The Homeroom teacher explained the class schedule, as well as when the free periods start and end, he told the class that after class you are obliged to check out via your ID cards at the entrance of the school building.

Homeroom Teacher: “ Keep these ID cards with you at all time, they server as a method to check into other areas on the school ground and not just the main building. We have a dedicated market setup for your personal use, a library and of course the dorm building.”

Student: “ Teacher, what if we lose or forget the ID card in our dorm?”

Homeroom Teacher: “ Ahhh, a good question you have posed there, please tell me your name.”

Student: “ Yes, of course.”

*The student stands up from his chair*

Student: “ My name is Kohaku Suzuki. May I ask what is your name teacher? You haven’t introduced yourself to the class yet.”

Homeroom Teacher: “ But of course, you may sit down now.”

*Suzuki sits back down*

Homeroom Teacher: “ I must thank Kohaku for reminding myself that I need to introduce myself. You will simply call me Teacher Chris. Nothing more, nothing less. Do you understand?”

Class: “ Yes!”

Teacher Chris: “ Now let us begin with formal introductions.”

While the introductions were happening in class, Arata sat by the window and was thinking to himself.

Arata: “ Maybe he just wanted to scare us a bit at the start. There is no way this teacher is bad.”

Just as those thoughts crossed his mind, the teacher had slapped a student during their introduction.

*wham*

The poor student collapsed onto the ground from such a slap to the face.

Teacher Chris: “ What the hell are you doing!?”

Student: “ In-Introducing myself to the class…”

That scene had shocked the entire classroom as it was a very sudden occurrence.

Teacher Chris: “ When you introduce yourself, you do not only say your name and walk off. For this introduction I want to know the type of person you are. Understood?!”

Student: “ Y-Yes…”

Arata looked at that scene in pure shock of what happened to the student for such a small mistake. If you received that level of punishment for that, then the entire classroom couldn’t imagine what would happen, if they would make a worse choice that would get them punished. At that moment Kaito turned his head to Arata and tried to whisper to him.

Kaito: “ We are screwed.”

As Kaito spoke those words, the teacher switched his glare from the student introducing themselves to Kaito.

Teacher Chris: “ You there!”

Kaito at that very moment, froze up like a statue as he slowly turned to face the teacher.

Teacher Chris: “ Come up here. NOW!”

He then quickly stood up from his desk and made his way quickly to the front.

Kaito: “ Y-Yes Teacher?”

Teacher Chris: “ Haven’t you just witnessed what happened to her after she didn’t fully introduce herself?!”

Kaito: “ I have!”

Teacher Chris: “ May you please tell me what you told to the student in the back there?”

Arata just looked Kaito dead in the eyes and murmured.

Arata: “ Just admit it.”

Kaito afterwards clenched his teeth and lied to the teacher.

Kaito: “ I was just telling him… I needed to borrow his pencil.”

The Teacher nodded and politely told him to leave the classroom. During the short time span that it took for Kaito to leave the classroom, Teacher Chris opened his phone and dialed in a number, afterwards he quickly shut his phone and just left a sharp, horrifying grin on his face.

Teacher Chris: “ Now witness, what happens to those who do not follow our rules!”

Just as Chris spoke those words, the class heard footsteps approaching Kaito, followed by a short conversation, lastly there were sounds of punches.

*Whack*

*Wham*

Guard #1: “ THIS IS THE 1ST DAY OF SCHOOL AND YOU ALREADY DISSOBEYED THE TEACHERS ORDERS?!”

Guard #2: “ YOU TRULY ARE SCUM AREN’T YOU?!”

All Arata was listening to, was the sound of Kaito being beaten up in the school hallway. The class wasn’t allowed to go out and check up on Kaito after things calmed down, instead they had to wait till the end of the class introduction to go see him.

A good 40 minutes have passed since Kaito had left the class and the bell finally rang, signaling the end of the period. Everyone rushed to the door and quickly opened it to check up on Kaito. The scene they have seen was horrifying, he was full of bruises, punch marks, and was at the verge of being unconscious from the beating he took This had left Arata in pure horror, as he realized they will have to last 3 years in this prison built for them. Suzuki quickly helped Kaito stand up, Arata was just frozen up from this scene.

Suzuki: “ You there.”

*Suzuki had pointed his finger at Arata*

Arata: “ Y-Yes?”

Suzuki: “ Come help me carry him to his dorm.”

While they were carrying Kaito back to his dorm, Suzuki looked Arata in the eyes and asked him a few of his questions.

Suzuki: “ Yukimura Arata, was it?”

Arata: “ Yes, what do you need?”

Suzuki: “ Why did Kaito lie, what did he say and who are you to him?”

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All of these questions were very sudden to Arata, as he just started staring at the floor.

Suzuki: “ Answer me!”

