by Mary Ann Guerrero·Translated by Novel AI Studio
Masachika, a quiet observer in a modern high school teeming with territorial gangs and hidden power struggles, possesses an unparalleled battle IQ. He sees the world as a complex chess game, where every object is a potential weapon and every interaction a strategic maneuver. His seemingly ordinary existence is a facade, concealing a desperate ambition to protect his younger sister from the ruthless hierarchies of their world. When a rival gang threatens his sister's safety, Masachika is forced to shed his disguise and unleash his calculating genius. He'll turn textbooks into shields and cafeteria trays into weapons, meticulously dismantling the existing power structures to become the undisputed 'High School King'. But in this brutal ascent, he risks losing the very humanity he fights to protect, becoming just another cog in the violent system he seeks to control.
