The Story Begins with Classroom of the Elite

The Story Begins with Classroom of the Elite

Author: Traveler of the First Journey

Synopsis:

Reborn into an ordinary world of anime crossovers, I had the twin advantages of a second life and a cheat ability.

Tanaka Yukishin chose a path unlike that of the common crowd.

But an extraordinary brawler needed power.

With his strength still lacking, he decided to develop in peace.

After years of hard training, Advanced Nurturing High School sent him an application.

His parents tried to persuade him, but he refused. He slacked off, only to be admitted through backroom dealings.

He decided to show this lousy school what it meant to be at the mercy of the strong.

Sakayanagi Arisu: Arisu was born frail and raised in a garden. She met Ayanokoji as a child, and the encounter left a deep impression on her. She became obsessed with the word "genius."

Later, she was fortunate enough to meet Teacher Tanaka and learn how wonderful the world could be.

I heard the best way to repay a teacher was to surpass them.

Of course, Arisu wouldn't be so conceited as to think she could defeat her teacher by herself.

So don't blame me. Blame yourself for being too strong, Teacher.

Tanaka Yukishin: You're welcome to do as you please, Arisu.

Ayanokoji Kiyotaka: If I defeat you, I can gain my freedom.

Tanaka Yukishin: Ayanokoji, are you a cold-blooded monster or a fake with nothing to back him up? I'll be watching with interest.

Toyokawa Kiyotsugu: When it comes to living off a woman, I'd call you the strongest. Just what kind of realm is it to take the free ride and still act like you're doing her a favor?

Tanaka Yukishin: I hear you love your daughter. Since you offended me and don't want to pay the price yourself, let your daughter pay it back for you.

Chapter 1: The Beginning

As a transmigrator with a cheat ability,

Tanaka Yukishin had always believed he was the freest person in this ordinary world.

After all, who could defy someone with the power of a cheat?

And for the past sixteen years, that had indeed been the case.

Whenever trouble arose, his cheat crushed it from a higher dimension.

Until a few months ago... when he suffered his first defeat.

"Are you really sure you don't want to advance directly to our school, Yukishin-kun?" The middle-aged teacher wiped his sweat and pushed the recommendation form across the table. "Tokyo Metropolitan Advanced Nurturing High School is a prestigious national school. If you get in, all your tuition will be waived."

"No, thank you."

Tanaka Yukishin sipped his cola and pushed the form back.

Unbelievable. Even such generous terms weren't enough to win him over.

What was the matter with this student?

The middle-aged teacher in charge of admissions was starting to sweat profusely.

Fortunately, the family members beside him came to the rescue.

"Um, Yukishin... Your mother and I are both open-minded. If you don't want to go, we can understand."

"But what are you basing that confidence on? You're sixteen now, and you'll be a high school student soon. You should understand that in a few years, you'll be entering the workforce."

"You can't live without money."

...He'd followed a strategy of keeping his head down and developing in peace all this time. To his family, he was just an ordinary high school student.

They were trying to persuade him because they cared about him and wanted him to have a better life in the future.

Should he show them what he could do?

Never mind. He'd go.

If he didn't attend Advanced Nurturing, he'd have to go to another school anyway.

Besides, the school had an entrance test. If he failed, they wouldn't admit him.

With that thought, Tanaka Yukishin finally signed his name on the recommendation form.

He never imagined that the steed of "how things would unfold" wouldn't gallop down the road of "his expectations."

Instead, it charged in the opposite direction, on a desperate, one-way run.

He was admitted.

That's right. He was admitted.

Unbelievable.

He'd done so much to achieve his goal.

First, when he signed the form, he drove the pen nib through the paper, hoping to provoke the middle-aged teacher.

But the teacher just smiled as if nothing had happened.

That was normal. It would've been a pleasant surprise if such a casual gesture had worked.

A mature adult wouldn't be affected by such a petty trick.

But the next two things were on another level.

He handed in a blank paper for the entrance exam.

When asked questions in the interview, he gave cheeky answers and said he didn't care.

And yet, in the end, he was still admitted.

When the acceptance letter arrived, he was furious.

The defeat made him feel much like that infamous quote from the football star Fan Zhiyi, a frequent subject of online parody in his previous life: "This disgraceful defeat..."

But what was done was done. Complaining wouldn't help.

Following the great principle of Emperor Wu of Han, "If the enemy can invade, so can I," Tanaka Yukishin decided that once he got to school, he'd put on a spectacular fireworks show for everyone.

If you won't save face, I'll make you save face!

After this, he formed a preliminary impression of the school, famous throughout Japan.

It was an abnormal school whose rate of backroom dealings matched its advancement rate: both were one hundred percent.

It really was just as full of dark humor as the anime he remembered.

The world was unpredictable, but Tanaka Yukishin's plans changed even faster.

Since the decision had been made, he'd change his mindset and treat it like a trip to an amusement park. He could have fun, then quit and transfer in his second or third year.

He'd always been the sort of person who didn't care much.

His motto was to take things as they came and ask when he didn't understand.

While complaining in his head felt great, in reality Tanaka Yukishin was miserably waiting under the bus shelter, sweating in the stuffy heat.

"The school bus... When is it coming?"

"That's right, I love you too."

With a hiss of tires against the pavement, a white bus pulled up to the stop.

Tanaka Yukishin stood and shot toward it like an arrow.

His heart pounded as if he were rushing to meet his beloved.

He stepped onto the bus, and the air conditioning washed away the heat clinging to him.

Tanaka Yukishin let out a comfortable sigh.

Air conditioning really was the greatest pleasure of a hot summer.

By then, about half the seats were occupied. A few students in matching uniforms sat on the left. On the right sat two office workers and three middle-aged people.

Tanaka Yukishin walked to the last row and sat by the window.

Unlike his earlier jokes, he really was going to meet someone this time.

Only the other party wasn't a cute girl. It was an unknown entity.

He opened his cheat ability, and a blue screen appeared before his eyes.

[Nine Turns]

Tanaka Yukishin

Gender: Male

First Identity: Celestial Transmigrator (unaccustomed to the local environment)

Related Gifts: Dragon Bloodline (faint), Child of Destiny, Aura of Hegemony, Mastery of Arts, Martial Arts Prodigy [effects temporarily halved]

Second Identity: (Generated after the entrance ceremony)

As usual, the only change was that his second identity was about to be generated.

He tapped [Cheat Customer Service] beside it with a thought.

Soon, a familiar voice came from his mind. The cheat's customer service had reappeared after twelve years.

"Yo, Yukishin, are you still training solo? Can't you change things up a little?"

"I'm changing, I'm changing. I'll have something to show for it soon."

"Your 'I'm changing, I'm changing' is just like those novelists who've only made a title and haven't written a single word of the outline or synopsis yet. When readers ask for an update, they say, 'I'm writing, I'm writing,' right?"

"No. I'll set off some spectacular fireworks within a week, for sure."

The unexpected answer piqued the customer service's curiosity.

"That's unusual. What made you change your mind?"

"You want to know? Then I'll tell you."

Tanaka Yukishin's original plan was to keep training solo and stay out of trouble, quietly building his strength until his divine art was complete before emerging.

He'd decide what to do next based on how strong he actually was.

If he was strong enough, he'd perform the Song of Slaughter and Fucking in front of the whole world, announcing his arrival.

Then he'd defeat the entire world by himself and proclaim his ascension to the throne of Planetary Overlord.

If he wasn't strong enough, he'd keep his identity hidden, rise to the top of human society, and enjoy a life of extravagant debauchery.

Who could've known Advanced Nurturing High School would be so clueless as to defy his will?

Then he had no choice but to put the principle of "change brings opportunity" into practice.

"Interesting, interesting. You've even got a hint of the aura of a ruler who sees himself as supreme now. Though it's a little theatrical."

"From your perspective, sure. But if you shift your gaze to the planet I live on, narrow the scope to a school, and define me as a student, then I'm the real deal."

"To celebrate your change of heart, I'm going to give you a present."

After the familiar ding, Tanaka Yukishin saw a red icon appear on the cheat interface.

He tapped it to take a look.

"You're about to enroll at Tokyo Metropolitan Advanced Nurturing High School, so you're a new high school student. To help you have a better school life, the generous system will provide you with free information."

"Tokyo Metropolitan Advanced Nurturing High School is a national high school in Tokyo, Japan. It's famous for its state-of-the-art facilities and a 100% rate of advancement to higher education and employment. It also waives tuition and provides room and board."

It all seemed like useless information.

Was this supposed to be a present?