In Competing Anime, I Only Rely on Marrying Wives to Become Stronger

"These guys were all bad news, not good people at all."

Tsukikawa Shu kicked a corpse on the ground. A surprising number of items fell out of the school uniform pocket.

Two phones with pink cases, two small wallets, and some jewelry. Clearly, these belonged to girls.

Others also had valuable items hidden on them, including phones, watches, and cash.

It was obvious they collected these things to sell them back in their original world.

"Judging by the number of phones, at least two females and three males fell victim to them."

"Compared to monsters of the same level, killing players gives more and faster experience."

Tsukikawa Shu analyzed.

The higher experience gained from killing players, once discovered, would drive more people to hunt down other players outside their own parties.

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Only those with an advantage in levels would think of hunting others for higher experience. This indicated that these guys were likely not low-leveled among players.

This suggested that those transported to the Inner World were not actually high-leveled. The monsters were too ferocious, and most people probably just wanted to find a safe corner to hide in, wait for three days, and then be teleported back. They wouldn't die from starving for three days anyway.

After spending three days in the Inner World, gaining a lot of experience and materials, Tsukikawa Shu quickly reached level 20.

[You have reached a bottleneck and require the following materials for breakthrough]

[Werewolf Teeth * 2, Spiked Porcupine Spikes * 5, White Soul Orb * 5]

[Recommended material acquisition sources: Werewolf Settlement (Level 20), Spiked Porcupine Cave (Level 15)]

Tsukikawa Shu chuckled upon seeing the system prompt.

He could still kill level 15 Spiked Porcupines, but the level 20 Werewolf Settlement would be difficult to deal with.

Werewolves in the Inner World lived in packs. To deal with them, group action was necessary, combining crowd control with damage output to obtain those precious materials.

Fighting them alone would make it impossible to acquire the materials.

At this bottleneck, he either had to find people to team up with or trade with others for the materials.

"The breakthrough materials for level 20 are already somewhat difficult. Higher levels will probably only get harder."

However, this was not a problem for Tsukikawa Shu. With the current Tsukikawa Shu and Goto Hitori cooperating, plus the newly acquired Green Gear Weapon, they could completely challenge opponents beyond their level.

Under Goto Hitori's group curse, all the monsters lost their will to fight, and Tsukikawa Shu smashed their heads one by one.

"It's about time to go back."

Tsukikawa Shu smashed the head of the last werewolf and stored the bloody hammer in his system space.

"Mhm," Goto Hitori nodded as well.

Goto Hitori's current weapon was a Magic Wand, which could enhance the power of formations.

Now, both of them, in terms of strength and possessed materials, absolutely crushed other players.

"Um... After we go back, can I come find you?" Goto Hitori fiddled with her ahoge.

Tsukikawa Shu looked at Goto Hitori's shy demeanor and smiled.

"What are you thinking? I'm your boyfriend. Of course, you can come find me," Tsukikawa Shu flicked her forehead.

"Oww..."

Goto Hitori blushed slightly.

She still felt a sense of unreality and hadn't figured out how to explain to her friends and family that she had a boyfriend once they returned to the real world.

The three days ended.

In the classroom, Tsukikawa Shu opened his eyes.

The bald middle-aged teacher on the podium was still lecturing, and the surrounding classmates were still preparing for the upcoming crucial life exam.

Tsukikawa Shu glanced at his watch and realized that although three days had passed in the Inner World, no time had actually elapsed in this world.

When school let out, Tsukikawa Shu packed his things, walked out of the classroom, and headed towards another class.

He reached a classroom at the end of the corridor. At the doorway, a familiar tuft of pink ahoge appeared. Then, a girl in sportswear with a guitar bag also peeked out.

Goto Hitori had been hesitating about whether to look for Tsukikawa Shu after school, but she lacked the courage to take the initiative.

The extreme hesitation characteristic of social anxiety.

She had even forgotten which class Tsukikawa Shu was in...

People with social anxiety also had poor memories.

Fortunately, Tsukikawa Shu was coming to find her now; otherwise, Goto Hitori wouldn't have known what to do.

"Want to go for coffee?"

Tsukikawa Shu smiled and then took her small hand.

"...I, my band still needs practice..." Goto Hitori stammered.

Before joining the band, the only places Goto Hitori would go were home and school. After joining Kessoku Band, she had a new destination.

"Tell them I can't make it today," Tsukikawa Shu said.

"...Is that so? Alright then."

Goto Hitori, who wasn't good at refusing, was thus dragged away.

Some of Goto Hitori's classmates watched the backs of the two as they left with surprise.

"When did Goto-san get such a handsome boyfriend?"

Everyone was very confused.

They arrived at a cafe near the school and sat facing each other.

