Classroom of the Elite, I Can Add Points Infinitely Chapter 35

[Achievement Completed: Become the first class in the history of Advanced Nurturing to be promoted to Class A in the Behavioral Standards Exam, Source Power +4]

[Monthly automatic acquisition of Source Power due to long-term influence: 4 units]

[Source Power: 17→28 (Current efficiency: 4 units per month)]

His total Source Power suddenly increased to 28 units, meaning he now had 18 units of Source Power at his disposal.

Without hesitation, he invested the majority of his Source Power into the final life-saving talent he had long since planned—

[Turn Misfortune into Good Fortune lv.0 (0/?) → Turn Misfortune into Good Fortune lv.1 (0/2)]

[Source Power: 28→12 (Current efficiency: 4 units per month)]

Hiss~

It evaporated 16 units of his Source Power in one go; the cost to solidify this talent onto his personal panel was even more outrageous than Erudition.

More importantly, when the skill Erudition was first solidified onto the panel, it started at lv.3, yet Turn Misfortune into Good Fortune only began at lv.1.

However, thinking about it, that was perfectly normal.

After all, skills could be researched and learned later in life, whereas talents were things that, if you weren't born with them, no amount of pursuit would ever grant them to you.

At least, that was certainly the case in this world, which lacked the extraordinary and possessed no advanced genetic technology!

But the heartache only lasted for a moment.

To Aragaki Shun, Source Power was meant to be used for strengthening; as long as it could truly enhance his foundation, this investment was worth every bit.

Thinking this, he decisively poured the remaining two units of freely disposable Source Power into this new talent.

[Turn Misfortune into Good Fortune lv.1 (0/2) → Turn Misfortune into Good Fortune lv.2 (0/3)]

With that, Aragaki Shun's entire panel took on a brand-new look—

[Name: Aragaki Shun

Strength: 10

Physique: 10

Agility: 10

Spirit: 10

Skills: Combat lv.4 (2/5), Writing lv.4 (2/5), Erudition lv.4 (1/5), Miscellaneous

Talents: Danger Sense lv.5 (0/10), Immunity to Poison lv.5 (0/10), Immunity to Disease lv.5 (0/10), Turn Misfortune into Good Fortune lv.2 (0/3)

Pending Condensation: None

Source Power: 12→10 (Current efficiency: 4 units per month)]

The young man looked at his personal panel, now maxed out in life-saving capabilities, and nodded inwardly.

In the 21st-century modern society dominated by technology, as the heir to a wealthy and powerful family with both influence and money, he no longer feared poisoning or illness. Even if he encountered an accident or assassination, his talent Danger Sense would provide an intuitive warning in advance.

When his intuition warned of danger but he couldn't dodge it, the metaphysical talent Turn Misfortune into Good Fortune would come into play.

One might ask, in such a foolproof situation, what other factors could possibly kill him?

It wasn't as if a world war or an apocalyptic crisis would suddenly break out, forcing all of humanity to ascend to heaven together, right?

Shaking his head, Aragaki Shun cast such unreliable thoughts out of his mind.

In any case, by the time the talent Turn Misfortune into Good Fortune reached level 5, even if an event that wiped out all of humanity truly occurred, he would definitely be on the list of the final survivors.

With so much time in between, it was enough for him to continue accumulating Source Power and find ways to complete further enhancements.

Just like that, filled with a sense of security, Aragaki Shun slept soundly that night.

The next afternoon.

After school, Aragaki Shun walked toward the library along his usual route.

The journey was uneventful, and the young man was bored, pondering the effects of his new talent. After all, such metaphysical things involving luck were difficult to demonstrate intuitively.

But as it turned out, he was wrong this time; this new talent was actually easier to trigger than he had imagined, and the effect seemed a bit skewed—

At a street corner, Aragaki Shun felt a strange expression on his face as he sensed the sudden softness in his arms.

Just as he reached the corner to turn, he had suddenly collided with a girl who was also turning from the other side.

Aragaki Shun himself was strong and sturdy, so he didn't have any issues, but the figure opposite him looked like she was about to fall to the ground. Instinctively, he reached out to grab her, but for some reason, she stumbled again and fell directly into his arms.

