Looks like another sunny day in Tokyo.
Standing at the entrance of Shujin Private Academy, Chiaki reflected on the arduous journey it took to get here.
To secure a relatively comfortable space on the crowded subway, one had to transform into the Elbowing King, relentlessly shoving aside any who dared encroach upon one’s territory until not a single offender remained.
“Year 2, Class E.”
Holding the slip of paper with his assigned class, Chiaki went looking for the faculty office to report to his new homeroom teacher.
Class E.
That was a good class.
In Assassination Classroom, the legendary Koro-sensei, hailed as the fastest and strongest in history, taught Class E.
So, upon seeing his assignment, he couldn’t help but hope that his homeroom teacher might be as great as Koro-sensei.
I hope I get a good teacher.
Soon, Chiaki found his classroom.
The moment he slid the door open, he was greeted by the sight of a…
no, an animal…
no, perhaps it was a thing that couldn’t even be called a living creature, standing at the lectern.
How could he even describe this thing?
It was dressed in a standard, well-fitting faculty uniform, but its head…
he couldn’t tell if it was a mask or if its head was actually a dog’s head.
This was definitely not a form a human should take.
Chiaki immediately slammed the door shut and took a deep breath.
Calm down.
It must be a hallucination from the long journey.
My world is a normal, peaceful, ordinary world.
It shouldn’t have any specialty species from a neighboring dimension.
And even if it did…
maybe Talulah spiked my milk with Originium and I’ve contracted Oripathy.
There’s no way something that looks like a man-dog could exist in reality.
Chiaki pulled the door open again.
The dog-headed creature was still there.
“You must be the new student, Chiaki, correct?
I’m your homeroom teacher.
My surname is Xuan, given name Shen.
You can just call me Teacher Xuan.” The dog-headed creature introduced itself.
Holy.
Crap.
It’s Xuan!
Do you even think you’re a teacher?
Chiaki lamented internally.
He figured Tokyo truly was a big city if, these days, any kind of creature could become a teacher.
Still, as a student, he had to be respectful and greet his teacher properly.
“Yes, Teacher Xuan.
I’m Chiaki.”
“Mm, very good.
Come here.” Teacher Xuan beckoned Chiaki over, then slammed his hand on the desk to quiet the class before making an announcement.
“Today, we have a new transfer student joining our class.
Settle down!
Chiaki, come up and introduce yourself.”
“Hello everyone.
I’m Chiaki, a transfer student from Yasoinaba.
It’s a pleasure to meet you.”
Chiaki went through the standard self-introduction, immediately capturing the attention of a large number of female students.
“Whoa, a handsome guy that stylish is in our class?”
“Is the transfer student an idol from somewhere?
Can you tell us?”
“He’s so handsome, it’s almost annoying!”
The students’ chatter reached the teacher’s ears and was, naturally, not tolerated.
Teacher Xuan immediately pointed out several of the most enthusiastic girls.
“You girls over there!
You’ve got some nerve!
Is high school a place for you to gossip about boys?!
Chattering away instead of paying attention!
Get to the back of the room and stand while you listen!”
The class instantly fell silent.
Teacher Xuan looked the transfer student up and down.
Handsome, well-postured, with a calm demeanor and black-framed glasses—he looked like the very model of a good student, aside from a rather severe case of premature white hair.
“Alright, Chiaki-kun, take a look.
There are plenty of empty seats in the class.
Pick whichever one you like.
You can even choose one of those spots in the back where they’re standing.”
Since several students had been banished to the back, there were naturally more seats available.
But Chiaki wasn’t the type to steal someone’s beloved spot, so he chose the seat in the second-to-last row by the window.
The back row by the window—hometown of kings.
More importantly, he adjusted his glasses.
The view from this position was excellent.
He could see the entire classroom clearly.
Neither the grade-level head on patrol nor the homeroom teacher at the lectern could escape his sight.
Most importantly, if an emergency occurred, he could escape through the window at any time.
“Chiaki, you haven’t gotten your textbooks yet, right?
For now, share with Nijika,” Teacher Xuan said.
The next moment, he heard the sound of a desk scraping beside him.
A yellow-haired girl with a side ponytail sat down, crossed her legs, and placed her textbook in the space between them.
“Hi!
I’m Ijichi Nijika!
Great to meet you!” was the first thing she said.
“Chiaki.
Likewise.”
“You haven’t played an instrument in a few years, have you?”
“How did you reach that conclusion?”
“I can tell by your hands.
Were you a guitarist or a bassist before?
By the way, I’m a jazz drummer~ ch-ch-pah!” Nijika mimed a drum fill with her hands.
This woman radiated an incredible aura, one that shone as brilliantly as the sun itself.
And she was way too friendly!
An absolute social terrorist.
Chiaki felt he wasn’t well-equipped to handle someone this energetic.
He decided to check on the chat group instead.
[I Want to Eat Mei-Flavored Noodles]: Can anyone teach me how to pick up girls?
[Underworld’s Rokurokubi]: Are you thinking about how to get your hands on that Raiden Mei person again?
[I Want to Eat Mei-Flavored Noodles]: No!
My feelings for Mei are real!
I would never lay a hand on her until we’re officially in a relationship!
[Child of Prophecy]: Spoken like a true playboy.
[The Steel Warden]: Regarding this problem, I suggest you try approaching it from the perspective of Raiden Mei’s predicament.
As you are now, there’s no way you’ll catch her interest.
But, if you were to swoop in with an attack helicopter, take down all the girls bullying her in class, toss a weapon into her hands without a word, and tell her she’s coming with you to save Nagazora City and the world…
trust me, from that day forward, she’ll be your very own tragic heroine, and yours alone.
[I Want to Eat Mei-Flavored Noodles]: Really?
Will that actually work?
[The Steel Warden]: I don’t know.
You won’t know until you try.
[I Want to Eat Mei-Flavored Noodles]: Won’t she see right through me?
If Mei finds out I just said all that to get with her, she’ll definitely stay away from me!
Besides, what kind of crisis is there in Nagazora City for me to save?
[The Steel Warden]: There is a crisis in Nagazora City.
Cocolia is artificially creating the Third Herrscher, and the vessel for it is Raiden Mei.
If you want to raise Mei’s affection level, I suggest you take her to go beat the crap out of Cocolia directly.
[I Want to Eat Mei-Flavored Noodles]: What?!
How dare she try to turn Mei into a Herrscher!
Unforgivable!
Wait, that’s not right…
How do you know so much about my world?
And you seemed to know a lot about Utena’s world before, too.
Who are you?