[Faculty member: First-year Kaoru Higaki from class 2-D, please report to the teacher's lounge. We need to have a word with you about some matters at hand]
"Kaoru what the hell did you do this time!!?" It hasn't been long since the start of the school year arrived and yet his classmates were alarmed
Confused and utterly clueless Kaoru denies their assumptions. "... Me? I haven't done anything wrong,"
"Oh really? Maybe they uncovered one of the school's incidents to be related to you... I told you, Higaki, you should turn over a new leaf. Do you think living a life full of chaos is fun and exciting?"
Kaoru's expression darkened and his teeth grit by their lower half and he utters. " I didn't do shit!! Why can't any of you believe me? Heh, whatever. If you guys get beat up, then don't come asking for my help,"
"Kaoru, we didn't mean it like that~" They tried to persuade him but the only thing they gain was his rage
Kaoru gripped the hand in which aims to reach his back. His strong grip was enough to make his student squeal and at some point the pain ceased to exist. The one who grabbed him was frightened by his response and his group of parasitic geeks
"This is your last warning. I ain't playing with you again, it's clear that you guys kept me as a guard dog. I don't care if you pricks get picked on, even if you apologize you fuckers are on your own," He releases the fatties hand and storms off from their classroom and he heads to the office
"Hello, the first year your looking for is here!" Kaoru burst into the office along with his resolve but to his surprise, he founds a student the size of his own
He wore a mask that covered most of his face, and even though he looked frail, Kaoru notices his strength. The presence of this boy shook him with doubt, and he assumes his one of the people he once clashed with his fist. He took a defensive stance and prepared for any kind of attack
'He's the same height as me! This guy's bad news... I haven't seen his face and yet it feels like his all too familiar. Don't tell me hes someone I fought in the past?'
Just a word from the teacher in their presence would snap him away from his delusion and back to reality. Kaoru then quickly notices his uniform upon his rage had stabilized and he's nothing more than an average joe. He coughed and his demeanor he thought to be threatening shifted to a view of a student who caught the flu
"Mr. Higaki, as troublesome as you displayed yourself. I can't deny that you're the only qualified student for this matter. This is one of our school's newly invited students for scholarship, Hikaru Aoi," With the teacher's summary of his summons, the student in turn reached his hand
"Hello, I'm Hikaru Aoi. I'll be one of your classmates starting this year... I hope we'll get to know each other," Kaoru didn't intend on accepting his hand, but Hikaru's calm and relaxing aura pierces through his cold exterior
Though it was their first encounter, he wasn't afraid of his appearance. He accepted his handshake and answered back "Likewise, I hope that you'll continue with this manner of yours. Well, teach, I think he'll settle in nicely, I'll look after him,"
The two left before their classes starts and just as he expected, Hikaru's nightmare gas yet to appear
'Thank goodness there was a convenience store in front of the school... Since it's hard to tell whether im muscular with my appearance, I can easily pass off as a wimp. I hate lying even if it doesn't harm anyone who'd heard of such falsity. But I have no choice!! If Maki Adagaki sees my face then it's game over in less than a month of playthrough!'
[System: The information of the host has been fully rewritten! Your physical records have been changed to match a sick and frail looking individual
Status: Anyone who views you will see your altered appearance, and your true physique will remain hidden]
'Since I didn't truly complete the whole story, I'll just have to stick with my personal experience. Just like at the start of the game, I ran my mouth about my false physical record that went through with the help of the system. It seems that I can change my personal information to play to my advantage, and they act normally like in the game,'
5 hours later
"So, Hikaru... By any chance, you're not from around here, aren't you?" At long last, he finally started the first step in his progression. This was one of the scenes, Hikaru declined before he experienced, Maki's assault
"No, unfortunately, I don't know my way around this place... I thought I'd ask you to give me a tour," Hikaru replied while the two were about halfway close to leaving the premise of the school
"Is that so? Hikaru, can you uh do me a solid?" Kaoru's voice stuttered and Hikaru answers naturally in response
He jumps out and acts all surprised about the sudden favor from a stranger he recently knew. "Slow down there, Higaki. Do you seriously think I'd do you a favor? As much as I don't judge by a person's looks, aren't you overly familiarizing yourself?"
