Ch 4. Me, Hoshimi Kiyokawa
In the morning, Yukinoshita woke up, sat up from the bed, gritted her teeth, and whispered someone's name.
The resentment and anger in her slightly hoarse voice made the warm morning sun feel even hotter.
"Hu~~"
Yukinoshita took a deep breath, suppressing the anger that was about to burst from her heart.
Then, she turned sideways and took out a piece of A4 printing paper from the book on the bedside table.
It was an extremely condensed student profile, with only basic information such as name, gender, and previous schools attended.
Looking at the four-letter name "Hoshimi Kiyokawa" in the name column, Yukinoshita involuntarily clenched the corner of the page.
Yesterday, when she was "entrusted" to help Ms. Shizuka Hiratsuka sort out the materials of Class J in the second year, she discovered a student in Class J who had never attended school: "Hoshimi Kiyokawa."
According to Shizuka-sensei, "Hoshimi Kiyokawa's" materials had been transferred to Class J of the 1st year at Sobu High School in the third semester of the first year, but "Hoshimi Kiyokawa" himself had not reported to school.
Thus, his name had never been added to the class roster.
Previously, Teacher Shizuka Hiratsuka had communicated with "Hoshimi Kiyokawa's" guardian, who explained that the child's situation was special and that it would take some time before he could enroll in school.
This delay had persisted for over a semester, and now, more than half a month into the first semester of the second year of high school, "Hoshimi Kiyokawa" still had not reported to school.
During this period, Teacher Shizuka Hiratsuka had contacted the guardian several times, but the response had always been the same.
Unable to tolerate it any longer, Shizuka Hiratsuka had submitted a proposal to the school leadership to "repeal" Hoshimi Kiyokawa, but the chairman had rejected it.
Since then, Teacher Shizuka Hiratsuka had ceased to be concerned about this "mysterious background" of "Hoshimi Kiyokawa."
However, a few days ago, "Hoshimi Kiyokawa's" guardian had taken the initiative to contact Shizuka Hiratsuka, informing her that the child would be enrolling in school soon and requesting her to look after him. They assured her to contact them first if any problems arose.
Upon hearing that "Hoshimi Kiyokawa" was finally coming to enroll, Shizuka Hiratsuka had seized the opportunity to tackle the backlog of documents for Class J of the second year.
Therefore, under the guise of a "commission," Shizuka Hiratsuka had coerced Yukinoshita into assisting with the documents for Class J of the second year.
When adding "Hoshimi Kiyokawa's" name to the roster, she had also taken a copy of his basic information, which was now in Yukinoshita's hands.
Compared to the detailed profiles of other students, "Hoshimi Kiyokawa's" information was remarkably sparse and vague.
The photo column was empty, and there were no previous schools listed. There were no grades from middle school, and the home address was absent.
Apart from the name, gender, date of birth, and guardian's phone number, everything else was practically blank.
The mystery surrounding him left Yukinoshita wondering about his background.
But...
"Crack--crack--"
Yukinoshita's jade hand holding the paper couldn't help but tighten its grip, causing the paper to crumple slightly as anger began to flare in her eyes.
Regardless of his background, if he truly was Hoshimi Kiyokawa, she would seek revenge!
"Better pray it's not you..."
Feeling a burning phantom pain somewhere in her body, Yukinoshita murmured softly, like water.
...
"This is the beginning of a bad day."
At the same time, Hoshimi Kiyokawa, who had woken up, stood by the window, stretching his waist against the rising sun.
"Ka--Ka--"
He put his hands on his hips, twisted from side to side, waking up muscles and bones that were not yet awake.
After feeling comfortable all over, he turned and went downstairs to wash up.
Hoshimi Kiyokawa is a time traveler, an orphan, and is about to become an ordinary Japanese high school student.
In his previous life, he was just an unremarkable office worker who relied on his skills to become HR director of a large corporation, making his success story from humble beginnings fit perfectly into this narrative.
But before he could enjoy the position of director for long, he crossed over.
A year ago, when he realized he had crossed over to another world, he was extremely annoyed. He had finally made it to that step, only to end up having to start all over again?
