Yuto

Biodata

Feature	Details
Name	Yuto Hayashi (悠人) 1
Alias(es)	Lin 6 10
Species/Race	Human
Gender	Male
Age	26 in his previous life; inhabits the body of a 16-year-old student 1
Affiliation	Class D, Advanced Nurturing High School 1
Occupation/Role	Student; cake-shop part-timer; information broker alongside Kikyo Kushida 4 9 10
First Appearance	Chapter 1, “A Transmigration on the Bus” 1

Background

Yuto was formerly a 26-year-old operations employee at an internet company. After working until three in the morning and falling asleep at his desk, he awakened in the body of a 16-year-old Yuto Hayashi on the first day of enrollment at Advanced Nurturing High School. He retained memories of both lives, including knowledge of the original story’s major characters, events, and hidden school mechanics. 1

Placed in Class D, Yuto immediately recognized the class’s poor discipline and its position at the bottom of the school hierarchy. Rather than openly intervene, he chose a low-profile approach: preserve his initial points, identify reliable sources of information, and act only when a profitable or necessary opportunity appeared. 1 3

Personality

Yuto is observant, patient, and deliberately unassuming. He presents himself as an ordinary, somewhat introverted freshman while quietly evaluating classmates, tracking their routines, and comparing events against his knowledge of the original story. He avoids exposing how much he knows, recognizing that appearing too informed would invite suspicion. 1 2 3

He values independence and a peaceful routine more than Class D’s advancement. When Suzune Horikita asks him to help pursue Class A, he refuses because he does not view ability as an obligation and considers collective advancement too costly in time, effort, and unwanted conflict. 8

Despite his calculated approach, Yuto does not treat people as disposable tools. After discovering Kushida’s hidden side, he rejects blackmail as unhelpful and offers her a mutually beneficial partnership instead. 9

Abilities & Skills

Transmigration-Derived Foreknowledge

Yuto remembers the broad outline of the original story, giving him an information advantage over other students.

• Identifies key students, their personalities, and their likely future importance soon after arriving at the school. 1 2
• Anticipates major developments, including the Sudo incident and later special exams. 1 3
• Uses his knowledge to prepare for Class D’s expected point deductions before the rest of the class recognizes the danger. 2 3
• His recollection is incomplete; the timeline of later events is muddled and requires confirmation through observation. 1
• Conceals his foreknowledge to avoid drawing attention. 1 3

Strategic Planning & Information Brokerage

Yuto assesses opportunities in terms of risk, leverage, and long-term return.

• Plans to protect his initial 100,000 points, establish information channels, and wait for profitable openings rather than act impulsively. 2 3
• Recognizes that class points affect students’ monthly personal points and identifies the information as a marketable secret. 9
• Recruits Kushida for her social reach and ability to earn others’ trust, while he provides the information and broader strategy. 9
• Supports using an anonymous disposable account to prevent the information sale from being traced back to them. 10
• Has Kushida contact the leaders of Classes A, B, and C simultaneously, creating competition among prospective buyers. 10

Baking

Yuto learned basic baking in his previous life and uses the skill to establish a stable income at school.

• Impresses cake-shop owner Sato Miki with his fundamentals and is hired immediately. 4
• Works up to four hours per day for 300 points per hour; his first shift earns him 1,200 points. 4
• Produces chiffon cake confidently and adapts to unfamiliar ingredients. 6
• Develops the shop’s Matcha Red Bean Roll, which Miki approves as a featured product. 6 7
• Finds baking calming because it gives him a break from the school’s constant social and strategic pressures. 4

Literary Knowledge & Social Calibration

Yuto uses shared interests to establish relationships without appearing forceful.

• Holds detailed conversations with Hiyori Shiina about Japanese modern literature, mystery novels, and specific authors. 5
• Borrows books and visits the library at measured intervals to maintain a natural connection with Hiyori. 5 6 7
• Recommends books suited to other students’ preferences, including a lighter novel for Yosuke Hirata. 7

Relationships

• Suzune Horikita — Classmate and seatmate. She quickly notices Yuto’s guarded behavior, later assesses him as one of Class D’s most capable students, and asks him to help her pursue Class A; he declines without severing contact. 1 2 8
• Kikyo Kushida — Initially probes Yuto for information, then becomes his accomplice after he learns her hidden personality. They form an information-selling partnership built on mutual leverage and growing trust. 3 9 10
• Hiyori Shiina — A fellow Class D student with whom Yuto builds rapport through books and quiet library conversations. He brings her an advance sample of his Matcha Red Bean Roll for feedback. 5 7
• Sato Miki — Owner of the cake shop that employs Yuto. She recognizes his baking ability, gives him regular shifts, and approves his featured product idea. 4 6 7
• Ken Sudo — One of Yuto’s first acquaintances at the school. Yuto recognizes Sudo’s future importance and watches his reckless spending while planning for the coming incident involving him. 1 3
• Kiyotaka Ayanokoji — Fellow Class D student who listens in on Horikita’s attempt to recruit Yuto. Yuto regards him as a potentially more suitable ally for Horikita’s ambitions. 8
• Yosuke Hirata — Classmate who includes Yuto in a Keyaki Mall outing and shares a brief interest in books. Yuto considers Hirata genuinely kind, though overly accommodating. 6 7

Story Role / Major Arcs

Arrival at Advanced Nurturing High School

• Transmigrates into his younger self’s body during the bus ride to the entrance ceremony. 1
• Recognizes the school’s meritocratic structure and correctly concludes that he has entered Class D. 1
• Begins monitoring students such as Horikita, Kushida, Hiyori, and Sudo while keeping his own capabilities hidden. 1 2

Establishing an Independent Income

• Seeks part-time work after realizing Class D’s points will soon be severely reduced. 3
• Joins Miki’s cake shop and turns baking into a dependable source of personal points. 4
• Creates the Matcha Red Bean Roll, expanding his value to the shop beyond routine assistance. 6 7

Building Selective Connections

• Cultivates a quiet friendship with Hiyori through their mutual interest in literature. 5 7
• Participates in Kushida’s Keyaki Mall outing while maintaining emotional distance from her social circle. 7
• Refuses Horikita’s proposal to actively support Class D’s rise, preferring to solve problems independently if they affect him directly. 8

Information Broker Alliance

• Encounters Kushida while she is revealing her true feelings in private. 9
• Offers her a partnership to sell knowledge of the class-point system rather than use her secret against her. 9
• Begins approaching the leaders of Classes A, B, and C through an anonymous account, positioning the information as a scarce commodity. 10

Notable Quotes

“Ability is only a tool. Whether I use it is my freedom.” 8

“You're not a monster either. You're just someone who doesn't want to be alone.” 9

Trivia

• Yuto originally suggested naming his featured cake the “Matcha Red Bean Roll of Happiness,” but Miki shortened it to simply “Matcha Red Bean Roll.” 7