Chapter 08

"Attention, everyone. We have a new transfer student. Please come in, Izumi-kun."

The murmuring immediately ceased as all the students in Class 2F turned their curious eyes to the half-open door.

Both boys and girls silently hoped for the appearance of their future classmates. The boys longed for a beautiful girl, while the girls wished for a handsome prince.

At that tense moment, the sound of quiet footsteps was heard. The door slowly opened, revealing the figure of a young man with an elegant posture and a serene gaze. He walked calmly to a stop beside the teacher.

He quickly inspected the room, analyzing each person inwardly. He sees the protagonist, Issei, looking at him with disgust, as well as some people who shouldn't be there. Though he appeared surprised, he didn't show it on his face.

Some girls blushed when their eyes met his, which were as blue and prismatic as the clear sky. Finally, the student gave a charming smile, placed his right hand on his left chest, and bowed slightly.

"It is a pleasure to meet you. My name is Yuu Izumi."

The boys in the class snorted and clicked their tongues in annoyance. Silently, they cursed their bad luck. If it wasn't going to be a girl, they had hoped for an ordinary loser. Then they could easily feel superior!

But the new student, Yuu Izumi, was undeniably handsome. Several girls began to whisper among themselves, comparing his attractiveness to that of fashionable characters. "He's even better-looking than Prince Kiba!"

"Is that all you have to say about yourself?" The teacher raised an eyebrow and looked at him, as if she wanted him to add more details.

Yuu let out a chuckle. "I think that's enough for now." He ignored the raised hands of the girls in the class, asking him if he had a girlfriend, if he was single, or other personal questions.

The teacher just sighed. "Another problem student in the bag..." She motioned for Yuu to take a seat.

Yuu walked silently to the front, under the eyes of his new classmates. When he reached the aisle leading to his seat, he noticed a leg blocking the way. Following the leg with his eyes, he identified its owner: a young man with yellow hair, tanned skin, and pierced ears who watched him with an arrogant smile while chewing gum.

Yuu raised his eyebrows. He thought this guy looked like a typical antagonist from some hentai manga.

Although he continued his way with calm steps, Yuu didn't erase his friendly smile. Arriving next to the leg, he placed his foot firmly on it!

A slight crack was heard from the student's footwear, followed by a muffled groan. His arrogant expression turned into a grimace of pure pain as beads of sweat trickled down his face.

Yuu quickly withdrew his foot and gave him an apologetic look. "I'm sorry! I didn't mean to. You should be careful where you put your feet in the future."

The closest students swallowed saliva when they saw how the strongest student in the class was being treated. They looked at Yuu fearfully and then averted their eyes. They thought that this new student was already dead.

Yuu didn't care about the curses muttered by the tanned boy and calmly made his way to his seat at the end of the classroom.

Actually, he wasn't in the typical position of the protagonist. The seat by the window was now occupied by someone unexpected—it wasn't Hyoudou Issei!

Curiously, he looked at the student. There was another protagonist in this world!

Then he thought to himself, [Considering this, it's possible that this reality is the result of the merging of several alternate timelines.]

The young man with black hair and piercing eyes looked like an ordinary student. However, Yuu recognized him by his hair, black eyes, and dead-fish look.

[Hikigaya Hachiman, the protagonist of a popular school franchise. Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru. Shit, damn long anime names... Well, it's also known as Oregairu...]

[It's interesting to find this romantic comedy franchise here next to the plot of High School DxD. As I recall, the original school where the story took place was Sobu High School, not Kuoh Academy...]

[Certainly, this protagonist was quite a bit more mature and demure than other protagonists in novels of this type. He doesn't seem to be the perverted type like the protagonist of High School DxD. Hm?]

Suddenly, he felt the intensity of a gaze on him. Indeed, his classmates were watching him out of the corner of their eyes, as the teacher explained. But there was one in particular that felt more penetrating.

As he turned his eyes forward, he met the gaze of a beautiful girl. Noticing that she was uncovered, she gave him a shy smile before looking away.

Light skin, pale pink shoulder-length hair, and eyes of a beautiful reddish peach color. Yuu recognized her immediately.

[Actually, she's here too. Yuigahama Yui, one of the most popular girls in the class. Besides being a social butterfly, she was one of the heroines in the original story and would eventually fall in love with the protagonist, Hachiman. He saved her dog, so.... Well, I pity her. She has a sad ending despite her gentle personality.]

While Yuu was talking in his mind, he didn't realize that his inner thoughts were being heard.