Popularity Points Increase, Class 1-B

Watching the white barrage flowing before his eyes, Dokuho Kouya revealed a satisfied smile.

Just as he had expected, once he displayed a kind side in front of the camera, the audience's favorability toward him began to climb rapidly.

[Netizen "Pikaru512" has increased their favorability toward you, Popularity +1]

[Netizen "This Time, I Allow You to Start" has increased their favorability toward you, Popularity +1]

The system's voice rang out incessantly.

Listening to the chaotic noise in his mind, Dokuho Kouya silently complained, The system is really something; it has to notify me even for just a single point of popularity.

If he were to gain tens of thousands of popularity points this time, wouldn't he have to hear the system's notification tens of thousands of times?

That would be the death of him!

[Host has discovered a system loophole; patching and upgrading now]

[Upgrade successful. Do Not Disturb mode is now enabled. Future popularity gains will no longer trigger notifications in the host's mind]

After the system's voice faded, Dokuho Kouya's mind instantly quieted down; he finally didn't have to hear those annoying prompts anymore.

"It can even perform self-maintenance and upgrades, and so quickly, too." Dokuho Kouya was somewhat surprised. "The efficiency of this system is actually pretty good."

For other people's systems, an upgrade would take at least a month.

His system, however, was able to upgrade in an instant.

Gotta give the system a thumbs up.

"Um... are you really willing to spend this much money just to have me stand up and give up my seat?"

The hesitant voice of the passerby youth sitting in the seat rang out.

Dokuho Kouya snapped back to reality and noticed the expression on the youth's face was full of hesitation.

Perhaps he felt that getting two thousand yen just for giving up a seat felt a bit unreal.

"If you think it's not enough, I can add another thousand."

Dokuho didn't mind spending that much money.

Once he arrived at Advanced Nurturing High School, these banknotes would basically have no chance of being used.

It was better to use them to shape his image and gain more popularity from the audience.

"That's enough." The youth took the two banknotes, quickly stuffed them into his pocket, then stood up from the seat and called out toward the front of the bus, "Grandma, please sit here."

"Thank you, young man."

The grandma smiled kindly and walked shakily toward the vacated seat.

"He's truly a saint, I'm crying."

"Can anyone who's read the manga give us a spoiler? Is this Money Brother the protagonist?"

"Can't spoil it, this is an original anime, there's no manga to reference."

Watching the white barrage appearing before him, Dokuho Kouya revealed a satisfied smile.

Although his act of paying others to give up their seats looked foolish, compared to the other freaks, it could be considered a plus.

Spending only two thousand yen to gain a large amount of favorability from the audience was a very profitable deal for him.

"Congratulations to the host for completing your first appearance."

"Anime perspective has been unlocked; the host can view the plot of the anime through the system."

Hearing the cold voice ring out in his mind, Dokuho Kouya was stunned for a moment.

Good grief, he could actually watch the plot he was starring in?

Dokuho Kouya didn't hesitate to start watching the anime.

After activating the anime perspective, he was instantly able to review the scene that had just occurred from different angles.

Beyond that, he could even know the inner thoughts of certain characters.

"Ayanokouji really did have some unpleasant thoughts in his head, huh."

Through the anime perspective, Dokuho Kouya could clearly see what Ayanokouji Kiyotaka was thinking.

Just like in the original novel, Ayanokouji believed in his heart that young people contributed more to society than the elderly, and therefore were more qualified to enjoy the seats.

The wave of people dropping the show just now was undoubtedly because Ayanokouji's inner thoughts had been discovered by the audience, leading some to find it unacceptable and abandon the anime entirely.

"Huh? Horikita actually has an opinion about me too?"

After finishing the seat-giving scene, Dokuho Kouya was surprised to find that the black-haired girl, who had been quiet since just now, had actually evaluated his actions.

However, it wasn't a very good evaluation.

"Hmph, stupid."

Horikita Suzune kept a straight face, despising Dokuho's actions in her heart.

In her view, Dokuho Kouya, who spent money to do good deeds, was practically synonymous with an idiot.

"Not better than you?"

"If you've got the guts, then give me a handicap."

"Could this heaven-defying girl actually be the heroine?"

Horikita Suzune's inner thoughts naturally stirred dissatisfaction among the audience.

But these matters no longer had anything to do with Dokuho Kouya.

What he cared about was the amount of Popularity Points he had currently obtained.

[Popularity Points: 13120]

His performance just now had already earned him over ten thousand Popularity Points.

Considering that this anime had only just begun airing, there were surely many people who hadn't had the chance to watch it yet as time went on.

When that time came, Dokuho Kouya's Popularity Points would become even higher.

"Open the system shop." Dokuho Kouya muttered in his heart.

As soon as he finished speaking, a somewhat transparent blue screen appeared before his eyes.

[Items available for purchase this month]

[God on the Chessboard: In any board game, you are a god-like existence. Whether it is the greatest masterpiece of the White Room or the youngest Dragon King preparing to eat prison food, wanting to face you on the chessboard is undoubtedly courting humiliation.]

[Price: 20000 Popularity Points]

"Can I only buy one item a month?"

Dokuho Kouya frowned, feeling a bit regretful.

This feeling was just like only being able to collect a paycheck once a month.

Waiting for the shop to refresh was surely just as agonizing as waiting for payday.

Damn it!

Advanced Nurturing High School.

Dokuho Kouya arrived at the school building and quickly found his classroom.

Class 1-B.

"Not bad."

Seeing that he had been assigned to Class 1-B, Dokuho Kouya was quite satisfied.

He had bound himself to the Popularity Character System, and to gain popularity, he needed to showcase himself in front of the audience.

To display a unique side, he needed to create a contrast with the people around him.

Just like on the bus, it was his act of kindness that formed a sharp contrast with the others, which was why he had gained such high Popularity Points.

And so.

Class 1-B, where everyone was a little angel but performed poorly in the original work, was the best tool to set him off.

In the eyes of the audience, Class 1-B was the most united class, yet Dokuho Kouya was a lone wolf, completely out of place with those around him.

After the special exams, Class 1-B would achieve unsatisfactory results, while Dokuho Kouya would perform well and rake in a fortune for himself.

Even if he had been assigned to a different class, Dokuho Kouya might still have gained Popularity Points through excellent performance.

However, being assigned to the underperforming Class 1-B from the original work would undoubtedly maximize the contrast and allow him to earn even more Popularity Points.

"Simply put, Class 1-B lost, but I didn't."

Dokuho Kouya walked into the classroom with a joyful mood.