Arata then slowly lifts his head and looks him in the eyes.

Arata: “ Kaito lied in order to protect me, I told him that he should tell the truth but he refused in order to protect me from harm. He told me that we were screwed at this school, that’s the only thing he told me. And as for who I am to him… I am his best friend, I know how I look and act, you might think we have nothing in common but that’s where you are wrong.

As they slowly carried Kaito up the staircase, Arata told him their past and what they went through and how they got into this situation in the first place.

Suzuki: “ Ahh… I see, so Kaito only entered this school because of you.”

Arata: “ He did this out of his own free will, speaking of which. What are you to him at this point?”

Suzuki slowly puts Kaito on his bed and turns around.

Suzuki: “ As for now, I am his roommate in this dorm, if we’re lucky we might even become friends.”

As he said that, he put up a bright smile. Arata stared at that smile and could only respond with one sentence.

Arata: “ That is the fakest smile, I’ve seen in my entire lifetime.”

Arata then leaves the room, leaving Suzuki speechless.

Several hours have passed since then, Suzuki was preparing a meal for them and Kaito had finally gotten out of bed, still covered in his injuries.

*pant*... *pant*

Kaito: “ Oy, Suzuki… where is Arata?”

Suzuki: “ He is at his dorm, he’s probably getting to know his roommate.”

Kaito then sighs in relief as he slowly made his way to the bathroom to take a shower.

Suzuki: “ Just so you know, we don’t have any hot water yet.”

Kaito: “ What are you making for lunch?”

Suzuki slowly looks at Kaito and starts giggling.

Suzuki: “ You’ve been out for so long, it’s already 7:00 PM”

Kaito looks in disbelief on how long he was knocked out, as he starts rapidly blinking and starring at Suzuki.

Kaito: “ Ughh…this place is worse than hell isn’t it…”

He says those words as he closes the bathroom door to take a shower.

Meanwhile, Arata is in his dorm all alone, waiting for his roommate to enter.

Arata: “ I wonder what kind of person he’s going to be? Better be a nice guy, but not too nice. Why couldn’t I be Kaito’s roommate?”

While Arata was deep in his thoughts again, someone started knocking on the door. It was a guard shouting for him to open the door, his new roommate had been assigned. Arata quickly rushed to the door and opened it, the sight of his roommate left him with a few questions that he had to ask the guard.

Arata: “ Sir, why is he handcuffed?”

Guard: “ This one is a god damn troublemaker, started causing a scene in gym class. We pinned him down, beat him up but he still didn’t listen, so we had to resort to using handcuffs.”

Hearing those words, Arata was scared, as he was roommates with a delinquent that had fought guards on his 1st day.

Guard: “ C’mon scum, introduce yourself to your new roommate!”

Delinquent: *tch* “ All you need to know is that my last name is Yoshida.”

Just as he finished his sentence, the guard pushed the delinquent into the room and shut the door, leaving Yoshida in handcuffs and on the ground. Arata quickly opens the door and follows the guard.

Arata: “ Guard, you forgot to release the handcuffs on him.”

The guard slowly turns around and look Arata in the eyes.

Guard: “ I didn’t FORGET, that is his punishment for disobeying the RULES. Be happy as that is just a minor punishment, there are worse punishments than the one he received. Go back to your room before I decide to handcuff you as well.”

Arata then quickly turns around and walks back to his room, not knowing what to do with a handcuffed delinquent in his room. As he was walking back to his dorm, Arata spotted Kaito and Suzuki on the staircase.

Kaito: “ Hey, Arata. We were just about to go to your room. We have something serious to discuss.”

Arata looked as confused as ever in that moment.

Arata: “ A plan? What did you come up with now? And what kind of plan is it?”

Suzuki puts his hand on Arata’s shoulder.

Suzuki: “ You’ll love the plan us two came up with.”

When they arrived to Arata’s room, the door wouldn’t open up. It seemed as Yoshida locked the door to the room. Kaito then started furiously knocking on the door.

*THUMB* *THUMB*

Kaito: “ OPEN UP YOU JACKASS! THIS IS ARATA’S ROOM!”

Yoshida: “ Can you idiots just give me a moment? I’m trying to release the lock on the handcuffs.”

Suzuki: “ Arata, why does this guy have handcuffs on him?”

Arata: “ I wish I could tell you, but it’s a long story.”

Suzuki just shrugs it off and he just sits on the floor next to the door.

Kaito: “ W-What are you doing?! We need to get inside!”

Suzuki: “ Calm down, yelling now will only make matters worse”

Arata: “ He’s right.”

As Arata said those words he just sat down next to Suzuki and started to have a conversation. Kaito feeling left out did the same thing and just waited to see what would happen with the delinquent inside.

