The Transfer Student from Huaxia

The cherry blossoms of Tokyo Metropolitan Advanced Nurturing High School drifted down in the western month, their pink and white petals carpeting the tree-lined path leading to the main school building. Tang Yu stood at the school gate, taking a deep breath; the air was a mixture of the delicate fragrance of cherry blossoms and the cool breeze of early spring.

Is this my new starting point? He looked down at the admission letter in his hand, the gold-stamped school emblem shining brightly under the sunlight.

Three days ago, he was just an ordinary high school student in China, but after a car accident, he had transmigrated into this familiar anime world. Even more incredibly, a mysterious power called the "Emotion Collection System" had awakened within him.

[Ding! Host detected entering a key scene, system activation level increased to 30%]

A translucent system interface unfolded before Tang Yu's eyes. On the left were numbers flickering constantly—Current Emotion Points: 150/1000. On the right were his basic attributes:

Strength: 6 (Average person level)

Agility: 7 (Slightly above average)

Intelligence: 9 (Genius level)

Charisma: 8 (Eye-catching)

"Tang Yu, please come with me." A female teacher interrupted Tang Yu's thoughts. "I am Chabashira Sae, the homeroom teacher for Class D. I will be taking you to take your entrance test now."

Chabashira-sensei walked quickly, her black high heels clicking crisply against the marble floor.

Tang Yu followed behind her, calmly observing this legendary school—the spacious and bright corridors and advanced teaching equipment everywhere highlighted the atmosphere of elite education.

"I heard you are a transfer student specially recommended from China?" Chabashira suddenly spoke, her voice carrying a hint of inquiry.

"Yes, teacher." Tang Yu replied in fluent Japanese; this was one of the perks he gained after transmigrating—the ability to automatically master languages.

Chabashira gave him a meaningful look: "I hope you can adapt to the educational methods here."

The entrance test took place in an empty classroom. When Tang Yu received the test paper, his eyebrows raised slightly—the difficulty of the questions far exceeded that of a normal high school, even touching upon university-level content.

[Challenging situation detected, system auxiliary mode activated]

In an instant, Tang Yu felt as if a cool stream of energy had been injected into his brain, and all the questions became incredibly clear in his eyes. The pen in his hand barely stopped, and he completed all the questions at an astonishing speed.

"You finished with half the time remaining?" The proctor checked his test paper in disbelief.

Tang Yu smiled slightly: "The questions were quite interesting."

In fact, he noticed that the emotion points on his system panel were soaring—the proctor's surprise provided him with +50 points. This discovery made his heart race; it turned out that collecting emotions from others was this simple.

Three days later, the class assignments were announced. Despite his near-perfect test scores, Tang Yu was assigned to the worst class, Class D.

"Interesting." He stood in front of the assignment notice, the corners of his mouth curling up. The system showed that his emotion points had already accumulated to 600, enough for a small upgrade.

[Intelligence attribute increased to 10 (Human limit)]

A warm current flowed into his brain, and Tang Yu felt his thinking become sharper, the knowledge in his memory becoming as clear and orderly as if it had been reorganized.

"Are you the new transfer student?" A cold female voice came from behind him.

Tang Yu turned around and saw a girl with long black hair looking him over with a scrutinizing gaze. She stood tall, her eyes sharp, and her entire being radiated an aura that kept others at a distance.

"Horikita Suzune?" Tang Yu accurately called out her name; she was one of the characters who had left a deep impression on him in the original anime.

A flash of surprise crossed the girl's eyes: "You know me?"

"A celebrity in Class D, I've heard a little." Tang Yu replied nonchalantly, while simultaneously noticing a system notification—[Confusion from Horikita Suzune +20]

Suzune frowned slightly: "We haven't met. But it doesn't matter. Since you were assigned to Class D, it just means you're nothing special." She turned to leave, then paused for a moment, "I hope you don't drag the class down."

Watching Suzune's departing back, Tang Yu chuckled. This level of provocation had no lethality to him; instead, it provided valuable emotion points.

