Luca

, is a minor character in the Tensei Pandemic manga series. He is one of Hinata's classmates and the head of the PC club at the school.
==Plot==
Luca is first introduced during the preparations for the school festival. Hinata's class, planning to perform Snow White, requires a CG poster to be made, and Hinata is asked to find the head of the PC club, Luca, for help.
Finding Luca in the hallway, Hinata approaches him to discuss the poster. Luca, seemingly disinterested, responds with a dismissive "c'est chiant" (it's annoying) and continues on his way. Hinata, persistent, follows him, only for Luca to suddenly turn, snap a photo of him, and cryptically mutter "je le savais" (I knew it). Luca then shows Hinata a photo on his phone – one of Hinata in his maid outfit, taken at the parade. In a fluster, he rushes towards Luca, but trips and falls down a flight of stairs, falling unconscious.
Luca brings the unconscious Hinata to the PC club and puts him in VR gear. When Hinata regains consciousness, he is inside of a game world created by Luca, believing that he has died and been reincarnated. He begins to explore the area, only to be ambushed by a monster. As he flees in panic, a figure swoops in to defeat the creature. The rescuer, appearing as a girl but bearing a striking resemblance to Luca, introduces herself as "Gender-Swapped Warrior Lucca-chan." However, Hinata, having noticed the familiar mole under her eye, identifies her as Luca.
Despite Luca's insistence on his new identity, Hinata is unconvinced. He eventually drops the act and admits to his true identity, confesses that he only wanted to introduce Hinata to this world. Sensing Luca's defeat, Hinata decides to play along and compliments "Lucca-chan," which rekindles Luca's enthusiasm.
Hinata inquires about the place they are in, prompting Luca to reveal the truth that they are in a VR game, a surprise Luca had prepared. Luca explains that he has modified the VR goggles to interact with the wearer's brain waves, allowing the user's thoughts to control the in-game avatar of Hinata.
Seeing Hinata relieved, Luca invites him to join on an adventure together. Yet, remembering the original purpose of his visit, Hinata brings up the poster request again and mentions that he needs to return soon. In response, Luca pulls up the game's interface and shows Hinata something unsettling — the log out button has disappeared.
Hinata is horrified to realize they can't leave the game, but Luca seems delighted, suggesting they take it easy until they can return. As they walk around town, Hinata notices the NPCs resemble their classmates. Luca explains that he created a mobile app to generate 3D models from photos, which he used for the game. He then mentions finding coincidences between the maid Hinata photo online and his existing 3D data on Hinata.
Hearing this, Hinata worries that Luca might know about the secret of his body. However, Luca then asks if Hinata is a girl who likes dressing as a boy. Before Hinata can respond, Luca tells Hinata not to worry and reassures him that he doesn't judge and understands the feeling of wanting to be someone else. Despite the misunderstanding, Hinata is relieved that his secret is safe.
Hinata asks Luca why he created this game. Luca explains that his love for Japanese anime and games led him to come to Japan for high school. However, his shyness prevented him from making friends, causing him to hate himself. To escape, he created the game and transformed himself into a girl in the virtual world. Luca rants about the disappointing nature of reality, where people are imprisoned by common sense, gender, and most importantly themselves. He mentions statistics about people online faking their gender or wishing to be reborn as a different sex.
Cutting off his rant, Luca suggests they explore an area he is particularly proud of. Suddenly, a massive monster appears, which Luca admits that is something that he had misplaced. The monster dissolves their clothing and attacks them with its tentacles, but eventually Luca uses his admin privileges to remove it. Afterwards, Luca suggests that they log out and return to reality, revealing that he had lied earlier about the logout button being gone.
Back in the computer lab, Hinata asks him why he would tell such a lie. Luca says that he only wanted to play with Hinata a little. He adds that he found a fatal bug thanks to him, and that the game will be ready for the school festival, before also agreeing to make the poster. He asks Hinata to come play with him again, which Hinata agrees. After Hinata has left, Luca looks at the picture of Hinata in the maid outfit and silently admits to himself that he had fallen in love with Hinata at first sight.
Later, during the class's trip to Kyoto, Luca is grouped together with Hinata, Akira, and Kyousuke. On the Shinkansen, Luca enjoys Hinata's presence, sitting extremely close to him.
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