The Mastermind Behind the Scenes, Starting with *The Fruit of Grisaia*

Omniverse, Becoming the Mastermind Starting from Classroom of the Elite

Author: Elof

Synopsis:

Transmigrating into Classroom of the Elite, Su Wei awakened the Daily Random Item System.

Devil Passport, Time Pause Watch, Memory Eraser Stick...

Just as Su Wei was preparing to watch the vocational school brawl and live a leisurely life, he refreshed the "Gantz Black Sphere Core."

Through a god's-eye view, he discovered the truth of the world:

Parasites lurk among the crowd, devouring brains; man-eating ghouls hunt the living in the dead of night; Evil Spirits wander the old school building...

Looking at the elite students still scheming over a few tens of thousands of points.

As the Black Sphere Administrator, a "nuclear" friendly smile appeared on Su Wei's face.

"Since it's about meritocracy, let's make this 'merit' live up to its name."

Thus, the Black Sphere descended, and the game began.

Sakayanagi Arisu's eyes were fanatical: "As long as I clear the stage, my heart condition can be cured? Hehe, this chess game called 'survival,' I accept."

Ichinose Honami's hands trembled: "If I get 100 points, I can resurrect... For everyone's sake, I will continue to fight!"

And Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, putting on the tight suit once again, looked at the Black Sphere, lost in thought.

"As long as I save enough points, I can buy my freedom? It's unexpectedly reasonable."

Su Wei smiled: It seems I am still one step ahead.

[Global Control + Worldview Reshaping + Rule Setting + Item System]

Volume One

Chapter 1 Sharing the Joy is Better Than Enjoying it Alone

"Ding... Ding..."

The piercing end-of-class bell rang, but Chabashira Sae merely glanced at the group of aimless defects in the back of the classroom before tucking her lesson plan under her arm and turning to leave.

Advanced Nurturing High School, Class D, First Year.

Woken by the bell, Su Wei did not look up, continuing to prop his chin with one hand while yawning.

It wasn't until an icy blue light screen abruptly popped up on his retina.

[Today's random item has been refreshed--]

["Gantz Black Sphere Core (Administrator Permission Version)"]

[Retrieve?]

Su Wei changed his posture and continued to doze.

Gantz...

The killing city?

The so-called progenitor of the infinite flow genre that selects the dead as expendable materials, forcing humans to wear tight suits and slaughter alien monsters amidst blood and despair?

He subconsciously turned his head to look at the seat next to him.

The chameleon-like boy named Ayanokoji Kiyotaka was staring blankly at the blackboard;

In the front row, Horikita Suzune was planning something in her notebook;

Further away, Karuizawa Kei was chattering with the girls about the latest nail art.

Su Wei probed his consciousness into the system inventory.

Watching the sphere, which hung silently in the list, pitch-black and exuding an eerie sense of technology, he couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

"Giving me something like this..."

"Is it because these elites are living too comfortably?"

Although the various intellectual battles in the original Classroom of the Elite seemed a bit noisy, one had to admit that this school was indeed an ivory tower.

Free tuition, living expenses provided, and even single rooms with independent kitchens and bathrooms—the hardware facilities were far superior to those of countless neighboring high schools.

The only drawback was the inability to contact the outside world.

But since this thing was here, and he was already in Classroom of the Elite.

Then it was a part of the experience that had to be tasted.

Moreover, as a transmigrator with a cheat, he really didn't need to worry about this.

About three weeks ago, having transmigrated into this world, he had pulled the "Devil Passport" on his first day, and it hadn't disappeared with the refreshing of new items.

He knew then that the game of playing house was over.

One might ask, in this world, who could defy such a heaven-defying combo as the "Devil Passport" + "Time Pause Watch"?

If Su Wei wanted to, he could turn Advanced Nurturing into Mizuryu Kei Land at any moment, playing however he pleased.

However, it was much like how some people don't want to be Superman but just want attention, or how one might look for something lewd in something serious, or something serious in something lewd.

This sense of dominance, so easily within reach and met with zero resistance, actually made Su Wei quickly lose interest in such retaliatory indulgence.

Things that are too easy to obtain are always insipid.

It was just like using cheat codes to play GTA; after the initial rush, only emptiness remained.

Right now, he was purely a thrill-seeker looking for amusement out of boredom.

Since Gantz was already in play, and this was the Classroom of the Elite.

