Good Morning, Boss Nohara!

Early the next morning, Shinnosuke ambled into school, yawning. People kept pointing at him along the way, but he paid them no mind. When he entered the classroom, though, he found that none of his classmates dared look at him. Whenever he caught someone sneaking a glance and started to greet them, they immediately turned away.

Shinnosuke paused, shrugged, and walked straight to his seat. He pulled out the chair and sat down.

Takagi, who sat next to him, suddenly stood up, startling Shinnosuke. Then he bowed to Shinnosuke and said loudly,

"Good morning, Boss Nohara!"

Shinnosuke stared blankly and pointed at himself.

"Huh? What did you call me?"

Yasuda Takagi flinched, the fat on his face quivering.

"B-Boss Nohara!"

Shinnosuke was just about to speak when the classroom door slid open. Inoue Ryushi and his group walked in, their faces covered to varying degrees with gauze and bandages.

Shinnosuke narrowed his eyes and watched them without a word, while his classmates huddled together in fright.

Inoue Ryushi slowly led his group over to Shinnosuke. He stared at him for a long time, then suddenly bowed a full ninety degrees. Everyone behind him followed his lead, bowing in perfect unison.

Shinnosuke was completely thrown. Good grief, are you guys trying to send me off to the afterlife this early in the morning??

Then he heard Inoue Ryushi's raspy voice.

"Sorry! I failed to keep our agreement... We clearly agreed to fight one-on-one, but then they..."

Shinnosuke's brow twitched. Wait... what agreement did I make with you...?

"We had no face to come see you again, but since an agreement between men was broken, I absolutely have to make it right!! Starting today, the Ryu Family will follow you and await your orders!!! Boss Shinnosuke!!!"

"Boss Shinnosuke!!!"

Inoue Ryushi and his group shouted in unison.

"?!!!"

"Hey, hey, hey, I don't want to be your boss! Stop bothering me!"

Shinnosuke spoke with shock written all over his face. The thought of this bunch of troublesome guys following him around every day gave him a headache. Things were getting more and more troublesome...

[Ding~ System mission completion: 12%]

[Reward: Physique +4]

The system's voice suddenly sounded in his ear. Shinnosuke glanced at the people around him and saw that they didn't seem to have noticed anything unusual. He opened the system panel in his mind and gave it a quick look. So you get rewards for partially completing a big mission like this, too!

A wave of warmth flowed through his body. Shinnosuke felt a little stronger, as though he had endless energy. At the same time, all his injuries healed.

Shinnosuke put his hand under the desk and rolled up his sleeve. The bruises on his arm had completely faded! He hadn't expected the physique increase to have a healing effect, too!

The class bell rang, and Eikichi Onizuka pushed the door open. He raised an eyebrow at Inoue Ryushi and his group, then said to them,

"Get back to class, now. Stop running around!"

Ryu and his group all shuddered, then hurriedly said to Shinnosuke,

"In that case, Boss Shinnosuke, we'll be going!"

"I'm not! I didn't! Stop talking nonsense!"

Ignoring Shinnosuke's objections, the group hurried out and disappeared from sight...

Beside him, Yasuda Takagi was trembling even harder...

Meanwhile, rumors were spreading all over the school!

"Hey, did you hear? The new transfer student in class 1-C, Shinnosuke Nohara, took down Ryu and his whole gang by himself!"

"And the next day, he became their boss!"

"I heard about it too! Rumor has it he was already the boss of his school back in middle school!"

"I heard he's even killed someone!"

"I heard this guy can eat two family buckets all by himself!"

The rumors grew more and more outrageous, while other voices began to stir behind the scenes!

In the judo club, the captain, Sugihara Kei, one of the leading figures among the second-years, scoffed at the news of Inoue Ryushi's submission. After stepping forward and throwing an opponent with a shoulder throw, Sugihara Kei planted a foot on the person and spoke to the companions behind.

"That idiot Ryu is an embarrassment in front of the juniors. Let's find a chance to say hello to the transfer student and let him feel a senior's care!"

At the basketball club, a group was undergoing intense training. Sweat pooled on the floor, and a wild scent filled the air. The person leading them was tall and muscular: Seki Kiriko, the basketball club captain.

"We've got another interesting junior..."

In the third-year student council, the president carefully leafed through Shinnosuke Nohara's file, occasionally adjusting rimless glasses that flashed coldly, leaving the surrounding student council members afraid to breathe...

Shinnosuke had no idea of the danger that was approaching. At that very moment, he was still fretting over the green peppers and carrots in his bento...