"Damn, I just reached Asura."
The excitement had been so overwhelming that he fainted on the spot.
"Hm? Wait, why do I feel like I'm on a bus?"
Suddenly, a flood of memories surged into his mind. His brain couldn't process them in time, and he fainted again.
By the time he woke up, he had finished absorbing his predecessor's memories.
The original owner of this body was named Kitahara Seiichi. He was an orphan, and it seemed he'd been so exhausted from working part-time before the start of school that he'd fallen asleep on the bus to school today.
"Uh, so he really did get transported into another world."
"But the original owner got into a high school with all his tuition covered!"
Only after recalling the details did he belatedly realize that this was Advanced Nurturing High School.
Once he opened his eyes, he looked around and finally confirmed that he really had ended up in Classroom of the Elite.
There was no doubt about it: he spotted the blond boy sitting in the last row, the one the viewers jokingly called "Beautiful Brother."
"If that's the case, where's the protagonist?" After all, he was the leader of the "Four School Tyrants."
When he turned his head, he saw that ever-unchanging, indifferent face.
Damn, Ayanokoji's sitting right next to me, and I didn't even notice when I looked around earlier.
"Hello, I'm Kitahara Seiichi, a first-year student."
"Uh, I'm Ayanokoji Kiyotaka, also a first-year student."
After introducing themselves to each other, they returned to the atmosphere from before.
At the same time, he tried hard to sort through his memories from before he'd been transported here. Only then would he have what it took to survive at this school.
Suddenly, it hit him: he'd been transported to another world, so shouldn't he have the standard cheat—the system?
So he began calling out to it in his mind.
"System, system."
"Are you there? Say something if you can hear me!"
"System, please come out already."
"Although he knew how the story went, he couldn't be sure things wouldn't change because of his arrival. And even if nothing changed, his physical abilities weren't enough to withstand the enemies he might face in the future."
As he continued calling for the system in his mind, a voice suddenly came from beside him.
"Um, could you give up your seat?
"This is a priority seat, and I think we should give it to the old lady first."
"Come now, beautiful young lady."
"Although this is a priority seat, there's no legal obligation to give it up."
"Just because I'm young, does that mean I have to do something that brings me no benefit and serves no purpose?"
"But I think it would be a contribution to society."
"Besides..."
Watching silently from the side, he recalled this famous scene from the bus ride.
After finishing her conversation with Koenji, Kushida Kikyo once again asked the people around her,
"Could someone please give this old lady their seat?"
Kitahara looked beside him, only to find that Ayanokoji was looking at the girl on the other side.
Heh, another iconic scene is about to happen.
Just as he was about to stand up, a voice suddenly sounded in his mind.
[Ding...] [Your system has arrived] [Loading interface...] [Ding, loading complete] [Name: Kitahara Seiichi Gender: Male Charm: 8 Intelligence: 7 Academic Ability: 7 Physical Ability: 4 Social, Teamwork, Contribution, and Cooperation Ability: 3] (Note: The average person scores 5 in all abilities) [System evaluation: Tsk, what a fragile high school student.] [Seriously? I can understand his Intelligence and Academic Ability, since the original owner was able to get into this top high school, so his intelligence and ability to learn must be decent. But what's with his Physical Ability?!] [Am I really this weak?] [Please note, host: your current Intelligence and Academic Ability are based on your condition before transmigrating, while your Physical Ability is based on your current body.] [...] [Ahem, um, System, do you have a starter pack to give me a little health back?] [I do, host. I do.]
When he opened the starter pack, he heard:
"Congratulations, host. You have received Mastery in International Chess."
What was he supposed to do with that? It wasn't as if he could go play chess with Sakayanagi. He wanted something that could improve his physical abilities!
"Um, System? Are there any other ways to earn rewards?"
[Ding, you only need to complete the tasks assigned by this system.]
"Can I choose the rewards myself?"
[...Get lost.]
"Tch, fine if you don't agree, but you don't have to get so angry."
"By the way, System, do you have any tasks for me right now? I'm just looking to keep improving myself."
[...]
[Task 1: Earn 20 million personal points before the end of the first semester.
Task Reward: Superhuman Physique.
Task 2: Gain the attention of 10 people during the first week of school.
Task Reward: Mastery of Chinese Cuisine.
Task 3: Find teammates at school and successfully reach Asura during the first semester.
Task Reward: Perfect Memory.]
"Um, big bro System, the gap between these tasks is way too big. And these rewards seem kind of weird too."
"And tell me, can you really play Naraka at school?"
[You'll have to complete that on your own.]
"If I fail, will the system punish me?"
[Ding, these are long-term tasks. This system will issue additional tasks at random in special situations.]
[Note: The system's punishment is waiting for the host to activate it.]
He was at a loss for words.
By the time he came to, the bus was almost at its stop.
After he got off, he stood in front of the school and couldn't help being deeply impressed. When he watched the anime, the buildings had seemed merely okay, but seeing them in person made him realize how magnificent they were.
As he prepared to enter the campus and look for his assigned class, he spotted Horikita Suzune and Ayanokoji Kiyotaka at the school gates.
"Looks like this is the famous scene where Horikita questions Ayanokoji!"
"I can't believe I actually ran into it."
"Never mind, it has nothing to do with me. I'd better find my class first, then figure out how to complete the system's tasks."
When he reached the class assignment notice, he found Kitahara Seiichi's name on the Class D list.
So I've actually been assigned to Class D. But the atmosphere in Class D isn't great. Looks like I'll have to work hard this semester to save up points.
But if I'm going to transfer, I should go to Class B, right?
I can't beat Ryuen in Class C, and the competition in Class A is too fierce.
So only Class B will let me complete the system's tasks in peace.
After gathering his thoughts, he headed toward Class D. Once he entered the classroom, he started looking for his seat.
"Hm? I didn't expect to be sitting next to Ayanokoji. Horikita Suzune's sitting on his other side."