The Strongest Loner Redo His Youth With Unmatched Prowess!! ~In the Second Round of School Life, He Made Beautiful Girl Friends!~ - Chapter 8: YOU DIED

(Alright, today is the real deal!!) 

The next day. 

Yuito steps through the school gate with determination. 

Today marks the start of the real school. 

In the end, yesterday’s gathering ended with trivial conversations and then everyone dispersed. 

Yuito held his breath and endured. 

There’s a tendency for introverts to fall silent when three or more gather. 

That was evident yesterday as they maintained their silence.

As he approached the school building, he noticed students fiddling with their tablet devices. 

It wasn’t just one or two; almost all the students had tablets. 

Some were peering into the tablets in groups, excitedly chatting. 

Those tablets were provided by the school and had been mailed out in advance. 

All the textbooks were included in those tablets.

(Ah, right. I should check the class assignments on the tablet…) 

Since Reimei Academy has a large number of students, they don’t post class lists. 

If they did, it would get too crowded and no one would be able to check properly. 

Instead, there’s a notice at the entrance informing students that the data is available on their tablets.

Yuito also takes out a tablet from his school bag. 

When he turns it on, data arrives in the dedicated app. 

It’s the class notification for the tablet user and the seating chart for that class. 

(The class hasn’t changed, huh?) 

The class is the same as last time.

It’s not like they decided yesterday or today, so it’s only natural that it hasn’t changed. 

He’s in a different class from all four of them yesterday. 

(I don’t really remember my classmates’ faces.) 

Anyway, he headed to the classroom. 

When he arrived, a dozen or so students were already there. 

Several groups had formed.

Hometown. Preferred fighting style, and so on. 

They were having the usual conversation. 

Yuito’s seat was in the middle, at the very back. 

The seating arrangement was not in alphabetical order. 

Since there was no particular rule, it was probably decided randomly. 

(Well, what should I do…) 

Once Yuito took his seat, he glanced around without being suspicious. 

Is there anyone he could befriend?

The first thing that catches the eye is the groups that have already started to form. 

However, it’s tough to join them. 

(If someone calls out and looks at me like, “Huh, who is this person?” I might never come to school again…) 

Moreover, there are cases where groups are formed by people who already know each other. 

Students from all over the country gather at Reimei Academy. 

However, Reimei Academy also has a middle school.

It might be a group that advanced from there. 

Even if not, these days, groups are sometimes formed in advance through SNS. 

…Apparently. If they charge into a group that was formed beforehand, they’ll just be treated as an outsider. 

He has to be careful. 

In that case, the target should be a lone student. 

Besides, a lone student is probably an introvert. 

That should be more compatible. 

(But there are only girls among the lone students…)

Girls are impossible. 

He doesn’t know why, but introverts feel a sense of fear towards girls. 

It’s probably an instinct ingrained in the genes of introverts. 

However, if that’s the case, there isn’t anyone he can approach. 

There are no boys alone. 

(…Now it’s waiting time.) 

Yuito’s choice is silence. 

There are currently about fifteen people in the classroom. The class size is thirty. Half of them haven’t arrived yet.

He should just leave his hopes to the students who will come later. 

…Despite all the talk, he’s just scared to approach and is running away. 

(Just waiting around is boring, so I might as well read a book…) 

Yuito takes out a light novel from his bag. 

It’s covered with a bookstore cover, so the contents can’t be seen from the outside. 

Flipping through the pages, he decided to wait. 

――Ding-dong, ding-dong!

The bell rang. 

(Huh!? When I realized it, it was already class time!?)

He had gotten so absorbed in reading that by the time he noticed, the morning time was over. 

The students were already seated. 

At this rate, he wouldn’t know what kind of groups had formed. 

He was completely late. 

Thud!

When the door at the front of the classroom opened, the homeroom teacher walked in. 

And thus, the homeroom began.

The teachers introduced themselves and shared their expectations for high school students. 

Encouraging words were given to the new students who aim to become explorers. 

After that, it was time for self-introductions. 

Yuito didn’t have the courage to make any bold statements. 

He gave a safe self-introduction, and the homeroom time passed.

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The morning classes ended without incident. 

When he says classes, he means things like class rules and explanations of how the subject will be taught, or interactions with the teachers. 

They weren’t really what he would call classes. 

By the way, “without incident” means Yuito isn’t doing well in making friends either. 

He’s still living a solitary life. 

But it’s not over yet. 

This is where it gets important. 

(Alright, I’m the first one here.)

As soon as the lunch break began, Yuito arrived at the cafeteria. 

The cafeteria isn’t very spacious. 

No matter how he looks at it, it’s not big enough for all the students to sit down. 

Therefore, most students eat in their classrooms or in the backyard. 

Perhaps due to this demand, the cafeteria sells a lot of portable meals like sandwiches. 

Yuito’s target was also bread. 

“Oh, aren’t you early!?”

The person selling bread at the cafeteria was also surprised. 

After all, it hadn’t even been a minute since lunch break started. 

There weren’t even any other students in sight yet, making him the undisputed first one there. 

The trick was simple. 

It was just a matter of sheer physical ability. 

The moment lunch break started, he dashed out into the hallway without anyone noticing.

He jumped out of the window in the hallway and dashed to the cafeteria. 

This was the prowess of an S-rank explorer. 

Don’t show off his skills on trivial matters. 

Yuito forced a smile and placed his order with the cafeteria person. 

“One curry bread, one croquette bread, and one ‘Extreme Cream Coronet Deluxe,’ please.” 

The reason Yuito rushed to the cafeteria was that something like a cream coronet.

This cornet is filled with strawberries and rich cream, and it’s one of the most popular items in the cafeteria. 

It’s famous for being hard to get. 

Yuito witnessed this during his previous high school life. 

The student who managed to buy this cream cornet was celebrated like a hero. 

(Alright, if I just eat this in the classroom… someone might come and talk to me.)

While thinking about such things, Yuito returned to the classroom with the bread he had bought. 

However, there was an unexpected foe waiting for him. 

(W-What? My seat… has been taken!? )

There was already someone sitting in Yuito’s seat. 

It was Jinguuji Kirika, the seat-stealing woman. 

She was holding a bag that presumably contained a bento, and she had taken over Yuito’s seat with ease. 

She was chatting happily with the girls present.

(Last time and this time, why did this person keep taking my seat!?)

Last time, he was left without his seat until the end. 

But this time is different. 

For the sake of Yuito’s youth, he has to take back his seat. 

Now is the time to fight. 

Yuito stepped into the classroom to reclaim what was taken from him――.

(I can’t do it after all!)

He quickly turned around and ran away. 

He didn’t have the courage to challenge the popular girls. 

He couldn’t even imagine winning. 

The imaginary battle unfolds in Yuito’s mind.

“Um, that’s my seat…”

“Huh? Who are you?”

YOU DIED.

So, before he died, he decided to retreat quickly.