Prologue SS He's really gone...

Alternative Records: He's really gone.

3rd Person POV.

What would you do if someone were to die right in front of you?

Let me rephrase my question,

what would you feel, the moment you see someone you know die right in front of you?

Most people will answer with answers along the lines of "I'd cry", "I'd be depressed" or "I'd break down" is what would be said.

More unique individuals would say something along the lines of "I'm apathetic", " It wouldn't affect me" or "I doubt I'd feel anything." While the validity of these answers is questionable, it is what it is.

But, do you want to know what the real answer is?

It's simple really. The answer is... I don't know. Or more specifically, you wouldn't know.

Until it has happened, then all the answers you would have given are nothing more than

hypotheticals. Reactions that you would believe yourself to have, or reactions you so desperately want to have.

However, the truth of the matter is, you do not understand yourself. In a sense, no single individual "understands" themselves. One can know the back of the hand, and a the same moment not understand the back of the hand.

I know myself on the individual level, but never once have I grasped my conceptual build that had materialized itself through inception and categorized itself through conception.

See? I do not understand myself, just like you do not understand you, and that is why we surround ourselves with people. To understand what we would never grasp if we were isolated.

That is the main premise of education. To allow one to understand. That education is taken to the next level at Advanced Nurturing High School, ANHS.

At least, it is supposed to.

A few months ago, an incident best described as a horror had taken place. A student died on school grounds.

This event shook Japan, as the whole premise of the school is to be the "best". On a faithful day, Ayanokouji Kiyotaka had died. This event caused ripples in the very society to happen... Yet, at the same time, it didn't.

In light of the incident, the school had temporarily shut down to ascertain who the culprit was.

During this process the students were sent back to their respective homes, given assignments as to not fall behind in their education.

However, the truth of the matter is that this short break was a therapeutic period for the

traumatized who witnessed the death of a fellow student.

Certain students dropped out due to certain circumstances. Some had dropped out, not being able to take the mental strain from "moving on". Others forcedthemselves to stay, even if they are on the verge of breaking.

Others lost all motivation for even participating in the school anymore. To the point, the only they are even staying is out of obligation.

In all seriousness, this was the worst and best generation of students in ANHS. No one would debate that this generation had the best potential, but now... Not a single person is interested in it.

The acclaimed class battles are nothing more than a side activity that those who are genuinely desperate to participate in. The leaders of their respective classes all lost interest and stepped down, taking school at their leisure.

Who graduated from class A? Who knows.

This can be described as the most disappointing year of the Advanced Nurturing High School.

The White Room, a secret project hidden in the shadows, was not doing much better.

Simply put, all the subjects lost every spec of motivation they once had. I mean, who wouldn't?

Why go through all of it if your efforts will be in vain just because of a knife to the back.

It always goes like, "Ayanokouji Kiyotaka was better," under normal circumstances this would have been enough, but now, "And where did that get him?" That was the argument that shut them up.

So as a desperate, last-ditch effort, Professor Ayanokouji made a radical decision. Every generation was forced to go through the demonic regime. They were forced to experience the demonic 4th generation.

This was his last-ditch effort to achieve his dream. Was it the death of his son that made him like this? Or was it the fact that his dream is most likely destroyed that made him like this... Who knows?

The implementation in one word was a failure.

Not one subject survived the demonic regiment. Because of this, the purpose of the White Room was null. There was no use in keeping it going if it were never to succeed. So the children were granted freedom and the White Room was disbanded, lost in mystery as a crime against humanity.

Professor Ayanokouji went into hiding, in avoidance of his eventual captivity.

Did it ever come to pass? Who knows.

Ayanokouji Kiyotaka, he who had such a huge effect... Yet left no effect. Truly, what a

contradiction.

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And cut!

This ss was just to give the world more "depth" i guess?

I'll eventually post more trivia about Ahns here -->