Chapter 92
[Source Power: 13→18 (Current efficiency: 4→5 per month)]
Aragaki Shun first noticed that his monthly efficiency in acquiring Source Power had inexplicably increased to 5.
Filled with doubt, the boy concentrated his mind, feeling the channel of Source Power growing stronger within his body. It was like a pipe, constantly drawing power from all things in the universe through some unseen connection.
[Source Manipulation] is Golden Finger he acquired after transmigrating, similar to an instinctive talent, superpower, or divine ability.
Even though Aragaki Shun couldn't fully grasp its essence, he could still understand some of the superficial aspects if he wanted to.
The next moment, countless pieces of information flooded the Personal Panel again. When the boy looked at it, this information was automatically converted into intelligence that Aragaki Shun could understand, explaining the cause and effect of everything to him.
"So that's how it is, it was just half a coincidence!"
After figuring everything out, Aragaki Shun sighed with some disappointment.
He had initially suspected that his Golden Finger might have a hidden dual cultivation function, allowing him to quickly acquire Source Power simply by achieving yin-yang harmony. However, the truth told him that there was no such thing as a free lunch in this world.
The reason why the efficiency of obtaining Source Power every month on the Personal Panel has suddenly increased is simply because his influence in the outside world has indeed been growing, and it just so happens to have a qualitative change today, which is reflected on the panel.
Tsk~ It's been a while since I arrived at Kodo Ikusei Senior High School. If it weren't for the panel reminding me, I would have almost forgotten that I also have an identity as a well-known light novel author in the outside world.
In the first month of the school year, his editor, Ms. Kagurazaka Ayame, came to the school and took away his third new book.
Looking back now, two months have passed, and with the publisher's vigorous promotion, the book must have indeed had a certain degree of impact.
However, compared to his one-off achievements in Advanced Nurturing fields, the Source Power brought by this kind of public influence is more about a slow and steady process, and it is easy to overlook when there is no change over a long period of time.
Having grasped the secret, Aragaki Shun was deeply satisfied and then turned his attention to the two achievements mentioned above—
[Achievement Completed: Transformation of Growth, something seems to have changed, Source Power +4.]
This must be referring to the time he spent growing up with Chihiro last night, but why is something like that considered an achievement, and why did it suddenly provide so much Source Power?
Aragaki Shun was somewhat speechless, but feeling the power within him becoming increasingly familiar, he inexplicably felt a strange mix of emotions.
For the boy himself, this matter is indeed quite important, so will the acquisition and use of Source Power be affected by his own state of mind?
Because his change in mindset led to a change in behavior, which indirectly caused changes in the future of the world?
Or is it simply because he has become more integrated into this world?
After all, the information revealed in that second achievement was somewhat subtle.
[Achievement Completed: Community of Destiny. Your connection to this world has increased, Source Power +1.]
"Community of Destiny, Chihiro...?"
Softly murmuring the five words displayed on the panel, Aragaki Shun unconsciously fell into thought.
So his Golden Finger really does have some dual cultivation function!
No, that's not right. This shouldn't be considered dual cultivation; it's just a simple binding of luck.
Since last night, no matter how things develop in the future, Shiranami Chihiro's fate is inseparable from his.
To put it arrogantly, as the only extraordinary being in this world, Aragaki Shun certainly cannot defeat the entire world by himself. However, if he focuses his attention on only a small group of people, then no one can stop him from doing whatever he wants.
At the very least, Shiranami Chihiro certainly didn't have the ability to refuse him.
In other words, this relationship did indeed begin because of Shiranami Chihiro, but how their relationship will end in the future depends solely on Aragaki Shun's will; the girl's own thoughts seem unimportant.
"Hehe~ In that case, I might actually have a chance to learn from our ancestors, constantly forging connections with beautiful girls, acquiring their Source Power through a destiny-binding method, and ultimately achieving rapid growth through this Community of Destiny."
He jokingly told himself this, but after an Aragaki Shun decisively suppressed the tempting idea.
Modern society is not the primitive era in which the Yellow Emperor lived; more importantly, the effort and reward in modern society are completely disproportionate.
Students who are able to come to Advanced Nurturing are all people with great fortune in this world. The fortune that Chihiro carries can even be considered to be above average among the freshmen of her year.
