Transmigrated?

Youth was a lie, and a cruel trap.

It lured handsome men and beautiful women into those boring games of romance.

Of course, that only applied to handsome men and beautiful women. Everyone else could only fall by the wayside...

"Damn it! What kind of plot is this? Even my grandma could write something better!"

Bai Yuze angrily hurled the novel in his hand.

His name was Bai Yuze. He was fairly good-looking, but he liked reading novels and watching anime. The otaku aura surrounding him overwhelmed his natural good looks, so he hadn't fallen into any of those romantic traps.

Bai Yuze angrily looked at the novel on the floor. From the cover, it was clear he'd been reading a book called Classroom of the Elite.

The reason for his anger was obvious: the original author's plot was complete trash.

"What the hell! What kind of lousy mind-game novel is this? It's more like a technical-school brawl! The author only needs to write out the plot, but the readers have to do all the thinking!"

The young man grumbled and flopped onto his bed. The novels and anime merchandise scattered around the room were further proof of his otaku identity.

"Ugh! This mind-game story is so boring. I had such high hopes for it, and then... tsk, tsk, tsk!"

The young man rolled over and buried his head in the quilt.

Rumble!

A loud noise rang out, making Bai Yuze lift his head. He muttered to himself in confusion.

"Who's doing renovations upstairs this late at night?"

Zzt!

The lights in the room went out.

"No way. A power outage???"

Bai Yuze sat up, and at that very moment,

he saw a source of light on the floor.

Bai Yuze rubbed his eyes, finding it hard to believe. Books didn't have the ability to glow.

"Is this the 'house of gold' inside the book? Did the house of gold light up?"

Bai Yuze cautiously approached and reached for a wooden sword. He'd bought it after watching Gintama, though he only used it to weigh down his instant noodles...

Holding Lake Toya, Bai Yuze prodded the glowing novel with it. Only after confirming that nothing had happened did he relax enough to get closer.

Just then, as soon as Bai Yuze picked up the glowing novel, his mind began to swim.

"Shit!" Bai Yuze protested in dismay. "I just bought instant noodles and figurines! And my... browsing..."

The young man passed out, and the light grew even brighter, gradually engulfing his entire body!

"Hey! Hey! Are you okay?"

Bai Yuze could vaguely hear someone calling to him. He opened his eyes, but the ringing in his ears was still assaulting his nerves. He felt as though his brain was about to explode!

Bai Yuze held his head and waited for a while before the pain finally eased.

"Do you need me to call for help?"

A pleasant voice drew Bai Yuze's attention. He turned his head and saw a girl with an angelic face and a graceful figure looking at him with concern.

Bai Yuze froze.

It wasn't that he'd been captivated by the girl's looks. He'd realized that she was Kushida Kikyo, the "false angel" from the original Classroom of the Elite!

With a character straight out of a two-dimensional world suddenly standing right in front of him, Bai Yuze's brain short-circuited. He even forgot to wonder why he could understand Japanese.

Seeing that Bai Yuze wasn't responding, Kushida Kikyo waved a hand in front of him and took out her phone.

"You look like you're in a lot of pain. I'll call someone right away."

As she spoke, Kushida Kikyo began dialing. Bai Yuze came to his senses and hurriedly stopped her.

"No need! I'm fine. I just had a bit of low blood sugar."

Bai Yuze hastily made up an excuse. The most important thing was to smooth things over!

Kushida Kikyo seemed doubtful, but after Bai Yuze repeatedly reassured her, she finally put her phone away.

The two of them began to get acquainted after that little interruption.

Bai Yuze took the opportunity to look around and realized he was on a bus. The commotion had also drawn the attention of quite a few people.

Although many people were watching, no one other than Kushida Kikyo seemed willing to lend a hand.

What a bunch of problem children...

Bai Yuze thought to himself. He knew Classroom of the Elite like the back of his hand; he remembered all the characters' personalities clearly.

The only thing that had kept him reading was the characters' good looks...

But Bai Yuze, who knew the story well, also realized he was on his way to Advanced Nurturing High School. Thinking of this, he asked Kushida Kikyo beside him,

"Which class are you in?"

"Huh? Me? I'm in Class D! What about you?"

Bai Yuze was at a loss for words. How was he supposed to know which class he was in?

Just then, he suddenly felt something pour into his mind. It was memories!

From those memories, he learned that he'd transmigrated—and that his whole body had come with him. The world of Classroom of the Elite had also changed a little.

First, Advanced Nurturing High School had originally been a high school, but it had now become a university (you know what I mean). He was still called Bai Yuze, and he was in Class A.

That was it.

Bai Yuze was immediately confused.

What's going on? That's all the memories I got? Why does it feel like someone invited me in to take part in a dungeon?

Bai Yuze paused, then looked at Kushida Kikyo.

"I'm in Class A. Oh, by the way, my name's Bai Yuze."

Bai Yuze had a deep impression of Kushida Kikyo. He didn't want someone like her holding a grudge against him, so he introduced himself first.

"I'm Kushida Kikyo. It's nice to meet you, Bai Yuze! But it's such a shame we're not in the same class."

Kushida Kikyo first gave him a friendly smile, then put on a disappointed expression.

Bai Yuze couldn't help thinking,

Her control over her expressions is incredible. If I didn't know what she's really like, I'd think I'd just met the love of my life!

Seeing this, Bai Yuze quickly tried to comfort her.

"It's okay, it's okay. We'll be at the same school, so we'll have plenty of chances to meet."

Hearing Bai Yuze's reassurance, Kushida Kikyo immediately switched back to a smile, radiant as the sun after a spell of rain.

Bai Yuze closed his eyes because he'd just discovered, to his surprise, that he could still see his surroundings with them shut.

Taking advantage of this ability, Bai Yuze leaned against a pole and rested with his eyes closed. At least, that was what it looked like to everyone else.

Mm! It all checks out. Looking at the familiar faces on the bus, Bai Yuze felt more and more certain that he'd really transmigrated into Classroom of the Elite.

But he couldn't shake the feeling that something was wrong. The ominous, heart-pounding sensation was unlike anything he'd ever felt—not even if he'd jumped out of the window to escape!

Unfortunately, Bai Yuze didn't do that, and so his life at Advanced Nurturing High School officially began...