Kaoru grabbed onto his shoulders and pulled him closer like the time in his first-ever playthrough. "Pretty please! Just do me this one favor, I got an urgent call, can you please take my place? I'll text you the location, you'll just have to meet a friend in my stead,"
Upon uttering the things he needed to convey, and ran so fast that he didn't stop until Hikaru couldn't see within the range of his view. With all of that out of the way, he didn't wait for his text and proceeded on intersecting an alleyway to his destined spot. It wasn't long until the entrance of this deserted street was crammed with a group of thugs
[System: The host's passive ability [Lurk] increases your stealth by 20% while hiding behind the dark]
"She has to be here. Search the area, and don't stop until you find her!!!" No matter how strong and capable, young Hikaru was, he wasn't a fool to risk his life
His body is well-built and he can easily win a fight with those thugs who harassed him in his previous school. But a single person facing an army is nowhere near brave and easily ridiculous and illogical for him to succeed. But an opportunity he'd never seen in the game had presented itself with the notification of the panel
[System: With the encounter of this third-rate juvenile delinquent, the host unlocked the hidden game mechanics [Leveling] [Mobs] [Stats]
Leveling: You as the player can earn experience points by beating anything that's considered a mob
Mob: In the world of Heartstopper Japan is troubled with the possibility of being overrun with delinquents. Apart from them, you have stray animals, burglars, and all sorts of would-be oppressors to the peace.
Stats: By leveling up you'll gain higher stat rewards compared to reading, exercising, or proper grooming which only grants you so little stat increase]
"Who's there? Show yourself~ Arrrrgh!!!" Hikaru rushes in for a quick and powerful jab in one of the thug's abdomens that easily resolves his conflict
"Over there! I heard one of our guys screaming," Soon he was surrounded by their group and before they could land a hit, he wore one of their bandanas to cover his mug
[System: You've defeated 5 third rate, juvenile delinquents!!! 68 experience points have been added to the level-up gauge. To reach the next level the host requires 32 more experience points]
"Is he one of that bitches crew? Get him!!!" Soon these groups of delinquents came his way and left with the mark of his fist
Hikaru Aoi is truly an average student working part-time in a convenience store and streaming to lose his stress. But was he truly average...? There are a lot of ways for one to be determined as average but for an orphan like him, this was nothing but a weekly routine
'They're much slower than the guys who beat me every day... And here I was scared shitless by their numbers. Since I came earlier than the scheduled encounter, might as well beat this fuckers to the ground,'
Hikaru Aoi was once harassed by his classmates and when their annoyance started affecting his work... It seems that Hikaru swings a fist or two, this was the culmination of his growth as an orphan in pursuit of a better tomorrow. Without a parent by his side, he learned to protect himself physically and mentally
"Is that all you got...?" The thugs were desperate to cripple him so they soon resorted to using weapons
Every one of their crew who stayed persistent and took a few direct blows of his attack had risen from the ground. They brought some brass knuckles, some wielded a knife, and the rest held tightly to a shard of glass. Their far too many, but in terms of coordinated attacks and rhythm all his opponents were far too predictable
'There nothing similar to Maki's yandere persona... Compared to her she felt like a whole new level of difficulty, well that's to be expected for an SSS difficulty heroine. She even killed Kaoru without even flinching, and that guy was something else,'
He knocks the first and second with a perfectly timed roundhouse kick, and the third met with an uppercut to his chin. He disarmed the fourth who wielded a knife and bash its head into the solid ground. He's left with the last of their petty group of delinquents and this one swings its muscular arms along with the severity with the added knuckles
"Arrrrghh!!!" Their fight was over in about a second when he tires himself out and Hikaru ends his match with a kick in the delinquent's precious nuts
"W-Who are you!!?" A voice so sweet and belonging to a lovely maiden in black with hair stained in red
This fair maiden was injured and with all of her might, she asked for the identity of this hero of the night
[Capture target:
Sana Majima
Age: 17
Sex: Female
Heroine type: Tsundere/Rebel
Difficulty: F
Strengths: Martial arts, videogames, flexible, fast, strong-willed, heroic, kind, leadership
Weakness: Trouble conveying her feelings, socially awkward, one on one communication, easily gets angry, rude]