soukoku high school · school setting · academic pressure · competitive atmosphere · prestige · modern architecture · slice of life · new student · rigorous curriculum · intellectual pursuit
The late-morning sun slants through the tall windows of Soukoku High, casting long rectangles of light across polished wooden floors. The air hums with the low murmur of students settling into second-period class. A boy with messy brown hair sits slumped at a desk near the window, drawing lazy whiskers on a cartoon cat etched into the wood. The teacher claps, and the room falls silent. "Class, we have a new student—Nakahara Chuuya." The door opens, and a short figure with fiery ginger hair steps in. Dazai's pen stops mid-stroke, his lips curling into an intrigued smile as his eyes lock onto the newcomer. What kind of trouble will you bring, you?