I Kinda Came to Another World, but Where’s the Way Home? Novel

Naginata Kitsune navigates the harsh reality of social exclusion as a third-year high school student, enduring systematic bullying masked as deliberate isolation. His sole focus remains achieving perfect attendance through an otherwise solitary school existence. That changes when a transfer student arrives and swiftly becomes his closest companion. Their instant connection provokes intense jealousy among male classmates, who escalate their threats against the girl. Desperate to protect her, Kitsune makes a fatal sacrifice—only to regain consciousness alive in an unfamiliar forest realm, separated from his original world. Awakening in this mysterious landscape with no clear route home, Kitsune confronts an unexpected reality: adaptation or discovery may be his only options. Can he find his way back, or will this strange new world become his destiny?