[Before this book even reached 100,000 words, it already survived a siege by the Heavenly Court and a Dark Earthly Turmoil.
So, there is no need to doubt!]
[Has already entered the dark room three times]
The room.
Inside, there was a bed, a chair, a desk, and a desk lamp.
This was no ordinary room.
Its extraordinary nature lay in the fact that it had no doors.
On his way home, Hiroto Tachibana’s vision had suddenly gone black, and then he found himself here.
Experiencing the exact same predicament was Kitagawa Marin, who was currently standing off to the side, dazed and lost in thought.
Before they could even snap out of it, a voice resonated within the room.
[This room operates under rules that cannot be refused…]
…
Three Hours Earlier
Sobu High, First-Year International Culture Class.
Hiroto Tachibana was dozing off in his seat.
In order to pay off his debts, he had been serializing five web novels simultaneously.
He felt like his liver was about to give out from the sheer exhaustion.
As a transmigrator living a second life, he had stayed in the great eastern nation of China until his third year of middle school.
It was only when his family relocated here for work during his final year of middle school that he realized this was actually a massive crossover anime world.
Fortunately, the mainland had long since been unified, so there was no language barrier.
Back in his third year of middle school, his family had been well-off, and because he took good care of his appearance, he had been incredibly popular.
However, not long after entering high school, disaster struck his family.
Unable to handle the pressure, his parents had already fled back to the mainland, leaving him behind here by himself.
Since the debt wouldn’t follow them back to the mainland, if he wanted to stay here and live a normal life, he had to completely clear all of it on his own.
”Almost there, just a little more!
Only 5 million yen left!”
Heavens only knew how many novels he had plagiarized from his previous life over the past six months just to pay off this mountain of debt.
The current him looked disheveled and haggard.
Furthermore, because he cut his own hair, his hairstyle currently looked atrocious.
Overall, he wasn’t genuinely ugly—in fact, he was still somewhat handsome because his underlying features were inherently good.
But none of that mattered anymore.
As long as he finished paying off these debts, he could finally enjoy a beautiful, youthful high school romance life!
Ring, ring, ring.
Lunchtime arrived.
The chime of the bell cleared Hiroto’s foggy mind considerably.
He shook his head to wake himself up further.
As he turned his gaze, he spotted the class’s “high-altitude flower” not far away: Yukinoshita Yukino.
She was looking right at him, her slender, pale fingers gripping a pen as she scribbled furiously on a piece of paper.
What was she writing?
His situation in class was quite similar to hers—they were both isolated.
Even if Hiroto weren’t a transmigrator, he would still understand the general situation.
Yukinoshita was isolated because of her cold aura and her belief that the vast majority of humanity consisted of helpless animals in need of salvation.
As for him?
In the elite, self-important International Culture Class, he appeared entirely ordinary.
His family had fallen from grace, and he had neither the time to groom himself nor the energy to socialize.
Naturally, he ended up with the same isolated fate as Yukinoshita.
However, there was a fundamental difference between the two.
In Yukinoshita’s case, it looked more like she was single-handedly isolating the entire class.
The two of them weren’t close at all.
Hiroto didn’t pay it any mind, picked up his lunchbox, and walked out of the classroom.
After Hiroto left, Yukinoshita Yukino put down her pen.
The title written at the top of her notebook read: “Human Observation Diary”.
Hiroto knew nothing of this.
He walked through the nearby corridor and arrived at Class 1-F, where two of his best friends from middle school were located.
By the back door near the window, Hikigaya Hachiman nodded to acknowledge him.
Beside him, Satou Kazuma was still fast asleep, snoring away.
Hikigaya Hachiman automatically opened his own lunchbox and scooped some rice and side dishes over to Hiroto Tachibana.
This was a small token of support he could offer his friend.
Hiroto didn’t say thank you either; he just sat down and started eating.
He had too much on his plate to worry about pleasantries.
However, acting like this inevitably drew occasional glances from a nearby popular clique.
Because Hikigaya Hachiman had suffered emotional trauma in middle school, he considered himself to have a cynical understanding of “youth.” Even so, he really couldn’t stand those blatantly judgmental glares.
Hiroto, on the other hand, couldn’t care less.
Firstly, he didn’t have the time to care.
Secondly, once he successfully built up his wealth and status, grand scholars would naturally come forward to justify his actions.
Within the clique, Yumiko Miura, who sat firmly at the top of the social pyramid, frowned slightly but said nothing.
Marin Kitagawa, who shared a similar high social status, didn’t frown, nor did she look their way.
However, Tobe Kakeru, who was also part of the clique, couldn’t bear to look at the scene any longer.
Since his crush, Marin Kitagawa, was right here, how could he miss an opportunity to flex his superiority over others?
”Man, that guy from the International Culture Class is here freeloading food again.”
”If you’re really that starved, I still have some leftovers over here.”
As Tobe spoke, his eyes kept darting toward Marin Kitagawa, hoping to catch her attention.
But his wishes went unfulfilled.
Instead, he received a direct response from Hiroto.
”Dumbass.”
Hiroto kept eating his food without even lifting his head.
Along the way, he shot Hikigaya Hachiman a look, telling him not to get involved.
”Why, you motherf—” Tobe’s temper instantly flared upon hearing that.
How dare a piece of trash like this insult him?
He rolled up his sleeves, putting on a show to make himself look tough and capable in a fight.
”It’s one thing to insult me, but you insulted Kitagawa-san over here as well by extension.
Being this disrespectful to a girl is crossing the line.”
Tobe said this while throwing Marin Kitagawa a reassuring glance.
Hiroto still didn’t look up.
He was incredibly busy; he needed to finish eating and leave immediately.
”Alright, alright, we’re all classmates here,” Yuigahama Yui stepped in to act as the peacemaker.
Tobe didn’t actually dare to start a real fight anyway.
He fully intended to take the exit Yuigahama had gracefully provided.
However, he still secretly hoped that Marin would speak up and say a few words to comfort him.
If she did, he would accept the gesture and back down, marking it down as a favor.
That was Tobe’s line of thought.
Yet, after waiting for a while, what Tobe received wasn’t a graceful exit from Marin.
”The one who doesn’t even know how to respect people is you, isn’t it?”
Marin cast a look of pure disgust at him.
She didn’t want to stay around someone like that for another second, so she turned around and walked away.
Hiroto snapped his lunchbox shut, stood up, and left as well, leaving Tobe standing there frozen in utter bewilderment.
Tobe felt completely rejected and plunged into deep despair.
The classroom returned to its usual quiet.
Hikigaya Hachiman turned his head, while Satou Kazuma remained sound asleep.
With the situation resolved, the resident nice guy, Hayama Hayato, quickly stepped in to smooth over the awkward atmosphere.
Chatter and laughter filled the classroom once again, as if the incident just now had never even happened.
Just like that, the clock struck 3:30 PM, marking the end of the school day.
Hiroto Tachibana threw his backpack over his shoulders.
Just as he turned a corner right outside the school gates—whoosh!—his entire body abruptly vanished from the spot.
When he opened his eyes again, the opening scene manifested.
To reiterate once again: There is no need to doubt, it is exactly what you think it is.
Considering the genre of this book, please add it to your library ahead of time to prevent it from getting censored or taken down.
[All characters who have debuted so far are 18+ and are legal adults.] [Advance Introduction:] This room appears once a week, and the participants will rotate every month.
[Pacing:] Roughly one and a half chapters will cover the span of one day.