What interested him even more was that not far away, a seemingly ordinary boy—Ayanokoji Kiyotaka—was silently observing everything.

The protagonist is watching me? Interesting. Tang Yu secretly noted this and walked toward the Class D classroom.

On the first day of school, the atmosphere in the Class D classroom was not harmonious. The students gathered in twos and threes, clearly forming several small cliques. Tang Yu chose a seat by the window and sat down, observing all his classmates calmly.

"Quiet." Chabashira-sensei walked into the classroom, and the noisy chatter stopped immediately. "Today, we have a transfer student in our class, Tang Yu, from China. I hope everyone gets along well."

After a simple self-introduction, Tang Yu felt dozens of gazes cast upon him simultaneously—curious, scrutinizing, disdainful... The system notification sound rang continuously, and his emotion points quickly broke through 800.

"The first period is mathematics." Chabashira-sensei opened the electronic whiteboard. "Considering the new student might not be caught up with the progress, let's do a small test first."

A complex calculus problem appeared on the projection, and a chorus of groans immediately erupted in the classroom.

"Even a college freshman might not be able to solve this kind of problem, right?" A boy with orange hair—Yamauchi Haruki—complained.

Tang Yu glanced at the problem, and with the system's boost, the method to solve it became clear instantly. However, he didn't start writing immediately, waiting instead for the best moment.

"Is anyone willing to try?" Chabashira-sensei scanned the classroom, her gaze lingering between Horikita Suzune and Tang Yu.

Suzune raised her hand and walked to the podium. Her steps to solve the problem were rigorous, but her speed was a bit slow, taking nearly ten minutes to finish.

"Correct answer." Chabashira nodded. "Does anyone else want to try a different method?"

The classroom was silent. Just as Chabashira was about to continue the lecture, Tang Yu stood up: "I can try."

He walked to the podium, picked up the electronic pen, and wrote down the solution process without any hesitation. Unlike Suzune's method, he used a more concise and clever approach, arriving at the answer in just three minutes.

"This..." Chabashira-sensei showed a rare expression of surprise. "This is a method only used in advanced mathematics competitions."

[Shock from Chabashira Sae +50]

[Astonishment from Horikita Suzune +40]

[Incredulity from the entire class +200]

System notifications flooded in like a tide, and Tang Yu's emotion points instantly maxed out. He suppressed his urge to laugh and returned to his seat with a calm expression.

"Tang, have you studied advanced mathematics before?" Chabashira asked.

"I've self-studied a bit," Tang Yu replied modestly, while noticing that Ayanokoji Kiyotaka was looking at him with a peculiar gaze—it wasn't simple surprise, but a wariness akin to discovering a peer.

The bell rang, and the classroom instantly erupted into noise. Several students crowded around Tang Yu, firing questions at him from all sides.

"You're amazing! I couldn't even understand that problem!" the cheerful Kushida Kikyo was the first to speak, a sweet smile plastered on her face.

[False enthusiasm from Kushida Kikyo +30]

The system notification made Tang Yu secretly alert. Remembering Kushida's dual personality from the original story, he decided to maintain a proper distance.

"It was just luck that I happened to encounter a familiar problem type," Tang Yu responded gently.

"Hmph, it's just solving one problem," Horikita Suzune said coldly from the edge of the crowd. "True ability is shown through long-term performance."

Tang Yu turned to her: "You're right, Horikita. How about we make a bet? In the next monthly exam, whoever gets the lower score must grant the other person one request."

A flash of fighting spirit crossed Suzune's eyes: "Are you sure you want to challenge me?"

"Are you afraid?" Tang Yu goaded her on purpose.

[Anger from Horikita Suzune +50]

[Interest from Ayanokoji Kiyotaka +30]

"Fine, I accept," Suzune said decisively before turning and walking away.

The surrounding students gasped in amazement, while Tang Yu felt secretly pleased—this bet would not only allow him to continuously gain emotion points but also give him a legitimate reason to approach this aloof girl.

