Let's get straight to the point.
Alex Shima is a transmigrator. In his previous life, he was just a regular college student who died after getting electrocuted while playing on his phone before bed.
But that's not the important part.
The important part is… the world he's reincarnated into?Something is seriously off.
Really off.
The name of the school is Kasumigaoka High School.
This weirdly-named school is located near Shimokitazawa, and right now, he's a student in Class 1-F.
And here's the kicker—
Among his classmates are none other than Hitori Gotoh, the main heroine of Bocchi the Rock!,and Tomori Takamatsu, the lead girl from BanG Dream! It's MyGO!!!!!.
Both of them wear the same light-gray British-style school uniform.
Alex Shima was utterly baffled. Even though this was already his second day after transmigrating, he still couldn't wrap his head around the situation.
Sure, things felt a little off, but… those two beautiful girls with the gray bob cut and the long pink hair—they were his favorite characters. So much so that he was left completely speechless from excitement.
Normally, anyone who gets isekai'd into an anime slice-of-life world would jump at the chance to interact with the heroines, right?
It's human nature—who could resist?
But Alex stopped to think. He recalled how the plots of both series had unfolded.
Sure, both girls faced hardships, but in the end, they each reached a pretty fulfilling conclusion in their respective stories.
So what if his interference messed that up?What if his involvement prevented the girls he loved most from getting their happy endings?
No, selfishness aside, he'd rather they stay on their destined paths and find happiness.
So, he decided to do nothing.He simply watched from a distance… quietly admiring how cute they both were—in his head.
As usual, the pink-haired Hitori Gotoh came to school carrying her guitar.
But starting yesterday, for some unknown reason, a male voice had been echoing in her mind.
[Hitori is so cute today, too. Man, when does the story start progressing? Has she met Nijika in the park yet? Started the band?]
"Eh?"
The sudden voice made Hitori flinch in panic. Especially because whoever it was… called her by her first name—Hitori?!
Only her parents and her bratty little sister Futari ever called her that.
W-Who is this?!
Hitori darted her eyes around the classroom, tense like a hedgehog in full defense mode.
[What's up with Bocchi-chan? Did some creep follow her or something?]
[Wouldn't be impossible. This world isn't the pure, good-guy-only realm of Manga Time Kirara anymore… and the men actually have faces now…]
[Still, I believe in Bocchi-chan. She should at least have some survival instincts.]
Hitori Gotoh: C-Cute? M-Me? Even someone as awkward and uncool as me can be called cute...? And... how does he know about the nickname "Bocchi" that Ryou-senpai gave me yesterday?!
[Class is about to start. I can't just openly stare at Bocchi-chan now… but did she meet Nijika or not?! I really want to ask her... No. No, I can't. If I ruin the story, it's all over.]
That was just one part of the inner monologue Hitori heard yesterday.
The strangest part—the part that sent chills down her spine—was that after hearing that voice and going to sit at the park after school…she actually met a girl named Nijika Ijichi.
And what's more—she got dragged into forming a band.
If it had been before, Hitori would've probably panicked from shock over something like that.
But after experiencing the supernatural horror of hearing someone else's thoughts, starting a band somehow didn't feel all that dramatic anymore.
So then—whose voice was it?
She had to find out today...
Hitori sat quietly in her seat, placed her guitar down, and began observing her classmates intently.
At that very moment, Alex Shima had switched targets and was now mentally fawning over Tomori Takamatsu.
And so, sitting two seats to his right, Tomori suddenly heard a voice in her head too.
[Tomori's also really cute…]
[No wonder people call her a "tiny animal" kind of beauty.]
[Wait a sec… has Crychic already disbanded at this point in the story?]
The moment Tomori heard that last line, she slammed her hands on the desk and stood up.
The entire class, including the teacher, jumped in surprise.
"Tomori-san, is something wrong?" the teacher asked.
Tomori froze.
She'd thought that the voice yesterday—the one calling her cute and confessing to liking her—had just been a delusion.Just another symptom of her growing disconnect from humanity.
But now…How did he know about Crychic disbanding?
No one knew about that. No one besides her and Sakiko…
Something's wrong…
Was that voice… a real person?
Who?
Tomori scanned the classroom. But now that every student was looking her way, it was impossible to tell whose thoughts they'd been.
All she knew was—it was a male voice.
"N-No, it's nothing," she mumbled, helplessly sitting back down.
"Alright… but if you're feeling unwell, please let me know, okay?"The teacher looked genuinely concerned.
Just then, the voice in Tomori's head continued.
[That scared me—what happened to Tomori? Did she remember something traumatic?][Ugh… it's probably Sakiko's fault. She really did a number on her. If she hadn't quit the band so abruptly, maybe Tomori wouldn't have ended up like this.]
Tomori froze.The moment she heard "Sakiko," she snapped to attention again and began scanning the room.
That's when she noticed—
The long pink-haired girl beside her, Hitori Gotoh, was staring right at her.
Could it be… her?
But… the voice was male.
Hitori Gotoh: S-So scary… Why is Takamatsu-san glaring at me?! I-I'm not edible!
Tomori turned her head again.
All the way in the corner of the classroom, Alex Shima was taking notes and hadn't even looked her way.
And yet… the voice kept going.
[Poor Tomori… wait—does this mean I might get to witness that iconic moment? Like… the legendary on-your-knees breakdown scene?][Kinda want to see it… No! If I get caught, I'm totally getting arrested.]
[I wonder when Chihaya will transfer in. If this follows the same timeline as the anime, then today should be the day…]
That was what Alex was thinking.
And the next moment, he tapped the back of the classmate in front of him—Narita.
"Hey Narita, can I check how you solved this math problem? I can't figure it out."
The moment Alex Shima opened his mouth—
Hitori Gotoh and Tomori Takamatsu's eyes both widened in shock.
That voice.
That voice was exactly the same as the one they'd been hearing in their heads.
So that means…
The one whose thoughts they've been hearing this whole time is—Alex Shima?!