According to the story, Blue Sky Academy is the perfect place for everyone.
Want to become a PhD holder? The academy will help you!
Want to be a hero? The academy will help you!
Got assigned to Class F? The academy will look down on you!
Yes! This damn place has a ranking system. If you have no potential, keep dreaming!
Your stats determine your career, but your skills decide your position.
Oh, wait, did I forget to explain stats and skills?
Stats determine your body, brain and something. That's it.
What? Too short of an explanation? Well, I don't know how else to explain it, so that's all you get.
And as for skills… sigh
As you can see, my skill is Stuck. It makes any object I hold get stuck onto something else. Like, I can make a pole stuck to the ground.
It wouldn't be a big deal because Stuck consumes very, very little mana. But this body… Damn, I have so little mana.
Using the skill for just a few seconds already drains me.
Well, that's about it. Did I explain it smoothly? No? Whatever, not my problem.
"Peter, what are you doing standing there?"
Heh, she still calls me Peter. Well, whatever.
I walked into the auditorium with her and found a seat.
Wait a second. Since when were we close enough to sit next to each other? This makes no sense.
I was about to move elsewhere.
"Huh? Where are you going?"
"Somewhere else."
"Why don't you sit next to me? Are you not satisfied with something?"
"No, it's just that we're acting like friends, but I don't even know your name."
"…That's true. We've been acting naturally, and I didn't even notice. Since when did I become this friendly?" She scratched her head, seemingly confused.
I have no idea either. Or maybe it's because I'm inside the protagonist's body?
I was about to walk away again, but she grabbed my wrist.
"Hey, just sit here already. You look like the type who has no friends, right? Just stay."
"But—"
"But what?"
"…You know what? I have no complaints."
So the two of us sat together, looking toward the stage.
More and more students started gathering, waiting for the entrance ceremony to begin.
Then, after a while, the lights suddenly turned off, leaving only darkness.
Moments later, a spotlight shone on a man standing at the center of the stage.
He wore a rather luxurious outfit, his red hair was neatly styled, and his face was handsome—nothing like me.
…Wait a minute. He kinda looks like the girl next to me?!
I turned my head to check. She was deliberately avoiding my eyes.
…Deliberately? Does that guy on stage have something familiar with her?
"Greetings, students. I am Rusty Clint, the principal of Blue Sky Academy."
…Rusty Clint? That name sounds familiar…
Damn it, why can't I remember?
"I know what you're all expecting, so let's keep this brief. I won't talk much."
Nice. I already like this guy.
He then quickly went over some information about the school, rules, clubs, and other stuff in a short and efficient manner.
Then, he scanned the room—and his eyes stopped at me.
"…?"
Okay, he looked serious just now, so why does he suddenly look like he wants to set me on fire?
"…Alright, I'm done. Teachers, please introduce yourselves."
One by one, the teachers started introducing themselves.
Among them, one person caught my attention the most.
A fat, bald teacher with a face so beautiful that I had no words to describe it…
Okay, I never thought I'd be jealous of blind people, but here we are.
Who the hell let him into a so-called prestigious academy?! He's going to make all the female teachers and students fall for him!!
After the teachers finished introducing themselves, they started announcing the top students or whatever.
Then, at the very end…
"This morning, a student at our academy deliberately attacked and bullied others, showing absolutely no respect for anyone. I condemn this student's inappropriate behavior and request them to come forward."
'Ohhh!! Time for a public execution!!'
"Why do you look so excited?" she asked me.
"You don't need to know."
The moment he stepped onto the stage, everyone saw his face, and the entire auditorium erupted into whispers.
He wanted to dig a hole and hide.
After that, the ceremony wrapped up, and we were dismissed.
"So, where are we going now?" I asked.
"To check your stats and skills."
"…Oh."
So the time has come, huh?
A large number of students gathered in the gymnasium, where the stat-checking process took place.
In front of us was the Check Stone, a device that could assess everyone's stats and information.
Of course, for privacy reasons, only the student and the teacher overseeing the process would know the results.
Right now, I was praying that my stats weren't garbage. Just enough to survive would be fine.
Oh Lord, oh Buddha, oh Goku, oh Isayama—please grant me decent stats!!
One by one, the students touched the stone. Some left happily, while others looked depressed.
Then, the red-haired girl stepped forward and placed her hand on the stone.
The teacher was startled, but when he saw her face, he calmed down.
Now I was curious—just how strong was she…?
After a while, it was finally my turn.
I walked up and followed the teacher's instructions.
"Channel mana into the stone."
"Uh… how do I do that?"
"…"
He let out a sigh and explained the process to me. I followed his instructions.
The moment I did, a window of information appeared before my eyes.
> [Name]: Kai
[Age]: 15
[Race]: Human
[Skill]: Stuck (E)
[Stats]
Physical Strength: 2
Energy: 0.5
Intelligence: 4
Spirit: 13
Potential: None
[Evaluation]: Dude, why do you even exist?
"…You know, this academy is kinda short on janitors. That's a job too, you know. Don't feel too bad."
What do I hoping for this damn body?