Chapter 443 - My SI Stash #43 - I'm trying to study here by SocialistBukharin (Rosario+Vampire)

-Went in to this SI fic with no meta knowledge of Rosario and still enjoyed it, author-san does it again!

Synopsis: A single plan - Trying to survive for more than a year without being yanked in an awkward situation about the main plot. Jacob 'Jake' Barrett, now deaged and left in the most dangerous of schools, braves the halls of Yokai Gakuen with incredible determination, a book about Seals, and a female Werewolf that just likes to mess with people way too much.

Rated: M

Words: 28K

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Chapter 1

If you're reading this message, it means that my efforts in summoning a second candidate for my project have resulted in a brilliant success.

I understand that you may be surprised, shocked even, at finding yourself in a completely different dimension, and while you may have all rights to be outraged by this disposition, I can assure you that your summoning wasn't one made without concern for what storm will be slowly approaching this school.

My name is Tenmei Mikogami, and I will answer any questions you may have in my office after you finish your first lessons for today.

What I can tell you right now are three pieces of information. First off, you've been deaged back to a suitable age so that you don't stick out too much. Secondly, you are now under the effects of a translation spell that allow you to understand and relay Japenese as if it was your original language. Finally, you have been provided with the correct doc.u.mentation to make your stay here at Yokai Gakuen work.

I hope to see you soon,

The Headmaster of this excellent School.

I was pressing X to doubt that this school was as execellent as this Headmaster implied it to be, considering the death rate here slightly exceeded any public schools in third-world countries by a slight margin. Still... I had to play with the hand life dealt me.

Adjusting my seat on the bus, I sat only a few feet away from the unaware protagonist of this series that I had been a bit of a fan some years ago. I tried my best not scream at the absurdity I would be put through with little preparation beforehand.

It had been a sudden curve ball, especially when I had been so close to finally getting the best contract ever at my workplace. I, Jacob Barrett, wasn't really liking how unlucky this week was turning into after that brilliant news.

Imagine my glee at receiving such a massive reward that was a stable job with a large pension once I was old and ready to retire, after a couple of years of breaking my neck and back through tasks that many would've been reluctant to go through.

I had already suffered through High school, making the best out of what I knew of the subjects, getting recommendations from teachers, going through the humble but highly-rewarding road and… getting Isekai'd in a world that literally brought me back to square zero.

I had quite a few reasons to be howling like a madman at the unpleasant twist I had to digest with a grin from the looks of it. Yet I merely glared. Right at the Bus Driver.

Because I knew that the man, albeit looking like a frightening individual, was someone that was pretty much keen to follow the headmaster's decisions since he was a close friend of his.

My glare was returned with a brief smile, as the man had to keep his eyes on the road. I didn't say anything- I refused to offer a reaction for the guy to relay to his boss. And I also didn't do anything that could've gained the attention of the poor guy that was meant to become the catalyst for many crazy things to happen in the next two years.

Tsukune Aono, or Aono Tsukune if one were to go by the Japanese reading of names, was someone I couldn't entirely judge right from the beginning. Not because I didn't know his personality, because I did. I just found it problematic, knowing what kind of environment awaited us both at the Academy.

He was selfless, cheerful, determined and… outrageously naive when it came in accepting people in his group, even if those had come close to murder, or even are planning to kill people. No, I wasn't referring to the Harem itself, but rather the rest of the cast that somehow affiliated themselves to the guy.

There was also the matter I really wasn't sure if this was going to go the Anime route, with everything eventually culminating with just the meek and rushed Moka Route to put an end to all issues in the story, or if it will go the Manga route where things will just escalate to a full-fledged reverse-Hellsing Ultimate final fight.

Knowing my luck, I braced to handle the silly version of the Crimson F.u.c.ker in a year or so if I managed to live through the first few bumps along my joyful ride through the first year here at Yokai Gakuen.

The only relief I found myself grasping at was the bizarre book I found right beneath the letter announcing how screwed I was going to be for a while, since the title confirmed I had to keep it as close as possible. To fight to keep it for my survival depended on it.

Study on Black Arts: A Comprehensive Guide for Beginners

Black Arts, or the Art of Free-Style Sealing, was one of the best sets of skills that could be learned by pretty much anyone that possessed the capacity of using Magic. And if I remember correctly, all humans had a fair chance of developing Magic either naturally or through the help of fellow Magic Users.

It all depended if I already had magic on myself or not. And if I was going to learn enough to make the difference with the first few obstacles on my road to 'keep living, things will be fine'.

Just as I gave a comforting pat at the book, I noticed the bus was actually slowing down to park right by the entrance that led to our destination. I waited for a little while, just enough for Tsukune to get up and walk towards the exit of the vehicle.

