I mean, honestly if he had kept pushing I probably woulda punched him. Either way, since I got a violent crime on me my school kicks me out. Shujin, in Tokyo, is the only place that would take me. Mom and dad were tapped, so they couldn't afford to move with me to Tokyo. I end up living with Sojiro-san. If I keep my nose clean it's wiped off my record. If not...

[he shrugs]

Anyways. First day of school I'm trying to find the place and run into a schoolmate, Sakamoto Ryuji. Follow him so I don't get lost and suddenly we just wander into another world, called the Metaverse.