Yu Narukami, Chie Satonaka, Yukiko Amagi, and Yosuke Hanamura are four second-year students at Yasogami High School. The boys are staring blankly, mouth agape, at Mr. Morooka's new apprentice. They are shocked that this person was taken under the teacher's wing since, for starters, she's female.
"I…I thought King Moron hated women…" Yosuke, a young man with unkempt brown hair and large headphones around his neck, puts Yu's thoughts into words as they continue to stare. "She looks like she's still in college..."
Yu nods in agreement. That's the second surprise. The apprentice looks like a teenager, another type of person Morooka despises. The girl has long jet-black hair and lime green eyes. She's wearing an orange flowery sundress and round narrow glasses. She has a notebook in hand, possibly used to write her mentor's "wise" knowledge.
"Alright, alright, shut yer traps!" the teacher snaps. "This young lady is aspiring to become a philosophy teacher too. As my apprentice, you perverts better not try anything with her or you'll answer to me!"
His nasty stare, bad haircut, overbite, and unpleasant attitude makes the class wonder what possessed this girl to work for him.
"I can trust you to keep them in check while I'm on an errand, right?" As if he flipped an internal switch, Mr. Morooka's voice becomes gentle and scowl disappears. The girl nods and takes his place in front of the classroom. He leaves as soon as he's given the chance.
"Hello, everyone!" she states. "My name is Chikara Sanada. I'm a recent graduate of Gekkoukan High School, and I'll be teaching in Mr. Morooka's stead every now and then. It's nice to meet you all!"
"Wait, Sanada?" a female student speaks up. "Are you related to Akihiko Sanada?"
"Yes, he's my husband. Why?" she tilts her head. She had no idea that people outside the island knew about him.
"Really? The boxer?!"
"Akihiko…Sanada?" Yukiko, a popular humble girl with long dark hair and red clothing, mumbles.
"You know him, Yukiko?" her tomboyish best friend Chie, who sports a green jacket and short light-brown hair, wonders.
"I think he came to our inn once or twice, but I don't recall him having a woman with him…"
"Huh. Maybe they're newlyweds. I mean, she's practically our age."
"I suppose…"
"How'd you two meet?" a random student asks Chikara.
"Ah, I remember it well…He tried to pick a fight with me when he thought I was a boy."
Silence. How the hell…?
"He thought she was a boy?!" Yosuke exclaims, cueing Chikara to explain.
"Well, this was back when I had really short hair and was, well, forced to wear the male school uniform. My friend didn't want other boys to hit on me…His hypocrisy was almost funny... Anyway, Aki challenged me when I, er, said something impolite. I thought 'Alright, fine, let's get it over with'. It...lasted about as quickly as I expected, just with the opposite result. That's when Junpei, that's my friend's name, stepped in and told Aki I was the new girl everyone was talking about. After that, he acted really awkward around me. Haha, imagine his surprise when he found out I was going to live in the same dorm as him. He nearly had a heart attack when I walked through the front door."
A few classmates laugh before Chikara continues her story. Yu listens in occasionally but is still a bit groggy from his previous visit to the peculiar world inside the TV. He wonders what Teddie's up to...
"Hrm...What's taking them?" a strange-looking blue bear with large eyes and clown-like clothing is waiting for his friends to arrive. For who knows how long, he and his companion Bunny have lived alone in an odd dimension engulfed in yellow fog. Yu and the others either stumbled upon it or were kidnapped and forced there.
"Be patient, Teddie..." Bunny states before yawning. "They'll come. They have to as long as people are thrown in here..."
"Y-You mean they won't show up just to visit us?! What a cruel thing to say!" the bear pouts. His pal, with floppy long ears surrounded by shoulder length white hair and an indifferent expression, shrugs. Teddie can feel the motion on his back as the girl, once again, hitches a piggyback ride. He grew accustomed to it since Bunny became blind recently.
"Well, either way, I'll be happy once our world becomes normal again." Teddie sighs. "The fog'll clear and you'll get your sight back. That's all that matters to me."
"...I know." Bunny grins as her beloved Teddie expresses concern for her.