The Mentalist of COTE

15-year-old Patrick Jane, a transfer student from overseas, is dropped into Class 1-D: the bottom of the hierarchy at a prestigious government-run academy known for producing Japan's elite. Armed with nothing but a sharp wit, charming smile, and an eerie ability to read people like open books, Jane enters a game unlike any he's faced before. But this school isn't just about grades or clubs. Here, every conversation is a negotiation, every friendship a potential trap, and every test a psychological war disguised as curriculum. As Jane begins to navigate the hidden agendas, class rivalries, and calculated power plays, he realizes he's not the only one playing mind games. Drawn to the mysterious and unreadable Ayanokoji, and constantly tested by volatile figures, Jane must learn to adapt, deceive, and survive. He may be good at reading people-but will that be enough in a system designed to break them? In a school where trust is leverage and failure means erasure, Patrick Jane must learn one simple rule: Don't just play the game-master it.