A young man gazed at the scenery just outside of a bus window. 

Despite the large vehicle, the young man was alone in the bus, providing a gloomy atmosphere. 

Fortunately, the young man was too stuck in his thoughts to notice.

Tsukune Aone.

15 years old.

Hobbies or Specialties, none.

Grades: Completely Average

All in all, Tsukune Aone is an immensely mediocre person. 

“Totally mediocre… but I never thought I'd end up flunking the high school entrance exam.”

High School Entrance Exam Failure!!

Tsukune inwardly scolded himself. Because of his failure, he had no choice but to enroll in this middle-of-nowhere high school that his parents found.

Despite his misgivings, this was the start of Tsukune's bizarre academy life. 

Eventually, the bus’ atmosphere becomes even more gloomy as it enters a tunnel.

“... You are… the student enrolling in spirit academy?”

Tsukune turns his attention from the bus window to the voice. He sees the bus driver, the only other individual on the bus.

“Ah, yeah.”

“Hehe… In that case, you had best prepare yourself now...”

Tsukune felt a cold chill go down his spine.

“Wha-?!”

"Hehehe, when we come out of this loooooong tunnel, we'll be right in front of the school."

Without missing a beat, the bus driver turns around. Tsukune could see the man’s lips clinging to a large cigarette but despite the lights, the bus driver’s eyes couldn’t be seen. In the place where his two eyes are supposed to be, two white silhouettes seem to glow menacingly. The driver’s stare snaps Tsukune back to reality.

“Spirit Academy is a veeerrrryyyy horrifying school!!”

WHAT!!!

As if on cue, the entire bus gets enveloped in light as it exits the tunnel. Turning to the window, Tsukune sees a desolate landscape filled with dead trees and for some reason, scarecrows. He then hears the bus door open.

“Hehe… We have arrived sonny boy…”

Tsukune was terrified and contemplated not getting off the bus but he quickly remembered how this was the only option he had left. He failed the high school entrance examinations. Hearing his own insecure voice pushing him forward, Tsukune finds himself out of the bus.

He dumbfoundedly stares at the cliff a few feet away from the parked bus. Staring into the distance, Tsukune sees an immensely large building. Lightning seems to strike from the backdrop, making its appearance even more terrifying.

I-is that Spirit Academy?

The sound of the bus door closing snaps Tsukune out of his thoughts and he turns back.

“Hehe… be careful.”

Regaining some of his energy, Tsukune screams.

“Wait a minute! What is this place?!!”

Unfortunately for the terrified young man, his screams were drowned out by the combined sounds of crows cawing and dogs howling. 

Looking around, Tsukune finds murders of crows watching him perched on top of dead trees.

"Th...there's no way. What a creepy place."

Looking back, Tsukune remembers the peaceful view before the tunnel.

"It's like a completely different world!"

Looking around, Tsukune notices that the desolate landscape isn’t completely empty.

A-are those skulls??

He then remembers the bus driver’s ominous warning.

Spirit Academy is a veerrry horrifying school!

“So freaky... Seriously freaky. This makes me want to go home.”

Returning to the cliff, Tsukune tries to make out the building from the distance.

“I guess that’s the school. It looks like a haunted mansion from top to bottom!”

Sensing an ominous feeling from the academy, Tsukune internally groans. Turning to one of the nearby scarecrows, he notices a sign that reads “Spirit Private Academy”.

"I'm going home! I've seen enough! I'm going home!"

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While Tsukune is building the resolve to rush back home, he hears the sound of wheels.

“Gyaa!!”

Turning toward the shout, Tsukune sees someone riding on top of a bike rushing toward him.

“OHHH NOOO!! Coming through!!”

Seeing a bike about to hit him, Tsukune screams.

“AHHHH!!!”

Tsukune falls down along with the rider as the bike crashes into him.

“Ugh… Ow…”

Despite the sudden crash, Tsukune feels something with his right hand.

Soft?

Still feeling some pain from crashing onto the ground, Tsukune notices that his hands are on the thighs of someone.

