I apologize for the grammar in this novel. To be honest, English is not my first language, and my English is quite bad, maybe very bad. And yeah, my writing quality is also bad and probably not pleasant to read for long periods. Some things might be a bit cliche, same as some other fanfics, repetitive, unimportant, and cringe-worthy, but I demand you read it.
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In the morning, the sun shone as usual, bringing with it a gentle morning light. In the school hallway, Tetsuya Hiratsuji walked along with his bag slung over his shoulder, letting out a small yawn since he had stayed up late the night before to finish his manuscript.
"Tetsuya-kun, good morning."
"Tetsuya-san! Good morning!"
"Kyah! Tetsuya-sama is as handsome as ever!"
All along the hallway, students greeted Tetsuya, most of them girls. Tetsuya returned their greetings with a faint smile, causing the girls to squeal excitedly once again while shouting things that made the male students grit their teeth in envy.
Tetsuya couldn't help it, his appearance drew attention wherever he went.
He was extremely handsome, with short blond hair that was clearly not a typical Japanese trait, and red eyes that looked intimidating yet captivating at the same time. He had a well-defined face, fair skin, stood 1.81 meters tall, and possessed a clearly muscular, well-trained body.
That alone was enough to make girls fall in love with him at first sight and make boys jealous of him.
"Drawing attention again, Kouhai-kun."
A calm voice tinged with sarcasm sounded from behind him.
Tetsuya turned around and saw a girl in a school uniform standing there. She was very beautiful, with long jet-black hair reaching down her back, tied with a white ribbon. She had a slender body with ideal curves, striking crimson eyes, and most notably, long legs wrapped in black thigh-high stockings.
Seeing the beautiful girl, Tetsuya smiled faintly, not bothered by her sarcastic tone, and said, "Good morning, Utaha-senpai."
Her name was Utaha Kasumigaoka, a third-year student at Sobu High School, in other words, Tetsuya's senpai.
Hearing Tetsuya's greeting, Utaha smiled slightly on her beautiful face, stepped closer, and walked beside him. "Good morning."
"So, are you enjoying your days of popularity at school like some kind of protagonist?" she asked sarcastically.
However, Tetsuya wasn't bothered. He casually nodded in response. "It's enjoyable, especially with a senpai like Utaha here."
Utaha rolled her eyes at his teasing, but there was a faint blush at the tips of her ears. Clearly, she was secretly happy.
Tetsuya noticed it too and smiled faintly.
Ten years ago, he had suddenly been reborn in this world as an eight-year-old orphan. No one knew who his parents were, but his blond hair indicated that he wasn't a pure-blooded Japanese.
After years of living in this world, he eventually realized that this was a crossover world combining several anime and manga.
Because he was an orphan with no parents, the memories he had gained were of life in an orphanage. Tetsuya then thought about doing what fanfic protagonists usually do, plagiarizing a novel.
But after thinking it over, he didn't do that. Instead, Tetsuya used famous works from his previous life as inspiration and created original works.
First, he spent two years studying writing and basic literature, then began working on his manuscript at the age of ten. The first volume was published on an online novel platform, and as the novel gradually grew more popular, physical books were released.
Tetsuya attended several Comic-Cons or fan gatherings, and it was during one of those events that he met Utaha. Since Utaha also admired his work, they got to know each other and exchanged knowledge about novel writing until their relationship gradually grew closer.
At that time, Tetsuya was still fifteen years old, a third-year middle school student.
Tetsuya later enrolled at Sobu High School in Chiba, and it turned out that Utaha also studied there. Because of that, they met every day and discussed many things about novels and plot development.
As a result, their relationship became very close. Utaha often threw out cynical and sarcastic remarks, but Tetsuya, already used to them, responded calmly each time, leaving Utaha unable to retort.
While walking side by side, Utaha glanced at Tetsuya from the corner of her eye, looking at his profile illuminated by the sunlight streaming through the corridor windows. A faint blush quietly bloomed on her cheeks, and she couldn't help but be captivated.
This man really was handsome, Utaha knew that well ever since their first meeting at a fan event.
"What is it, senpai?" Tetsuya glanced at her and asked with a faint smile.
Utaha finally snapped out of it and looked away, calming herself before saying, "It's nothing. Go to your class."
With that, she turned down the hallway toward the third floor, where the third-year classrooms were.
Tetsuya watched her reaction with amusement. He clearly knew that Utaha had been secretly watching him as they walked, but he didn't say anything.
He headed toward his own classroom. He was a second-year student, and his classroom was on the second floor.
When he entered, Tetsuya saw that several classmates had already arrived.
Since this was a crossover world, of course, some of them were people Tetsuya recognized. For example, a girl came jogging up to him.
"Tetsuya-kun, good morning!"
Her name was Marin Kitagawa.
She had long blond hair reaching down her back with an ombré transition to bright orange at the tips, a slender body despite her chest being slightly smaller than Utaha's, and stood 1.64 meters tall. Her skin was fair, her nails were long pink bubblegum-colored acrylics, and her light red eyes were actually contact lenses, her real eye color was dark brown.
"Good morning, Marin," Tetsuya greeted her with a smile.
He glanced behind Marin, where a cute girl stood with a short dark-brown bob haircut, dark-brown eyes, and a body proportion similar to Marin's. Nothing about her stood out, even though her face was both beautiful and cute at the same time. Her expression was flat, and no one seemed to notice her at all.
"Good morning to you too, Megumi."
Kato Megumi nodded. "Good morning, Tetsuya-kun."
Hearing Tetsuya's greeting and the sudden voice behind her, Marin turned around and saw Megumi.
"Uwah! Kato-san, since when were you behind me?" she asked in surprise.
Megumi looked at Marin and replied flatly, "Since you two greeted each other."
"Huh, really? I didn't notice at all…" Marin scratched her head with an awkward smile.
Megumi didn't respond to Marin and instead looked at Tetsuya. "You can see me again today."
"That's right, Tetsuya-kun! How can you sense Kato-san's presence? I can't at all, even after all this time!" Marin ignored the fact that Megumi had brushed her off and chimed in curiously.
Tetsuya smiled faintly. Megumi's presence was indeed thin, thinner than the wind itself, so others didn't notice her. But for some reason, he could see her, ever since their first meeting in their first year a year ago, and it had continued until now.
"There's no way I'd ignore an adorable Megumi. Hurry and sit down, the class bell is about to ring."
Megumi didn't say anything and returned to her seat, but it seemed she was thinking about Tetsuya's earlier words. Marin, seeing Megumi's quiet reaction, pursed her lips.
She glanced at Tetsuya and snorted, then went back to her own seat.
Tetsuya also sat down at his desk.
A moment later, the bell rang and the teacher entered. Standing at the front of the class, he said, "Alright, before we begin the lesson, I'd like to inform you that we'll be getting a transfer student."
The students were surprised. While the boys hoped the transfer student would be a cute and beautiful girl, and the girls hoped it would be another handsome boy, the teacher called out to the transfer student.
"Yotsuya Miko-san, please come in."
A girl with long black hair and yellow eyes walked in slowly. Her beautiful face carried a weary, gloomy expression, and a somber atmosphere seemed to surround her. Nervously standing in front of the class, she wrote her name and introduced herself with a bow.
"My name is Yotsuya Miko. Nice to meet you all. I hope we can get along."
In the back of the classroom, Tetsuya's eyes widened when he saw the transfer student.
I thought this was just an ordinary slice-of-life world, but it turns out…
At that very moment, a sudden voice echoed in his head, startling Tetsuya.
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