"... Books... Pencils... Pens... Paper..." Naganori said to himself as he went over the contents of his bag while in his room. The sun was already up, and he was already dressed in his Satoru High uniform. He had already taken a bath and eaten breakfast. He continued checking and saying the names of the various items until he was sure that he hadn't forgotten anything. [i]"Alright... Looks like I'm all set."[/I] He thought. With that, he slung the backpack around him, and proceeded to leave his room.

Emerging through the door, he would be immediately greeted with a set of stairs leading down. His room was all that composed the second floor, as the house was not that big. If he remembered correctly, this house was meant to be a vacation home for a friend of their aunt, who lived in Tokyo. But the man had recently passed away, and left the property to her in his last will. As such, the house wasn't exactly luxurious. The first floor had the main bedroom (Naganori's was meant to be the guest room), a bathroom, and a living room that was combined into a kitchen and dining area. The house was made mostly of painted wood (colored blue-green).

Reaching the first floor, he saw his father sitting down on the sofa, watching TV while his crutches leaned by his side. Meanwhile his mother was washing the plates they had used for breakfast. "I'm heading off to school now." He announced. "Take care of yourself, alright?" His father said. "Are you sure you don't want me to drive you there?" His mother asked. Naganori shook his head. "I know my way to school, and walking will help me familiarize with the city more. Besides, it'll save on gas." He replied. His mother nodded and returned to her dishes while Naganori headed out the door, and walked to school.

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Lost. That was the one word to describe Naganori at the moment. The walk to the school had been nice under the sun, but after entering the gates and being inside, only then did he feel the dread of not knowing where to go. He took some deep breaths and tried to compose himself. [i]"Alright... Think calmly about where to go."[/i] He thought to himself. He headed through the main doors of the school and saw several students walking to and fro. He knew he would probably get even more lost if he tried to randomly follow somebody. He then saw the large bulletin board in the main area.

Approaching it, he saw class assignments with names on them. They were arranged alphabetically, and so he managed to quickly find his name on the list. He took out his phone, and snapped a picture for future reference. He then saw that there was a note telling all the students to gather at the gym for an opening ceremony. [i]"Where is the gym?"[/i] He wondered to himself. Deciding to ask around, he found a student friendly enough to point him the right way. "Head that way and just look for the big crowd gathered outside. You can't miss it." The student told him. "Thank you." Naganori said before heading off.

It didn't take him long to reach the crowd. A lot of the students had gathered already, but it seemed as if they were still early as no one was being allowed inside the gym yet. A funny-looking man wearing a Roman helmet was ordering the students to be quiet. Naganori assumed he was one of the teachers. He could already tell this would be an interesting school year.

He walked up towards the edge of the crowd, looking around at all the faces. There were several who were talking excitedly with each other, while others simply stood there and waited for what would happen next. Naganori would be part of the latter. Looking towards the big gymnasium, he wondered what he would see inside. More importantly, he wondered what his classes would be like once the school day had truly begun.