Yang Ye's last memory was of staying up all night to catch up on the latest volume of Classroom of the Elite, until his heart suddenly stopped from sheer exhaustion.
Everything went black. When he opened his eyes again, he wasn't looking at the hospital's stark white ceiling, but at a simply furnished, Japanese-style dorm room. Unfamiliar memories surged into his mind.
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka.
He had become Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, a student in Class 1-D at Tokyo Metropolitan Advanced Nurturing High School—the man from the original story who was as cold and calculating as a monster.
Before he could fully process the absurd reality, a cold, emotionless voice rang directly in his mind:
[Ding! The host's soul fusion is complete. The Ultimate Confession System has been activated!] [Beginner mission: Confess to Kushida Kikyo of Class 1-D.] [Mission requirements: You must complete the confession within 24 hours, in front of at least five classmates. Your confession must include a blunt compliment about a specific part of your body.] [Mission success reward: A random skill or attribute point will be granted based on the body part you compliment and the target's reaction.] [Mission failure penalty: The system will disintegrate, and the host's soul will be annihilated for being unable to exist independently.]
Yang Ye—or rather, Ayanokoji Kiyotaka now—felt his pupils contract.
Soul annihilation? This wasn't a choice. It was a matter of life and death!
He quickly recalled everything he knew about Kushida Kikyo—the angelic, immensely popular girl in Class D. She was sunny, cheerful, and always eager to help, seemingly kind and friendly to everyone. But deep down, she harbored a hidden darkness and a fierce desire for revenge.
Confess to her, and with a "compliment about a specific body part" at that? The system was practically shoving him into a fire. If he handled this badly, the consequences would be unthinkable.
But he had no choice.
The next day, during lunch break, in the classroom.
His chance had come.
Most of the students had finished lunch and returned to the classroom, gathering in small groups to chat. Kushida Kikyo was surrounded by several girls, laughing as they discussed something. Her warm, approachable manner seemed to give her a halo.
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka (Yang Ye) took a deep breath, suppressing both the original owner's innate calm and his own intense excitement as a transmigrator. He stood up and walked toward Kushida Kikyo, his movements somewhat stiff but unusually resolute.
His actions immediately drew plenty of attention. Ayanokoji Kiyotaka was known in class for being solitary and expressionless, and he had hardly ever spoken to anyone of his own accord. Naturally, his sudden move made everyone curious.
He stopped in front of Kushida Kikyo. The room quieted at once, and everyone looked at him in confusion.
Kushida Kikyo looked up, her perfect angelic smile still in place, her expression touched with just the right amount of curiosity. "Ayanokoji? Is something wrong?"
Ayanokoji Kiyotaka (Yang Ye) looked at her without expression. Following the system's instructions, he deliberately lowered his gaze to her shapely legs, encased in black knee-high socks. He fell silent, as if gathering his thoughts. The brief pause made the atmosphere around them even more charged with anticipation.
Then, in his characteristically flat voice, he spoke clearly:
"Kushida, I like you."
"..."
!!!
The words crashed into the still classroom like a boulder into a calm lake. The entire Class D room fell silent. Everyone stared at Ayanokoji Kiyotaka in disbelief.
What had he just said? Had he confessed to Kushida? That Ayanokoji?!
Kushida Kikyo's perfect smile froze. A flicker of surprise and scrutiny crossed her face, so subtle it was almost imperceptible, but it was quickly covered by an even brighter smile, tinged with what looked like shyness. "Huh? A-Ayanokoji? What are you saying all of a sudden...?"
But Ayanokoji Kiyotaka (Yang Ye) wasn't finished. Following the system's requirements, he continued in the same flat, emotionless voice, adding the crucial line:
"Especially your legs. Their shape is perfect."
[Ding! The host has completed a blunt compliment about a specific body part (legs). Calculating mission progress...] [Ding! Beginner mission complete! Issuing reward...] ...
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