"So, is this also an effect of the talent Turn Misfortune into Good Fortune? Why didn't Danger Sense trigger when someone bumped into me?"

The young man was secretly pondering the cause of this accident when a sudden exclamation reached his ears.

"Ah!"

The girl in his arms retreated two steps in a panic, then quickly crouched down to pick up the device that had fallen from her hands.

It was a digital camera that looked quite expensive, but now the lens was shattered, and there were several obvious cracks on the screen.

"No way... the image won't come up..."

The plain-looking girl with glasses and long, tied-back hair covered her mouth, clearly devastated.

It seemed her digital camera had hit the ground and broken.

Aragaki Shun watched as the girl pressed the power button repeatedly and even reinstalled the battery, but the camera showed no signs of turning on.

"Is the camera broken?" Aragaki Shun stepped forward slightly. "I'll pay the private points to have it sent to a shop for repairs; after all, this accident was my fault."

"No... it was my own carelessness... goodbye."

The girl looked up, as if only just realizing that Aragaki Shun was a stranger, but upon seeing his face, she flinched back two steps in fear, instinctively preparing to turn and run.

"Stop right there!"

Aragaki Shun issued the command firmly, and the girl froze as if struck by a binding spell, trembling all over and not daring to move an inch.

The boy looked speechlessly at the red-haired girl who seemed on the verge of tears. "You're Sakura Airi from Class D, right? Why do you want to run away when you see me? Am I that scary?"

"No... not scary... Aragaki-kun isn't scary at all... it, it's my own..."

Sakura Airi explained eagerly with teary eyes, but given her terrified and uneasy demeanor, no one would believe a word she said.

Fortunately, this was a secluded corner of the Advanced Nurturing High School, and no one else was passing by; otherwise, Aragaki Shun could already imagine the headlines tomorrow about him bullying a plain girl.

"Forget it! Stop talking! Give me the camera!"

Aragaki Shun sighed, feeling a bit weary, and simply reached out his hand for her to pass the camera over.

Sakura Airi tremblingly held up her cherished camera with both hands, her reluctance so apparent that anyone would have mistaken it for Aragaki Shun extorting protection money from her.

"Relax, as the leader of Class A, I'm not going to covet your little trinkets!"

Aragaki Shun took the camera from her hands with a huff, but the red-haired girl didn't seem to hear him at all.

After all, in the eyes of Sakura Airi, the boy was the Great Demon King who had swept through the upperclassmen and threatened three classes of first-years into handing over their private points.

How could she be so unlucky to have offended him of all people!

75. The Effect of Two Talents Combined

Turn Misfortune into Good Fortune, this was the talent Aragaki Shun had only reinforced last night.

But for a high school student with a wealthy family background, financial freedom, no lack of fame or status, and good health, what exactly could count as a lucky, joyous event?

Observing Sakura Airi, who was constantly trying to lower her presence and wanted to run away under his gaze but didn't dare to make a move, the boy seemed to understand something.

If judged by the standards of an average high school student in Sakurajima, Aragaki Shun was undoubtedly at the top of the school's hierarchy, a one-of-a-kind student who lacked for nothing.

In this environment, if one had to say what he was still missing, it could only be what people called youth, right?

Or to put it bluntly, at his age and with his conditions, the fact that he didn't have a girlfriend by his side to spend his days with seemed rather strange, didn't it?

After all, here in Sakurajima, let alone high schoolers, even many middle school students had already been through several relationships.

Because the current society suffered from a severe low birth rate, and influenced by the overall atmosphere of Sakurajima, schools rarely interfered with the ambiguous romantic feelings between boys and girls.

The student body didn't feel embarrassed about dating either; in fact, many boys and girls treated their romantic history as a resume to show off. Conversely, those who remained single after entering high school were more likely to become the targets of teasing within their small circles.

And it must be said that although Aragaki Shun was treated as a son-in-law adopted into a large family in this life, that didn't change the fact that in both his past and present lives, he had never experienced a complete romance.

In his past life, he wasn't a celibate by choice; it was just that due to various pressures in reality, his mindset had always been to establish his career before starting a family, ensuring he could support himself before considering marriage.

