Nishino – The Boy At The Bottom Of The School Caste And Also At The Top Of The Underground

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Nishino Gokyou, the dull faced highschooler in the middle of the school caste, and the one with the greatest abilities in the neighborhood. While caring about his appearance, he spends everyday burying himself in his work that makes use of his ability. He has deemed this life of solitude as acceptable. However, those days would not last. The fall of his second year, the virg*n recognized the preciousness of youth through the culture festival. He learned of the importance of friendship with the opposite s*x. With this, that boy Nishino decides to turn over a new leaf from the simple life he had, along with revising his attitude towards his everyday life, and in order to make a wonderful girlfriend to enjoy his highschool time, he uses every means in his disposal to struggle up the school caste, but the chance of climbing doesn’t look great, this is a, what do you call it, a hard-boiled story (Along with superpowered battles)

Associated Names
One entry per line
Nishino Gakunai Caste Saikai Ni Shite Inou Sekai Saikyo No Shonen
Tales of Nishino (Original WN name)
テイルズ・オブ・西野 (Original WN name)
西野 ~学内カースト最下位にして異能世界最強の少年~
Related Series
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Recommendations
Atelier Tanaka (1)
Recommendation Lists
  1. Planning to Read
  2. ROMCOMS2
  3. Romance Ln (that I enjoy)
  4. OP Protagonist
  5. Trollo Recommendation

Latest Release

Date Group Release
03/20/24 Watonbar graduation trip 11
02/24/24 Watonbar later development
02/20/24 Watonbar confession
02/17/24 Watonbar youth 2
02/10/24 JNovelCodex v5c5
02/09/24 Watonbar youth 1
02/02/24 Watonbar class 2a
11/15/23 JNovelCodex v5c4
11/07/23 JNovelCodex v5c3
11/06/23 JNovelCodex v5c2
11/06/23 JNovelCodex v5c1
03/30/23 Watonbar v13 extra 2
03/30/23 Watonbar v13 extra 1
03/30/23 Watonbar v13c6
03/17/23 Watonbar v13c5
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Gin_Hindew
Gin_Hindew rated it
June 16, 2019
Status: v1c5
A fresh novel of social struggle, personal growth and superpowers, with an incidental amount of loli

The MC is a highschooler who has superpowers and kills criminals for a living, but that part has little relevance for the story, is more of a reason to have the MC avoid the contrived shenanigans of a regular highschool drama and reinforce some of his characteristics

The MC is a loner because of his below average appearance and his hitman job increased this factor without being a problem in his everyday life, he also... more>> lives alone because he can afford it and after so many jobs he has developed a very resilient mentality, because of this when the beautiful loli approaches him he knows its for business and that's why he has no interest in her (you know, the average boy-meets-pretty-and-mysterious-girl trope) so, the hitman job is not just to make him look cool but to explain why he will and will not do some stuff in his life

The breaking point comes when he realizes that he is living a path that will end up in himself becoming a lone and uncaring adult, not sad but also not happy and decides to act and become a person more suited to the life he wants to live, an MC who realizes he has flaws and works towards changing himself, thats what this seems to be about

The chapters are long and the narration focuses a lot on the inner minds of people, a simple conversation is increased by explaining what people wants and how they are pushing their desires on the social interaction to achieve it, a mind game kind of novel but focused on high school socialization, very recomendable <<less
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sameboi
sameboi rated it
April 29, 2020
Status: --
From the same guy who did Atelier Tanaka, we get basically the same story. Not an isekai this time, but doesn't really matter as it's the same set up. You get an ugly MC who happens to be OP and everyone in his class shits on him. The girls he likes are all thots except for the main girl who is a ... more>>
Spoiler

