It’s been a week since enrolling in the academy. Like ordinary high school students, I attend classes and on top of that complete recreation assignments—busy but fulfilling days.
As for those recreation assignments, our team of me, Touji, and Akabana, which I was initially anxious about working well, gradually develops bonds as we complete assignments and begins to function as a team—is what should happen, but of course it doesn’t.
○Second Assignment [Team Three-Legged Race (With Interference)]
“Wait! Akabana-san, match the pace! Touji’s face is being dragged!”
○Third Assignment [Ability Tag]
“Akabana-san! This is a game where we run FROM the oni! Not a game where we defeat the oni!”
○Fourth Assignment [Ability Red Light, Green Light]
“You can’t move, Akabana-san! If you don’t know the rules, please just listen!”
○Fifth Assignment [Real Escape Game]
“Akabana-san! Don’t force it open with strength, wait! That’s a hint… No, stop… wait… AKABANAAAA!!”
And so on—rather than bonds developing, I feel the rift deepening. That wild boar woman…
Currently, in the classroom where the sixth assignment will be explained, Touji and I are waiting. By the way, Akabana hasn’t arrived yet, and there’s nobody else in the classroom besides us.
“Anyway… it’s not an exaggeration to say the success of the assignment depends on how we stop Akabana-san’s rampage.”
“Right? Every single time, she’s way too reckless. What’s she in such a hurry about?”
“Should we just not put on the brakes and let her rampage…”
“Yukiharu~ I get how you feel, but don’t give up~”
Strategy meeting—sounds cool, but in reality we’re just chatting.
This past week, my relationship with classmates remains ice cold, and apparently I’m being called “Speech Cancel Guy” behind my back. However, because of that, my bond with Touji, who’s in the same position, has naturally deepened, and I think we’ve become quite close.
In the process of sharing our personal stories, I’ve realized something about Touji: “This guy is clearly not an ordinary person, right?”
This is just a small part of what I heard from Touji: his eye color changes when his emotions run high, he frequently has dreams he doesn’t remember, and when he tried to save his childhood friend who was being attacked by an aberrant being, his ability awakened.
Touji claims to be an ordinary person, but is it even possible to be just an ordinary person with all that? The definition of “ordinary person” is falling apart.
“Hm? What’s up, Yukiharu? Staring like that.”
“No, it’s nothing. I was just thinking I’m a bit jealous.”
“What are you talking about? I’m the one who’s jealous. Ever since enrollment, I’ve been thinking about how I can become like you, Yukiharu.”
Adding such extravagant lip service, Touji smiles. This guy really is a good person. There’s nothing about my current self, unable to even properly use supernatural powers, that’s worth being jealous of.
I really am glad I became friends with Touji—just as I’m feeling that anew, someone forcefully opens the classroom door. At first I think Akabana has finally arrived, but looking toward the entrance, it’s three male students I don’t know. Their gazes are definitely directed at us.
“Oi, are you the outsider students on the same team as Akane?”
The male student who spoke with a somewhat dignified voice is the tallest of the three. The “Akane” he mentions must be Akabana. In that case, my response is decided.
“No, we’re not.”
“…”
At my response, Touji makes an “Eh!?” expression, but the male student who asked doesn’t seem friendly at all. Playing dumb is the safe move here.
“…Oi, Yagawa.”
“No no, it’s definitely them, Narumiya. Watagaya Yukiharu and Watagaya Touji, the only two students from ordinary families in this year.”
However, it seems to have been pointless, as the brown-haired, somewhat frivolous-looking male student called Yagawa confidently states our names.
“Oi, you bastard! You lied to Narumiya-san!”
“Stop it! Don’t touch Yukiharu!”
Then the last of the three gets furious at me, and Touji steps in to stop him—it’s complete chaos. I regret not answering honestly a little.
“Oi, stop.”
The person called Narumiya—presumably the leader among the three—admonishes the angry boy.
“We came to tell the outsider students something. We didn’t come to fight.”
Contrary to my initial judgment that Narumiya didn’t seem friendly at first glance, his demeanor turned out to be surprisingly rational and composed. In response to this, I silently apologized to myself for judging him as having a bad personality based solely on his somewhat overbearing atmosphere. Yeah, I really shouldn’t judge people by their appearance alone.