Then, adding a few alien monsters as a "pop quiz" shouldn't be too much, right?

But then again.

Does this world even have Vampires, Nurarihyon, or Buddha Aliens for him to fight?

If it were just ordinary people who only knew how to study, dragging them into the Black Sphere Space for a slaughter would be far too tasteless.

He was a thrill-seeker, not a serial killer.

Unless... this world itself wasn't clean to begin with.

Just as Su Wei furrowed his brows in thought, a faint scent of citrus drifted past the tip of his nose on a gentle breeze.

"Um, Su Wei-kun?"

Su Wei looked up, and what met his eyes was a pretty face brimming with a perfect smile.

Kushida Kikyo.

The little angel of Class D, the popular queen who charmed both men and women—though, of course, that was just the surface.

At this moment, she had her hands behind her back and leaned forward slightly, her white shirt outlining an astonishing curve that was hard to hide even under the loose school uniform.

"Is there something you need?"

Su Wei nodded slightly, reverting to that harmless, innocent persona.

"Ah, it's nothing major, really." Kushida blinked and pointed toward the other side of the classroom. "Since Su Wei-kun is always on your own, Hirata-kun and I were discussing whether to organize a welcome dinner this weekend, and we wanted to invite you along."

"We're all members of Class D, so we should all get along well~"

Looking at the girl who seemed to radiate light, Su Wei fell into deep thought.

A class's social circle is usually established within the first week or two of school. When they first enrolled, Kushida Kikyo had taken the initiative to approach the "unsociable" Ayanokoji Kiyotaka because of Horikita Suzune.

With interpersonal relationships already largely established, what could be the meaning behind her specifically coming to find him, a wallflower?

Could it be just because his looks were exceptionally outstanding, handsome to the point of being a plague?

Or was the combination of the Men in Black's "Memory Eraser Stick" and Doraemon's "Time Furoshiki" not authoritative enough?

Did she sense something?

Or was it just simple kindness?

Given Kushida Kikyo's two-faced nature, Su Wei didn't think that was likely.

After a brief moment of contemplation, he rose from his seat, shoved his phone into his pocket, and politely declined.

"A dinner? Sorry, I have some private matters this weekend."

With that, ignoring the momentary stiffening of Kushida's smile, Su Wei walked straight toward the back door of the classroom.

"I'm feeling a bit stifled, I'm going to the rooftop."

Ten minutes later, on the rooftop of the school building.

Few people ever came here. Beyond the rusted wire fence lay a sky as blue as a wash, and the full view of this massive cage known as "Advanced Nurturing."

Confirming that no one was around, Su Wei snapped his fingers.

"Come out."

The air rippled like water.

A pitch-black sphere, emitting a cold, eerie glow, materialized out of thin air before him.

Su Wei reached out and pressed his hand against the surface of the black sphere.

[Administrator identity confirmed.]

[System is linking to world information...]

[Scanning current area for anomalous biological reactions...]

With a burst of static, a holographic map of the entire Academy Island appeared on the surface of the black sphere.

On the map, which had previously only shown green dots, a dense cluster of blinding red dots suddenly lit up.

"This is..."

On the map display, inside a convenience store beneath the student dormitory building, a green dot representing a human was rapidly vanishing.

In its place, a massive red dot was flickering.

Label: [Ghoul-Rank].

Within the supermarket, several red dots were situated steadily, labeled as [Parasite Period] and [Evil Spirit].

With the god's-eye view granted by the Black Sphere, he could clearly see the clerk who worked at the convenience store, the one who always smiled while ringing up customers, currently standing with his back to the surveillance camera. His face had split open like a flower petal, swallowing a stray black cat in a single gulp.

Su Wei, originally indifferent, couldn't help but raise an eyebrow at this.

"... Ha."

"So that's how it is."

"I was wondering, why would they give me such a massive cheat if they only wanted me to play house?"

The so-called bottom-line principles vanished into thin air at this moment.

Since the true colors of this world were already like this, he could set his fire with a clear conscience.

Su Wei patted the Black Sphere, his gaze shifting toward the bustling campus below his feet.

"Sharing the joy is better than enjoying it alone."

"A dungeon of this difficulty is the only thing worthy of 'supremacy of strength'!"

"Now then, let me modify the instructions slightly and pick out a few lucky contestants~"

Chapter 2: The Collapse Known as Daily Life

"Bzzt... Bzzzt..."