Yandere

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I don't get this author man. All he writes about is ugly dudes vs. Good-looking dudes and obsessives over whether a girl is a virg*n or not. That's it. There's no other substance to this story, just this frail concept. <<less
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HamletJr
HamletJr rated it
November 22, 2020
Status: v4c1
Interesting premise, but execution wasn't to my liking, personally I don't like the characters' personality, but it could just be me. Although it's okay, the translation by Watonbar is unreadable, I can't understand anything so I'm dropping this.
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Ankiwi
Ankiwi rated it
August 1, 2021
Status: v11
Writing this mostly as a reply to other reviews. Nishino isn't ugly he's average looking guy you'd find anywhere but he has a misconception on what is cool (ever read those ryan gosling from drive posts it's sorta like that). He's also not really bullied he's just so cringe that no one wants anything to do with him and because of his low standing don't think highly of him also adding to the way he acts he comes off as annoying. A character compares him to their chuuni sibling.

His goal... more>> and reason for not just outright flexing his power is because he wants to live a normal fulfulling highschool life to the point he'd dismember anyone assosiated with the underground part of his life if they threatned it. He doesn't get along well with people who knows about his background as he thinks they're just trying to use him.

Also he doesnt mind of they're a virg*n or not he just doesn't want a b*tch/slut/someome who he thi ks only cares about his power.
Spoiler

He likes and kisses a girl much older and experienced than him (who may have been involded with the s*x industry and was willing to have s*x to pay off debts) and goes into depression for a bit after her rejection of him he even considers a girl who has had numerous experinces with other women a potential love candidate

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This is a comedy in the end and there isn't much growth in the characters until vol 7 and Nishino continues to be funny as hell with the way he interacts in his sperg way with the other chars though they start to see him with more respect even though they think everything he does would be more believable/better put if he was handsome. This isn't a story about a ugly dude vs handsome guy he's just a boy (with op powers) who wants to lead a fulfling highschool life that you can only experience once. <<less
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Flat_Moon
Flat_Moon rated it
November 29, 2020
Status: --
The MC's personality is confusing. The first few chapters made it clear that he hates to be looked down on but as soon he enters school life he willingly lets himself be bullied.

The synopsis is a lie. He joined the school to make connections and have a love life but everyone in school hates him. He doesn't even try to make a connection. I thought it was just so that he keep his lives separate but then you realise that all his clients know his face he doesn't even wear... more>> a mask. When someone asked for his real name he gave it. I understand that it means he doesn't think he can be threatened.

I've read light novels and manga where the MC is bullied and have enjoyed them but that's because those stories are about rising from some week guy go either strong or intelligent. MC is op playing the weak guy with zero reseasons as to why. He doesn't even need to use his abilities to deal with the bullies he just needs common sense and a whole lot is missing. <<less
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Hurgh
Hurgh rated it
September 16, 2019
Status: v2c7
Cool but misunderstood protagonist with average looks. Humble, rich, strong (annoyingly so, and no explanation as to why).

Add in the bartender w and role later another tool to make MC look like the coolest dude ever.

All other characters exist to belittle and isolate MC. Even "heroine" (?)

Everyone hates him, it's always manipulated to have him look awful to the public. Yandere (see tag, not a spoiler) doesn't make up for it, she just watches and never helps. Everything he does makes everyone more annoyed with him. There's a bit... more>> of NTR I actually tolerated (believe me, I'm normally the first to bail). But looking back at everything in retrospect it all seems unimpressive. Author-kun is trying to hard to have a misunderstood/pariah MC. <<less
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l2aYz
l2aYz rated it
April 20, 2021
Status: v7c8
2.5/5

2 from illust BTW.

same author with Tanaka the wizard. yes... expect the sh*t ending and MC will not date anyone until the story is very end (or ever). The story even has the same vibe. God MC but everyone else looking down on him aside from yandere blonde lolita that falling for him.

Basically, Tanaka but school theme. The author didn't learn or improve any sh*t from his old work. The most plot is borrowed ideas and cliché. I'm not sure how many times that minor characters messed up with Yakuza... more>> or Mafia and got kidnapped.

