Light died with Dean's blade through his sternum, the Death Note dissolving into ash. The **STATUS SCREEN** screamed:
**ITEM DESTROYED: [DEATH NOTE]**
**SP AWARDED: [8000]**
**NEW WORLDS UNLOCKED: [CLASSROOM OF THE ELITE - 5000 SP]**
Ryuk's grin stretched across the ceiling. "*Interesting.*"
Dean reloaded his pistol with reishi rounds. "Next."
Reality shattered.
—
The classroom smelled of antiseptic and blood. Dean's desk plaque read *Ayanokōji Kiyotaka*. The **STATUS SCREEN** recalibrated:
**CURRENT WORLD: [COTE AUXILIARY TIMELINE]**
**NEW OBJECTIVE: [DISMANTLE ANHS - 10000 SP]**
**WARNING: [WHITE ROOM AGENTS DETECTED]**
Loki materialized in the teacher's chair, spinning a dagger. "No magic. No monsters. Just... *math*?"
Dean's NZT-enhanced mind devoured the syllabus—calculus, game theory, psychological warfare. He smirked.
"Cheat codes."