During the lunch break, Tang Yu sat alone on the rooftop to enjoy his bento. The system notified him that his emotion points were sufficient for a major upgrade.

[System upgraded to Level 2]

[New feature unlocked: Emotion Perception]

[Can perceive the emotional fluctuations of others within a 10-meter radius in real-time]

This ability made Tang Yu's eyes light up. It meant that not only could he collect emotion points, but he could also directly "read" the emotional states of others, which would be immensely beneficial for interpersonal interactions and strategic planning.

"May I sit here?" a calm male voice asked.

Tang Yu looked up to see Ayanokoji Kiyotaka standing before him with his bento. He nodded: "Go ahead."

After Ayanokoji sat down, the two ate in silence for a while. Using his newly acquired ability, Tang Yu sensed that this seemingly calm boy was actually filled with wariness and curiosity.

"Your problem-solving method was very unique," Ayanokoji suddenly spoke. "It doesn't look like something learned through ordinary self-study."

Tang Yu smiled: "Likewise. The way you look at me isn't something an ordinary high school student would have."

Their gazes met, and invisible sparks seemed to fly in the air. Tang Yu felt his system stats fluctuate violently—[Intense interest from Ayanokoji Kiyotaka +100]

"Class D is more interesting than I imagined," Ayanokoji finally said, his tone remaining flat.

"Indeed, especially when you meet interesting people," Tang Yu replied with a double meaning.

During the afternoon physical education class, Tang Yu deliberately performed averagely in the sprint, neither too poorly nor too outstandingly. He noticed the PE teacher Sakagami Kazuma's gaze falling on him multiple times, as if evaluating something.

"System, display my current comprehensive abilities," Tang Yu muttered in his heart.

[Current Attributes:

Strength: 6 (Can consume 200 points to upgrade to 7)

Agility: 7 (Can consume 200 points to upgrade to 8)

Intelligence: 10 (Reached current cap)

Charisma: 8 (Can consume 300 points to upgrade to 9)]

Considering the upcoming physical tests and daily needs, Tang Yu decided to upgrade his Agility attribute first. As 200 emotion points were consumed, he felt his body become much lighter, and his muscle coordination improved significantly.

After school, Tang Yu was called to the office by Chabashira.

"Your entrance exam scores were in the top three of the school, yet you were assigned to Class D. Do you know why?" Chabashira asked, getting straight to the point.

Tang Yu pretended to think for a moment: "Does the school have its own considerations?"

"Because you lack team spirit and showed an extreme tendency toward individualism during the test."

Chabashira adjusted her glasses. "This school values not just individual ability, but also contributions to the collective."

Tang Yu nodded to show he understood, while sensing that Chabashira's words had a hidden meaning—she seemed to be testing something.

"However," Chabashira shifted her tone, "if you can lead Class D to improve its ranking, your personal points will see a considerable increase. Think about it carefully."

Leaving the office, Tang Yu fell into deep thought. In the original story, the rise of Class D relied mainly on Ayanokoji's secret maneuvering; now, with him as a variable, the situation would become even more complex. But this also meant more opportunities to acquire emotion points.

"System, what is the final goal?" Tang Yu suddenly asked.

[Ultimate Mission: Collect one million emotion points to unlock the full-form system]

[Current Progress: 1250/1000000]

One million... Tang Yu narrowed his eyes. This meant he had to constantly create "events" to make more people experience emotional fluctuations for him. And Advanced Nurturing High School, this closed-off little society, was the most ideal stage.

Back in the dormitory, Tang Yu listed several key figures in his notebook: Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, Horikita Suzune, Kushida Kikyo, Hirata Yosuke... each one was a potential source of emotion points.

Especially Ayanokoji, this hidden product of the White Room—if he could trigger emotional fluctuations in him, the harvest would surely be astonishing.

"Starting tomorrow, the game officially begins." Tang Yu closed his notebook. Outside the window, the night sky of Tokyo was filled with twinkling stars.