I've never done anything like this before.
Transferring a week late into a new high school was nerve-racking. Everyone there probably already formed their friend groups and were enjoying their high school lives by now. Meanwhile, I'd be that new lonely kid that no one would dare talk to. It would just be another story of my life with no friends, which wouldn't be any different than before.
Not to mention I'm not the most social of kids my age, so even if someone did want to talk to me, I couldn't probably hold an interesting conversation with them. So making any good friends by myself in my high school career might be out of the question. Unless a person from heaven was sent down to be my friend, that was my only realistic shot of not being a complete loner.
"Sigh... I really am pathetic."
The bus ride to Advance Nurturing High School was quiet. Since school started a week ago, there weren't any other students on the bus with me. I'd seen from ads and pamphlets that this school was a government project-funded institution that boosted a 100% college or job admission rate after graduation. That seemed appealing in its own regard, probably why it was considered an elite school, to be honest though, it didn't really matter to me I just wanted to try something different in my life, and that's why I applied.
It didn't take too long before the bus finally stopped just outside the gates of ANHS. As I stepped off the bus, I was greeted by the intimidating gates leading into the school.
"If all goes well, this is where I'll spend the next three years of my life... I hope it could be relatively interesting for me, I wouldn't want to have too boring of high school life."
As I took my first steps into the new chapter of my life, only one thought remained in my mind
Let the journey begin.
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This school is massive.
The school alone must have covered at least 100,00 square meters. When you looked at the school, it didn't look that impressive. Other than the absurd amount of windows that lined the outside of the school, it looked pretty plain and grey from the outside. But, even though this school is enormous, I definitely will not get lost.
- 10 minutes later wandering the school -
"I'm definitely lost now... honestly though, for such an advanced high school you'd think they'd have an advanced guide system for new students, like a robot or something even a map would've been nice but noooo..."
"Hey there, are you lost trying to find your classes? If you want, I could help you?"
A voice from behind me snapped me out of my rant.
"Oh yeah, that would be great thanks... but I'm not looking for my classroom just yet, I'm actually looking for the faculty room if you know where that is?"
I turned around to see a beautiful strawberry-blonde hair girl coming closer to me, my heart couldn't help but beat a little faster at the sight before me. She looked to be about a foot shorter than me, but her gorgeous strawberry-blonde hair reached just past her waist. The girl also wore a rather short skirt, that exposed a bit of her upper thigh. Which I thought the school would be against, but I guess this school didn't exactly care about small things like that.
"Oh, the faculty room I'd be happy to tell you where that is, may I ask why you need to go to the faculty room?"
"Well, I actually just transferred to this school today, and I need to speak to a faculty member before I get to my assigned class."
"Woah, you just transferred today, I didn't know this school did transfers." The girl said, "mind if I ask where you transferred from?
"I was homeschooled actually, up until this year I decided I wanted to try out regular high school."
"That's so cool, I always wondered what it would be like to be homeschooled... Must've been lots of fun."
I unconsciously rubbed the back of my head, "You'd be surprised my teacher was pretty strict."
"Hehe~ well, I won't question their teaching methods. Well, the faculty's room is just a little further down the hall and to the right."
I was so close...
"Alright, cool, thank you for your help... umm..."
"Ichinose Honami, Class 1-B."
"... Well, I'm not gonna question your parents for giving you that special of a name, but thank you, Ichinose Honami Class 1-B."
"Hehe~ you think you're pretty funny, don't ya. It's Ichinose Honami, of Class 1-B but, no problem. Before I head off to class, could I know your name?"
"Fukumoto Akio."
"Well, it was nice meeting you Fukumoto-kun. Good luck on your first day, I hope to see you again!" Ichinose said with a radiant smile before heading off in the opposite direction of me. She looked back at me for a second, "when you get your student ID and email, come find me, I'll help you around campus!"
Wow, my first encounter with a student at this school, and it was with a beautiful girl, maybe high school won't be that bad after all.
After a bit of walking, I finally reached the faculty room. I knocked a couple of times on the door, but there was no response from the other side. Not knowing what to do, I decided to push the doors open. Looking around the room there wasn't really anything special about it, just some leather sofas in the middle of the room, surrounding a coffee table. Some doors were lining the walls that I could have only assumed were to other faculty members' offices. Just as I went to take a step inside the room, a firm hand grabbed my shoulder.
"What are you doing entering the faculty room without permission?" A flat voice came from behind me.
I turned around to see a man roughly my height with short grey hair behind me, clad in a black suit. He didn't look too much older than his late twenties... I think.
