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DONG!!
As the alarm rang loudly, I woke up and looked around the room in confusion.
"The last memory I recall was trying to write a fanfic about *One Punch Man*... Did I die?"
While looking around, I noticed there were no toys or manga.
In my previous life, I had been writing a fanfic about KING. If I died, maybe I ended up in his body? And I didn't meet any God or ROB either.
Still lying on the bed, I got up, walked to the mirror, and saw a familiar face.
"Kiruma Souichi?"
Looking at my reflection in the mirror, I saw a familiar school uniform and hanger, along with a piece of paper on the table near the clock.
[Graduated Student of Tokyo Metropolitan Advanced Nurturing High School, Class of 2005]
"What's this paper for? I didn't even inherit the memories of this body... All the knowledge it had is gone. What a waste."
Opening the closet, I found ten 10,000 Yen bills.
"100,000 Yen? How long can I survive with this much money?"
As I said that, I noticed a brochure about horse racing gambling and another about restaurants with food prices.
'1,000 Yen per meal? Damn, that's about 100,000 Rupiah... Back in my country, 15,000 Rupiah or $1 was enough for a meal,' I thought.
Now, I had 100,000 Yen, or about $662. If I wanted to multiply this money easily, I'd have to gamble. Horse racing? I've never done it before. Should I go to Macau or Las Vegas instead?
Looking at the horse racing brochure for the location, I left the house and headed straight to the betting venue.
When I arrived at the horse racing arena, I was speechless. Damn it, I didn't know the rules. Even if I won, would my money double like in blackjack? Or would it be like roulette with 35:1 odds?
As I stood there confused, a familiar-looking man with a scarred lip walked by, looking frustrated and muttering, "Damn it, I lost again at this gambling."
Hearing that and seeing his face, I instinctively opened my mouth and said, "Toji."
Toji Fushiguro, who had just lost a horse race bet, turned and immediately tried to punch the stranger standing in front of him.
As Toji swung his fist at me, I managed to dodge it easily, I was shocked at the speed of his punch.
Toji looked irritated and asked, "Are you from the Zen'in Clan?"
Having avoided his attack, I was taken aback by the realization. I had forgotten something important about this body.
The body I now inhabited came from the manga [Usogui]. Back on Earth, the [Smart Character Debate] (SCD) Community often referred to Kiruma Souichi as the Embodiment Of Perfection.
I remembered Kiruma Souichi talking about "Perfection" in the manga.
He described it as the ability to control every part of your body at will— whether to weave it together or the opposite it all at my own will.
Recalling this, I looked at Toji and directed my gaze toward the sunlight.
Opening my eyes wide, I clicked my tongue, making a sound: "Tsk, tsk, tsk."
In that moment, one thought crossed my mind:
This is unbelievable.
Toji, standing before me, might have been confused about what I was doing.
There's an ability called [Echolocation]. It's similar to how dolphins and bats emit sound waves and interpret the echoes to visualize their surroundings.
By clicking your tongue, the sound reflects off objects and returns to your ears, allowing you to "see" shapes, textures, and materials.
Normally, this ability is used by blind people. But its potential is limitless. The reason for using tongue clicks is that it produces a high-frequency sound that's easy to control and interpret.
By focusing my mind, I temporarily shut off the signals from my eyes, effectively rendering myself blind.
This allowed me to concentrate entirely on my hearing and unlock my body's echolocation capabilities.
In total darkness, I could sense everything—Toji Fushiguro standing in front of me, the horses running on the track, the dozens of people behind me, and even the birds flying above.
Marveling at the body's natural ability to manipulate itself through thought alone, I understood why Kiruma Souichi was called the "Perfect Human."
His talent for memory and echolocation originated from observing his blind mother in recorded videos.
Thanks to this body, I now had a photographic memory. Upon waking up, I knew this body had already graduated from Tokyo Metropolitan Advanced Nurturing High School.
Now, I realized I was in the *Classroom of the Elite* world. And since I met Toji in 2005, it must be one year before the Rika incident.
COTE and *Jujutsu Kaisen*? Could there be even more fictional worlds? Should I go to Korea to confirm if manhwa characters exist? If I meet Sung Jin-Woo, I might die since I don't have magical abilities.
I reactivated my vision, allowing my brain to process visual information again.
In just one second, my sight returned. The rapid pace of my thoughts was thanks to the body's enhanced brain.
"I'm not a descendant of the clan you mentioned," I said to Toji Fushiguro.
After saying that, I walked toward the exit and saw a traffic jam outside, along with people walking strangely—biting and attacking others.
"Zombies... Is this *Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead*?"
As I prepared to flee, I noticed a newspaper headline I couldn't ignore:
[Technology makes anything possible. Better lives, perfect health, and for the first time in human history, the potential for world peace.
I'm Howard Stark, and everything you need for the future can be found here.]
"I'm fucked up."