What Kind of Woman Do You Like?

Having experienced poverty, Ye Han finally understood what luxury meant: a lavish single dormitory, gorgeous school uniforms, and more food than he could ever finish.

After satisfying his appetite, Ye Han immediately headed to the training ground. He had six Second Dimension Summoning Scrolls in hand, so of course he had to see what kind of people he could summon.

Filled with anticipation, Ye Han said excitedly, "System, use one Second Dimension Summoning Scroll for me!" Then he stared expectantly at the virtual screen before him.

One Second Dimension Summoning Scroll consumed. No Association Item detected. Beginning random summoning.

Ye Han had been full of anticipation, but the moment he heard "Association Item," his heart skipped a beat. He watched countless characters flash across the screen.

It would have been fine if they were only characters from battle anime, but Ye Han also saw Echizen Ryoma, Monkey Style Intelligence Reduction Hanabata Yoshiko, and a whole series of characters from slice-of-life anime.

The sight made his heart pound in terror. He cried in alarm, "System, stop! Pause for a moment! Let's discuss this Association Item thing first. I'll do this summoning next time!"

Summoning successful. Summoned character: Todo Aoi.

The summoned character's favorability toward the host is at maximum.

Erase the character's original personality?

Seeing that the system had already finished, and hearing the name Todo Aoi, Ye Han felt as though he had heard it somewhere before. He could not remember clearly, but it was definitely not from a slice-of-life anime, which put him somewhat at ease.

After calming down and reading the system prompt, Ye Han asked seriously, "If I keep the character's original personality, could they betray me?"

Honestly, Ye Han felt that since they were anime characters, their original personalities suited them best. After all, that was where their personal charm lay.

But he was also afraid that the person he summoned might betray him in the end and join another faction. Wouldn't that just be asking for trouble?

Please rest assured, host. Summoned characters cannot betray you. If their personalities are not altered, there may only be differences in daily life.

Hearing the system's explanation, Ye Han finally relaxed. "Then don't erase it. Summon him directly."

As soon as Ye Han finished speaking, a flash of light appeared on the training ground, and a child about Ye Han's age stood before him.

The two simply stared at each other, wide-eyed. The atmosphere was slightly strange.

Why is he a child? Could this Todo Aoi be different from the one I'm thinking of? Ye Han could not help complaining inwardly.

Summoned characters will be the same age as the host and will grow alongside the host.

Just as Ye Han was communicating with the system, Todo Aoi calmly said, "You're not my type!"

Ye Han's face darkened as he roared, "Remember this clearly: I'm male!"

Todo was visibly stunned. Then he gave Ye Han a very serious once-over and solemnly asked, "Since you're male, may I ask what kind of woman you like? By the way, I like tall women with big butts!"

Those familiar lines immediately confirmed it for Ye Han. This Todo Aoi was the muscular man from Jujutsu Kaisen, though he was still relatively skinny as a child.

Once he confirmed who it was, Ye Han shamelessly said, "Of course I like tall women with big butts!"

Sure enough, once Ye Han said that, Todo Aoi wore an expression as though he were lost in his own fantasies. Then two streams of tears ran down his face, and he excitedly hugged Ye Han. "Best Friend!"

The sudden hug startled Ye Han. He quickly broke free and said seriously, "Todo, now that you've come to this world, the system must have filled you in on this world's common knowledge, right?"

Hearing that they were getting down to business, Todo nodded. "That's right. The Cursed Energy from before is now Soul Power, but I can't use my cursed techniques, and the amount has decreased a lot. The Martial Soul of this world hasn't awakened either."

"For Martial Soul Awakening, we'll go straight to Vice Dean Hua Weicheng." As he spoke, Ye Han led Todo Aoi toward the Vice Dean's office.

The two quickly arrived at the office. The Vice Dean did not seem surprised at all, so it appeared that he had already known about the situation.

The Martial Soul Awakening went smoothly. Todo's Martial Soul was himself. According to the Douluo World's terminology, it was a Body Martial Soul. Todo was quite satisfied with it, and his Soul Power was naturally Innate Full Soul Power.

Ye Han was delighted by this result. He then said to Todo, "Go back to the dormitory and get settled in. Change into a School Uniform. We'll meet at the academy gate at two this afternoon. I'll have Uncle Zhao take us to obtain Soul Rings."

After watching Todo leave, Ye Han opened the system again and said with ill intent, "System, don't you have anything to explain? Why do summoning scrolls have Association Items? I had no idea at all!"

Host, this is entirely your own mistake. Every system item comes with instructions and a description. Please check them yourself.

Those words left the originally irritated Ye Han speechless. Now that he thought about it, it really did seem to be his own mistake, so he could only swallow his frustration.

But this lesson also made Ye Han much more careful in the things he did afterward.

Association Item: A summoning bias. For example, if the summoned item is a sword, the summoned character will be related to swords.

Reading that description, Ye Han's first thought was that this was basically summoning with a Holy Grail relic.

"Looks like I'll need to gather some useful things while I'm out this afternoon."

Having figured things out, Ye Han was not one to hesitate. He immediately sought out Zhao Lei, the academy's only Titled Douluo.