“Hey, you outsiders… submit your withdrawal letters immediately.”
…Hmm?
“Well, normally, I wouldn’t bother going out of my way to deal with bugs like you crawling around. But if you’re going to leech off Akane, that’s a different story. She belongs to me. I can’t have her losing value by hanging around trash.”
Scratch that previous thought. This guy really does have a rotten personality.
“Out of the kindness of my heart, I’m giving you advance notice instead of simply exterminating you on the spot. Be grateful for my benevolence.”
Narumiya’s self-important remarks continued relentlessly. What a refined upbringing he must have had. I genuinely wonder what kind of family environment could produce such a monster.
“Hey, if you’re just going to keep silent and listen… enough already!”
As expected, Touji—the one with the strong sense of justice—got angry at Narumiya’s verbal abuse and grabbed him by the collar.
“Wait, Touji—”
“Nah, nah, this looks interesting. Let’s just watch for a bit.”
The one who said that and stopped me from trying to intervene was one of the trio who had introduced himself as Yagawa.
“I’m Yagawa Sousuke, by the way. Nice to meet you, Watagaya Yukiharu.”
He casually threw his arm around my shoulder with a familiar attitude, and as if it were the most natural thing in the world, he told me my name—which I hadn’t even told him.
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“But uh, how did you know my name…?”
“Oh, my bad, my bad. Truth is, I’m an outsider too.”
“Really?”
“Though unlike you two, I’m not from a regular middle school—I’m from an overseas gifted academy.”
Ah… I see. So those exist overseas too.
“That’s why I did a bunch of research before enrolling. I looked into this academy, info on other outsiders like me, powerful gifted students ranked A, and… cute girls’ information and stuff.”
“Uh-huh…”
“So let’s exchange contact info. If you ever want information, I can teach you plenty. Oh, and the price is cute girls’ information, naturally.”
This guy’s got some guts with how fast he closes the distance. Pretty shameless.
“But anyway, changing the subject…”
With that, Yagawa suddenly started speaking in a volume only I could hear.
“I’ve got something I want to ask you, seeing as you’re on the same team as Akabana Akane.”
“I mean, even though we’re on the same team, to be honest we don’t talk much, and I don’t think there’s anything I could tell you…”
“Don’t worry, don’t worry. It’s about her appearance. Just to be clear, I’m asking this with no ulterior motives, but… does Akabana Akane have big boobs?”
Yeah, right. That’s definitely not a question coming from someone with no ulterior motives.
“Well, she’s probably on the larger side, I’d say.”
Though to be honest, what really stands out more than her chest is the size of her rear. The way her gym clothes fit when she wears them is just… well, you know?
“Heh, looks like we’re gonna get along great, best friend.”
The way this guy closes distance is grotesque. I became his best friend before I even properly got to know Touji.
“As thanks, I’ll give you some info on that guy.”
As he said that, Yagawa gestured toward the person still bickering with Touji.
“That’s Narumiya Kaneaki. The Narumiya family is a famous clan in gifted society—what you’d call an old noble house. Thanks to that, he’s got money and influence, plus his own gifted ability is ranked B. Being among the top of the year academically, all that combined is what created that arrogant attitude.”
…In other words, he’s basically Doraemon’s Gian combined with Suneo, and then divided by zero? Even the movie version of him doesn’t stand a chance of becoming a decent person.
“Also, watch out. He’s really quick with violence—”
That’s when a loud [CRASH!] echoed through the classroom. Looking toward the source of the sound, I saw Touji slammed against the classroom wall.
“…So like that?”
“…Yeah, like that.”
…Wait, this isn’t the time to be calmly observing! I hurried over to Touji, only to find him completely unconscious.
“Hmph. That’s what happens when you, a lowborn, dare to touch me. How filthy.”
Saying that, Narumiya wiped his collar with his hand. And his gaze was directed at me.
“Your turn is next.”
Huh? Am I about to get beaten down too?
“W-wait! Time out—!”
I made a T-shape with my hands, but Narumiya’s fist mercilessly advanced toward my face. Ah, I’m done for—I braced myself…
“What are you doing!?”
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