The Multiverse Marriage System
Chapter 23

In the Multiverse, I Only Get Stronger by Marrying Wives

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"Heh heh..." Goto Hitori sheepishly rubbed her head.

Normally, by this time, they would have already been late for school, and the two of them would have been sprinting towards it at full speed. But after the ordeal in the Inner World, such things seemed rather... small-time.

After returning home to change into their school uniforms, Tsukikawa Shu and Goto Hitori leisurely made their way to school.

The disciplinary committee members who registered tardiness were already in class. Tsukikawa Shu and Goto Hitori arrived outside the school to find the main gate shut. They looked around but saw no one.

"Alright, let's go this way."

Tsukikawa Shu grabbed Goto Hitori's hand and led her directly to the side of the school's wall.

"We're going in from here," Tsukikawa Shu said.

"Huh? We have to climb the wall?"

Goto Hitori was a little surprised, but also a little excited.

With her social anxiety, she had never experienced anything thrilling. She went home and to school on time every day. And because she used to be physically weak, activities like climbing walls were out of the question.

Tsukikawa Shu leaped up and easily cleared the wall.

Goto Hitori followed closely behind, mimicking Tsukikawa Shu as she climbed onto the wall.

After leveling up in the Inner World, her stamina had increased, so climbing this wall was no longer an issue.

As Goto Hitori climbed over the wall, Tsukikawa Shu caught her from below.

"Thank you... Ah!"

Before Goto Hitori could finish thanking him, Tsukikawa Shu pinched her on the backside, causing her to blush furiously.

Fortunately, no one was around.

"I won't do it again next time."

Seeing Goto Hitori's resentful gaze, Tsukikawa Shu quickly apologized.

Going to different classrooms, Tsukikawa Shu brushed the dust off his clothes and casually slung his school bag over his shoulder as he walked into his classroom.

He pushed open the classroom door to find Hiratsuka Shizuka teaching. All the other students were already present and engrossed in their books.

"..."

Hiratsuka Shizuka, who was lecturing, glanced at Tsukikawa Shu, paused for a moment, and then quickly looked away.

Although she hadn't forgotten about class, she still hadn't fully adjusted from the five days spent in the Inner World. Her face flushed slightly, showing a hint of girlish shyness.

But she quickly regained her composure.

"Tsukikawa, don't be late next time," Hiratsuka Shizuka said calmly, as if it were just another day.

"Got it," Tsukikawa Shu replied indifferently and sat down at his seat.

"This period is for self-study. If you haven't submitted your college application forms, fill them out and bring them to me," Hiratsuka Shizuka announced.

"Applications..." Tsukikawa Shu looked at his untouched application form, pondering as he fiddled with his pen.

He glanced around at his classmates, all buried in their studies. Time was pressing, and there wasn't much time to waste.

The last few students who were still filling out their forms had already submitted them.

"Hey, Tsukikawa--"

At this moment, a chubby boy wearing glasses, sitting in the next seat, quietly called out to Tsukikawa Shu.

His name was Zaimokuza Yoshiteru, a otaku and a chuunibyou.

"Hiratsuka-sensei seems a little different today, especially when she looked at you," he said curiously, pushing up his glasses. "It feels like you're quite close to Hiratsuka-sensei?"

Even though Tsukikawa Shu now had a girlfriend, or rather two, he wasn't really part of the "normie" group.

It was like how in anime, the protagonist, "Oogoi-sensei," was always surrounded by beautiful girls and got along well with them, yet he considered himself disconnected from the normie group.

"It's nothing," Tsukikawa Shu said calmly. "She's my wife now."

"Wife? Hahaha, Tsukikawa-kun, you're such a jokester."

Zaimokuza Yoshiteru waved his hand and chuckled. "Anyway, let's not talk about that. A new game was just released, want me to buy you a copy too?"

The games Zaimokuza Yoshiteru pointed to were undoubtedly gal games, commonly known as "eroge."

The really lewd kind.

In the past, Tsukikawa Shu had been too lazy to find a girlfriend, and since he liked anime before his transmigration, he had chatted with Zaimokuza Yoshiteru about such things. Now, he was considered a kindred spirit.

"I don't need one now, I have a girlfriend," Tsukikawa Shu said. "Two of them."

"Tsukikawa-kun, even though others are spreading rumors about you having a girlfriend, I know you don't like real-world women, right?"

Zaimokuza Yoshiteru was clearly unconvinced. "I remember you saying before that chasing girls in this world was too much trouble."

Actually, to me, this world is just like the anime world.

However, Tsukikawa Shu didn't voice his thoughts.

"Yeah, it's quite a hassle," Tsukikawa Shu nodded. "But I'll consider it if they come to me themselves."

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"Alright, alright."

Afterward, he glanced at Hiratsuka Shizuka on the podium, then mysteriously pulled out a thick stack of papers from his backpack.

"I heard you've been hanging around the Service Club a lot lately. Well, I've been wanting to become a light novel author, and this is my first draft. I want to go to the Service Club after school, so could you take a look at it for me?" Zaimokuza Yoshiteru said.

Tsukikawa Shu glanced at his stack of light novels.

"Not interested," Tsukikawa Shu replied. "If it's not web novel, I don't read it."

