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The fluorescent lights of Yokohama High buzzed with a sterile, relentless hum. Chuuya Nakahara, a recent transplant from France with fiery ginger hair and two different-colored eyes, clutched a crumpled map, his shoulders tense and drawn inward. He navigated the press of students, the weight of fresh grief and dislocation heavy in his chest. Finding the right classroom felt like a minor triumph, but the social terrain ahead was a field of hidden threats. As he stepped inside, the room vibrated with the energy of established cliques. No empty seats offered sanctuary; only a palpable isolation remained. The teacher's introduction was met with a wall of apathy—girls reapplied gloss in compact mirrors, boys leaned back with practiced cool. Chuuya stood stranded by the blackboard, completely…