"I hope you are prepared for what comes next, Aono-kun," The driver chuckled mirthfully. "Yokai Gakuen is a Scaaaary School!"

Oh? Did the script change or what?

I expected this little warning to come a little before we arrived at this point. Also, I was confused why he was addressing only Tsukune in this conversation. The boy, like in the manga, gasped before making his shivering way out of the bus.

Once he was out of sight, I proceeded to stand up myself and make my way towards the exit. Before I could leave, I felt a strong hold grasping at my arm, forcing me to stop.

"The same goes for you, Barrett-san," The Bus Driver mentioned calmly. "But I can tell you seem prepared to handle a fright or two."

"It all depends on how interested you boss is in throwing me into danger."

"Oh? You don't mind if your fellow human is put through these challenges?" He inquired with a hint of curiosity dripping from his voice.

"I know he is lucky enough to live through those. I have myself to look after first since I will not have… a sudden protector anytime soon."

"...I will sure watch your tale with interest, Barrett-san."

I merely nodded as he let go of me, allowing me to finally leave the vehicle and use the opportunity created by the young man's sight and attention aimed to the distance as he tried to compute what he just heard to what he was seeing.

To be fair, the place was quite creepy, but pretty far from terrifying as his mind was painting it was. Sure, the water looked to be blood, and the trees were as dead as those could be but… there wasn't much to lament considering there was nothing lurking around that could genuinely pose a threat to any new students.

So I started to make my way towards the main building, ignoring the chances of being noticed by Moka as she was making her way towards her future love interest with her trusty bike, and I decided to think what I was supposed to do once I entered the place. Surely there was going to be a panel with the lists of students and the proper classrooms to go to for the introduction to the homeroom teachers.

There was a distinct chance I was going to be shoved in the same classroom as the main cast but, I was still confident that I could easily hide my presence away from them while also getting some 'good boy' points with the teachers this early on.

So I heard a yelp in the distance, I saw a pink blur slamming on the unaware Tsukune, and I merrily made my last steps outside the school as I entered inside.

Let's see how bad my situation really is…

-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-

I tend to forget how the foreign students usually get a chance to 'shine' before their fellow classmates for not being from Japan. And in this case, I really wasn't up to boast my 'Americanism' before my fellow students since I wanted to dodge the spotlight.

"My name is Jacob Barrett, I am a student from the States. I hope to make… precious memories out of this experience."

"Nyah~! Thank you for your intervention, Jacob-san."

Nekonome Shizuka was my homeroom teacher.

One of the lesser known cat-girls from what I could tell, this individual's role was relativelu minor compared to other members of the staff, with most of her importance sequestered in the first Arcs of the Capu 1.

Once we were all seated, everyone except two students, one of which was Moka, the blonde began with the simple introduction of the school, its purpose, some of the rules, and her response to Saizou about his comment about 'Killing human guys, and molesting human girls'. I mean, I can understand having a dislike for humans, but to actually go that far knowing the kind of parents he had just felt…

Dumb. And that was me being kind considering how much of a prick this guy really is, both in the Anime and the Manga.

Known humans are to be executed. Period. There was no mercy offered by anyone that wasn't the Headmaster, some student you might have befriended to the point they don't mind you being a human, or people that just want to have a pawn to use for their devious plans.

Still, the best feature of me being there to personally see this scene unfold before my eyes was that I had the perfect seat to see how adorable the teacher's clumsy act of keeping her animal feature under check was.

A lovely and respectful woman Shizuka could be, she was still a cute individual that couldn't hold back from displaying excitement or other intense emotions through the way her cat ears and tail tended to do.

Cue the gag of a student pointing these funny bits out and becoming the receiving end of a self-propelled artillery shot from the teacher. Or 'getting rekt via book-throw'. I mean, it was a lose-lose situation if someone pointed these things out, especially since it didn't fix anything, and it just hurt the one guy that stupidly expected to be spared from retaliations for mentioning that.

The fool!

Still, the class was briefly interrupted before it could really begin as Moka finally made her appearance and she swiftly recognized Tsukune as she moved towards her seat. The pinkette was blissfully unaware that making that kind of jump she made to embrace the poor guy not only had to have gotten his body sore because of her strength… but it also offered a clear sight of her panties, a detail that wasn't unique to just me much to my surprise.

I see a world of white… fabric.

It wasn't like I was genuinely shocked by the development… in fact I took the opportunity to remember that this story was one of Ecchi and Harem. And now I was a part of it… so I was keen to expect the lewd to strike any moment now even as I tried to be beyond that kind of instance.

