Light Novel Volume 01

Variant Awakening is the first volume of the Hundred light novel series written by Jun Misaki and was illustrated by Sasayuki. This was released on November 15, 2012.

Summary
"I dreamt of that girl again, huh…."

- Hayato recalling his dream about "that" girl

In his arrival at Little Garden, Hayato recall an incident from ten years ago during the Second Attack where he saved his childhood friend from the mysterious alien life-form a savage. However, upon suffering a severe hit to the back of his head, he lost his memories up until that point. Due to the death of their parents, he was left alone to take care of his sister who suffered from an illness due to the arrival of the savage and enrolled into Little Garden with the promise of her receiving world-class treatment for free.

Upon his arrival on Little Garden, he soon encounters an odd feminine silver-haired male first-year student named Emile who seemed almost too familiar to him. Soon after they both Fritz and Latia, all four left for orientation, where the two Vice Presidents Erica and Liddy who introduced Claire Harvey, the student council president. However, after two female students arrive late and expelled without hesitation.

Upon hearing the words of Emile, Hayato also speaks up and is also against the students being expelled for one mistake. In order to decide what who was correct, she challenges Hayato to a duel to decide whether or not the girls will be expelled.

Chapters

 * Prologue
 * Chapter 1: Little Garden/Bugeika/School Entrance Ceremony
 * Chapter 2: Laboratory/Hundred/Crash Course
 * Chapter 3: Duel/Claire/Confession
 * Chapter 4: Date/Student Council/Innocence
 * Chapter 5: Sortie/UNKNOWN/Awakening
 * Epilogue
 * Afterword