At noon, 18-year-old ordinary guy Yi Chen went out to buy breakfast. He had just reached the street when...
At that moment, an unbelievably familiar scene was playing out again.
The light was red. A woman's shrill cry rang out.
"Ma Hai! Watch out!"
A little Ma Hai was right in the middle of the road. Hearing his mother call, he ran toward her.
The truck that shouldn't have hit Ma Hai suddenly crashed into a vat! The driver yanked the steering wheel and shouted:
"Oh, no! Are you kidding me?! It's all supposed to be over! Just let it be over already!"
In the blink of an eye!
The truck skidded sideways and came careening toward Yi Chen!
Yi Chen's eyes widened. He gritted his teeth and dodged at once, but still got hit.
He went flying backward and crashed into a telephone pole.
Battered and bloody, Yi Chen looked at the poet mother and daughter with his last breath.
Blood spurted from his eyes.
"Fuck, you two, what the hell are you—"
And just like that, Yi Chen died.
Before long, Yi Chen's soul arrived in an all-white space. A winged Angel was picking her nose at her workstation.
Yi Chen looked at the Angel in front of him with contempt. There was nothing else around.
He watched her finish picking her nose, pick at her feet, then go back to picking her nose.
Yi Chen:
"..."
Yi Chen turned into a JoJo character, his poker face frighteningly grim.
"..."
The Angel's eyes felt a little uncomfortable. She looked up, rubbed them, and spotted Yi Chen standing before her.
She immediately flew over, excitedly saying:
"Chosen One, I've finally found you! I've waited so long for you~~"
Yi Chen said nothing, but his poker face grew even darker.
The Angel:
"Hello? Hey, hey? Why aren't you moving? Are you so shocked to be here?"
The Angel came right up to Yi Chen's face.
She shrieked:
"Ah! What the hell is this? What kind of demonic face is that? Let me—ah—!"
Yi Chen stared at the Angel with dead eyes.
"What's going on?"
The Angel looked at the handsome young man who had just spoken and patiently explained:
"You get it, right? There are always some things in this world..."
The Angel began to sing:
"Wonderful surprises~ I just happened to meet you~"
Yi Chen:
"..."
The Angel:
"To cut a long story short, you're dead, and now you have to cross over and clear a world."
"Any last words? Or is there anything you need me to do for you?"
Yi Chen:
"I want that private mother and daughter dead."
The Angel's face turned JoJo-stern.
"...I can't do that..."
Yi Chen:
"If I complete the mission, can I go back to my original world?"
The Angel:
"Of course. We're very humane."
A crooked smile appeared at the corner of Yi Chen's mouth. He gave a thumbs-up.
"Awesome! Let's get started!"
The Angel smiled, turned into a beam of light, and flew into Yi Chen's mind.
Yi Chen passed out again.
When he opened his eyes, he was on a bus.
Yi Chen looked around. Most of the passengers were wearing school uniforms. The crest on the uniform of the student beside him read Advanced Nurturing High School.
A disdainful female voice rang out:
"What a hentai!"
Yi Chen looked at the girl and realized his behavior really had been a little inappropriate. He hurriedly apologized:
"Sorry, classmate. I was looking at the school crest. Sorry about that."
The girl turned away disdainfully, and Yi Chen hurried to explain.
He realized that the black-haired girl with a braid was Horikita Suzune.
After eighteen years of watching countless anime, Yi Chen was an otaku who quickly figured out what was going on.
Yi Chen couldn't help smiling.
He gloated inwardly:
"Is this the world of Classroom of the Elite? Since I know the plot, I'm going to rise above everyone else, hahaha!"
But he couldn't hold back his laughter and actually laughed out loud. Horikita Suzune looked at Yi Chen as if he were an idiot.
Yi Chen kept explaining things bit by bit, and the misunderstanding between them was soon cleared up. After that, though, they didn't speak again.
The bus soon reached its stop.
Yi Chen:
"We're finally here?"
Just then, the Angel's voice rang out:
"World-clearance objective:
"Graduate from Class A successfully (incomplete)."
"Mission issued:
"Give your seat to an old lady.
"Reward: one Bronze Card.
"Please complete it as soon as possible. Failure means death."
At the sudden message, Yi Chen's face darkened.
"Angel, where are you? What's this mission about?"
The Angel:
"I'm acting as the will of heaven now, issuing missions to you. Completing them will earn you rewards that'll help you scrape by in this world."
Yi Chen:
"...You can't survive in Classroom of the Elite? Oh, are you afraid I'll get expelled? Whatever. So this is a system, right? With a system on my side, the whole world is mine."
Yi Chen looked at the old lady who had just boarded.
He shook his head disdainfully, thinking:
"A mission this easy? If you wanted to give me a Bronze Card, you could've just said so."
Just then, a blonde girl spoke up and offered the old lady a seat. Naturally, it was Kushida Kikyo.
