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MANGA — CHAPTER 1
“The Guy Nobody Knows”
SCENE 1 — SCHOOL — MORNING
[EXT. SCHOOL — MORNING]
Students enter through the school gates, talking and laughing.
CAPTION:
Monday morning.
[INT. CLASSROOM]
The classroom is already noisy.
Akira sits at his desk near the back, looking out the window. He is quiet and keeps to himself.
The classroom door suddenly opens.
RIKU:
AKIRAAAA!
Akira slowly turns around.
AKIRA:
You're loud.
RIKU:
Good morning to you too!
Riku walks over and drops into the seat beside him.
RIKU:
You ready for basketball after school?
AKIRA:
Probably.
RIKU:
"Probably"? We're destroying them today!
AKIRA:
You said that last week.
RIKU:
And this time I mean it!
Akira gives him a blank stare.
SCENE 2 — AIRI ARRIVES
The classroom suddenly becomes louder.
Airi walks in with her group of friends.
Several students notice her.
STUDENT 1:
Isn't that Airi Nakamura?
STUDENT 2:
Yeah. She's in the modeling club.
Airi laughs and talks with her friends as they walk into the classroom.
Riku looks over.
RIKU:
There goes the celebrity.
Akira barely looks up.
AKIRA:
Who?
Riku stares at him.
RIKU:
You seriously don't know who she is?
AKIRA:
No.
RIKU:
How do you not know?
Akira shrugs.
Airi takes her seat.
She notices Akira sitting near the back.
She has seen him around school before, but they've never actually spoken.
SCENE 3 — LUNCH
The classroom is noisy during lunch.
Riku is eating while talking.
RIKU:
I'm telling you, if you pass to me today, we're winning.
AKIRA:
You missed three shots yesterday.
RIKU:
Those were warm-up shots!
Akira gives a small smile.
Airi notices from across the room.
AIRI — THINKING:
He actually smiles?
After a moment, Airi walks over to Akira.
AIRI:
Hey.
Akira looks up.
AKIRA:
Hey.
AIRI:
You're Ichine Akira, right?
AKIRA:
Yeah.
AIRI:
I've seen you around, but we've never actually talked.
AKIRA:
That's true.
Riku looks between them with a suspicious grin.
RIKU — THINKING:
Oh?
AIRI:
I'm Airi Nakamura.
AKIRA:
I know.
Airi looks surprised.
AIRI:
You know me?
AKIRA:
Everyone knows you.
Riku starts laughing.
RIKU:
HAHA! Akira actually knows who someone is!
Akira looks at him.
AKIRA:
Shut up.
SCENE 4 — AFTER SCHOOL
The final bell rings.
Students begin leaving.
Riku grabs his bag.
RIKU:
Come on! Sports club!
AKIRA:
You're going to be late.
RIKU:
Then stop talking and move!
AKIRA:
You're the one talking.
They leave together.
Airi leaves with her own group of friends.
She looks back toward Akira for a moment before continuing with her friends.
SCENE 5 — AKIRA'S SECRET
[INT. AKIRA'S ROOM — NIGHT]
Akira sits down at his computer.
He puts on his headset.
His entire attitude changes.
The calm, quiet student from school is gone.
On the monitor:
USERNAME: SCORPION
STATUS: ONLINE
Akira cracks his fingers.
AKIRA:
Finally.
A ranked match begins.
An opponent speaks through voice chat.
OPPONENT:
You're finished.
Akira smirks.
AKIRA:
Sure.
A moment later, Akira starts dominating the match.
AKIRA:
Keep talking.
The opponent becomes frustrated.
Akira wins.
GAME:
VICTORY
Akira leans back in his chair.
AKIRA:
Too easy.
CAPTION:
At school, nobody knows who Ichine Akira really is.
CUT TO BLACK.
END OF CHAPTER 1
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