Even so, Aragaki Shun and she become Community of Destiny, they can only gain one Source Power at a time, not to mention the girls who are not lucky enough.
Forget it, let nature take its course. Winning over girls takes time and effort, and with more girls, you'll have to put in even more effort to maintain your harem. It just doesn't seem like a worthwhile endeavor.
Taking a deep breath, Aragaki Shun banished the erotic thoughts from his mind.
Tsk~ They say human desires are like a boulder rolling down a mountain; once you start, you can never stop.
Thinking about it now, it does seem to be true.
Just last night, he and Chihiro took that step for the first time, but only the next day, he was already dissatisfied with the status quo and began to crave more.
"Mmm~"
Just as Aragaki Shun was lost in thought because he had nothing to do, Chihiro, whose cheek he was stroking, seemed to sense something and slowly opened her eyes, still somewhat dazed.
Having been thoroughly exhausted the night before, the girl was still somewhat disoriented as she regained consciousness. Sensing the warmth beside her, she instinctively reached out and snuggled closer.
"Aragaki-kun, hug and kiss..."
"Now that you're awake, you should get up. Even though it's Saturday and you don't have to worry about being late for school, you still need to eat breakfast on time."
Holding the girl's delicate body close to his, Aragaki Shun pinched Chihiro's nose, making her pout and say, "No, please, Aragaki-kun, coax me a little more."
"How do I coax you?" Aragaki Shun feigned indifference. "If you keep rubbing against me like this, I'll just have to eat you up like dessert."
"Huh~ Huh!" Startled by the boy, and recalling their entanglement last night, Shiranami Chihiro immediately perked up.
The girl, her face slightly flushed, pushed away Aragaki Shun and picked up the blanket to cover herself.
"I'm still a bit tired, so I can't make it this morning."
Mingming's mother once said that girls have an advantage over boys in this area.
She tried her best last night, so why does Aragaki-kun still seem unsatisfied?
"If you know it won't work, then don't try to seduce me on purpose."
Aragaki Shun shook his head, got out of bed and started tidying his clothes, washing his face to calm himself down.
He just had sex last night, and he's still very irritable this morning.
"After you get up and wash up, let's go have breakfast together."
"Last night, Ichinose said she was going to tell everyone in the class today what happened to her in middle school. We can't keep everyone else waiting."
"Oh right, there's something else..." Shiranami Chihiro finally realized.
The girl threw back the blanket, moved to sit on the edge of the bed, and just as she was about to get up, she subconsciously touched her abdomen and looked at Aragaki Shun with an embarrassed expression.
"Um, Aragaki-kun, we didn't seem to use protection last night... Is it really safe?"
Because of the stimulation from Ichinose Honami and Karuizawa Kei, after coming to this dormitory for the second time last night, Chihiro was surprisingly proactive and couldn't help but roll onto the bed with Aragaki Shun.
In a moment of impulse, neither of them prepared any necessary props beforehand, and once they were blinded by love, the girl didn't even consider the possibility of getting pregnant.
Now that the die is cast, and with time to savor that shameful experience, she began to worry about this life-or-death issue.
It's not that I don't want to have a child with Aragaki-kun, but they are both still young, and it would be too early for them to become mothers now.
She still wants to spend a few more years with Aragaki-kun, just the two of them.
Moreover, if she were to become pregnant, she would have no choice but to drop out of school and leave Advanced Nurturing.
But this means we won't be able to fulfill our promise to graduate from Class A together.
Seeing the worry rising on Chihiro's face, Aragaki Shun gently patted her head and said dismissively:
"Don't worry, there won't be any problems!"
"I have the relevant knowledge and know when to do what."
In reality, compared to so-called knowledge, what Aragaki Shun trusts most is naturally his own innate intuition.
During last night's exercise, neither the "Danger Sense" nor the "Turning Turn Misfortune into Good Fortune" indicators gave any special responses, which means there's no need to worry excessively.
Moreover, although Aragaki Shun has always said that he has not yet entered the Transcendent Realm and needs to enhance all his attributes to more than 20 before he can truly generate extraordinary traits within his body.
But to put it bluntly, even though his foundation isn't solid yet, he is still the only Transcendentalist in this world.