Hearing that, Yi Chen hurried to stand up and beckoned the old lady over, supporting her with a warm smile.
The Angel's voice rang out:
"Mission complete. You've earned one Bronze Card."
Meanwhile, Horikita Suzune and Ayanokoji Kiyotaka watched Yi Chen from behind.
Yi Chen looked at the card that appeared before him and tapped to inspect it.
Calf Kick
Description:
"Using this card will instantly teach the host the Calf Kick. (A way to beat ordinary people. Go, go, go!)"
Delighted, Yi Chen took the card and used it.
He felt countless Calf Kick experiences flow into his mind, as if he had performed ten thousand Calf Kicks.
Yi Chen was overjoyed:
"Everyone knows Classroom of the Elite ultimately runs on strength. I'll kick my way through Class C, take over Class B, and rise to Class A!"
Kushida Kikyo watched Yi Chen shadowboxing the air, looking utterly helpless.
Yi Chen:
"By the way, Angel, only I can see these cards, right?"
The Angel:
"Of course. That's standard. And if you want to call me, just say my name."
The bus continued on and soon reached Advanced Nurturing High School.
It was summer, and the weather was a little hot.
The peach blossoms at the entrance of Advanced Nurturing High School were in full bloom, and the grand entrance made an imposing impression.
Yi Chen looked at the school.
Yi Chen looked at the school, excitement written all over his face. He strode inside, curiously glancing around as he went.
After they entered the campus, an announcement told the new students to gather in the auditorium.
Yi Chen followed the crowd to the auditorium, which was packed with new students.
The principal went onstage and began talking about the school's unique educational philosophy and evaluation system.
Yi Chen listened attentively to the principal, his eyes darting around as he took in the many different students surrounding him.
Ryuen from Class C stood at the front, and Ichinose was from Class B.
After the principal's speech, Student Council President Manabu Horikita soon took the stage.
Yi Chen looked at Manabu Horikita, then at Horikita Suzune.
He smiled disdainfully:
"Seeing the siblings up close, they really are good-looking."
Yi Chen stood in the middle of the crowd, with Horikita Suzune right beside him.
When Horikita Suzune noticed Yi Chen staring at her with a silly grin, she gave him another disdainful look.
The assembly soon came to an end.
Everyone went to their assigned classrooms. Yi Chen found the seat at the back on the left, against the wall.
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka was seated in front of him, and Horikita Suzune was diagonally ahead to his right.
Farther to the right were a red-haired girl, a red-haired guy, and a few other random people whose names he couldn't remember.
Another blonde student stood up and began leading everyone through introductions.
The blonde:
"Hello, everyone. The teacher hasn't arrived yet, so let's get to know one another first. My name is Yosuke Hirata."
The Angel's voice rang out again:
"Mission issued:
"Give a badass self-introduction.
"(The system will evaluate the mission and award an appropriate card.)
"Mission failure: execution."
Yi Chen:
"..."
"A badass self-introduction? You're asking me to make a fool of myself! Wait, if I fail, I die..."
Before long, it was Yi Chen's turn to introduce himself.
The whole class looked toward the handsome young man, eager to hear his introduction.
Yi Chen had already fought three hundred rounds with himself in his mind. In the end...
With tears in his heart, Yi Chen made peace with himself. He thought:
"It's fine. I just have to clear the world, and then I can go back. Besides, nobody here will know me. Farewell, my chance to find love in another world."
He stood up and looked around, then kicked over the desk in front of him.
The desk slammed to the floor with a crash. The whole class jumped, and quite a few people cursed at Yi Chen.
Yi Chen stretched, then planted a foot on the desk, his face dark.
"Oioi, you little punks, you're pretty damn cocky. Let me introduce myself. I'm Yi Chen. If I don't like the way someone looks, I slap them."
"One slap for Class D, two slaps for Class C, three slaps for Class B, and a kick that sends Class A flying. You'd better remember that. I'm going to rise above every one of you."
The random students all stared at Yi Chen, dumbfounded.
The Angel's voice rang out:
"Mission complete."
Evaluation: S
Host successfully stunned everyone present.
Received one Diamond Card.
After introducing himself, Yi Chen silently lowered his head and lifted the desk. He glanced at Ayanokoji Kiyotaka in front of him, who was staring at him with a gloomy expression.
Looking at Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, Yi Chen thought, I'm done for.
"Seriously? Did I piss off Ayanokoji? I'm done for. Am I going to get expelled right away?"
Yi Chen hurriedly turned to Ayanokoji Kiyotaka.
"Sorry, classmate. I didn't mean to. Please forgive me."
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka looked at the apologetic Yi Chen.
"Is this guy schizophrenic? Or is he deliberately putting on a false show of remorse?"
The introductions continued, and quite a few people were still shaking their heads over Yi Chen.
Suzune looked at Yi Chen with an especially disgusted expression.
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