Rukia Kuchiki in Classroom of the Elite Explained

It's a question many anime and light novel fans have pondered, given the vast and interconnected worlds of popular Japanese fiction: is Rukia Kuchiki, the iconic Soul Reaper from Bleach, secretly part of the intricate academic web of Classroom of the Elite? The short answer, unequivocally, is no. Rukia Kuchiki does not appear in Syougo Kinugasa's Classroom of the Elite light novel series, its manga adaptations, or the anime. This might come as a surprise to some, especially with the surge in popularity of both series, but they hail from entirely different universes with distinct narratives, characters, and thematic focuses....