Transfer Student

"Prologue / Transfer Student" is the first chapter of *My Impossible Soulmate*.

## Synopsis

Chiaki Koizumi has a crush on best friend but she has trouble confessing her feelings. This becomes even more difficult when something very unexpected happens to her.

## Plot

Chiaki Koizumi is a shy geek with a crush on her childhood friend, Fumiko Tanikawa. Chiaki intended to reveal her affections, but her shyness prevented her from doing so. Fumiko soon found a boyfriend in Kenta Maeda, the school's star athlete. However, Fumiko and Kenta's relationship quickly became toxic and Chiaki grew concerned for her best friend.

One day, Chiaki arrived to see Fumiko and Kenta having a heated argument by the school gate. Chiaki marched towards the two in an attempt to stop their verbal sparring, but for some inexplicable reason, she tripped, hitting her head on the school gate and knocking her unconscious.

Chiaki then awakens in a hospital and is greeted by two adults, Redginald Lewis and Nara Kendry. Nara explains that she saw Chiaki lying in the middle of the road with a severe head wound and rushed her to the South Rose Capital Hospital. Chiaki, confused by the name of the location, heads toward the nearest window to check her whereabouts . When she pulls back the curtains, she finds she's not in Tokyo or even Japan; she's in another world entirely. She bursts into tears, horrified by the revelation.

Taking pity on the girl, the two decide to take her into their care. As they exit the hospital, Chiaki notes how the world reminds her of areas in video games and fantasy anime, an observation that naturally perplexes Nara and Redge. Chiaki spots her belongings by a tree on the side of the road, the same place Nara found her, and attached to the bag is an UsaMaMa-chan virtual pet device. Chiaki explains what the device is but the two adults are befuddled by it.

Chiaki is taken aback when the "cab" that Redge booked turns out to be a carriage. She tries to distract herself with the UsaMaMa-chan rather than thinking about her predicament. This fails when she starts dwelling on the device's battery and, by extension, the world's logistics. Chiaki also loses 10 minutes of what Nara and Redge said to her while doing this.

The three arrive at Nara's apartment, where Chiaki and Nara exit the cab and Redge travels elsewhere. Nara then informs Chiaki that she will be staying at her apartment for the time being. She also gives Chiaki the option of enrolling in the Grand Arcane Library's Page Program, which will provide her with education, employment, and shelter. While Nara says all this, Chiaki contemplates her current situation more clearly. She hopes that she is not destined for anything great as she doubts her frailty and lack of athleticism would be of any use. As she struggles to fall asleep, she opens her bag to see a photo of her and Fumiko happy together, this causes her to be be momentarily filled with joy until she starts crying over how much she misses her crush. She then clutches the photo for the entire night.

After not having slept, she decides to take up Nara's offer and enrolls in the Grand Arcane Library, having no idea what that entails. When they get there, Chiaki is astonished by its magnitude. Nara explains that the Library is a repurposed castle after the former residents, the Rose royal family, relocated somewhere else. Chiaki asks what happened to the royal family to which Nara responds by saying they've been obliterated, along with much of the northern part of the country, by the Great Demon Lord, Eligos.

Nara advises Chiaki that if she's asked why she doesn't know basic facts, she should feign amnesia, as she believes it to easier to accept than coming from another world. Chiaki protests this, insisting that she is from another world and showing her UsaMaMa-chan as proof. Nara, however, doesn't see this as sufficient evidence and tells Chiaki that until proven true, this information should only stay between the two of them.

When they enter the class of Room P-1, Chiaki is introduced to 7 students: a fish girl, Verity; two winged people, Nagisa and Eiji; a fox boy, Keegan; a demon girl, Belial; and two humans, Micah and Theo. After introducing herself, Nara leaves and tells the class to give Chiaki and Keegan, another newcomer, a tour of the place. The class splits into two groups of four: Verity, Belial, and Nagisa and go with Chiaki; while Theo, Eiji, and Micah go with Keegan.

Verity leads the tour through the halls as she shows Chiaki the bathrooms to which Belial comments on how poor Verity's touring skills are. Chiaki finds out there is a museum and asks what it exhibits. Nagisa clarifies that the museum holds artifacts, weapons, and relics that date back to the Age of Lilim. Confused by the term, Chiaki decides to try Nara's advice and fakes having amnesia. Chiaki changes the subject to ask the Departments of the GA.

## Character Appearances

* Chiaki Koizumi
* Fumiko Tanikawa
* Kenta Maeda
* Nagisa
* Keegan
* Theo Ainsworth
* Eiji
* Belial
* Verity
* Redginald Lewis
* Nara Kendry
* Ai Nakano
* Honoka Ishii
* Naoki Koizumi