1 Skirakawa

It started in the spring!

I was finally admitted in Suimei University of Art in Tokyo. The entrance exam was very difficult to pass, and even though I missed the fundamental plot of my anime, which was Runa Shirakawa's fate, all the characters from other anime became mixed together in this world as a result of subtle changes, and he was unsure of whether he would meet Runa Shirakawa at the original school or not.

Thus, seizing the opportunity and motivated by his desire to study at a Tokyo high school, I, Kashima Ryuuto, attempted to pass the exam at Suiko High School and passed with remarkable speed on my first attempt.

'Yeah, guys, I top the exam.' Though for previous me, it would have been a nightmare difficulty, after I got reincarnated in this body, I brought a cheat with me, which helped me out a little to pass this test.

'Yeah, what I got was...' Looking at the street. Ryuuto observed the peculiar heart-shaped marks on the heads of all the girls in front of him. In addition, a blue screen with various details about the girls prominently displayed was present.

'It was like the thing was asking me to devore the girls.' Ryuuto thought, but decided not to comment more on it and focused on the gate in front of him. With Sakura in bloom, Ryuuto smiled as he looked at the fresh view in front of him and thought about how he would be studying at this school starting today.

'Hmm!' Suddenly looking at the side, Ryuuto turned stunned while a blond girl walked past him with a smile as she talked with another girl, who looked similar to her but had dark black hair.

'Is this fate.' He thought the girl was definitely Shirakawa Runa from the original anime, whose male lead was his previous host. 'How interesting, It seems this high school life is going to be rather fun.' With an interested smile on his face, Ryuuto walked toward the audit.

'Sister, what happened.' The black-haired girl beside Runa Shirakawa turned to ask her sister, who had turned to look at the boy for unknown reason.

'Was it my imagination, It felt like he was staring at me.'

"No nothing, it is alright!" Her inner thought and her words were quite different, though the black-haired girl did not mind it and held her sister hand with a smile as she gave Ryuuto an eye, thinking about how the boy looks 'okay' in terms of appearance.

'Maybe I am just imagining things around here.' Shaking her head, Maria Kurose followed her sister with a big smile on her face, thinking about how she would surprise her sister today. And she was sure to get her to pat her head again, like always.

Opening remarks: The school's principal makes opening remarks to encourage the new students with long and boring speeches; even Ryuuto had a hard time concentrating, even with the focus he had developed in his past life.

"Now we will ask the student representative from the first year to come to the stage to give a small speech for the first year opening. Kashima Ryuuto." As soon as the announcement was made, the students turned to face Kashima, who was standing in his seat, looking composed and exuding a different energy than usual.

With a flash of confidence, he walked toward the stairs and walked toward the podium with a calm smile on his face, as all the students stared at the boy, who looked as calm as ice.

"With the blooming spring on the way! With all the bustling activity and energy from the coming students, a new year is welcoming our arrival, and let me pay respect to the given...!" Bla! Blah and all, With a hint of a smile on his face, Ryuuto spoke calmly, and other students laughed at his small jokes, which made his entrance speech lighter.

They also received respect from the student representative.

At that moment, Kashima Ryuuto had no idea how much attention his speech would garner. Several heroes from the other anime began to notice Kashima's presence, as he stood out among the other students in the room with a unique league.

'Oh, the boy from before, I guess, is good in studying, huh!' While Maria was staring at him strangely, Runa wondered if his sister was a genius attractor or something else.

If not, how could one explain why his sister had been staring at the boy prior to the entrance ceremony?

When Kashima took his seat, the other boys welcomed him. Because of his upbeat demeanor, it did not take long for the majority of his classmates to start interacting with him favorably, and some of them even became friends with him.

"Oh, that game—are you sure it was interesting given that game was really weird." As soon as they walked into the classroom, each student was seated according to their roll number, and Kashima discovered a brand-new neighbor next to him.

However, Shirakawa Runa was already seated next to him on the left side of the window seat.

"Kashima-Kun right! It was nice to meet you. My name is Shirakawa Runa." It was Runa who talked to him first, and by the way, she talked.

Kashima looked up to find that the girl only had +2 fav above her head, even with his personality, which was quite a surprise, given that almost most of the girls in the class and other girls from before had almost +2 fav on the heart icon.

'It seems Shirakawa Runa had just good impression of me.'

"Nice to meet you, Shirakawa-san. I was also thinking, How should I greet you? I never thought you would beat me at it."

It was not long enough, but the girl was already beginning to attract the attention of other boys, and Kashima at this point was not going to allow other guys to profit from Runa's endearing nature.

"Heh! Really, I never thought a student representative would have such a weak spot." Shirakawa teased with a small smile, at which Ryuuto smiled.

"To be true, I was a loner not that long ago, but something changed me, so I am still trying my best to be as outgoing as I can be."

Ryuuto knew things like this would come out one day or another, so why not turn his past self into a joke? Even the guy beside Ryuuto laughed at it.

"Wow, that's surprising. Though! Why are you telling me about it?" Shirakawa questioned him with a doubtful look.

Option 1: Right, it would be. Though I had no intention of hiding my past, plus, I thought that since we were sitting side by side, we could become friends. +2 fav.

Option 2: Smile and shake off the matter. +3 fav.

"Right, it would be. Though I had no intention of hiding my past, plus, I thought that since we were sitting side by side, we could become friends." It was a perfect time when the system projected an option for him.

"Hmm! I guess why not." She hummed a bit stressed on it, but looking at Ryuuto's grin, she decided to put it back and extended her hand for a handshake.

Grasping her hand and shaking it, Ryuuto realized how soft the girl's hands were, and he could not help but think how wonderful dating her would be for him right now.

"Ahm!" Shirakawa coughed awkwardly, bringing Ryuuto out of his stupor as he let go of her hand with an embarrassed look, at which the other guy beside him patted his shoulder with a grin.

"Sorry, it was the first time I handshaked with a girl, so it took me by surprise." Ryuuto tried to shake off his embarrassment when the class teacher entered, and Ryuuto did not find Maria staring at him with a glare.

"Kashima-kun, then let's be friends from now on." When the teacher left, Ryuuto heard Shirakawa speaking to him with a smile, at which Ryuuto gave her a nod and focused back on the class.