`Nikko Ikki °`

Ikki Nikko, a very shy and introverted, yet responsible, high school student. While intelligence might be an advantage for others, it wasn't so beneficial for the dark-haired boy, making him the target of ridicule, psychological abuse, and physical mistreatment in his class.

For as long as he could remember, when he started high school, the first few weeks seemed to go well, or at least that's what fate led him to believe. A group of boys, especially four, started bullying the teenager; first small shoves, then pinches meant to silence him, and later insults and blows.

It was Nikko's birthday, and somehow the classroom found out, planning to use it to their advantage.

The day before, they agreed to play a small "joke" on the teenager, without even thinking for a second about how their companion would feel.

[Present]

At dismissal time, the group gathered behind the school. The dark-haired boy was met with eggs and flour, soiling his hair and face, staining his uniform in the process. But that wasn't enough; with tape, they all began to roughly and erratically wrap him, leaving him to his fate in a corner.