Did He Step on a High-Voltage Line?

Shinnosuke and Seki Kiriko were taken to the hospital. During their stay, Green Vine's higher-ups came to visit and gave Shinnosuke 20,000 R yen in a personal capacity. After asking how he was doing, they left.

In the hospital room, Ryu and his friends sat on the floor playing cards while Shinnosuke wolfed down the nutritious meal Kinoshita Hideyoshi had brought him. Noisy voices rang out from the small room now and then.

The nurses and doctors outside had thought about asking them to quiet down, but as soon as they entered and saw the menacing faces of the delinquents, they backed right out.

The door slid open, and Eikichi Onizuka walked in with Seki Kiriko, whose face and body were wrapped in gauze.

"It's only been two days, and you're already full of life. Did you really have a concussion?"

Seki Kiriko pointed at himself in dismay.

"My injuries were clearly lighter than his, so why do I look like the one who got hurt the worst..."

Shinnosuke lay on his side, propping up his head, and spoke with an impatient look.

"I wanted to leave the hospital yesterday, but the doctor wouldn't let me go no matter what. He said I had to stay under observation for a while."

Eikichi Onizuka flicked the ash off his cigarette and curled his lip.

"I really don't get it. Your constitution is just like a monster's..."

Hearing that, Inoue Ryushi silently lowered his head. He had kept up his special training all this time, only to find that the gap between him and Shinnosuke was growing wider and wider!

He had asked to take part in the exchange meet, but he hadn't been given permission. Without Eikichi Onizuka to take him, he couldn't even go and watch!

After they returned, Onizuka gave him a brief account of what had happened, and it still made him tremble with fear!

Inoue Ryushi glanced at Shinnosuke. Only by getting stronger could he keep up with him!

Meanwhile, in the judo club, Sugihara Kei faced attacks from dozens of people alone, sweat falling to the floor.

"Why don't you take a little break, Brother Sugihara..."

Sugihara Kei wiped the sweat from his face. The image of someone's back flashed through his mind.

"Come on, let's continue. I won't lose again..."

Shinnosuke stayed in the hospital for three days in total. Any longer and he was going to go crazy, so he raised a ruckus in the hospital. In the end, the doctor had no choice but to give him a full-body examination, and the results gave the doctor a huge shock.

An ordinary person would have needed at least a month to recover from injuries like his, especially the concussion, which would have left the patient frequently dizzy and nauseated.

But this guy defied common sense. The results showed that he was already mostly fine, and it had only been three days!

The doctor wanted to try to keep him in the hospital for a few more days so he could study him, but after seeing the terrifying look in his eyes, he decided against it...

When Shinnosuke returned to Green Vine, he immediately sensed a different atmosphere. Everyone was looking at him with surprise, admiration, or awe...

[Ding~ System mission completion: 58%]

[Reward: Strength +2]

Shinnosuke froze, feeling a little dazed so early in the morning. Why are they looking at me like that? I remember washing my face... And this time the reward isn't physique, but strength...

He clenched his fist and felt the muscles in his body twitch slightly. This feeling... is actually kind of nice. He almost cried out... Then a tearing pain swept through his entire body...

The people around him stared in bewilderment at Shinnosuke as he stood there convulsing. What was going on? Had he stepped on a high-voltage line?

After a while, Shinnosuke felt the pain recede like the tide, leaving him drenched in cold sweat. Damn it, this is a physical increase... Just now, Shinnosuke had distinctly felt every muscle fiber in his body tear, quickly repair itself, and tear again. In just two minutes, all the muscles in his body had been torn apart and repaired more than a dozen times!

That was with the system having shut off most of the pain receptors in his body. Otherwise, the pain would have left him brain-dead.

Shinnosuke frantically cursed the goddess's relatives and friends, offering them detailed descriptions in a warm and polite manner.

At that moment, Mithelis was soaking in a hot spring in a secret realm, the rising mist shrouding the two enormous beauties on her chest. She suddenly felt a chill and shuddered...

"Was that my imagination? It feels like something nasty has set its sights on me... Speaking of which, having bigger breasts is great, but the weight is tiring. If they were smaller, though, I wouldn't look imposing~~~ Ugh~~ What a bother... I might as well make one big and one small..."

Shinnosuke asked Onizuka for some time off, then went up to the rooftop to take a nap on the sofa.

Just as he was about to fall asleep, the rooftop door opened, and a group of delinquents with all sorts of hairstyles walked in...

That woke Shinnosuke right up. Was this a group training course for hairstylists???

Two people stepped out of the crowd and bowed to Shinnosuke.

"Hello, Brother Shinnosuke! I'm Horii Naruya!"

"My name's Go."

"From now on, we'll follow you, Brother Shinnosuke!" they both said.

"Huh???"

Shinnosuke looked utterly baffled. What's gotten into these guys all of a sudden? Why do they want to follow me??? The domination mission?? No, no, no. To dominate everyone, wouldn't it be enough to beat them all until they submit? Besides, I hate groups like this most of all...

Kutsui Naruya was beside himself with excitement as he spoke to Shinnosuke.

"Brother Shinnosuke! You've been making miracles happen ever since you arrived! Senior Inoue and Senior Sugihara both lost to you! Even Brother Seki admitted you were much stronger than him!"

Go was just as excited.

"All of us admire you greatly! Please let us follow you, Brother Shinnosuke!"

Shinnosuke picked his nose, then rolled onto his side with his butt facing them.

"No, I refuse... Groups like this are the biggest pain..."

"What?!!!"

No matter what they said, Shinnosuke refused. In the end, they could only leave the rooftop in disappointment.

Afterward, Go and Kutsui Naruya went to find Inoue Ryushi, their faces full of disappointment.

"Just like you said, Brother Inoue, nothing gets through to Brother Shinnosuke..."

Inoue Ryushi smiled and looked up at the sky.

"I told you that a long time ago. That guy's a lone wolf... Don't lose heart. If you can't stand beside him as his underlings, you can still do it as his friends..."