information it's better to have the habit of saying it all instead of saying what you feel is necessary, one mistake is enough to cost our lives "
She nodded again before she asked what was really bothering her, " So uh Akira-kun, when exactly are entering the dungeon? "
Akira gave her his Bento and said sleepily, " The last day obviously, why would we rush to go inside games that could kill us? "
Airi nodded before preparing to get back to her class. She looked at the two girls who were watching her with indifference and exited the class after giving a, " bye-bye~ " to Akira, leaving a sleeping boy and pair of girls watching one curious and the other furious
Time passed quickly and May 1st finally arrived
As he walked to school he met up with his deskmate Amikuro Mako who greeted him proactively, he returned tge greeting ready to continue when she asked him a question that left him stunned
" Yotsuba-kun how many private points did you receive from the school today?
He paused and checked
????
Yotsuba Akira stared at the number of private points transferred to his account
79000 points
Those were the amount of points he got
" You knew that the school wasn't planning on giving us those 100000 points from the very beginning and even tried to warn everyone, right! "
Wait when I thought that students won't get 100000 points monthly I was actually right?!
And what is this girl saying?
Trying to warn you?
" I was only making sure I understood the situation " Akira felt that accepting this claim would bring him headaches and reduce his sleeping time
So it was better to deflect. As he arrived in class be realised just how hard it was to not be praised in this class
If he said it's nothing special, they'd say he was humble
If he said he could do even more, they'd say he was things like
" Yotsuba-kun is so cool! "
And
" Yotsuba-kun is so intelligent! "
Even
" Yotsuba-kun is actually kinda hot "
He felt that this class was filled with too much positive energy and he was not enjoying it like Satoru Gojo did
At 8pm In a girls dorm room ichinose sat on her bad drying her hair when a voice suddenly enterd her ear
[ Congratulations on becoming a player! ]
[ Welcome to the Eerie Games ]
As she processed the bizarre event happening to her, she felt her world go blank
The voice continued
[ This dungeon is known as ' Start Anew Academy! ]
End of Chapter 1