The Cultivation of a Popular Character
Chapter 34

The Audience's Analysis, Redeeming the Kyogoku Makoto Body, Finally Able to Prioritize Martial Might

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The real world.

Watching the final few minutes of the anime.

Fan Gege stared with wide eyes, his face full of astonishment.

This final plot twist... incredible!

Learning that Money Brother was actually the culprit behind Class D's points dropping to zero was something even Fan Gege, who had seen plenty of anime, hadn't expected.

Even at the very end, seeing that Money Brother's personal points had already exceeded 20 million didn't surprise him nearly as much.

The livestream for the first episode of Classroom of the Elite had ended, and the screen before him turned pitch black, with only the fans' comments scrolling by.

"Screaming (Fan Gege version)"

"Money Brother: Didn't expect that, did you? The villain is me, Dokuho Kouya!"

"Ayanokouji: Horikita, are you sure you can promote to Class A?"

"Horikita: I can."

Aside from a small number of people making jokes, most of the audience was shocked by Dokuho Kouya's appearance at the final moment.

Fan Gege rubbed his face with his palms a few times, then began to share his insights, "This final twist... it really is unexpected."

"In everyone's impression, Money Brother's image was basically that of a good person—like paying for someone to give up their seat to an old lady, hinting at things to Horikita at the convenience store, or standing up for his friends during the club orientation; he left a very good impression."

"Money Brother not only left a deep impression on everyone's hearts, but it was always the impression of a good person, which is why the final twist caught everyone off guard."

Fan Gege paused, "The anime actually already stated that this is a school where merit is everything; classes compete against each other, and only those who graduate as Class A can be considered the winners."

"Money Brother knew the truth about the school on the very first day, so from that moment on, he participated in the class competition in his own way."

"If that's the case, then Money Brother's actions are understandable."

Fan Gege analyzed.

The school's mechanism is just like that; if you want to obtain the school's benefits, you need to defeat the other three classes.

This setting is quite novel and particularly engaging, and Fan Gege had the desire to keep watching.

"But why did Money Brother have to target Class D?"

"Logically speaking, he should be defeating the strongest competitor, Class A."

"To the person above, Money Brother already defeated Class A; he just happened to strike at Class D while he was at it."

"I reckon Class D didn't have many class points to begin with, and after being hit by Money Brother, they just dropped to zero."

"Did everyone not notice the female teacher who appeared at the end? Looking at her dialogue, it seems she was the one who ordered Money Brother to target Class D."

That's right!

Seeing the fans' comments, Fan Gege also remembered the cute, beautiful teacher who appeared at the end.

"Based on my experience, there are only a few reasons why that beautiful teacher would do this."

"One is that she has a grudge against someone in Class D—it could be a student, or it could be a teacher, with the latter being more likely."

"The other is that the beautiful teacher discovered someone in Class D who is exceptionally powerful and could potentially threaten their Class B, so she ordered Money Brother to strike at Class D."

"The last possibility is that she simply wanted to test Money Brother's level, but considering he has already earned so much money, there shouldn't be a need to test him anymore."

In Fan Gege's view, the first two possibilities were the most likely, and they might even exist simultaneously.

But having said that, how on earth did Money Brother earn 20 million points?

Could it be that the school has other hidden rules?

Classroom of the Elite world.

Watching his popularity points grow to 500,000, Dokuho Kouya's mood could be described as quite excellent.

He had painstakingly collected points from the third-year students—wasn't it all to shock the audience once he succeeded?

Now, having reached 500,000 popularity points, it showed that his hard work hadn't been in vain.

Although this popularity count was also influenced by him leading Class B to promote to Class A and wiping out Class D's class points.

But the feat of collecting 20 million personal points in the first month definitely accounted for a large portion of it.

"Open the system shop."

Dokuho Kouya muttered in his heart.

After a month, he opened the system shop once again.

This month, the shop still only had one item.

[Kyogoku Makoto Body]

[Price: 250,000 popularity points]

[Introduction: The peak combat power of the Conan world. After purchasing, you will become a master at the rifle-tier level. However, please be careful not to overexert your strength, otherwise, what awaits you will be an operating table and an autopsy.]

Looking at the newly appeared item, Dokuho Kouya's eyes brightened slightly.

Fine.

Finally, I can prioritize brute force.

At Advanced Nurturing High School, academic grades aren't exactly useless, but they certainly aren't of much use, either.

On the contrary, physical strength can solve the vast majority of problems.

Back during the first-year arc, people often joked that the series relied too heavily on violence to resolve conflicts.

But by the second-year arc, the number of times physical force was used to settle issues only increased.

As a result, the series was mocked by netizens as a vocational school brawl.

Dokuho Kouya isn't the type of violent thug who hopes to solve every problem with his fists.

But in this school, lacking physical strength is truly a troublesome affair.

At the very least, one needs to be capable of self-preservation.

However... with the strength of Kyogoku Makoto, I should be able to dominate this world, right?

Thinking about how he would soon be able to scale walls and tear apart airplanes with his bare hands, Dokuho Kouya felt quite excited.

"Redeem item: Kyogoku Makoto Body."

[250,000 popularity points consumed]

[Kyogoku Makoto Body successfully redeemed]

As the cold, emotionless voice of the system slowly faded, Dokuho Kouya felt his body being enveloped by a mysterious and powerful force, beginning a shocking transformation!

The body he had been so familiar with suddenly felt entirely foreign.

His muscle definition became sharp and hard as iron, seemingly concealing endless power.

At the same time, techniques for controlling that power and knowledge of combat flowed into Dokuho Kouya's body.

"Is this the power of Kyogoku Makoto?"

Dokuho Kouya slowly lowered his head, gazing at his palms as he quietly sensed the surging, torrential power within them.

This strength was so immense that it gave Dokuho Kouya an unprecedented sense of confidence.

Even if a bear appeared before him, he would probably just knock it down with a single punch and keep it as a pet.

Just as he was wondering whether to head to the club building or the karate dojo to test his skills, the student terminal in his pocket vibrated slightly.

Someone had sent him a message.

"Kouya-kun, we agreed to have dinner at Spear Restaurant tonight, then head over to karaoke until nine."

"We'll be waiting for you."

The person who sent the message was Sayo Ando.

While he was out, the people in his class had already made plans for where to hang out.

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