Let's Break Up

(Slightly angsty, all endings collected)

"Let's break up. I'm tired of you."

Jingu Byakuya looked at the cute girl with blue twin-tails standing before him and briefly lost himself in thought.

The moment he finished speaking, the joy on the girl's pretty face faltered. She stared at him with wide eyes, her clear pupils gradually growing moist.

"W-why? We—we only started dating yesterday, didn't we?"

"One day is long enough," Byakuya said calmly.

"But—"

The girl's mind went blank. She couldn't understand what he meant.

And why he was asking to break up.

He'd still been so gentle yesterday. How had he suddenly become like this?

What had she done wrong?

They'd only known each other for seven days, and they'd started dating just yesterday. Yet those brief seven days had given her a feeling she'd never experienced before.

The warmth of being cherished and cared for, the thrilling rush she felt from even the most accidental touch.

Looking at his handsome face, she lowered her head slightly.

Time seemed to pass both quickly and slowly.

The girl clenched her fists. After a long silence, she made up her mind and raised her head.

"Can you give me a reasonable explanation?"

"It's nothing. I'm just tired of you."

"How... can you..."

His words sounded like something a scumbag would say, and they made her head spin.

After all, they hadn't done anything too intimate. At most, they'd held hands, and she was still saving her first kiss.

Even if he was an idiot, he should have dated her a little longer—at least until she'd given him everything—before asking to break up.

Judging by how much she liked him now, she knew she wouldn't be able to hold on to her last boundary.

A month at most, a week at least.

But he'd asked to break up after dating her for only one day. What was he even after?

Was he just trying to toy with her feelings?

Was it fun to watch a girl who liked him suffer?

If so, he'd succeeded.

Byakuya said nothing more. He patted her on the head and walked away.

All that remained was the small figure of the girl crouched on the ground, sobbing.

Only after the girl was out of sight did Byakuya let out a quiet breath.

"Phew."

At the same time, a mechanical voice sounded in his mind.

[Wang Meiyu has broken up. Mission reward: Physical attributes x2]

[Current physical attributes: 2] (Note: the average physical attributes of an ordinary adult are 1)

Physical attributes here included a person's strength, mental fortitude, reaction speed, and so on—in other words, their overall capabilities.

The moment the voice sounded, Byakuya felt a surge of power flow through his body.

Before this, he'd been an ordinary person. Thanks to years of exercise, his physique was about on par with the average adult's. Now, he felt like he could take on several adults at once and beat them.

After gaining real power, his mood gradually improved, and the little sadness he'd felt over the breakup slowly faded.

There really wasn't much to be sad about.

They'd only known each other for a week. Even if they'd shared a few sweet moments during that time, their feelings hadn't run all that deep.

He didn't believe Wang Meiyu could have fallen in love with him after just a few days. At most, she'd developed a little affection for him.

Judging by the girl's expression, she was probably just feeling down because it was her first relationship, and she'd had some romantic expectations.

Still, this was for the best.

While she was still young, he'd help her understand just how cold and heartless the world could be.

That way, she wouldn't get swindled by some scumbag in the future and lose everything because she was too trusting.

Thinking about it that way, he suddenly felt like he'd done a good deed.

"Haha..."

He gave a couple of dry laughs, then felt his amusement fade.

"Ah... I guess it's not that easy to let go after all."

He thought of their time together, and of Wang Meiyu's pure, adorable face, with its hint of stubbornness.

He remembered how cute she looked when she acted coy with him.

He'd only been trying to complete the system's mission, but this task was way too harsh.

This had been his first proper relationship, and it had ended just like that...

To keep them from getting too attached, he'd made himself break things off decisively. That was why he'd brought it up the very next day.

"System, can I still go back and date her?"

The mission was already complete. It shouldn't matter if they started dating again, right?

[The host cannot date a mission target again within three months of breaking up. Otherwise, the reward will be considered invalid, and the system will temporarily reclaim it until the host breaks up with the target.]

"Fine..."

He didn't think he had the nerve to go back and date her anyway.

With a sigh, he walked home.

A little background.

He was a transmigrator. He'd died in an accident before graduating from college and been reborn in this Sakura country as the heir of a certain underworld organization.

The dullness of his previous life had left him feeling empty. After being reborn, he'd thought he could do whatever he wanted and experience the unrestrained life of the upper class.

But his good fortune didn't last. When he was seven, his family was wiped out by an unknown force.

Some of his relatives were killed, and others were captured.

His butler—a seemingly unfathomable old man—protected him.

And so, another eleven years passed.

Throughout that time, the old man's seemingly kind face always wore a stern expression.

He was always saying things like, "Young master, you must avenge the head of the family!" "Young master, have you finished today's training?" "Young master, if you keep this up, you'll ruin your life!"

Damn it!

Do what you want, or don't. Whatever.

He'd never even met his mother, and he'd almost forgotten the father he saw less than once a year.

You needed a reason to seek revenge. He wasn't some clueless little kid who could be fooled that easily.

Revenge? Maybe in his next life!

If you wanted revenge, why didn't you do it yourself?

Byakuya looked at the old man's hopeful face with scorn and walked through the villa's entrance.

"Young master, please take a look at this document."

The old man spoke unhurriedly, handing him an envelope.

Byakuya opened it and found an admission letter inside.

"Advanced Nurturing High School?"

"Yes. This is the school you'll be attending. I hear that 99.9% of its graduates find jobs."

"What about the remaining 0.1%?"

"Um..." The old man touched his black-and-white hair and looked at him in confusion. "Why do you ask, young master?"

"Nothing. I was just curious."

"Oh..."

"..."

Things grew awkward for a moment, but the old man's excellent professionalism soon helped him recover.

"Young master, if you have no objections, please get ready. The school year starts next month."

"Fine. But can I ask why I have to go to this school?"

"Well, its graduates have very promising prospects. Some of the most outstanding ones can even influence the country's political landscape. If you're going to get revenge, young master, you need to enter the upper echelons of this country. That's the only way you'll have a chance to investigate who destroyed the family."

"You really think a lot of me, old man." Byakuya looked at him scornfully once more.

"I believe you have a talent for it, young master."

"What makes you think that? Haven't I always had average grades? My physical fitness is average, too. I don't have any talent worth praising. If this school is so impressive, its students must be extraordinary. Am I supposed to go there just so they can make a fool of me?"

"That's not the kind of talent I meant." The old man looked at him with a serious expression. "When you were in elementary school, you got involved with your homeroom teacher. In middle school, you even caused the two prettiest girls at school to fight over you. And there's also—"

"Wait— you've got it wrong!" Byakuya hurriedly cut him off. "That elementary school thing was because the teacher was a lolicon... I just talked to her a little more than usual, and then she..."

"But you didn't resist."

"She was so pretty. Why wouldn't I..."

"??"

"Forget it. Let's not talk about that."

Byakuya shook his head, and the heat in his face dissipated. "I get it. You want me to live off women, right? Rely on them?"

"That's not entirely wrong."

"Can't I do it myself? Why do I have to rely on women?"

"Ah, young master. You never do the tasks I assign you, and whenever I tell you to exercise, you just slack off. This is the only path I can take. I don't have a choice..."

The old man's aged face grew even more despondent.

Byakuya glanced at the silver strands hidden in the old man's black hair, momentarily losing himself in thought. His expression softened a little.

It was true that he didn't like how long-winded the old man was, but he'd always been there to take care of him. Compared to his father, whose face he could barely remember, the old man felt more like family.

Given how loyal the old man had been, Byakuya had no reason to refuse.

Just then, the system prompted him.

[Next breakup target: Horikita Suzune. Mission reward: Physical attributes x2]