I'm doing abstract animation

Shunpei was beaten so badly he ended up in the ICU, and now he's sharing a room with Chidori.

Even Sanada-senpai got beaten up and his face was swollen and bruised?

what? !

Even the upperclassman and Yukari got beaten up?!

Yuki Rito was stunned. Was this guy really that reckless?

He even hit his senior and Yukari... Of course, it's not that it's normal for Sanada to get hit, but hitting girls is something he would never do on his own.

However, upon hearing that Yuki Risa claimed to have a way to eliminate Nyx, Yuki Risa's expression became complicated.

Nyx... This was a mountain weighing on their hearts, like the Sword of Damocles hanging over their heads, making them feel uneasy.

But now Yuuki Osamu says she can solve it...

My feelings... are quite complicated.

As for the incident of Yuki Risa hitting someone, Yuki Risa's feelings were even more complicated, because that Yuki Risa was standing up for her... Let's just say he was standing up for her, after all, she was also Yuki Risa.

Standing up for himself... He had never felt this way in all these years...

He suddenly became curious about Yuuki Risa.

P.S.: Alright, that's the end of Volume 1. It was rushed, just like I said before. Volume 1 is to let these five people step into the extraordinary realm and lay out some settings. Volume 2 will start the real urban brawl storyline, and new characters will appear one by one.

This book actually did very poorly, even worse than the previous one, and the subject matter didn't get much exposure either. Sigh... Anyway, I will finish it. The title of the second volume is "The City Overrun by Ghosts," which is a way to make up for the regrets of my previous book.

I just found out that you need average subscriptions to get on the update rankings, so I'm not even hoping to get on now, the difference is too big, sigh...

A bizarre and fantastical city: Chapter One - A Strange Game

Time always slips away unnoticed, whether it's new life or death, time is always so merciless.

Three days passed in a blink of an eye.

That day, at noon, at Zongwu High School.

"Want to go out and have some fun later?"

"playing what?"

"It's that one~"

"Hehehe, so it's that person..."

Listening to the cryptic conversation between the two boys in the front seat, Yuuki Risa became somewhat interested.

"What are you talking about, 'that'?"

His voice startled the two boys at the table in front of him. After glancing at him, they started whispering to each other again.

"Did I hear that right? Kitarō spoke to us..."

"You heard me right, they did talk to me."

Yuuki Osamu: "..."

Do I look difficult to get along with?

He admits that he is sometimes abstract and acts entirely on his own whims, and doesn't care about others at all, but that doesn't mean he's hard to get along with, right?

The two boys in front of him were still whispering to each other when Yuki's temper flared up instantly.

So you're ignoring people?

He immediately stood up, ready to roll up his sleeves...

"They're probably talking about that game that's become so popular lately."

Fortunately, Miura Yumiko's voice interrupted his anger in time, saving the future of the two ignorant boys.

"game?"

Yuki was puzzled. Although he had been studying the World Barrier for the past few days, he still went to school as usual. Why didn't he know about this suddenly appearing game?

"Xiao Li, you don't have much of a social life, so it's normal that you don't know."

Yui Yuigahama popped out from behind Yumiko Miura and said with a grin, "So, Riko, you need to work on your social skills, or you'll miss out on a lot of interesting things."

social contact?

Yuki Risa sneered. He came from a low-social society, and it was only because entertainment methods such as mobile phones in this world were not very advanced, otherwise it would probably be similar to his original world.

All social interactions are built on two words: money.

If you don't have money, what's the point of socializing? Isn't it better to stay home and play games?

Of course, the entertainment industry in this world is not very developed, and even mobile phones are still flip phones, so social interactions here will definitely be a little purer than before.

"tell me the story."

Yuki expressed some interest, since he had even neglected the training of the others and was spending all his time studying the knowledge about the World Barrier that he had obtained from another Yuki. He was already dizzy from studying it, and it was time to take a break and find some fun.

"Simply put, it's a spirit summoning game."

He became interested after hearing Miura Yumiko mention it.

The summoning game, set in a neon-lit school—these two elements combined could make a movie.

His intuition told him that this suddenly popular spirit summoning game must be quite entertaining!

As Miura Yumiko's card fusion level increased during this period, the overall progress of the mission had risen to five percent, and he could feel that some strange things were beginning to appear in the reality of this world.

This summoning game might just be one of them.

Yuki nodded as he listened to Miura Yumiko's explanation.

This game is very simple.

First of all, this game has no limit on the number of players or the location; all you need is a mirror or a crystal ball or something that can reflect images.

The process involves one person standing in front of a mirror without making any movements except speaking, while another person stands behind the mirror with their back to the mirror and says what the person facing the mirror is thinking. The person facing the mirror can only answer yes or no. Once what both say matches what they think, the image of what they think will appear in the mirror.

Yuuki Osamu: "..."

