Chapter 1: School isn't fun at all!

*Avariena’s POV*

Today is just like any other day for me. I woke up, got out of bed, took a bath, and got ready for school. Ah, my name is Avariena Inoue. I am just a normal high-school student.

Well, not really normal, but normal enough. I am part Russian, and part Japanese. My mother moved to Japan, and then fell in love with a Japanese man.

Even though I am Japanese, I was still given a Russian sounding name.

Though, that’s not why I say that I am not normal. My mother is a famous business woman, due to that, I was given amazing tutoring by the best teachers money could buy. I am not normal, because I have not only the best grades in my school, but in all of Japan.

You would think that because I have such good grades, that people would flock to me. Problem is, my mother wanted me to go to school, and get good grades on my own merit.

Which means that no one knows that I am actually quite rich. Well, my mother is rich. I won’t deny that I have been supported by her, but I was never really given too much spending money per week. As in her words, “To make sure I don’t turn into a spoiled brat.” I mean, I guess she had a point.

Oh, right. The reason I am isolated in school, is because it’s a school for the wealthy. I didn’t get into it from my mother donating, or using her name to get me in. As I’ve said, it was because I have amazing grades.

So, right, the problem… It’s simple, most of the students here are from wealthy families like me. They think that I am some filthy poor person, or something stupid like that.

Honestly, I feel like school have become my own personal hell. Do you know how many times that a fellow student has asked me to quit getting good grades, all with a hefty bribe included? Waaaay too many!

Frankly, more students have asked me to tutor them than I can even recall… Aren’t these people suppose to manage multi million dollar business when they grow up? Which is why I say my mom was correct in her parenting methods.

Granted, she has never mistreated me, she has always given me motherly love. And I love her greatly. Huh? What about my father? Ah, it turned out that he was cheating on my mom. As you would expect, they divorced quickly after she found out.

Not like it mattered much to me, it happened when I was only 4 years old, after all. Ah, I am currently 18 at the moment. I actually just celebrated my 18th birthday a few days ago. And I am on my last year of high-school.

*Knock!*

Oh, one of my maids just knocked on my door. Most likely to tell me to wake up, and that breakfast is done. I opened the door, and then followed her to the dining room.

My mother isn’t here at the moment. She is currently in America, making a big business deal with a company. Something about clothing? I don’t really remember if she even told me what the deal was about…

I’ve always liked America style breakfast, so that is what was made for me this morning. As you would expect from a slightly pampered rich girl, my breakfast was very good.

Damn… looking at the time, I have to go to school now. Which, you know, sucks. One of my maids said that the driver was ready for me, but I should remember to pray before leaving.

Pray? Well, yes. You see, in this world, Gods, Goddesses, Demons, etc, exist. Don’t want to be killed by some random powerful being? Find a God or Goddess to pray to.

They’ll protect you. Forget to pray every once in a while? Good luck trying to survive! Though, it depends on the being who you chose to worship. Some beings don’t just want prayers either, some want sacrifices, of varying degrees.

My family worships the Goddess, Ruina. She only requires you to pray to her once every morning. Why do beings like her want to be worshiped? Because it gives them power.

Now, the world wasn’t always like this. When I was 6, beings from different dimensions all piled into ours. For what reason, no one knows. Some say that we got caught up in a game for powerful beings.

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Which isn’t really that long of stretch. Why? Because only special beings can enter doors that pop up randomly. Most higher beings don’t really bother to talk to us mortals, which means we have no idea what is on the other side of the doors.

All we know is that they tend to enter them. They always reappear later, so it’s not like they leave this dimension. The doors disappear forever. Though, none of that really matters for me.

Besides the whole, needing to worship a higher being, thing, life remains mostly normal. And it’s not like being an atheist will get you instantly killed. It’s just that having a higher beings protection, is just a very good idea.

Just think of it like overly complex life insurance. Ah, I am rambling… Maybe to distract myself from the knowledge that I have to go to school…

I mean, it’s not like I am super bullied, or anything. Just ostracized. Truly, I wish that I could just do my classes online, instead of having to go to school. It’s not like going to school helps me get better grades. In fact, it hurts my grades.

You know, I must sound like a very prim and proper lady, but that isn’t truly the case. Sure, I am a nice person, I dress up nicely, I wear just a little bit of makeup, and I think that I look cute as well.