So every time his family urged him to find someone to marry, Aragaki Shun would stall if he could, or slip away if he couldn't.

Later, plans couldn't keep up with changes, and in the middle of building his career, he woke up to find he had suddenly transmigrated into another world.

In this life, before he had displayed enough talent, his foster parents just felt he was a good match and, thinking the family wouldn't miss an extra pair of chopsticks, brought him into the Aragaki Family as a son under the guise of a distant relative.

It wasn't until Aragaki Shun showed strength far beyond his peers in every aspect that someone in the Aragaki Family suggested they should just set him up with Ayase and have him become the family heir directly.

Before that, he had absolutely no other thoughts about his foster sister Ayase, especially since she was two years younger than him and was still just a middle school second-year student at the time, not to mention the hints his foster parents had given him about the future.

In fact, even now, he didn't feel that his feelings for Ayase contained any romantic components.

The two of them were simply too familiar with each other.

When Aragaki Shun first transmigrated, his physical age returned to three years old, and he only lived in the orphanage for two years before being taken to the Aragaki Family by his foster parents.

Calculating it that way, having been Ayase's older brother since he was five, they had known each other for eleven years, and he could still recall many interesting things that had happened over those eleven years.

Unknowingly, that little dumpling had gradually grown into a graceful figure; it was truly hard to believe in the power of time.

Under these circumstances, Aragaki Shun believed his feelings for Ayase shouldn't count as romance, but when the Aragaki Family asked if he was willing to change from a foster son to a son-in-law, he only pondered for a moment before simply agreeing.

He didn't care about inheriting the resources and connections of the Aragaki Family.

But thinking that if he didn't shoulder this responsibility, the Aragaki Family would eventually pick some other son-in-law for Ayase in the future.

Rather than letting Ayase marry a stranger who might not be reliable, it was better for him to take care of her for the rest of her life.

The two had already been together for eleven years, so continuing to walk hand-in-hand for decades, or even centuries... that didn't seem like a problem at all.

"A, Aragaki-kun..."

Just as Aragaki Shun was reminiscing about his past life, a weak voice suddenly sounded from the side, waking him from his inner world.

Aragaki Shun looked up and down at the red-haired girl, who was hunching her shoulders and curling into a corner, her eyes darting around in panic.

It was truly difficult to understand why the first time the Turn Misfortune into Good Fortune talent activated, the chosen target was such an unremarkable, plain-looking girl.

Ever since Danger Sense reached level 5, Aragaki Shun had never experienced accidents like bumping into people on street corners again.

This was because before these accidents could find him, his intuition would prompt him to stop temporarily; otherwise, moving forward would result in him being dragged into trouble.

But just now, his intuition had actually failed him.

This immediately made him think of Turn Misfortune into Good Fortune, which he had only upgraded yesterday; it was the only change that had occurred to him recently.

Danger Sense: If you continue forward, you will be bumped into by someone. Warning the host to stop!

Turn Misfortune into Good Fortune: The danger is minimal, the gain is significant. Overriding the warning above.

Imagining the process of these two talents interfering with each other, Aragaki Shun didn't even know what kind of expression he should be wearing right now.

Could it be that his decades of single life, combined from his past and present lives, had become so severe that even his talents couldn't stand it anymore?

Or was it actually his own deeply repressed instinctual desires causing trouble...

"If you want to ask something, just ask. It's not like I'm going to eat you."

Watching Sakura Airi's timid appearance as she hesitated to speak, Aragaki Shun couldn't help himself anymore.

Didn't you just call my name a moment ago?

How come the moment I turn my gaze toward you, you don't say a single word?

"I am so sorry!" The red-haired girl bowed hurriedly to apologize, then tentatively asked, "Um, excuse me, where, where are we going now?"

Aragaki Shun: "..."

You don't even know where we're going, yet you just followed me so timidly?

Why does it feel like this person is incredibly easy to kidnap?

"Didn't I just say? Since I broke your camera, I have to take responsibility and return it to you in good condition."

"I remember there is an electronics store in the shopping mall; they should be able to handle repairs."