What a bizarre premise.

and many more……

He stroked his chin, thinking. Apart from being bizarre, the premise was actually alright, but why did those two boys laugh so lewdly just now?

Ok……

Suddenly, something occurred to him, and his lips twitched involuntarily: "Wait, if I've already discussed it with someone else, will the image still appear in the mirror?"

Yumiko Miura blushed, then said with a hint of embarrassment and annoyance, "Looks like you're not exactly a decent person either!"

"No way..." Yuuki swallowed hard. "Could it be that those guys..."

He instinctively covered his face with his hands. What was going on...?

"Yuki-kun, do you want to come play with us?"

At that moment, the two boys who were whispering to each other in front of him seemed to have made up their minds and extended an invitation to him.

Yuuki Osamu: "..."

What should I do? I really want to see how they play...

"Stop messing around, this guy isn't like you guys, he's not interested in that kind of thing."

Yumiko Miura rolled her eyes at them, annoyed: "If you want to play, then get out of here, don't get in my way."

The two men exchanged a glance, both looking somewhat troubled.

"But Yuuki-san seems to have agreed..."

Miura Yuko: "???"

Yuki walked obediently to their side, her eyes firm: "I'm just very curious. I won't play. I'm just watching."

The two boys immediately understood and started chuckling.

"It's okay, it's okay, we were like that back then."

"You might not be familiar with the game's mechanics, so let's explain it step by step."

The three of them walked out of the classroom arm in arm.

Miura Yuko: "..."

Yuigahama Yui: "..."

The two women exchanged a glance and both noticed the astonishment in each other's eyes.

"Boys tend to have more to talk about."

Hina Ebina, who had been observing from the sidelines, adjusted her glasses and said earnestly, "This is not something that can be smoothed over by the relationship between him and you."

“It’s not that I don’t understand this…” Yui Yuigahama said, scratching her head, “It’s just that I didn’t expect Riko to have this side to her.”

"He's a repressed, violent man!"

Yumiko Miura said irritably, "She usually acts like she's unapproachable, but she's just like the boys in the class."

Hina Ebina pushed up her glasses without saying a word. She felt that there was now an inexplicable barrier between her and them.

But... what exactly happened between them?

Hina Ebina couldn't help but feel a little curious. It had only been less than a month, yet the group had become so close. She'd even heard that someone had seen Yukino Yukinoshita and Shoko Furumi from the international education class walking home with them on several occasions...

Yuki followed the two boys, chatting casually, although it was mostly the two boys talking while he just listened.

The two boys are named Kazami Sota and Haruno Ayato. Both are quite handsome and petite, which is probably why they are so close.

Kazami Sota is nearsighted and wears glasses. Haruno Ayato said that he has a childhood friend. Although they haven't officially started dating yet, it's practically the same as being in a relationship. By the way, it's said that his childhood friend is the ace of the track and field team.

Yuuki Osamu: "..."

Although Haruno Ayato doesn't have a childhood friend, he does have a neighbor who has always taken good care of him. You can tell from his tone that he has extraordinary feelings for his neighbor.

Yuuki Osamu: "..."

For some reason, he felt that something was off.

"I'm saying, we're not that familiar with each other yet, is it really okay to talk about people we like like this?"

He sensed that the two guys seemed a bit too familiar with each other.

Yeah, she's even more outgoing than him.

"What does it matter, Yuuki-kun? We're both guys, don't guys talk about these kinds of things when they get together?"

Kazami Sota pushed up his glasses, which were the same style as Nobita's, and said with a smile, "Besides, I think your relationship with Miura-san and Yui-hama-san is quite unusual!"

"Yeah, to be honest, I was quite surprised when you confronted Hayama last time. I didn't expect you to have won over that queen in less than a month since you transferred schools. You're really amazing!"

Haruno Ayato also said with a smile that he had a delicate and androgynous appearance and spoke in a very polite manner. If you didn't read what he was saying, you would really think it was a girl talking.

Yuuki Osamu: "..."

As for feelings... he wasn't stupid, of course he knew that these two guys' feelings for him had gone a little too far.

But he had no interest in playing dating games with them; going home was the only option.

The three of them walked and laughed all the way, and finally arrived at the storage room located at the edge of the playground.

"Why choose a place like this? Couldn't you just find a quieter spot?"

Yuki covered her nose and frowned, asking, "There's a very strong musty smell here; it's probably been a long time since anyone cleaned it."

"There's no other way, after all, what we need to see is quite private..."

Kazami Sota said somewhat embarrassedly.

Ayato Haruno blushed and said shyly, "It wouldn't be good if someone saw us..."

Yuuki Osamu: "..."

Do you two grown men really need to be so shy?

He took a breath and asked, "So who's the first one to come, and how should we ask them?"

"I...I'll do it!"

Ayato Haruno raised her hand shyly: "I want to ask about my future with Kaoru-nee..."