As for how I look, I have shoulder length brown hair, and amber eyes. Much to my chagrin, I have barely c-cup breasts, that seem to have completely stopped growing…

Ah, right. I am not that prim and proper of a lady, because I skip most of my classes. Why? Because I can. No really, I have permission to do so. Being the top student in the entire country, gives me a lot of benefits. Besides, it’s not like the teachers at this school can even teach me anything.

Stupidly, I still have to actually attend school. I usually just chill out in the library, or the rooftop. I know, I am such a delinquent, right? Well, no. Actually any student is allowed on the rooftop. It’s not just a normal rooftop either. It’s just as luxurious as the rest of the school.

Damn… all of that rambling, and now I am at school. Where should I laze around today? Hmm… maybe the garden? No. If I go to the garden, I’ll end up eating the fruit that is growing there. Never really been one to eat snacks, so I’ll ruin my appetite.

Heading into the school, I run into some bullies. Yeah, it’s more accurate to call them harassers. Stupid as bullying is, they know not to go too far. After all, they have promising lives to look forward to. If they fuck it up, just because they bullied someone, it would suck a lot for them.

The leader of the bullies is Sana. Like a villainess in a light novel, she has lackeys. I actually don’t even recall their names. As for how she looks, no, she doesn’t have twirly hair spirals. She just looks like an average Japanese girl.

Sara: “Good morning, commoner.” Sara said with a haughty tone.

The way she refers to me, always makes me laugh. Who the hell calls people “commoner” these days? I kinda feel like she is doing a bit, or something.

Avariena: “Good morning. How are you today?” I ask with a smile.

Sara: “Upset.” She said with a pout.

Avariena: “And why is that?” I ask with a curious tone.

Sara: “My Goddess said that I must stop bullying you. And that I have to apologize to you as well.” Sara said with an annoyed tone.

Avariena: “Hm? Your Goddess actually meddled in the mortal world? What Goddess do you worship? I am very curious. Oh, apology accepted. The bullying didn’t go that far anyway.” I ask.

Sara: “Not far? You do know that we destroyed your clothes, messed with your food, threw water on you, and other ways we bullied you, right?” Sara said with a confused expression.

Even her lackeys seemed to look remorseful… Why the hell did they change their mind about bullying me?

Avariena: “It didn’t go too far, since it wasn’t anything that I couldn’t handle.” I say with a shrug.

Sara: “I guess so… My family worships the Goddess Ruina. You must be surprised at our change in heart, don’t be. My friends and I, were subjected to experiencing you being bullied by us.” Sara said with a remorseful tone.

Ah, I mean, I guess that a Goddess could do something like that… I guess they were subjected to a nightmare similar to a VR game.

Avariena: “I’m sorry that you had to go through that.” I say with a sad tone.

Sara: “Seeing you sad for us, makes us feel even more guilt… Look, we won’t bully you anymore, and we’re sorry. I don’t know what came over us, to act like evil children.” Sara said with a bow.

Maybe they were possessed by a demon? It’s hard to say. Things like that are common in this world nowadays.

Avariena: “It’s fine. Though, I find it funny that you still call me commoner.” I say with a giggle.

Sara: “Ah… I’m sorry. That’s just how I have always referred to you as.” Sara said with an embarrassed tone and expression.

After that, we went our separate ways. Honestly, I couldn’t be mad at her. You see, I have something wrong with my brain, where I can’t get upset at cute girls. Even if they wrong me in some way.

With my bully now dealt with, I decided to actually attend one of my classes. This will most likely end up being one of the worst decisions I have ever made…

Why? Oh, no reason. Just that my classroom turned into a nightmare!

And I mean that in every sense of the word. The walls were now made of flesh. And there was a horrible smell coming from every direction.

Now, this wasn’t an unknown event to happen. Such things have happened before. Apparently, if those doors aren’t dealt with fast enough, they’ll explode, and trap anyone within a mile of it, within itself. One time, it was so bad, that the higher beings had to revert time just to save everyone.

The obvious answer, is that there was a door around this area, that no one knew about. It’s been many years since something like this occurred.

So, that’s cool, right? Since it’s happened before, surely there are protocols for an event like this, right? Yeah, survive! That’s all you can do in this situation. Ah, I knew that I shouldn’t have gone to school today…