Tsukikawa Shu casually ordered a coffee, while Goto Hitori ordered an iced water.

There were still many things in the Inner World that he hadn't figured out, and he had a lot to discuss with Goto Hitori. Thus, Tsukikawa Shu kept searching and taking notes on his phone.

Goto Hitori, on the other hand, was restless.

What should I do, what should I do? This is my first date with my boyfriend, what should I say? Or what should I do?

She thought about the scenes of the male and female leads on dates in the TV shows she'd watched... Ugh, she couldn't think of anything. She rarely watched that kind of thing herself. Why would she watch a bunch of happy couples flaunting their affection!

Goto Hitori would stare blankly at the cup in front of her, then turn her head, pick up the cup to drink, then look out the window, her feet unable to find a place to rest, like a child with ADHD.

Fortunately, after five minutes, Tsukikawa Shu had probably sorted things out.

"What are you doing?" Tsukikawa Shu asked.

"Ah... Nothing!"

Goto Hitori downed the water in her cup in one go and quickly sat up straight.

Tsukikawa Shu looked into her eyes, then stood up and sat next to Goto Hitori.

Goto Hitori's body stiffened with nervousness.

"You won't be nervous now, will you?"

Tsukikawa Shu took Goto Hitori's small hand.

"..."

Goto Hitori became even more nervous.

Tsukikawa Shu ignored her shy little expression, squeezing her small hand.

"I checked the forum for Shanghai Seaside Comprehensive High School, and indeed, a member of the student council died. The cause was sudden death."

Tsukikawa Shu said, "Those who die in the Inner World probably die in such inexplicable ways."

"Mhm," Goto Hitori nodded.

"Also, we need to make full use of the resources we obtained from this exploration. There are many ordinary people entering the Inner World. We can use these resources to build a team and command those who need resources to serve us," Tsukikawa Shu said.

"I'll leave it to you..."

Goto Hitori felt the warmth from Tsukikawa Shu's hand, her fingers fidgeting nervously.

As someone with social anxiety, she didn't have much of her own opinion.

Tsukikawa Shu knew this well and just smiled. He then explained his resource allocation plan to Goto Hitori, and as expected, she had no objections.

Tsukikawa Shu had his own little schemes regarding the resources.

For example, he planned to reserve a considerable portion of the resources to recruit many virtuous wives to complete system quests.

Most of the credit for these resources belonged to Tsukikawa Shu, and Goto Hitori wouldn't object to him using them.

However, in today's monogamous society, such things were still difficult to accept. Even Bocchi would have to take things step by step, first persuading her gently, and then finally getting her to accept it.

Of course, Tsukikawa Shu had definitely set aside enough resources for Bocchi's advancement and growth.

After discussing with Goto Hitori, Tsukikawa Shu directly sent her to her doorstep.

"Um..."

Goto Hitori fiddled with the hem of her clothes and asked shyly, "Do you want to come in for a bit?"

"Is no one home?" Tsukikawa Shu asked with a knowing smile.

"Yes, Mom and Dad are home, and my sister. Oh, and the dog," Goto Hitori said, counting on her fingers.

"You want me to meet your parents already?" Tsukikawa Shu chuckled.

"Ah... That..." Goto Hitori panicked.

She hadn't thought that far ahead. She just felt that her bandmates often came over to her house, so she habitually invited Tsukikawa Shu.

Now that she thought about it, having her boyfriend visit her home was like meeting her parents, wasn't it? It meant she was planning to get married...

Although, she had indeed married him in the Inner World.

Uwah! I haven't figured out how to explain this to my family at all!

"Maybe in a while."

Tsukikawa Shu saw her embarrassment and smiled, waving goodbye. "I'm leaving now."

"Okay, bye-bye."

Goto Hitori stood at the door, waving goodbye to Tsukikawa Shu.

Only after Tsukikawa Shu's figure disappeared did Goto Hitori lower her hand and look away.

A delighted smile suddenly spread across her face.

"Hee hee, boyfriend, I have a boyfriend."

It was now confirmed. The Inner World wasn't a dream, and the fact that she had a boyfriend wasn't a dream either.

Bocchi's emotions changed that quickly. One moment she was shy, and the next she was already beaming with pride.

Even after finishing dinner at home, Goto Hitori still held her rice bowl, recalling the little moments they had shared over the past few days, and their intimate actions. She couldn't help but smile, even laughing out loud.

She had already started envisioning the sweet times they would have on future dates.

"Heh heh... boyfriend, heh heh heh heh..."

Little did she know, her entire family was watching her. At this moment, Goto Hitori was completely grinning like an idiot.

"Big sister's gone crazy again," Goto Nijika said, watching her older sister's behavior while swinging her short legs.