He still couldn't estimate the upper limit of the [Source Manipulation] ability. He only knew that as a Golden Finger that transmigrators were born with, its potential definitely surpassed that of many low-level extraordinary beings in many worlds.
Therefore, his intuition told him that conceiving a child would not be so easy.
If one wants to conceive offspring, one usually has to actively expend their Source Power to get a girl like Shiro-nami, who doesn't possess extraordinary qualities, pregnant.
Just as these thoughts were swirling in Aragaki Shun's mind, a chilling premonition suddenly descended from the sky.
Without any reason, as if the world itself was speaking to him, the nameless revelation told him that the offspring he conceived in this world would inevitably carry unimaginable fortune, and as long as they could grow up, the Source Power consumed in their birth would surely be returned with tenfold or a hundredfold rewards.
"???"
What happened?
Is the world pressuring him to have children, hoping he'll follow the path of "many children, many blessings"?
He shook his head vigorously, and soon the premonition completely disappeared, as if it had never happened at all.
Aragaki Shun: "..."
He focused his attention on his two talents, but the premonition never came again.
Looking up at the sky, which was blocked by the ceiling, the boy had an expression of existential doubt on his face.
He discovered that something strange had suddenly appeared on his Personal Panel, without him even realizing it.
[Optional Quest: Inheritance and Procreation - Offer your blessings for the birth of a true genius in this world.]
Aragaki Shun: "..."
He was certain that he had never created anything like "optional tasks".
After all, he created his Personal Panel himself using Source Power, so he can use it however he wants and doesn't need anything else to assign him tasks.
So where did this thing come from?
The Aragaki Shun's mind, as he focused his attention, countless strange pieces of information flowed onto his Personal Panel again, then automatically converted into interpretable information, telling him the origin of all the changes—
As he continuously strengthened himself and absorbed Source Power, when all his attributes reached 11, Aragaki Shun had become the most fortunate being among all life forms on Earth.
It's important to understand that both luck and Source Power symbolize the world's attention.
With this increasing attention, the Personal Panel, which has been constantly interacting with the outside world and receiving information, has finally begun to evolve automatically.
The final result is this [optional task].
The essence of this thing is not difficult to understand, because it is just a screenshot from the Personal Panel showing the trends that have the highest proportion of global attention.
By completing the corresponding tasks, you can earn more Source Power.
"???"
A whole bunch of question marks popped into Aragaki Shun's head.
Right now, nobody else in the world seems to care; everyone's only concerned with whether or not he wants to have children.
Is this some kind of outrageous nonsense?!
Seeing the boy's constantly changing expression, Shiranami Chihiro, who had already let go of her worries, became anxious again.
"What's wrong, Aragaki-kun? Is something really going to go wrong?"
She's going to be a mother in a year?
161. The world yearns for the extraordinary; cohabitation begins.
Seeing Shiro-nami's nervous yet shy expression, Aragaki Shun decisively abandoned the mission of urging the world to be born and began to comfort the girl who had temporarily become somewhat sensitive after losing her innocence.
As for the new optional tasks on the panel, such as inheritance and reproduction... he is still young and not ready to become a father yet. Let's talk about such things when the time is right.
Well, theoretically speaking, given his personality, he would at least wait until he could single-handedly dominate the world and be confident in doing anything before considering the issue of offspring.
Because in this world where he is the only extraordinary one, Aragaki Shun truly has the opportunity to do such a thing, and this future doesn't seem so far away.
If that's the case, then why not do it?
He had so much precious Source Power that he had to carefully manage even when strengthening himself, so there was absolutely no extra resource to waste.
In this situation, if conceiving offspring requires a large amount of Source Power, then it can only be postponed.
In any case, becoming stronger is what he can truly control; there's no need to rush things like having offspring, since he always has plenty of time.
Having made up his mind about this, Aragaki Shun no longer had any other random thoughts when he looked at the task on the panel.
Suppressing superfluous emotions and entering a near-absolutely rational thought process, the young man continuously analyzed why the most prominent tendency in the world's attention towards him was this—
[Optional Quest: Inheritance and Procreation - Offer your blessings for the birth of a true genius in this world.]
Inheritance, propagation, true genius, blessing... A powerful spirit pieced together all the known information, calculated countless possibilities, and finally drew a conclusion based on innate intuition: