You En

Biodata

Feature	Information
Name	You En Tiandai (游恩天代) 3
Alias(es)	You En 3
Species/Race	Human; transmigrator from a web-novel world 2
Gender	Male
Affiliation	First-Year Class D; official member of the Kyudo Club 3 8
Occupation/Role	Student; successful light-novel author 4
Status	Active 44
First Appearance	Chapter 2

Power Progression

Stage / Realm / Level	Chapter	Notes
Creation Lv3 — Master	3	His Light Novel skill is Master-level, reflecting a writing career that earns tens of millions annually.
Language Lv2, Communication Lv2, Exam-Taking Lv2	3	Begins with professional Chinese and Japanese, daily-use English, professional affinity/persuasion, and professional written-exam ability.
Swimming Lv0 — Beginner	11	Unlocks Swimming after rapidly grasping floating and breaststroke fundamentals.
Hunting Lv0 — Beginner	17	Gained through Wilderness Survival instruction.
Enhanced learning state	21	Hoshinomiya's treatment temporarily raises his learning efficiency from an estimated 100 to 300; he can retain material after one reading and solve problems after brief practice.
Swimming Lv1 — Proficient	24	Reaches proficiency through Annie's extreme sailor training.
Diving Lv1 — Proficient	24	Earned after repeated open-water diving and endurance drills.
Knot Tying Lv1 — Proficient	24	Learns numerous practical knot patterns during sailor training.
Gathering Lv0 — Beginner	25	Added alongside his early wilderness skills.
Tracking Lv0 — Beginner	29	Unlocks Beast Tracking after studying beast-mark identification.
Survival (Wilderness) Lv0 — Beginner	29	Composite skill formed by merging foraging, flora-and-fauna analysis, fire-starting, direction finding, astronomy, first aid, hunting, and related skills.
Trap Making / Weapon Making / Beast Recognition Lv0 — Beginner	40	Acquires the fundamentals of traps, improvised weapons, and identifying beasts under Edward's instruction.
Archery Lv1 — Proficient	42	Advances from beginner to proficient through moving-target practice under Qiao Heng.
Trap Making Lv1 — Proficient	42	Advances through continued practice and materials supplied by Qiao Heng.

Background / History

You En is a transmigrator who arrives at Tokyo Metropolitan Advanced Nurturing High School specifically to verify whether he has entered the world of Classroom of the Elite. After recognizing Kushida Kikyo on the bus, he confirms his suspicion, but remains detached from the school’s social expectations and initially considers dropping out after satisfying his curiosity. 2

Before enrollment, You En lived independently after growing up in an orphanage. Although prospective parents sought to adopt him, he chose to remain alone and pursue his own path. He later became a highly successful light-novel author, leaving him financially independent of the school’s employment guarantees. 4 37

His student terminal reveals that the academy can measure abilities he never publicly displayed, convincing him that the school differs fundamentally from the original novel world he remembers. He consequently treats the academy as a potentially dangerous environment where personal growth, clubs, and practical skills matter more than ordinary schooling. 3 7 9

Appearance

You En has clear amber eyes that Qiao Heng finds unusually striking; she perceives trembling, text-like shapes within them and identifies them as exceptional. 7

• Keeps his dorm room extremely tidy, with nothing added or moved from its original arrangement. 25
• Maintains a lean but healthy physique through occasional jogging and swimming. 11 34
• Often carries Kyudo equipment, including two bow cases and a quiver of bamboo arrows. 44

Personality

You En is laid-back, playful, and openly dismissive of conventional school behavior. He frequently teases others, makes abrupt jokes, and refers to his own lack of motivation as a “second-dimension disease,” yet he becomes highly attentive when he notices manipulation, danger, or a problem worth solving. 3 5 6

He is analytical about human motives and social power. On his first day, he identifies Kushida’s bus-seat intervention as image-building rather than simple kindness, and he later helps Horikita examine Kushida’s hostility without simply giving her every answer. 2 12

Despite preferring solitude, You En respects sincere effort and supports people he considers genuine, such as Hirata. He also intervenes when he sees people being exploited or harassed, including Sudo and Kushida, though he frames such actions as personal judgment rather than heroism. 5 6 21

He has unusually high composure under pain, fear, and physical danger. During wilderness and sailor training, he adapts to insects, snakes, open water, drowning risks, and combat drills without developing the psychological resistance expected by his instructors. 15 23 43

Abilities & Skills

Second Self

You En possesses a “Second Self,” an internal counterpart connected to his past-life experiences and unusually rapid absorption of knowledge. He first recognizes it while shooting his first arrow at the Kyudo Club. 8

• Allows him to process experience and information far faster than normal. 8 11
• Develops beyond mental assistance after Hoshinomiya’s treatment, calming his body and suppressing panic while he is submerged underwater. 23
• Can be actively invoked to restore momentum and physical condition, allowing him to overtake Koenji in a swimming race. 38
• His recorded soul strength reaches 2.01, far beyond the narrow range expected of ordinary people. 11
• Its current output is limited by his physical condition, even though Yui considers his potential exceptionally high when combined with the Succubus Blessing. 23

Accelerated Learning and Teaching

You En learns practical and academic material at an exceptional rate, often understanding a subject’s underlying principles after minimal exposure. 11 25 40

• Memorizes and understands professional-level library books rapidly. 25
• Tutors Class B and Class D students by explaining not only correct answers but the reasoning behind questions. 37 42
• Learns swimming, hunting, archery, trap-making, and wilderness theory far faster than his peers. 11 40 42
• His enhanced learning state after Hoshinomiya’s treatment is temporary and tied to the costly medical program. 20 21

Archery

You En is an official Kyudo Club member trained by Qiao Heng. Though he lacks top-tier natural talent in kyudo, he compensates with focus, persistence, and learning speed. 8 35

• Passed the club’s official-member assessment by firing an arrow successfully despite having no previous training. 8
• Chooses the bow Heart Bamboo rather than Qiao Heng’s former bow, Heavenly Crimson, to follow his own path. 34
• Progresses to proficient archery and trains against moving targets. 42
• Uses bow fire strategically in the Jaguar trial while Ibuki handles close-range combat. 44

Wilderness Survival

You En deliberately enrolled in Wilderness Survival before fully understanding the academy’s practical dangers. 4

• Can forage, track, identify beasts, construct traps, make basic weapons, and recognize wilderness hazards. 29 40
• Displays strong mental resilience during insect-eating, snake-handling, and survival exercises. 14 15
• Plans hunts through preparation and risk assessment rather than reckless action. 40
• Defeats a Jaguar with Ibuki by combining traps, archery, and close-combat coordination. 44

Swimming and Sailor Training

Annie’s sailor course forces You En into high-risk sea training, rapidly advancing his aquatic skills. 23 24

• Learns floating and breaststroke fundamentals in a single swimming lesson. 11
• Endures nearly two minutes underwater before losing consciousness and requiring rescue. 23
• Reaches proficient Swimming, Diving, and Knot Tying through repeated sea drills. 24
• Develops an interest in becoming a captain after asking Annie whether life at sea is genuinely enjoyable. 23

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Heart Bamboo — His chosen Kyudo bow, provided by Qiao Heng. 34
• Self-made longbow — Modeled after Heart Bamboo and selected from several flawed crafting attempts because it feels best to use. 44
• Bamboo arrows — Self-made shafts fitted with grooved arrowheads supplied by Qiao Heng. 44
• Leather protective gear — Includes a leather jacket, wrist guards, and leg armor made with Ibuki’s assistance; helmet and shoes remain unfinished. 44
• Nearby-islands map — Given by Edward after You En and Ibuki complete the Jaguar trial. 44

Relationships

• Horikita Suzune — Classmate and close intellectual companion. You En challenges her assumptions, supports her Student Council ambitions, and encourages her to solve Kushida’s problem independently. 2 12 17 18
• Qiao Heng — Kyudo Club senior, mentor, and romantic interest. She recognizes the unusual nature of his eyes and Second Self, trains him in archery, and gives him Heart Bamboo. 7 23 34 35
• Ibuki Mio — Survival-class partner and competitive friend. Their relationship grows through shared training, hunting preparation, combat coordination, and the Jaguar trial. 15 40 43 44
• Kushida Kikyo — Initially engages him through flirtation and manipulation; You En recognizes her hostility toward Horikita, confronts her unsafe tactics, and helps her acknowledge her insecurities. 12 29 30
• Ayanokoji Kiyotaka — Classmate whom You En finds interesting but troublesome due to his tendency to attract complications. Their interactions range from swimming practice to tense physical confrontations. 3 11 18 19
• Chabashira Sae — His Class D homeroom teacher. She permits him considerable freedom, covers his 300,000-point medical debt, and later hints that strength determines how violence is handled at the academy. 20 22
• Annie — Sailor instructor whose harsh methods nearly drown You En but help him gain practical aquatic skills. She comes to view him as someone suited to become a captain. 23 24
• Edward — Wilderness Survival instructor who praises You En’s learning ability and provides the training that develops his hunting and survival skills. 15 40 44
• Hoshinomiya Chie — Teacher whose advanced private care greatly boosts his learning state, but leaves him with a 300,000-point debt; she also seeks to recruit him into her class. 19 20 21 42

Story Role / Major Arcs

Arrival at Advanced Nurturing High School

You En enters Class D after recognizing the world he has transmigrated into. He immediately questions the academy’s apparent normality, identifies its bus test, and begins observing how students conceal or reveal their motives. 2 3

Electives and Kyudo Club

Rather than conserve his starting points, You En spends heavily on Wilderness Survival and Amateur Sailor courses. He then joins the Kyudo Club as an official member, passes its entry assessment, and begins training under Qiao Heng. 4 7 8

Survival and Sailor Training

His elective courses expose him to insects, snakes, hunting, open-water drills, and extreme physical tests. These experiences unlock numerous skills and strengthen both his body and the practical influence of his Second Self. 15 17 23 24

Medical Debt and Academic Growth

Following Hoshinomiya’s treatment, You En incurs a 300,000-point debt that must be repaid within one month or result in expulsion. The treatment also gives him a dramatic short-term boost in learning ability, which he uses to study and tutor other students. 20 21 37

Wilderness Trial Preparation

You En studies tracking, survival, traps, and beast recognition while coordinating with Ibuki and receiving combat training from Chun-Li. He prepares his own longbow and protective equipment before entering the Survival Class trial. 29 40 42 43 44

Jaguar Trial

A Jaguar ambushes You En and Ibuki during their practical assessment. You En provides calm tactical support and archery cover while Ibuki fights at close range; together, they defeat the animal and earn Edward’s praise. 44

Notable Quotes

“I've always been alone.” 37

“Life can be fun too.” 23