The boy had never spoken to someone so beautiful before, so he could not help stammering.
"Charm" had a severe impact even on superhumans, let alone ordinary humans with no power to protect themselves.
"Li... Li Yingjun? Do we have someone like that in our class?"
"You idiot!" The boy beside him tugged at him and pointed to the chubby shut-in pretending to sleep in the corner of the classroom. "Isn't he the transfer student who just arrived today?"
"Oh, right, right! Look at this brain of mine."
The boy nodded at Kurumi, then turned and slapped the classroom's wooden door. "Li Yingjun! Classmate Tokisaki wants to see you!"
His voice was so loud that even the chubby shut-in sitting in the corner could hear him clearly.
The slightly plump body trembled. He sat upright and turned toward the door with a bewildered expression.
Kurumi smiled and waved at him, considering that a greeting.
"Creak—scrape—"
The sound of the chair scraping backward was grating, but the chubby shut-in did not care. He hurried to the classroom door.
"Ku... Kurumi?"
In his panic, the chubby shut-in called out her name directly and immediately regretted it. Just as he was about to remedy the situation, the girl spoke. "Come with me. There are some things I'd like to ask of you."
After saying that, she turned around decisively. The spectators promptly made way for her. Walking behind Kurumi, with everyone's eyes on him, the chubby shut-in felt extremely uncomfortable. He wished he could turn into an ostrich, stick his rear up, and bury his head deep in the granite floor.
"Who is he?" someone discussed.
"I heard he's a transfer student who came today."
"Tokisaki transferred in today too, right? It's already spread through Class C. I even have a photo of