"Oh sorry, I was just told to head to the Faculty room. You see, I'm the new transfer student, and I was told to come here to get my assigned class."
"You must be Fukumoto then. You can call me Mashima-sensei, I'm the homeroom teacher for class 1-A."
"Nice to meet you grey-hair-sensei!"
Grey-hair-sensei's eyes flared with evil intent "... What did you just say?"
"Oh, I said, 'nice to meet you Mashima-sensei!'"
"Alright, sorry, I must've misheard you. Shall we get all the information settled in my office?" As he started walking to one of the many offices in the faculty room.
"Sure thing."
As I settled into the chair across from Grey-hair-sensei's desk, he handed me a guidebook about the school.
"Now, before you take a look at the guidebook about the school, there are a few things I must explain to you."
"First things first, here is your school-issued phone and ID." Mashima-sensei slid a normal phone across his desk to me. "That phone contains almost everything regarding this school, it has your ID, ways to contact fellow classmates and faculty, and it can also have personal uses if you wish for that. So essentially, do not lose this as it will make your time at this school much harder."
"Alright, don't lose the phone got it."
"Next thing I will explain is the school's point system since you missed the explanation on the first day."
Point system?
"This is called the S-System, at the beginning of every month, the school will wire your points to your school account. Think of these points as your allowance or credit. This month the school deemed you worthy and has given you 100,000 points, 1 point is equal to 1 yen, so essentially the school has given you 100,000 yen. These points cannot be converted back to real money, so be wary of that. In this school, points can be used to buy almost anything, they can also be used at the wide-spread facilities this campus offers like the mall, theatre, cafe, you name it. Also, there is to be absolutely no contact with the outside while you are at this school for the next three years. That is why we boast so many amenities for our students. Also, considering the time you are joining us you'll have a tough time joining club activities as applications for those are due soon. Following along?"
"Eh, loosely, I guess..."
Sigh "also, since you are the first-ever transfer student to this school, the school allowed you to bring one item with you as you know, which was..."
"My katana."
"..." deadpanned, Mashima-sensei stared at me for a second, "Your katana? Seriously? Wouldn't you have rather brought like a family photo, a book you loved, or some clothes even?"
"Oh yeah, I chose my katana on a whim, no, I chose it because that's what I wanted to bring with me."
"Alright then, you can pick up your katana when you go to collect the key to your dorm. They should have it at the main desk along with your room information. Oh, I almost forgot your class assigning."
Please be Class B with that Ichinose girl, she's the only one I know.
"Now, unfortunately, since you did transfer late, you were assigned to class 1-D, I will inform your sensei of your arrival. You also will not be changing homeroom teachers for the next three years, so get comfortable."
I hate my life.
"Alright, you may head to your class now, it's just further down the hall and to the left."
"Thank you, sensei."
After that boring explanation of this school, I went to turn to leave, but just before I placed my hand on the door.
"Do you have any questions regarding my explanation?"
"I do have one. Why did you say, "unfortunately" I was placed in class 1-D?"
"I'm sorry, I don't remember mentioning that..."
"I'm sorry, I must've misheard you, I'll be going now."
As I took the long walk down to my new class, I couldn't help but think, that a few things were misleading with what grey-hair-sensei told me.
One, why did he say that "this" month I'd be getting 100,000 points. Does that mean my point influx will change every month?
Two, what's with the school deeming me worthy of these points.
Three, is there really anything I can buy with these points?
Finally, what's so bad about being in class 1-D? Sensei made it out to be like it was the worst thing possible in the entire world.
I have a feeling there are still some mysteries behind this school. Those mysteries will probably be revealed relatively soon... This school may not be that boring after all. I got a quick chance to flip through my phone, and sure enough, there were 100,000 private points in my account. There were also some non-sequential things displayed in my student account, like my birthdate, email, etc...
Just as I finished wrapping up my internal monologue and checking out my new phone, I arrived outside my classroom door. Class 1-D. My new homeroom for three years. I hope I could make some acquaintances along the way, that would probably make my high-school life a little more enjoyable. I paused just outside the door for a second and took a deep breath. I placed my hand on the doorknob and slowly slid it open, taking my first step into the classroom. My opportunity for a new life begins here.
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Author's Note:
HELLO ALL, well this is my first fan fic so any feedback or ideas will be a great help!
Also, I am playing to stick to the LN, but I may add some of my own ideas to keep it interesting.
I'll try to be consistent with uploads (like once a week), but that may change because of stupid university :)
Thanks for reading!