(Note: All elements displayed in this novel are purely fictional and should not be taken seriously. Proceed with caution)

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"You useless piece of shit!" Said a man who violently kicked a boy who was huddled up in the corner.

"How could you fail such an easy test?! Did all those hours of studying make your brain mushy?! Should I remind you what happens when you show me a failing grade, boy?!"

The man continued to beat the boy in the corner and showed no sign of stopping.

"I think that's enough beating, leave him alone or you won't be able to do that to him again," A woman said and the man stopped.

The man took deep breaths as he watched the boy stained with blood crying in the corner. He walked up to the table and threw a towel at him.

"Clean yourself up, you look like shit."

Then the man walked away. The boy covered himself with the towel and shivered as he glared at the people in front of him.

That boy in the corner... is me. My name is Naoko Akujin. I'm 17 years old, 160 cm tall, physically unfit, and a 2nd-year high school student who has barely passing grades. I was left back a year so... yeah. That man who just beat me was my father and the one who stopped him was my mother.

They are... abusive parents you can say.

I don't know how they turned out that way but they were much nicer when I was younger until my 6th birthday.

They constantly beat me whenever I make the slightest mistakes. Make that be dropping a crumb on the floor to taking a single buck out of their wallets.

However, despite their abuse towards me, they were at least nice enough for me to get a computer despite the fact they were in debt. They bought that computer just for me to study, which I did until I found video games.

They could range from RPG games to ero games.

After that, I played and played without giving a care to studying until my parents found out. Their abusive behavior resumed immediately. What can I say? It's hard to resist the urge to play video games.

I hate my parents and wished I was never born into their family, but what can I say about it? This world is cruel after all.

Now you may think it's only my parents, but that is not the case. I also get bullied at school.

I hide all the scars I received from my parents with makeup when I go to school. But I leave the scars I get from one man.

"Heh, look who it is, how's it going loser?"

I turned towards a tall boy with blonde hair, gray eyes, and tanned skin. His name was Murai Kurasu, my senpai. He's 185 cm tall and considered one of the best athletes in the school. He's considered attracted among everyone in the school and has a bunch of lackeys following him. He was also a rich guy and I bet if he weren't wealthy, he'd be in my position unless he tried in life. I gave up years ago.

Now I feel like retorting to his idiotic insult, but it's best I just stay quiet, I don't want another scar from this guy.

I ignored him and begun walking towards the school until he put his hand on my shoulder.

"Where do you think you are going? Greet your senior properly."

His lackeys behind him snickered as they waited for me to say something.

"Good morning... Mura-"

"What? Aren't you supposed to call me whatever you call seniors in those awful games you play? Or those shows."

"Good morning... Senpai."

"Say it louder! And also greet the others as well while you are at it."

He'd suddenly push me towards the ground face first and placed his foot on my head.

"G-good morning, Senpai!"

"Ahh, that's more like it."

God damn it, I can never get a rest from this dude.

"You at it again, Murai?" A girl's voice spoke.

"Jessica, good morning."

He'd let his foot off my head and walked towards the girl with light blonde hair and green eyes. The two then kissed and I looked away in disgust.

She is Jessica Phillips, a senior and considered the hottest girl in the school. If you can't tell by now, she is dating Murai, meaning they are a couple.

"Why don't you just leave him for today? He's had enough, hasn't he?" Jessica spoke as she looked at me with a worried face. But she can't fool me, I know deep down that she also enjoys my suffering. It's not my intuition, it's just plain obvious. I'm impressed she is able to get away with things with those shitty acting skills. Might as well throw an Oscar her way.

"Yeah, but his face is just asking for more. C'mon boys, let's leave him alone."

The lackeys following him walked past me and snickered as they followed Murai into the school.

Piece of shit...

"Are you okay, Nao?"

I heard an elegant voice behind me and I turned around where a black-haired beauty stood before me.

"Come on, let's get you up."

She lent me a hand and I hesitated before taking it.

Jessica may be the hottest, but she ain't the prettiest.

This girl in front of me is Risa Esumi. She is the same age and grade as me, but she's taller than me as she is 170 cm tall and she also was held back a grade, but that's only because she started school late. She has perfect grades, a highly compatible athlete, and also my childhood friend. I owe her for showing me that this world has at least one nice thing to offer. She is also the only person to call me Nao, which I allow only her to call me.

"Th-thank you..."

"No need. Come on, let's go."

Since we were in the same class, we'd walk to class together.

As I entered class, Risa waved bye to me and met up with her friends. I walked to the back of the classroom and looked out the window.

I'm bored with this life, it has literally nothing to offer to someone like me. If only there was some kind of... event. If only something different happened.

"Hey, how's it going... loser!" Said an irritating voice.

I deeply sighed and turned around to see a guy with brown hair walk up to me with a grin on his face.

"I saw what happened at the entrance today. How stupid are you to cross paths with Murai?"

His name was Kai Wyatt. Same age and grade as me and about 180 cm tall. He's like Murai, just less dangerous and more annoying to handle with. Him and Murai... well they are on good terms and they have one thing in common; they are both douchebags.

"How am I supposed to avoid him if he's standing right there waiting for me?"

"Tch, you!"

Suddenly he grabbed my head and slammed it into the table. Ahh fuck, that hurt!

"D-don't be mad just because I stated facts!" I yelled back at him as I attempted to lift my head up, but he was stronger than me so it was useless.

"Let go of him!"

Risa came to my aid and pushed Kai away. Kai stumbled and fell on his back.

"Are you ok, Nao?" Risa asked me as she ran towards me.

"Yes, I'm alright."

Though that did hurt a bit, it wasn't much.

"Tch, piece of shit. If only she wasn't with him," Kai muttered as he returned to his seat followed by his own group of lackeys.

I suddenly felt a murderous aura filling the classroom and they were all directed towards me. It was obviously the other boys in the room. They're just jealous because Risa is talking to me and not them.

If only there was a change... I'd be happy to settle with that change as long as it's better than my current situation.

I regret thinking that in my mind when suddenly light emitted from the ground. When I looked down, there was some kind of... white magic circle thing below me. It wasn't just me as well. I looked over at Risa and she also had one below her which was green mixed with white.

"Wh-what is this?"

I looked over at Kai who also had a magic circle below him which was dyed green and brown.

Then instantly, my vision was clouded with light and I felt myself losing control of my body.

And then everything went dark.

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