Is This the 2D World?

"The Special Class is simply the special class the school is about to open," Teacher Zhang joked.

Her words left the students speechless. The teacher was joking again.

Zhang Li didn't tease them any further. Instead, she explained, "This class is really an honors class, mainly established for students with exceptional talents like Li Yu."

She went on to explain the reason. Students like Li Yu, who were suited to any path, would be placed in this class. It was designed for geniuses.

After hearing the teacher's explanation, everyone understood. They looked at Li Yu with envy.

If nothing unexpected happened, Li Yu would receive special attention and training in that class, wouldn't he? But when they thought about his talent, they understood.

With such an incredible ability to learn, it would be a loss for him not to join a class like this. If the description of Li Yu's talent was accurate, he would probably master everything the school taught after some time.

"All right, gather your things and go to your respective classes. Li Yu, come with me!" After explaining everything, the homeroom teacher called to Li Yu, then left the classroom.

Li Yu stood up, picked up his schoolbag, and followed the teacher out.

"I'll still be your homeroom teacher from now on. You have a great talent, but you can't slack off. You'll need to pair that talent with your own hard work to go further," the teacher reminded Li Yu as she led him to the new classroom.

Talent was one thing, but he couldn't let it go to his head. He still needed to work hard to get further.

Li Yu's talent might let him learn many things with ease, but it wouldn't help if he didn't put in the effort.

She hoped Li Yu would remember that and not grow arrogant.

In truth, she didn't know much about Li Yu. He had always been a quiet, unremarkable student in class, and his grades had been average.

Many students were like that. Unless their grades were especially good or especially bad, teachers generally didn't pay them much attention.

That was true in this world, just as it had been in the world of Li Yu's previous life. Faced with his homeroom teacher's earnest advice, Li Yu nodded to show that he'd taken it to heart.

Seeing Li Yu's calm expression, the homeroom teacher felt relieved. He seemed levelheaded and unlikely to become arrogant.

What she feared most was students who awakened a talent and began thinking the whole world was beneath them, convinced they were invincible.

Students like that rarely went far. They were far too conceited. This student seemed steady enough, so the problem she worried about probably wouldn't arise.

Li Yu followed his homeroom teacher to the second floor of another teaching building, where they stopped in front of a classroom.

"This is the class you'll be attending from now on. Go on in. The other students should arrive soon," the homeroom teacher said, indicating that Li Yu should go inside first.

There was no one else in the classroom yet. It was completely empty, and he could sit wherever he liked.

Li Yu went in, glanced around, and chose a seat near the back.

From there, he could see the sports field through the window. Back row, window seat—the king's domain.

After sitting down, Li Yu took out his books and arranged them on the desk.

Once he'd finished, he glanced at the teacher standing outside, then took out his phone and started watching videos, continuing to study the martial arts techniques on screen.

Zhang Li heard the sound from Li Yu's phone inside the classroom, but after taking a glance, she paid it no more attention.

The boy wasn't playing on his phone; he was studying. She just wondered how much Li Yu's talent would let him learn online.

She'd find a chance to test it. Li Yu's homeroom teacher quickly came up with a plan.

While Li Yu watched videos on his phone, students began trickling into the classroom. Some of them spotted him on his phone and paused in surprise.

But they didn't say anything. They quietly found seats, then took out their books and arranged them on their desks.

After all, they didn't know one another yet, so there was no need to talk. They could wait until the teacher asked them to introduce themselves.

As time passed, more and more students arrived. Some came from the same class and gathered together to chat.

Seeing so many classmates arrive, Li Yu looked up and surveyed the room. There were already more than twenty students, both boys and girls, but they were spread out, with few sitting together.

As Li Yu looked around the classroom, several more people walked in. The students inside were surprised when they saw the uniforms they were wearing.

These people weren't from their school. They were students from the foreign-language school next door.

Would they be in the same class from now on? Had the two schools merged? Or was there some other reason?

With these questions in mind, Li Yu watched them. The most eye-catching among them was a cool, quiet girl with long, straight black hair.

After entering the classroom and looking around at the students, she went straight to the empty seat in front of Li Yu and sat down.

As she took the seat in front of him, a waft of fragrance drifted over. Li Yu couldn't help muttering to himself.

The girl ignored the eyes around her and quietly took out her books.

Sitting behind her, Li Yu accidentally caught sight of her name... Yukino Yukinoshita?

His brow furrowed when he saw it. Was this right? Wasn't this supposed to be the real world, not the world of anime?

The moment he saw the name, Li Yu realized why the girl had seemed so familiar.

No way. No way! Li Yu was stunned. This place was actually an anime world?

Then, besides Yukino Yukinoshita, were there other anime characters here?

Thinking this, Li Yu scanned the classroom, but he didn't recognize anyone else.

Maybe some of the students who arrived later would be familiar? There were still plenty of empty seats, and the teacher was waiting outside.

If nothing unexpected happened, there should still be many students who hadn't arrived. Li Yu couldn't help feeling excited at the thought.

This was truly unexpected. There were anime characters in this world?

But then again, this world was already full of holes. The appearance of these anime characters didn't seem all that surprising.

Maybe they had come to this world for some reason and acquired identities here?

Whatever the reason, this was incredible news for an anime fan like him. Li Yu admitted it: he was getting excited!