A good 40 minutes had passed as they finally heard a click and the door unlocking. Kaito without a second thought rushed in and tried to tackle the guy for locking them out. As he swung for the hit, Yoshida quickly dodged Kaito’s punch, after that he threw his balance off to bring him onto the floor.

Kaito: “Ow ow ow ow! HOW?!”

Yoshida: “ Unlike you, I trained in martial arts. Just because the guard said that I am a “delinquent” you don’t necessarily have to believe him.”

Suzuki: “ I would ask “What are you talking about?” but seeing those moves and your calm attitude, proves that you aren’t a delinquent.”

Yoshida: “ At least one person in this room understands.”

Arata in the back still locked confused as there was still one question that was lurking in the back of his mind.

Arata: “ Hey, umm. Yoshida wasn’t it? How did you get out of those handcuffs?”

Yoshida slowly released Kaito, since he had calmed down and was less agitated by the previous event that happened.

Yoshida: “ I’ve used the paper clip in my back pocket to make a makeshift key, with that I just simply released the handcuffs.”

Suzuki: “ You’re one hell of a genius aren’t you?”

Yoshida: “ I heard you guys earlier, talking about a plan. Can I ask what the plan is about?”

At that very moment Suzuki & Kaito simultaneously smiled.

Kaito & Suzuki: “ We’ve found an escape route!”

Arata: “ You’ve what?!”

Both Yoshida and Arata looked at them in surprise as they told them that. Considering the fact that they have been at this school for less than a day.

Suzuki: “ That’s right, at one of the corners of this school, where there is a shack with sports equipment, there was what it seemed like a part of the fence was bent.”

Arata: “ Whoah! And how did you guys notice that?”

Kaito: “ We spotted some guards nearby that fence as they talked about it being bent, but they said “ Don’t worry, no idiot will try going through there.”

Yoshida: “ That seems too convenient, if I have to be honest.”

Suzuki: “ But there is one issue, the guards that patrol the entrance of the dorm. All we know is that there are two of them, one is there during the day and the other is during the night.”

Yoshida: “ I don’t think the night guard will be a problem, the guy falls asleep pretty fast, it’s like he expects for no one to sneak out.”

As they talked about their plan of escape, it soon became late and the curfew hours were kicking in.

Suzuki: “ It’s about time we went to sleep, before we get in trouble. But remember, tomorrow night is when we do this. We have to do this as soon as possible before they decide to fix that bent in the fence.”

Their very first day of classes had begun and it was nothing short of being hell, from their start of the day to the end of it. They’re forced to wake up as early as 6:00 in the morning and have classes till 3:00PM.

Suzuki: “ Today was nothing but hell in class, wasn’t it?”

Kaito: “ Yeah, but somehow we managed not to get beaten by the teachers. Anyways, tonight we execute that plan.”

Suzuki: “ Let’s invite Arata and Yoshida, we need to inform them what items there are in the sports shack.”

As they invite them to their room, they made sure to tell them to look at what guard is at the entrance. When they arrived they informed had informed Kaito and Suzuki on what guard was at the entrance and what he was doing.

Yoshida: “ It’s the same guard as last night, but at the moment he is busy with something on his laptop. We have to leave soon, curfew will start in two hours.”

Kaito:” Leave the guard to me.”

Five minutes later, Kaito is running towards the guards position.

Kaito: “ GUARD! GUARD! TWO STUDENTS ARE FIGHTING EACH OTHER IN THEIR DORM!!!”

Guard: ” Not this shit again, you stay here and don’t fucking move!”

When the guard goes up the staircase, the group comes out of the bathroom on the ground floor.

Kaito: “ Hurry up before he returns!”

They run outside and make their way to the shack.

Kaito: “ It might be a bit difficult to fit through.”

Arata: “ Want me to go first? I could probably go through it.”

Kaito: “ Maybe I could bend it a bit more.”

Kaito places his hand on the metal bar and immediately gets shocked by electricity built into the fence.

Suzuki: “ KAITO! You okay?!”

Kaito: “ L-Let’s use the tools from the shack to dig underneath.”

Suzuki: “ You stay here. We’ll go get them.”

Once they’ve arrived back, they had only 1 shovel with them to use for digging.

Suzuki: “ We can make do with this.”

As they dug and dug, deeper into the whole next to the fence, they’ve struck some kind of metal.

Yoshida: “ They even barricaded underneath?! How deep does this even go!”

Suzuki: “ At most. I would say a good 3-4 meters.”

Arata: “ Guys, we’re running out of time! We need to go back!”

Kaito: “ DAMN IT! We can’t escape from this place!

Their hope of escape was ruined and their chances of escape were slimmer than ever now. As they went back to the shack to place the shovel in it’s spot, they heard a guard approaching. They quickly made a run for it into their dorms. Now they will have to spend another few days, weeks or even months to find another escape route out of this hell hole.