Leo Auston—an extra. Not exactly what I expected. He has no real affinity, or rather, his affinity is so weak it barely even qualifies as one. And as strange as it sounds, I have no idea how I know this. It's as if the knowledge is just there, without any recollection of where it ca from.
My biggest concern right now is what happens when I use up my final respawn. Will I return ho? Will this world glitch and collapse around ? Or... will I simply cease to exist? I sincerely hope it's not the latter.
The classroom was eerily silent as everyone tried to etch the teacher's words into their very souls. No one wanted to hear the dreaded sound of failure echoing in their ears. Here, students were graded on both intellectual and physical exams, and like workers, we received credits based on our performance. But that wasn't my main concern. I still had no clue how I died.
I rember waking up in this classroom, disoriented and confused. Yet, for so reason, I managed to keep my composure long enough to assess the situation. I had transmigrated—that much I figured out. Into a ga. Another fact confird. But beyond that, I was lost. No idea what to do or how to move forward. While I stared blankly at the teacher, lost in thought, a sudden *ding* pulled back to reality, followed by a pop-up screen.
The realization that I was living in a world where the respawn tir could hit zero and I would die for real was horrifying. Anxiety bubbled in my chest, and as soon as the bell rang to signal the end of class, I made my way to the cafeteria.
The food display was vast, and I was absurdly hungry. I devoured my lunch quickly, ntally calculating my next steps. Just as I finished, another jingle signaled the end of lunch, and I headed back to class. That's when it hit —a sharp, excruciating pain in my stomach.
With directions from a few students who eyed strangely, I made my way to the restroom. But just as I was about to enter, soone knocked to the ground. Before I could react, I felt a violent stab in my back, and then... darkness.
I never saw my attacker.
*Sigh.*
*Ding-Ding-Ding.*
Wait—what the...? It's lunchti again.
I stood up, ready to head for the exit when a hand grabbed my wrist.
"Hey, Leo, can I borrow your notebook? I didn't copy anything from class," Jayden said, scratching the back of his head awkwardly.
"Uh... sure," I replied, handing it over. The notebook was partially filled with the real Leo's notes before I took over his body, but that didn't matter now. What mattered was that I was staring at the protagonist himself. Just looking at his ridiculously perfect face irritated .
He had the typical protagonist look—blond hair, blue eyes, and a level of attractiveness that bordered on unreal. His uniform barely contained his chiseled physique.
What a damn cheat.
I didn't know what I looked like, but I had a gut feeling I was just an average Joe. Why would an extra like be anything but average?
Still, I rembered this scenario clearly: he had asked to borrow my notebook before, and I had handed it over just like this. Nothing noteworthy had happened then either.
I stretched my arm out to pass him the book from my seat a few rows above. The classroom was set up like a theater hall, with a central platform for the teacher. Noticing Jayden's distracted state, I flicked the notebook onto his desk and shoved my bag over my shoulder.
I made my way toward the exit, climbing the nurous steps to the top of the theater-style classroom. The layout was designed to accommodate up to a thousand students, maximizing efficiency. Once I was out, I stood in the hallway, staring outside.
Everything looked the sa as before. Most students were hurrying off to the training grounds for what they probably thought would be a fruitless ergency session.
Then ca the announcent—today was the augnted reality exam. Panic rippled through the students. This exam was a big deal. It carried the highest point allocations, aning even the top-ranked student could drop to the bottom if they weren't careful.
But I had bigger concerns. The cafeteria was out of the question. The sudden stomach pain and my mysterious attacker—it was too much of a coincidence. It had to be part of so elaborate sche. I needed to find the safest place in the facility, sowhere no one could ambush without knowing.
And what better place than the dormitory?
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