In the world of Advanced Nurturing High School, the hierarchy is everything.
It's a place where status and power are determined not just by one's academic excellence, but by their ability to navigate the complex social structure.
A place where subtlety and observation are paramount, and where I, Ayanokoji Kyo, find myself perfectly at home.
People often tell me that I'm the spitting image of my father, Kiyotaka Ayanokoji. Well, it's not just in looks, but in temperament as well.
I'm the introverted chip off the old block, you could say. Like my father, I tend to think with my brain, relying on logic and reason rather than emotions. And, I'm not one to mince words. Bluntness and sarcasm come naturally to me.
But here's the thing about me: with the people I'm comfortable with, those I care about, I'm a different person. I become more expressive, even cute, they say. It's my way of showing that I trust them, a rare commodity in my world.
You see, in ANHS, trust is a luxury, and it's not given freely.
Yet, something has always nagged at the back of my mind, something I've overheard in hushed tones-The White Room.
I don't know what it is, but it feels like a shadow from my father's past. The memory is vague, just whispers and hints, but it's always there, tugging at my curiosity.
My father, Kiyotaka Ayanokoji, is a man of few words, especially about his past. He's never spoken a word about his paternal family or the enigmatic White Room.
It's a void of information that I've always been compelled to explore, like a puzzle I need to solve.
I'm a lot like my father, no doubt about it, but this curiosity about the White Room sets me apart.
It's a mystery I'm determined to unravel, even if it means delving into the secrets my father has chosen to keep hidden.
In this world of hierarchy and intrigue, one thing's for sure-there's more to my lineage than meets the eye.
Ayanokōji Kiyotaka, a child born within the sterile walls of the White Room, had faced many hardships.
At an early age, he had no shortage of enemies who wanted to suppress him.
The 'fellow' fourth generation subjects who were wary of his growth and White Room instructors who were particularly harsh on him.
Coupled with a curriculum that no one should be forced to endure at any age, let alone infancy, and nothing but his own abilities to trust, a huge mountain obstructed Ayanokōji's path.
But no matter what or who tried to drag him down, he continued to climb to the top, every step he took up sealed the fate of another until no one but Ayanokōji Kiyotaka remained.
As the undisputed victor and last man standing, no one else in the White Room could reach this height.
However, a frog in a well knows nothing of the vastness of the ocean.
The world is a big place with countless unknown variables and larger machinations at play, that aim to drag him down into the abyss.
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DISCLAIMER:
This is a fanfiction.
I do not own the original light novel series "Classroom of the Elite". The original owner is Syougo Kinugasa, and all original characters belong to him. Illustrations used in the cover are sourced from Shunsaku Tomose.