Welcome to the Classroom of Talent Supremacy

Volume 1 - Ch. 3 King

Since I was born, there have been hardly any questions in my mind.

Why can't the people around me predict things that are so obvious?

Why are there things they don't understand?

Why do they give up when they can't do something and pass it on to others?

Why do people seek hope?

As I pondered these questions, I came to a conclusion. Boring.

The first unknown thing I encountered was despair. So, I became desperate and agreed with it. I had hope. But even despair couldn't overturn my predictions.

Boring. Ah, boring.

After that, hope overcame despair. Just as I had hoped.

But despair doesn't give up easily. Whether winning or losing, it had prepared means to give birth to new despair. Just as I had hoped.

However, hope creates miracles, and no one is enveloped by despair anymore.

That's not what I hoped for... I am the one who introduced Alter Ego Junko Enoshima, or more precisely, the virus within her, into the "Rehabilitation of Hope" program. The goal was to see which is more unexpected between hope and despair.

However, there were unavoidable sacrifices. And the remnants of despair couldn't return to normal after defeating Junko Enoshima. Despair couldn't be released into the world again. It was a sacrifice for that reason.

That was supposed to happen. The existence of Kamukura Izuru was also supposed to disappear.

However, Hajime Hinata created a miracle. He, who was not supposed to have any talent, surpassed expectations.

Even though our appearances are different, is it because Hajime Hinata is still me that he brought about different results?

No, he didn't have such talent. He shouldn't have had it.

"See, if you try, things will work out somehow!"

Try and things will work out.

A boring phrase.

I don't possess the emotions that correspond to that phrase.

But he became the trigger that brought out my talent. It was this phrase of hers.

I don't understand. I don't understand it.

But now, I might be able to perceive it from a different perspective──this sensation, which I had once discarded, may be connected to one of the "emotions."

***

About a month has passed since school started.

Not much has happened during this time.

We didn't even attend the orientation that Sakagami-sensei mentioned before, and if I have to mention something, it would be the quizzes and the student council president.

Well, those things will become clear eventually, so they don't really matter.

The daily cycle went like this: Wake up -> Go to school -> Attend classes -> Go home -> Sleep.

Was there anything else? Well, if I have to mention something, I had some conversations with Ibuki. It seems like she considers me as a friend.

But such things don't matter.

Today is May 1st, the day of point distribution.

Therefore, the restlessness among the students was more intense than usual.