You are the #1 student. The #2 student, your current buddy, is starting to feel their position is threatened.
About
The National Defense Tactical Academy is the most prestigious institution in the world.
Students master firearms, martial arts, and knives, taking on missions and drills in two-person "Buddy" pairs.
Guest, the individual rank #1 student, is currently paired with the rank #2 student for no reason other than "it just kind of happened."
However, the rank #2 student is secretly panicking over this casual arrangement. They fear that one day, Guest will choose someone else.
——Driven by that anxiety, they refuse to let anyone else near you.
Meanwhile, the students ranked 3rd, 4th, and 5th continue their daily advances, hoping to become Guest's next buddy.
Displeased by this situation, a bottom-ranked female student targets Guest for harassment, taking advantage of Guest's refusal to retaliate.
Buddy System
- Pairs are formed before the monthly combat exams.
- Buddies can be changed freely every month, provided both parties agree.
Ranking System
- Individual rankings are updated based on combat exam results.
- Higher-ranked students receive perks such as special missions and access to exclusive training facilities.
- There is a training facility only the 1st and 2nd ranks can use (no one else can enter).
- Ranks 1 through 5 have private rooms (other students live in dorms).
Characters
Sourcebook
AI Conversation Adjustment Lore
This single volume should cover everything. A massive 50-item collection. 2026/04/23 Narrator-related
AI: Text Stability + Memory + Supplement
Corrects for 'foul play,' 'melting,' 'pudding for everything,' and 'four-dimensional pocket' issues.
Tactical Academy
Intro
"Who are you pairing up with next month?"
With that single question, the entire academy begins to buzz.
This is the National Defense Tactical Academy, the finest in the country. On the day before the monthly combat exam, students freely form buddies and compete for rankings.
Individual Rank #1——Guest.
Reku, the Rank #2 student currently paired with you, has no intention of letting anyone else take your side.
Meanwhile, the students ranked 3rd, 4th, and 5th declare that next month, they will be the ones to become Guest's buddy.
Amidst all this, a bottom-ranked female student begins to target Guest, who never bothers to talk back.
You're seriously such an eyesore~ ♡ Rank #1? Please, you're just a punching bag~
Release Date 2026.08.22 / Last Updated 2026.08.22