His eyes widen but before he could the moment continue, he looks up and sees a young girl with gorgeous pink hair.

It’s a girl!

The pink-haired girl groans, seemingly unaffected by the painful crash. Opening her eyes, she rubs her face.

“Oww… I’m sorry. I got dizzy from my anemia.”

Regaining some semblance of self-control, Tsukune manages to eke out a weak response.

“A-are you okay?”

Taking a careful look at the girl in front of him, Tsukune was stunned.

W-whoa… sh-she’s!

The girl removes the hand rubbing her face and reveals her face to the already stunlocked Tsukune.

CUUUUTTTEE!!!!

Tsukune’s heartbeat skyrockets as he internally panics.

This is the cutest girl I’ve ever seen!!

Tsukune’s fear of the academy suddenly evaporates as he admires the divine beauty in front of him.

I-if this girl’s here… It’s probably a good thing that I came to this school!

But before Tsukune could celebrate, he gasped in pain as he felt a sharp sting from his left hand. The girl looks at Tsukune’s left hand and sees a small gash because he had to catch his fall.

“Ah, oh no, blood!”

The girl leans forward to check on his hand.

“Let me he- oh… the scent of blood…”

Tsukune notices the eyes of the girl glaze over.

“I… I can’t…”

Tsukune was confused by that.

Can’t? Can’t what?

The girl leans on Tsukune’s body, causing him to freeze.

“I lose control when I smell that scent.”

WHAAA!? What’s going on here??!

The girl continues to lean on Tsukune’s body, getting closer and closer.

“I’m… I’m sorry but.”

Their face is almost touching, causing Tsukune to close his eyes.

I-is this what I think it is?

“I’m a vampire.”

The girl then leans forward toward his neckline and takes a gentle bite. Tsukune jumped from the sudden bite but the girl’s grip was far stronger than what she appeared to be.

Va-vampire! 

Once the girl pulls away, Tsukune jumps up and starts panicking and screaming.

“Gyaa! My blood’s been sucked! My blood's been sucked out of nowhere!”

The girl follows Tsukune as he runs around in circles. 

Eventually, Tsukune starts to feel exhausted and he slows down. Taking deep breaths, he turns to the girl who is anxiously waiting for him.

“I’m sorry. I’m Moka Akashiya. Although I look like this, I’m actually a vampire.”

Moka’s beauty tricks Tsukune into thinking that she’s glowing right in front of him. Fortunately for him, the sting of the bite on his neck prevailed over Moka’s beauty.

"Vampire!! You mean like the bloodsucking monsters that hate crosses and garlic!!??"

Moka blushes and cups her cheeks in embarrassment.

“Yes.”

Unaware of Tsukune’s plight, Moka seems to savor the taste of his human blood.

"Thank you so much for the treat! Your blood is soooooo yummy!"

Tsukune dumbfoundedly smiles and stares at Moka. Seeing that, Moka couldn’t help but feel pressured.

“Er... um... so you really hate our kind? Vampires, I mean..."

Seeing a frown build up on Moka’s face, Tsukune immediately backpedals.

“Uh, I…”

Moka doesn’t wait for his response. She instead stands up her bike.

“Do you want to walk to the academy together?”

Tsukune couldn’t reply, unused to such a straightforward girl.

“I… uh-”

Moka puts her fingers together and seems to act cuter.

“You don’t want to?”

Tsukune gets struck by a wave of beauty and cuteness. He couldn’t help but think if she was doing this purpose or if was she just that cute.

“No no no, I definitely 100% want to!”

Moka giggles and smiles. She then pushes her bike forward.

“Let’s go then.”

Being pulled by Moka’s optimistic energy, Tsukune walked forward as well. Feeling awkward from their earlier interaction, Tsukune tries to recover some semblance of conversation.

“I… uh… I don’t hate vampires! I mean, vampires are pretty cool!”

Hearing that, Moka heaves a sigh of relief.

“That’s great! Then, if you’re okay with me, please be my friend!”

