The next manga panel was a close-up of Furuya Rei and Jinpei Matsuda, who was sitting directly opposite him, glaring fiercely at one another in the middle of the auditorium where the opening ceremony was being held. Cartoonish, jagged sparks of lightning crackled between the two, making it blatantly obvious that neither could stand the sight of the other.
"Hahahahaha! So Rei actually had such a childish side to him back when he was in the police academy."
"I always get the feeling he's serious to the point of being a bit rigid~ Amuro-tan in the main story became significantly more well-rounded and tactful."
"This part is drawn so cutely, and Hiromitsu is secretly sighing next to him, wwww."
Rei turned his head to chat idly with Hiromitsu, and the camera shifted to record the complaints on Matsuda's end.
"...So why exactly is the guy sitting opposite me that blond bastard? Oh, and his little sidekick too—"
Jinpei Matsuda had his natural curls yanked by Kenji Hagiwara, causing him to bare his teeth. "Ow! That hurts!"
"Anyone can tell at a glance that they're excellent friends, just like us."
"...Pull it again and I'm breaking off our friendship."
"Sorry~ but who told Little Jinpei to always speak so tactlessly."
"Hagiwara has been speaking up for Rei and his friend this whole time. That's exactly the kind of face and personality I adore~"
"As expected, it's yet another pair of childhood friends. Old Man Aoyama, you're utterly beyond saving with this childhood-friend obsession."
"My corpse is still warm, waaaah! I want a friend I can bicker with like that too!"
Having adopted a god's-eye view, Satoru Gojo saw Matsuda getting his hair yanked by Hagiwara, and his own hands started itching in response.
"The texture must be pretty good... wonder how it compares to Kaito's."
Ever since he earned the trust of his cheap nephew, he had done his fair share of "good boy, pat-on-the-head" routines.
Following that, Matsuda and Hagiwara discussed the entrance exam rankings for this batch of students. Upon discovering that Furuya and Hisano were tied for first place—with Hisano scoring perfect marks in both the written exam and physical test—Matsuda muttered with a sigh of admiration, "That guy is a monster, isn't he?"
Mirroring his reaction, a large number of readers expressed utter disbelief, and the bullet comments continued to roll across the screen.
"Wait, where did this conceptual god named Hisano spring out from? He's actually even more formidable than Amuro-tan?"
"Hey hey, isn't Furuya Rei the male lead in this manga? Yet he still gets suppressed by a supporting character. So suffocating, I'm out, I'm out."
"Who said Hisano is more formidable than Amuro? Didn't you see they're tied for first?"
"So Matsuda was just a smokescreen, this guy is Rei's true destined rival!"
"Could it be that Rei has two destined rivals at the same time? (Laughs)"
"If my guess is right, he's the mysterious person from the rooftop earlier, right?"
"How is that possible? Perfect marks on the physical test, mind you. It's definitely that big tough guy on the title page."
Leaving the bullet comments to wild speculation, Hagiwara had already struck up a conversation with a female classmate nearby, delivering Hisano's background information to the readers.
"I heard Hisano-kun is an incredibly eccentric person... Not only did he claim during the written exam that the questions were simpler than playing house, but he also threw Instructor Onizuka right out during the practical combat segment, nearly landing him in the hospital!"
"And that's not all! I heard that during his interview, he dismantled the polygraph machine right in front of the examiners' faces!"
Jinpei Matsuda's eyes lit up. "Dismantled a polygraph? Not bad, this guy. Maybe we'll get along pretty well."
"Throwing even the instructor? And dismantling a polygraph? Tactical lean back—"
"This is way too eccentric, don't people find it incredibly rude?"
"Highly entertaining. Can anyone else pull that off? .jpg"
"Hehehe, the absolute favorite character archetype for drama-loving trolls has arrived. I just love characters who fear absolutely nothing under heaven or earth."
"Whoa, Matsuda is also a dangerous element, hhh."
At this moment, the opening ceremony officially commenced, and the focus shifted to Furuya Rei, who was sitting perfectly upright. As the old superintendent finished his opening remarks, he invited Furuya to step onto the stage as the freshman representative to deliver a speech. Furuya Rei did not disappoint the crowd, and his dashing figure as he spoke eloquently on stage caused his fans' eyes to turn into hearts.
"I hope that when everyone looks back on today upon graduation, they will have no regrets regarding their choice—thank you, everyone."
"Ahhhhh Rei-chan is completely a textbook model honor student!"
"Save me, the motion of him adjusting his tie is so lewd! His fingers look so beautiful, prprpr."
"Matsuda rolling his eyes in the audience: 'Pretentious blond bastard' (Dying of laughter)."
"The way he bows is so elegant! Thunderous applause, Amuro deserves it!"
"Waaaah, Mom, I'm going to cheer for this dark-skinned handsome guy—"
However, as if intentionally creating a stark contrast with the flawlessly performing Furuya Rei, the other freshman representative arrived lazily and fashionably late amidst everyone's anticipation.
