Morning came way too fast.
I barely slept. I mean, would you sleep peacefully knowing half the school might kill you in your sleep?
I rolled out of the ridiculously fluffy bed and looked around the overly pink dorm room. Everything looked like it belonged to a magical girl anime protagonist.
And I… looked like someone who got isekai'd into the wrong genre.
Just as I was considering how to fake a coma for a few days, the door burst open.
"Good morning, Nox-kun~! It's time to get dressed!"
Rin walked in with the brightest smile and… a full school uniform in her hands.
"Wait. That's a girl's uniform."
"Yes."
"You expect me to wear that?"
"Well, it's the only thing in your size, and also—boys' uniforms haven't existed in over 300 years."
...
This world is cursed.
✦ Later that morning... in Class A
I sat at the back, wearing a suspiciously comfortable skirt, trying to avoid all eye contact.
Most of the girls in class kept glancing at me. Some whispered. Some blushed.
Some looked like they were debating how best to dispose of a body.
The teacher walked in with a loud click of her heels.
"Good morning, girls. And... boy."
She gave me a disapproving stare.
"Let's not pretend this is normal."
Thanks. That helps.
"My name is Professor Astra, your Combat Magic instructor. Today we're testing your affinity levels."
The room suddenly tensed.
One by one, the girls were called up to touch a glowing crystal orb at the front. Most results were like "Fire: A", "Ice: B+", "Wind: A+"... the usual.
Then my name was called.
My turn.
I walked up to the orb, hands slightly trembling. Everyone watched.
Alright, just touch it. What's the worst that could—
The moment my fingers touched the orb, it exploded in a burst of light.
The whole room gasped. My hair stood on end. My body felt like it was vibrating with raw power.
Astra stared at the remains of the orb. Then she looked at me, stunned.
"...That orb measures magic up to Level 7. You just shattered it."
Someone in the back muttered, "He's a walking anomaly..."
Another girl narrowed her eyes at me. A girl with blood-red eyes and long black hair tied in a ribbon. Her presence was... wrong.
She stood up.
"That kind of power… should not exist. Especially in him."
"I'm Akari Velthra, top of the class. And if you think you're special, I'll break you myself."
Oh great.
My first day, and I've already got a psycho yandere rival.