"Ah, don't be like that. You're so good at academics, you'll definitely be able to help me find my shortcomings," Zaimokuza Yoshiteru pleaded.

However, Tsukikawa Shu remained unmoved, continuing to fill out his college application form.

In this day and age, where any Japanese light novel is basically toilet paper, Tsukikawa Shu couldn't be bothered to read them.

"I'll buy you the complete set of Kagami Manjushage!" Zaimokuza Yoshiteru declared.

Tsukikawa Shu raised an eyebrow.

"Deal!" Tsukikawa Shu said.

"Hooray!" Zaimokuza Yoshiteru was overjoyed.

The two high-fived each other.

"Cough, cough--"

At this moment, Hiratsuka Shizuka's cough echoed from the podium.

Tsukikawa Shu and Zaimokuza Yoshiteru had been too brazen. Hiratsuka Shizuka couldn't stand it anymore.

Although the two of them had an unusual relationship now, Hiratsuka Shizuka took her classroom instruction quite seriously.

Tsukikawa Shu spread his hands helplessly at Zaimokuza Yoshiteru, then finished filling out his application and walked to the podium.

Hiratsuka Shizuka was still sitting behind the podium, wearing a white shirt, a black vest underneath, and a tie.

Tsukikawa Shu deliberately glanced at her lower half. Hiratsuka Shizuka had her legs crossed, but unfortunately, she was wearing black trousers, not the black stockings from the Inner World.

"What are you looking at?"

Hiratsuka Shizuka said with her arms crossed, speaking irritably.

Of course, the students below were all buried in their studies, so she didn't speak too loudly.

"I think business attire suits you, teacher," Tsukikawa Shu said.

"You haven't had enough, have you?" Hiratsuka Shizuka said.

"It's not about looking, it's just... it doesn't feel right to the touch... The chalk dropped."

As he spoke, Tsukikawa Shu leaned down slightly.

However, he wasn't bending down to pick up the chalk, but rather placed his hand on Hiratsuka Shizuka's thigh and gave it a squeeze.

"You're still touching..."

Hiratsuka Shizuka quickly glanced at the students below the podium.

Seeing that no one had noticed what was happening on the podium, Hiratsuka Shizuka rolled up a piece of paper into a tube and lightly tapped Tsukikawa Shu on the head.

"The podium is blocking anyway, no one will see," Tsukikawa Shu said, as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

"This is a school! Take your hands off, get them off..."

However, Tsukikawa Shu didn't obey Hiratsuka Shizuka. In the end, Tsukikawa Shu had touched Hiratsuka Shizuka's entire thigh before he stopped. Hiratsuka Shizuka was both embarrassed and angry, but she didn't dare to speak out, nor did she dare to resist too fiercely, for fear of being discovered by others.

Time rewound slightly, to the period just after they had finished surviving in the Inner World.

Shiritsu Shuchuin Academy, Student Council.

Compared to other ordinary high schools, this school was much more spacious and luxurious.

Even the Student Council room was about the size of a conference hall, furnished with expensive leather sofas, and the glass coffee table held precious pastries and black tea.

"Ah!"

At this moment, a scream shattered the tranquility of the Student Council.

Fujiwara Chika woke up with a start, then clutched her chest, gasping for breath.

She looked around at everything, suddenly tearing up, tears welling in her eyes.

"What's wrong?"

Shinomiya Kaguya, who was sitting with Fujiwara Chika, was startled.

As students of Shiritsu Shuchuin, their studies were by no means easy, and the work of the Student Council was equally demanding.

As a result, the entire Student Council operated from dawn till dusk. While other schools were just starting their day, the Student Council was already in session, trying to handle as much business as possible.

"Kaguya-chan!!! Waaah!!!"

Fujiwara Chika couldn't hold back her tears, which streamed down her face. She suddenly lunged forward like a tiger, embracing Shinomiya Kaguya tightly, almost knocking her onto the sofa, and burst into loud sobs.

"What's wrong?" Shinomiya Kaguya asked, confused.

Today was like any other day. The members of the Student Council had come to the Student Council room to handle their duties. However, halfway through their work, Fujiwara Chika had suddenly zoned out, sitting beside her.

Then, she was suddenly almost knocked onto the sofa by the other person.

"You don't know where I went! Sniff—"

"A very dangerous place! Sniff—"

Fujiwara Chika was truly terrified by that Inner World. She sniffled, tears already streaming down her face.

At first, it was fine. Everyone maintained the decorum of nobles and high society. But after a few days, the situation changed.

First, someone suddenly proposed that they persuade the women around them to agree to the terms of that great demon, Tsukikawa Shu. This was met with unanimous opposition.

Next, some people began trying to steal and hoard food. The previously harmonious atmosphere among the upper class suddenly soured.

Going out to collect food was impossible, so they could only hide in abandoned shopping malls to survive. The people around her were so pleasant to talk to... at least, that's how it was at first.

But as time passed, the way the boys in the group looked at the girls around them became increasingly strange. It seemed like sending them over to be ravaged by that great demon Tsukikawa Shu was actually a good option...

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No one would voice such thoughts, but Fujiwara Chika was not a girl lacking perception. She truly sensed the shift in the atmosphere

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