If you can handle Tanaka you won't have a problem with this novel. Don't think too much about How the story drive or How MC handles things. It'll make you frustrated. tbh, don't even try to think about them. <<less
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dniv
dniv
March 29, 2019
Status: c3
I've only read 3 chapters so far, but this is extremely promising. It feels like it's trying to be very different and the premise is rather appealing as well. It does a great job of revealing information as needed and keeping the reader in suspense. It's very... interesting. So far it's a solid 5/5.

Tons of potential. Make sure to at least get to chapter 3 when giving this a chance.
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Maou_shoujou
Maou_shoujou rated it
October 27, 2019
Status: v3c10
Nice comedy with really cool and not that dense MC. You may feel a little bit downhearted till the end of second, but it really gets MUCH better later on. That yandere tag is not misplaced at all, main heroine is the best.

Spoiler

You know it is love when they add their love juice to your food!

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WeebWizard
WeebWizard rated it
August 6, 2022
Status: v11c5
Similar to Atelier Tanaka, but better overall imo. Side characters are more relevant & develop in interesting ways over time. MC is more likeable (or respectable?) than Tanaka, too. Note: the translation for volume 4 is awful, but everything from vol5 and after is fine.
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Renaxan
Renaxan rated it
September 11, 2019
Status: v2c2
Solid 4 so far for this novel.

The story is about MC who is ugly like tanaka the wizard, but he actually a strong person within underground (imagine mafia stuff, he is hitman who has superpower). He call himself 'futsuu' aka normal. No one know his secret identity above surface.

Character are pretty bland to be honest, without any real deep. For example, MC are bullied person who take anything easy. No one care (his classmate) about his situation although he didnt even bothering anyone. Rose, the first heroine are blonde foreign... more>> loli that pretty much fall to MC because first meet. Other character pretty much has same setting.

Plot, its modern school life setting, involved how MC manage to life as bullied student and profesional hitman. What make me interested and pissed at the same time is how MC pretty much bullied in his class, but he doesnt care any less. No harem fall down from sky like other JP novel despite his secret identity, and rose seems fall for him because his secret identity.

Cons, first would be about MC doesnt have any real target, or ambission. Hr just want to be riajuu. Pretty lax MC. Second, lack of detail about MC job itself, not even MC power explained yet.

Spoiler

As manga reader for this novel, MC power should be psychokinesis, like tatsumaki from one punch man. So overpowered power that nothing intense so far when MC in action. Rose, the heroine power just regeneration. So far only shown to people has special power in this novel

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Overall im enjoying this novel than I have been expect. Probably because the novel has modern setting with hidden real power MC calling my inner chuuni xD <<less
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NotCIA
NotCIA rated it
June 23, 2022
Status: v4c2
It's got the perfect combination of Chuuni and RomCom while being something unique. Buncololi's unique and crass sense of humor and lolicon tendencies come through and it's ecchi like any old perv would love. Buncololi has a talent for taking an anime-esque setting and giving the characters realistic personality traits to interact with it.

Unfortunately I am incapable of reading ebonics that manage to be more illegible than ESLs I've worked with who didn't actually know English. While I'm somewhat into volume 4 via the web archive, I am unable to... more>> continue at this time after Watonbar took over. With this level of defacing it would need a retranslation from the ground up. <<less
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Unknownstrange123
Unknownstrange123 rated it
September 9, 2019
Status: v2c1
Rating this novel 3/5 the best I could do. I don't how the author come up with this but this person surely do not know how teenager think and their emotions or maybe he's just following other novel. There no teenager in the world that don't know if their being bullied or not.
Spoiler

the MC live a secluded life, it's okay for him to change but the way he change is to weird, just because you hear someone saying the only girl you know have s*x with someone without evidence. A girl you know in business and nothing more the MC said himself that he's been used countless of times but he still let one girl to order him around. And if he want to change the MC should at least change school do you think a criminal can be treated as a saint where he commit his crime. A person with bad reputation suddenly changing how do you think will they react

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everyone has the sin called pride an overpowered person who can killed being trampled is liked a lion being order around by a cat. The translation is good the power system is good but he's like e person that has 0 pride hope it will change it has potential just have to use it right just read atelier Tanaka if you prefer this kind of novel
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