The lecture went smoothly, and it didn't take long for lunchtime to come by. With the teacher confirming it was time to leave, I picked my bag and filled it with my notebook and pens as I did actually take some notes about the lesson that weren't mentioned in any bits of the media about the rules, and I started making my way towards the closest exit of the classroom… only to be shoved down the ground and squeezed by a pair of sudden airbags.

There was a minor pained growl coming from above, suggesting from the pitch I was dealing with a girl. And that the 'airbags' were her b.o.o.b.s.

…

Not gonna lie, I hadn't expect for a situation like this to happen so soon, especially when it came to the size of this girl's b.r.e.a.s.ts.I looked up, and saw something that I could only describe. This girl had unruly black hair that trailed down to her butt, and her uniform was customized to the point that her jacket & shirt had their sleeves mostly removed. She was wearing the standard skirt, I hoped she also had panties, and… then I saw her yellow eyes angrily aiming at me.

Before she had the chance to call me a pervert, I looked at her with a deadpan stare.

"Get off, will you?"

Her jaws lowered, showing minor surprise at being called out first. She did move out of the way, allowing me to stand up, but didn't move away from my path as she glared at me fiercely.

"You tripped me, you bastard."

"I think you assaulted me first, miss," I dryly remarked. "In fact, everyone here is leaving for Lunch-"

Her eyes narrowed. "There is still class-"

"There was class. It just ended now-"

"Bullshit-"

"Language!" The sensei behind us almost barked. "Barrett-san is correct. It's lunchtime… but I suppose you're Inugami Katsue. The Headmaster said you were going to be late for… reasons."

The girl snorted. "I guess I was a little 'too' late at that."

…

"Move?"

"How about you move?"

"You're the one blocking first," I flatly pointed out. "And everyone behind me is trying to get out too."

I gestured to the line that had formed out of this instance and… the monster-girl snorted.

"I don't care, move."

"You move."

Her eyes narrowed, and I saw her right palm form a fist as she tried to punch me away.

Normally, I would've just dodged and allowed her to trip. But since I had people behind me that limited my mobility, I had to take a little risk and… hope for the best.

I caught her wrist and, after allowing her surprise to fully manifest in her face, delivered a low-power slap. Not enough to hurt, but enough to 'wake up' from that little reverie. Katsue unconsciously made a step back, allowing me enough space to allow me out. I didn't regard the shock coming from the rest of the students looking at the scene, and I didn't pay much attention to the unsure look on the Sensei as she pondered if I was in the wrong on this matter. No, I just decided to leave, wordlessly, as I had way too many questions that I was holding up in my throat that needed to be asked at the right person. And that person had to be waiting for me already.

Knocking at the door, I waited just a moment as… the door itself opened on its own. I took this as a sign to get inside and my eyes were on the headmaster himself. Tenmei Mikogami, one of the three individuals that were behind the 'defeat' of Alucard, was trying his best to appear indifferent to the troubling tower of paper that needed to be signed by his hand. I was confused as to why he wasn't using magic to get through with the process, but I guess there were some specific rules within the paperwork system that prevented people from using that easy lifehack.

"Jacob Barrett. I was expecting you… just not this early," The hooded Dark Lord greeted. "I would've hoped that you could've stopped to eat lunch first before addressing these matters."

I sat down in front of him, trying to look through by tilting over the space devoid of the towers of doc.u.ments.

"I just couldn't hold back on my questions. Especially… you know, you saw it correct to kidnap me like that."

"Oh? Do you find this disposition a downgrade from your past few days? Many would kill to be young again."

"Immensely so, yes," I replied without hesitation. As much as I found the land of s.e.xy monster ladies quite endearing, I had reasons to prefer my previous livelihood to this. A certain rich future, I had my eyes on a colleague with a big rack, nice h.i.p.s, a lovely personality and was single.

I had the two things a man could aim for, a perfect end to his job career once he is old enough to retire and a woman that was sure going to become my lovely wife-

"She was having multiple affairs and three marriage proposals she was considering," The headmaster interrupted my thoughts, getting a frown out of me. "And your boss? He was trying to trick you with some interesting bonus for the next thirty years… plus a clause that would demand thrice the amount of your pension through cuts in your wage."

…

…

No f.u.c.k.i.n.g way. I mean, I could see the boss being a bastard and pull a sneaky one like that, but Katie? Katie was actually too much of an angel to be trying to-

But didn't she spend a lot of time training with her tennis coach? She mentioned that she was the only one student in that class getting extra lessons. 'To refine her receiving reaction'.

Oh God- that is-

And the time she couldn't come to the Cinema to hang out with the other colleagues? The one she said she was busy with redacting some doc.u.ments with the boss-

Okay, I understand! But… what the f.u.c.k? Why did I have to realize this now of all times?