After sorting out his emotions and preparing to start anew, he was shocked to find that he didn't need to work hard; he could lie down and enjoy...
The parents of the original owner of this body had both died in an air crash not long ago, and "he" became depressed because of this, staying at home every day, numbly using games to relieve his inner pain.
Not long after, the original owner of this body died suddenly after an all-night game.
He took over the body after the sudden death of the original owner and received most of his memories.
After the initial confusion and annoyance, he regrouped and was about to fight again when he discovered the rich legacy left by the original owner's parents.
The richness of this legacy was far beyond ordinary people's imagination.
The deposit in the bank alone was more than eleven figures. Although in Japanese yen, it was already a large sum that could not be ignored.
In addition, there were shares in several venture capital companies, real estate across the country, and several charitable foundations established by the original owner's father in his own name.
The property left by the original owner's parents was enough for him to live extravagantly for his whole life.
Moreover, as the legal heir of the original owner's parents, he was their only son, so there was no need to worry about inheritance disputes.
At the same time, friends of the original owner's parents helped him avoid high inheritance taxes, so he could only sit and wait for the inheritance to come into his name.
By the way, the friend of the original owner's parents who helped avoid inheritance tax was his current guardian.
At first, he still suspected that this "guardian" had impure motives, but after contacting her a few times, he found that she didn't care about these inheritances at all.
Becoming his "guardian" was genuine due to her friendship with the original owner's parents, and at the same time, she genuinely cared about him, often coming to his house to check on him.
After observing her with a critical eye for many years in his previous life, he was sure that this guardian was a trustworthy person.
However, this guardian was always adamant about getting him into school to have more contact with his peers.
He could roughly guess what she was thinking; most likely, she wanted him to socialize to help him overcome the depression of losing his parents.
But he was not depressed at all! He was in a good state of mind!
He had just been too tired in his previous life, and now he had the material foundation to enjoy life, so he just wanted to stay at home and live peacefully!
As for socializing? Forget it. To climb to the position of human resources director, what kind of monsters and ghosts had he not encountered? He just wanted to be alone now.
Besides, he still had the girls who appeared one after another in his dreams to make him happy; he didn't need to socialize at all, okay!
But there was no way to explain his specific situation to the guardian.
During this period, he found various reasons to delay going to school for a year, but in the end, he couldn't outwit the guardian, so he had to go to school according to her wishes.
Of course, there was another important reason: he sensed that the guardian was about to lose her temper...
If he continued to procrastinate, who knew what unreasonable things the guardian would do to force him to go to school.
"Going to school... it's such a hassle..."
After washing up, Hoshimi Kiyokawa slowly changed into his school uniform, took his schoolbag, and prepared to go to school.
Speaking of which, the school he was originally going to attend was "Tokyo Metropolitan Advanced Education High School," which was a very unique and demanding high school.
The original owner had been sent by his parents to attend this school to toughen up mentally and physically.
Upon learning about this school, he adamantly refused to attend such an unusual and harsh institution.
Having been "coiled up" all his life, he now simply wanted to enjoy life.
The guardian also realized that his current state was indeed unsuitable for that school, so she transferred his student status to a local school that was more acceptable and continued to persuade him to attend.
"What's the name of the school?"
Hoshimi Kiyokawa, stepping out of the apartment building, stood on the side of the road and lazily took out his student ID card from his schoolbag to check.
"Chiba City, Sobu High School... Sobu High? What a strange name..."
Hoshimi Kiyokawa casually put his student ID in his pocket, took out his mobile phone, and headed towards Sobu High while following the navigation.
What would his student days be like this time?
Anyway, it wouldn't be a sea of books anymore...
Maybe he could still find a beautiful and pure love?
"Huh~"
Hoshimi Kiyokawa, originally uninterested in attending school, suddenly felt a twinge of anticipation.
...
At the same time, Yukinoshita Yukino, who had arrived early at Sobu High's Class J of the 2nd year, looked at the empty seat beside her, a cold gleam in her eyes.