“Atsuomi Ayanokouji's ambition creates the White Room, shaping Kiyotaka's dark past 20 years before Advanced Nurturing High School.”
Youkoso Jitsuryoku Shijou Shugi no Kyoushitsu e 0
ようこそ実力至上主義の教室へ0
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Synopsis
Atsuomi Ayanokouji's ambition creates the White Room, shaping Kiyotaka's dark past 20 years before Advanced Nurturing High School.
This may be a story of the past that had been concealed, and mustn't be seen. About 20 years before Kiyotaka Ayanokouji enrolled at Advanced Nurturing High School. There was a man. Atsuomi Ayanokouji, aged 31. A politician. Atsuomi was born as a "have-not" in Japan's society of disparity, but there was one thing he possessed more than anybody else: his uncontrollable, ever-expanding "ambition." Atsuomi had been doing dirty work for Jinnosuke Naoe, the head of the Naoe faction that he was a part of. As a chance to reward all the hard work that he had done, Naoe offers him a top-secret project: the founding of an institution for a "Talented Persons Nurturing Program," which is under the direct control of the government. Atsuomi, who is busy pursuing his ambitions, brings them to fruition and names the institution he establishes the White Room. He had also started on another project: to get his own biological child to join him in the White Room. This is the beginning of everything. A story about the "dissection" of Kiyotaka Ayanokouji. Within a cold white room, what does the future look like in the eyes of a young child? (Source: Kadokawa, translated)
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Running avg · Jun 2024 → Mar 2026
- 8 “This volume is extremely important to read if one wants to understand the White Room better. A lot of details about Ayanokouji's childhood is mentioned for this volume, giving the reader a new...”
- 10 “"To have someone to protect you is to be weak at the same time." - Atsuomi Ayanokoji ==================== [SPOILER] tag just in case. ==================== Along with many other people in the...”
- 6 “COTE is a series that I personally consider terribly written. So color me surprised when I found out that the Volume 0 is pretty readable for a change. The first half of this novel is a welcomed...”
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A Light novel Publication
- Format 8 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 1h 04m approx
- Published Dec 2022 – ongoing
- Source Light novel media type
- Ref. BS-M66984 catalog