"Eh~ Am I late?"
Following a speech bubble drawn with wavy lines was a close-up panel that spanned two large grid boxes.
The youth with his hair tied in a low ponytail leaned against the doorframe with his left hand, while his right hand held a shopping bag from a dessert shop. A corner of the wrapping paper for a strawberry milk carton and a chocolate croissant peeked out, and his nonchalant expression was vividly depicted. His face was exceptionally exquisite, with a few strands of hair flaring out at the tips, appearing casual yet unbridled.
To put it a certain way, it was of a caliber where black-hair-enthusiast passersby would take this specific close-up panel and ask around everywhere which character it was.
Seeing this scene, Satoru Gojo was quite satisfied with the "Old Man Aoyama" of this other world. Although his own avatar was meticulously designed, it was easy to imagine that if this close-up had come from a certain man with atrocious artistic skills whose name abbreviated to jjxx, it would never have achieved the current effect.
"Ahhhhh it really is you! My fated waifu, so your name is Hisano Nozomi!"
"?? This profile line is way too handsome, author deserves a chicken leg!"
"Judging by the title page, it's black hair and red eyes, right? With this level of beauty, I am feasting heavily—"
"Oh, the wrapping paper peeking out of the shopping bag, plus the lollipop from before... he's also a sweets lover, that's even more points!"
"Ahhh, those few flared-out strands of hair at the tips... my OCD really wants to smooth them out!!"
"How strange, a character with this kind of face value capable of ranking in the top three didn't appear in the main story? Isn't that way too wasteful?"
"Who knows, maybe the old man only finalized the setting when he started drawing the spin-off, hhh."
"Am I the only one who thinks he looks like the type of black-bellied villain who appears harmless on the surface?"
"Impossible. Look at the positioning of that six-person group on the title page, he will definitely become Rei-chan's tomodachi (friend)!"
"Do exams require things like insights? If you ask me, anyone with hands can do it."
"Always keeping company with crises, accompanied by the risk of death, snapping and biting at each other with the maggots in the dark until winning the final victory..."
"If I don't become a cop, life would be way too boring, right?"
"To be honest, I'm a little disappointed right now."
"Ah, I don't mean to target anyone specifically. I just want to say... everyone sitting here is way too weak. There isn't a single person who can be my opponent."
However, after Hisano delivered a series of shocking declarations on stage, the comment section was no longer filled entirely with high praise for his appearance. Instead, they began arguing dynamically, with a mix of likes and dislikes.
""Regarding My Casual Flexing on the First Day of Police Academy""
"Wait, isn't that incredibly rude? I dislike the new character now."
"What kind of late-stage eighth-grader syndrome speech is this! But the way he tilts his head when saying 'boring' is so cute, ahhhh— (clutches heart)."
"Dying of laughter, bro thinks he's 『——』."
"So arrogant, betting fifty cents that Zero teaches him how to behave."
"'Biting at maggots'? Could you be connected to the Black Organization, young man? (Alert)"
"The person upstairs, don't make wild guesses. This is a police academy spin-off, they can't possibly write a corrupt cop, right?"
"The bullet comments are starting again, aren't they? Every time a slightly arrogant character appears, they always cue 『——』."
"He was staring at Rei just now, right! As the saying goes, love at first sight, enchantment at second glance~"
""How to Offend All Freshmen in Three Sentences"—Hisano Nozomi's Social Etiquette Crash Course is now in session!"
"Hahahahaha Rei thought he might be socially anxious just a second ago. I think he's a social terrorist instead."
"Becoming a cop just for the sake of entertainment is way too flippant!! Unacceptable."
"He is clearly a crazy beautiful man! Heavily inhales, this kind of personality that doesn't fear life or death just for the sake of amusement is incredibly thrilling, okay?!"
"Well then, Hisano-kun, that concludes your speech, correct?" The superintendent confirmed politely.
"Oh my, I feel like everyone has a bit of a misunderstanding about me..."
The beautiful youth in the manga flashed a devastatingly sweet smile, his entire form accessorized with bling-bling special effects. It made Satoru Gojo feel a bit embarrassed.
Ahem, although he was entirely used to intentionally acting cute on a regular basis, seeing it with his own eyes on paper was an entirely different matter.
"For the next six months, please give me your guidance~"
"Ahhhhh I will protect this smile!!"
A portion of the readers who were critically hit by his beauty collapsed entirely on the spot.
"One second he's provoking the entire venue, and the next second he's this sweet. That's way too foul, isn't it?"
"He seems to know exactly how good-looking he is... It has to be a 2D character; it doesn't feel greasy at all."
"Please give me more of this kind of sugar-coated artillery shell!"
"This smile... why does it always feel a bit like 『——』?"
"Hey hey, can we stop with the cross-referencing? We know your man is popular, but you can't bring him up everywhere, right?"
"Exactly. Neither his height nor his face comes anywhere close, how does it look alike?"
"I declare, from today onward, I am Hisano Nozomi's dog!"
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