Maybe you really REALLY wanted to tap that booty.

Ah, the booty almost led me to ruin. Who would've thought the curse of pirates would've manifested in modern times?!

"Okay, let's just say it's a minor improvement? I could've weaved through these problems."

"And then you would've continued to live a simple lonely life with a low-paid work that didn't value your potential."

"You know a fair lot of my private life, sir."

"I managed to get some doc.u.ments on yourself before taking you away," The Dark Lord confirmed. "I had to make sure I wasn't taking in a fool for this project."

"Yeah, about that," I muttered calmly. "What kind of project are you tying me to?"

"Nothing worrying."

"I doubt it," I quickly commented, getting a sigh from the man.

"I'm not planning to put you in situations which would severely endanger you. I know your capacities to survive aren't going to be as effective as your fellow human. You will not have as much 'support' as he is going to have quite soon," The powerful seal master admitted. "But you will manage since you know how to handle difficult situations and defuse those without getting too much attention to yourself."

"Okay, you know a lot considering the fact that-"

"I know Tsukune's future. I believe my excellent powers in Black Arts should make Clairvoyance well within my range of abilities," The Demon agreed with a nod. "But I can assure you for once that you will not be subjected to any tests… except a formal one I wish to have you try by December, one about your studies in Sealing Arts."

"Why did you give me the book then?"

He smiled. "That's a secret."

Of course he wasn't going to tell me the truth but... Goddammit.

"Now you should be going then. You have about… ten minutes before lunch is over."

I sighed, knowing that I was being 'kindly' kicked out of the office as the man really needed to go back to his paperwork. I understood his plight, and, after giving him a quiet nod by the doorstep, I started to make my way towards the cafeteria.

At this point, the scene with Saizou had to be over and… I had the entire place for me to use without having to fear any awkward development in there. So I walked inside the area, picked a tray and I picked just some rice, fish filet, and some water.

Most of the other stuff was new to me, so I stuck by those dishes I could recognize and… I knew I couldn't just stick with little considering how long these days were going to be and how I needed to work on my body since I was back to my youthful slim form compared to my muscled frame I got after six years of constantly working out.

But as I sat down alone to eat in peace, my little quiet space was interrupted when someone decided to jump on the table I was using and glare down at me while pointing an accusing finger at my annoyed face.

"There you are, you bastard!"

Oh, hello Katsue. And hello pink panties.

"Hello there."

"Don't you dare try to make it seem like nothing had happened."

"I believe the only thing that is happening right now is you giving everyone a glance of your underwear. Seriously… pink?"

Katsue tensed up, her jaws dropping in shock as she actually realized the awkward predicament she had put herself to. I had to admit, her thighs looked lovely and… I really couldn't stay to admire her beauty as she was certainly going to maul me as she slowly started to get off the table. Eyes looking around in panic as a bright blush spread on her face at the self-humiliating move.

As she glanced back at me, her glare intensified as she saw that I was no longer there. And so wasn't my tray.

Running while eating in such an unpleasant manner was never my favorite way to build up some abs, but I wasn't the one picking the exercises considering the crazy bitch that was going to certainly stalk around for me.

I dodged the roof, knowing it was just the first place someone would search any panicking guy, and I easily sneaked inside an unused gym room.

Now, I expected to be alone, but I was pleasantly surprised when I ended up finding a fellow runner trying to hide her presence there too.

Icy cold blue eyes sporting a brief glint of fright, purple long hair, Mizore Shirayuki was pretty much wearing the same set of clothes she had back when she was first introduced. Considering timeline and current location, I was fairly certain the girl had yet to discover that her possible first interest, a certain rapist of a teacher, was actually something the opposite of the ideal husband concept.

I offered the rice as bribery to keep her from ever bringing up my little hiding session, and she countered the deal by asking my opinion on possible guys to date. It was an odd turn of events but… I wasn't going to say no to a lady with a modest-sized rack and some lovely leg that I almost lost myself while first looking at them.

Goddammit, why are so many girls here so hot-looking!?

On a positive note, I ended up making a friend that seemed to have no intentions of jumping my bones for good or bad reasons. I needed an 'anchor' that wasn't going to 'betray' me by taking me to bed on the first possible occasions offered to her.

If I had to be honest, things weren't going to be so bad if I continued to move fast, dodge crazy bitches, and… and tried to remember how frustrating homework really was.

AN

Meet Jacob Barrett. A popular kid that was just a step away from being the good-kind of chad in his school. He played sports for a while, got a few tales with some hot girls at school, never put himself in the spotlight as an arrogant prick.

He prospered well during his time in normal high school, but can he pull the same through Yokai Gakuen and beyond?