They agreed to head out together that afternoon to search for Soul Rings.

After returning to prepare, Ye Han excitedly met up with Todo and the others. After all, this would be the first time since coming to this world that he truly touched power.

Todo looked at the excited Ye Han and said with great wisdom, "Best Friend, only those who can control their expressions can become strong! Calm your heart! Put away that excitement!"

Ye Han's eager expression immediately darkened. He said unhappily, "What right do you have to lecture me? Does Takada-chan like you?"

The moment Ye Han mentioned his idol, Todo, who had maintained a perfectly composed expression, instantly lost his cool.

The two bickered and roughhoused all the way, and Ye Han's long-silent heart felt the warmth of friendship again after so long.

But once they entered the Star Dou Great Forest, Ye Han, who had been so happy, was dumbfounded. He realized that he had absolutely no idea what kind of Soul Ring he needed.

The most awkward part was that Ye Han knew nothing about the Soul Beasts of this world. He saw Soul Beasts all along the way but did not even know how many years old they were.

He asked Zhao Lei, but Zhao Lei merely replied casually that he did not know either. He only knew the configuration of his own Soul Rings.

With no clue where to start, Ye Han could only wander through the forest with Todo. Since they had come all this way, they could not return empty-handed. They had to gather something.

Fortunately, Ye Han, who had originally been a transmigrator, quickly came up with a good idea. If he did not know, wouldn't the soul scholars in the Star Dou Great Forest know?

After all, he had a Titled Douluo on his side.

As soon as he thought of it, he acted. They stopped quite a few soul scholars along the way. At first, those people were displeased, but once they saw Zhao Lei's nine Soul Rings and his status as a Titled Douluo, every one of them became as obedient as lapdogs.

After asking around in many places, Ye Han finally found a Soul Ring that suited him: the Amethyst Crystal Scorpion.

This type of Soul Beast had no special abilities. Its only ability was to quickly restore Soul Power and increase one's Soul Power.

Ye Han had long considered what sort of Soul Rings his Martial Soul needed. In the end, he concluded that he did not lack attack power at all.

What he lacked was Soul Power. With enough Soul Power, wouldn't he be invincible once he brought out Heaven and Earth Splitting? With that thought, Ye Han's path immediately became clear.

Very quickly, Ye Han finished absorbing it and became a one-ring Soul Scholar. Just as he had expected, his first Soul Skill was called Amethyst Crystal Guard. Once activated, it could rapidly restore expended Soul Power, laying a solid foundation for his future bombardments.

Of course, this skill was not invincible. There were limits to how much Soul Power it could restore. Otherwise, if it kept restoring endlessly, Ye Han could directly teach his opponents what unlimited firepower meant.

Todo's goal, on the other hand, was simple: strengthen his body. Soul Beasts like that were easy to find; they simply needed to find one of the appropriate age, which took some time.

In the end, Todo's first Soul Skill was Physical Enhancement. Its effect was exactly as its name suggested: once activated, it increased his physical strength by thirty percent.

Furthermore, since the Soul Skill was not time-limited, it would consume Soul Power as long as it remained active. Once his Soul Power was depleted, the Soul Skill would shut off, though he could also deactivate it himself.

According to Todo's own test, this Soul Skill consumed very little. He was now a level-twelve Soul Scholar and could keep it active for around an hour and a half.

Now that both of them had obtained the Soul Rings they wanted, they naturally would not linger in the Star Dou Great Forest. Ye Han also planned to exchange some Soul Beast corpses and pelts for money, then commission some equipment and begin summoning his own team.

With a plan in mind, Ye Han did not delay. After returning to the academy, he immediately brought the Soul Beast corpses to the entrance of the Star Dou Great Forest to sell them.

They sold out quickly, and Ye Han received around ten Gold Soul Coins. With the money in hand, he headed straight for the nearest Blacksmith Shop.

The moment he entered the Blacksmith Shop, Ye Han said excitedly, "Uncle! I want to forge weapons like these. Can you see if it's possible?"

The blacksmith inside glanced at the blueprints Ye Han had drawn. To be honest, they were not very attractive, but Ye Han only needed them to show the outline and appearance.

The blacksmith uncle looked at the design sketches and rubbed his temples before asking in a low voice, "Do you have any requirements for the materials?"

"No, no! Ordinary materials are fine. These just need the patterns to be a little more detailed. And please look over these design sketches. One of each will do!"

Ye Han was no fool. They were only Association Items for summoning, so why did they need to be high quality? He had asked the system before: Association Items would disappear after summoning, and what truly affected the summoning was not quality, but similarity.

Hearing those requirements, the blacksmith also breathed a sigh of relief. Such complicated patterns would have been troublesome enough if high-quality materials and craftsmanship had also been required, and the child before him did not look wealthy.

"Two Gold Soul Coins total. Pay fifty Silver Soul Coins as a deposit first, then come pick them up in two days."

After settling things there, Ye Han hurried to a Tailor Shop. He once again took out his somewhat ugly design sketches, and after paying, arranged to pick up the goods two days later.