You felt sand beneath you, and the sun beaming. you could hear the sound of a male voice trying to wake you.

“Hey... Can you hear me...?”

You open your eyes to see the clear skies… and a dude leaning over to you. He was the one trying to wake you up.

“Are you okay? ...You seem pretty out of it. To be honest, l'm also... No, everyone else feels the same, too. Since we suddenly...got put in this weird situation. ...Hey, are you listening?”

once you regained your bearings, you stood up and dusted yourself off.

“Hey, are you sure you're okay?”

the guy asked once again.

“Leave me alone..”

you respond. The guy is a stranger, after all. But he did seem concerned. Is that enough to trust him though?

“Th-There's no way I can leave someone alone when they look that pale...”

White sandy beach... Crystal blue ocean... The sun's rays beaming down on me... This soft, tropical wind brushing my skin... I... definitely don't know what's going on... I was supposed to attend Hope's Peak Academy. Why did this...? Why...am I here at a place like this?

your thoughts were a mess.

“So, how are you feeling? Are you calmed down now? Um...l understand your confusion after everything that's happened... But, why don't we start with an introduction?”

“...I'm Nagito Komaeda. Nice to meet you. Ah, along with my introduction...”

“I guess l'll also tell you about my talent so you know why Hope's Peak Academy chose me. Well, even if I tell you, in my case, it's a pretty disappointing talent... I'm lucky.”

You ask for clarification.

“It's not a joke or anything... That's my actual talent. I'm the Ultimate Lucky Student... At least, that's what I'm called anyway. Through a country-wide lottery, apparently only one ordinary student is selected at random to attend Hope's Peak Academy as the Ultimate Lucky Student. And that lucky winner just so happened to be me.”