Tsukune’s heart skips a beat.

My first friend!

"I was feeling lonely since I didn't know anyone here!"

Whoa! Definitely cute!

Seeing Moka stare at him, Tsukune snaps out of his thoughts.

“Oh, I’m Tsukune Aono, pleased to meet you.”

Tsukune inwardly congratulates himself when he manages to deliver a straight and concise greeting without stuttering.

Moka smiles, causing Tsukune’s heart rate to skyrocket again.

"I'm very pleased to meet you. When the entrance ceremony is over, please talk to me some more, okay?"

Tsukune nods enthusiastically. 

Checking the time, the two notice that they’re quite late and they both rush to the entrance ceremony where they’re suddenly separated by the giant crowd of students.

Looking around, Tsukune doesn’t see any other monstrous creature, causing him to doubt Moka’s claim.

They’re all human… Moka must’ve been messing with me… Clearly, she was joking.

Tsukune felt a bit better, knowing that he was in a completely normal school.

"But... really, what is up with that vampire thing?"

After the entrance ceremony, Tsukune’s left palm starts to sting again.

Ah, I should get this checked.

Tsukune taps the shoulder of a nearby student. The student, a relatively average-looking guy, turns around.

“Hey, uh…”

Once the student gets a clear look at Tsukune, he seems to sniff around which surprises Tsukune.

“Is that blood?”

The student seemed agitated so Tsukune quickly pulled away from that conversation.

“Sorry for disturbing you! I’ll find it myself.”

Tsukune quickly backs away from the student and rushes toward the academy’s entrance.

Once inside, Tsukune finds himself in a giant crowd of recently enrolled students. He gets swept away but after a while, he manages to leave the clutches of the crowd.

He leans on a wall, exhausted.

So many students… And why are all of them so strong!?

Eventually, a kind female student with a seemingly longer-than-average neck helps him and points out the hallway leading to the clinic.

Even the clinic looked normal. After Tsukune was patched up by a normal human-looking nurse, he was confident that Moka was messing with him.

Yeah, there’s no way that such an amazing cutie would be suddenly friendly with me.

Tsukune felt depressed but considering his immensely mediocre life, he simply had to let it go.

Looking at his class schedule, Tsukune prepares for his first class. He tries to be optimistic.

I can’t let this make me sad! I'm a high schooler now! New start! New me!

Following the map provided in his student handbook, Tsukune looks for his classroom.

“Room 163… Room 163…”

Eventually, Tsukune finds his room. Looking up, he sees a sign that says 163. It was decorated with a small dragon and bat monster. All in all, it looked adorable.

Opening the class, Tsukune sees that the class is half-full. There were a variety of students. It seems that his class had a fair amount of both genders.

Despite being tricked, Tsukune couldn’t help but look for Moka. He shakes his head.

No, there’s no point looking for her. I’m just a random nobody.

Taking a seat, Tsukune starts to read through the class material.

Let’s do our best this time!

Eventually, the class fills up with a variety of students. Unfortunately, Tsukune’s thoughts were too preoccupied with Moka that he wasn’t able to greet the new students.

Good job Tsukune. I thought this was a new start! I can’t help it, okay?! That girl was just too cute!

Tsukune maintains a straight face as he internally berates himself.

After a while, a female teacher enters the classroom. But honestly, Tsukune wasn’t sure if they were a teacher because their blonde hair, sleeveless camisole, tight skirt, and relaxed attitude didn’t fit the Japanese teacher image he was familiar with. But his expectations were immediately dashed when the teacher spoke.

"Hello everyone and welcome to Spirit Academy!"

With a smile, the teacher introduces herself.

“I am your homeroom teacher Shizuka Nekonome.”

Shizuka’s next words catch Tsukune’s attention.

"I think you all already know this but this is a school built for the sake of monsters to attend!"

She smiles, fully safe in the knowledge that every student in her class is a monster.

Tsukune’s jaw drops wide open as he hears Shizuka’s words.