Chapter 93

So, I'm not seen as a native, legitimate member of this world?

Oh, I'm a transmigrator who has been reborn into a physical body and is living a second life. Oh, that's alright then.

Although he was speechless at the world's idea of using his seed, after thinking about his own origins, Aragaki Shun couldn't say anything more.

At least this world, while not giving him preferential treatment, didn't treat him like an extraterrestrial demon. It allowed him to absorb Source Power and grow, neither supporting nor opposing him... Treating outsiders this equally, what else could he complain about?

As for the world's attention to his potential and the hope that Aragaki Shun could have offspring with a local woman... well, the choice is in his own hands. Given his current situation, he will have to face this issue sooner or later.

What surprised the boy, however, was whether the world really cared so much about the concept of "genius".

As the only Transcendentalist in this world, Aragaki Shun's offspring, conceived with a large amount of Source Power, can still acquire relatively degraded superhuman traits even if they cannot inherit the talent of [Source Manipulation].

Such an existence can certainly be called a "true genius" in this world, and is a direct descendant born and raised entirely in this world.

Thinking about it this way, is the unseen world's instinct to pay so much attention to his descendants perhaps a desire to propel the future toward personal greatness or even transcendence?

Aragaki Shun thought about it and realized that such a thing might not be impossible.

Compared to the human society of his previous life that emphasized collective strength, the world he now lives in seems to lean more towards individual heroism.

Companies like White Room openly and honestly proclaim themselves as artificial geniuses, dedicated to cultivating all-rounders in various fields.

It's worth noting that the White Room has been built for over a decade, yet only Ayanokoji Kiyotaka is considered a "Masterpiece," while the vast majority of other trainees can be seen as failed attempts at training.

Despite this, the secret educational institution was not shut down. Instead, it allowed Ayanokoji Atsuomi to rise to the top of Sakurajima's political scene and potentially become prime minister.

This shows that the Sakurajima executives who invested in the White Room were definitely a bunch of lunatics. In their minds, even if they sacrificed many students, as long as they cultivated a "true genius," it would be enough to make up for all the sacrifices.

As for Advanced Nurturing, this high school, which has a maximum of 160 students per year, is actually being touted as an achievement by the Prime Minister.

This only shows that, although the training models are different, the core idea of Advanced Nurturing still cannot deviate from individual heroism.

In this country, the two most fortunate educational institutions are both like this, from which one can glean insights into the future development trends of this world.

Will my descendants become the key to this world's extraordinary future?

"Forget it, this kind of thing doesn't affect me right now. Instead of thinking about things that far ahead, I should think about whether I can find an opportunity to scam some investment in fertility from around the world."

Suppressing his wild thoughts and having no immediate plan to scam investors, Aragaki Shun turned his gaze to Shiranami Chihiro had just finished dressing and washing up.

That invisible world instinct, whether it's completely unconscious or simply too slow to operate, since it's already set its sights on his child, doesn't even bother to give the child's parents some benefits beforehand.

I always feel that the world's instincts operate in a way that is too rigid and inflexible.

After all, He clearly wanted to usher in an era of extraordinary beings, but He couldn't do anything about it and could only rely on His offspring to guide future development.

In comparison, his talent [Source Manipulation] not only allows him to draw Source Power directly from the world's workings, but also enables him to manifest various miracles, even in a completely magic-free world, leading him onto the path of transcendence... This talent seems to be at a rather high level.

Of course, this is a good thing, as it means his potential is immeasurable.

However, in this barren world devoid of any extraordinary resources, it's uncertain how many years he would need to reach this limit.

Ah~ The road is long and arduous, but if you keep walking, you will reach your destination; if you keep walking without stopping, the future is promising!

After giving herself a little mental encouragement, Shiranami Chihiro finished applying light makeup and strolled over with a mischievous glint in her eyes.

Under Aragaki Shun's strange gaze, the girl took a deep breath, giving herself boundless courage.

Then, she reached out and placed her palm on Aragaki Shun's left hand, interlocking their fingers.

Aragaki Shun: "..."

"Why create such a tense atmosphere for such a simple action? We were in much more intimate positions last night, who knows how many times we did it."

"It's different now." Shiranami Chihiro's face was tense, as if she wasn't leaving the dormitory but heading to a battlefield. "Once I step out of this room, I will be Aragaki-kun's official girlfriend in the public eye. Do you know how much pressure that will put on me?"

"I think instead of worrying about all this nonsense, why don't you focus on improving your physical fitness?"

Gently tapping Chihiro's head, Aragaki Shun said playfully, "No matter how much pressure there is outside, with me protecting you, it's impossible for it to hurt you."

"But when night falls, the pressure you'll face will be from me."

Chihiro's face flushed red instantly. She gently punched the boy's chest. The girl didn't dare say anything more and pulled Aragaki Shun out of the dormitory.

Even if she's shy, she won't let go. She wants to proudly declare to everyone that she's found the world's number one first love.

Hehehe~ Yume and Asako will be so shocked they won't be able to speak later...

The classroom of Class 1-A.

Even though it's Saturday and there are no classes today, everyone in Class A still showed up at Ichinose Honami's call.

"Everyone, I'm sorry, I've let you down as the class's vice-president..."

After mustering up the courage to recount her embarrassing past of stealing hair clips during junior high school, the pink-haired girl felt much more relaxed.

"That's not true at all, Ichinose."

At first, she thought something serious had happened, but after listening, she realized that it was Ichinose confessing, Amikura Mako showed a pained expression on her face.

"We've all done some silly things when we were kids, right?"

"After hearing what you just said, I'm sure of it. Honami-chan is indeed a good person! Right, everyone?"

The other students in the class naturally had no objections to this.

"It was just a hair clip that Ichinose stole. She returned it, knelt down to apologize, and gained the shop owner's forgiveness. It's not something she should regret for the rest of her life."

"Well, perhaps Honami-chan did something wrong, but it's good that he knows his mistake and can correct it. It's really unnecessary to suspend him from school for half a year. Honami-chan is being too hard on himself."

"Actually, when I was in junior high school, I was bullied by a delinquent. I couldn't take it anymore, so I got my friends to beat him up until he was bleeding from the head. That's probably more serious than stealing a hair clip, Ichinose, your little bit of dark history is nothing!"

"And me, I stole things when I was a kid too, I remember it was in the summer..."

Sitting in his seat, with one hand supporting his chin, Aragaki Shun watched with great interest as everyone in the class offered words of comfort to Ichinose Honami.

But I don't know when it started, everyone began to reveal their dark past, Aragaki Shun listened with great interest from behind.

For this reason, he even turned his head to look at Himeno Yuki at the table behind him and made a special joke:

"What are Himeno's dark past? Can you tell me about it?"

"Get lost! Aside from being a bit sharp-eyed, which sometimes makes me a bit of a loner, I have no other dark history."

Himeno's face showed impatience. Ever since she saw Aragaki Shun and Chihiro walk into the classroom hand in hand, the girl had been acting more aloof than usual.

At that very moment, Chihiro gaze had been following Aragaki Shun move, deliberately pursed her lips and adopted a gentle and charming demeanor.

"Are you jealous looking at me like that?"

Aragaki Shun was somewhat surprised, clicking his tongue as he scrutinized Himeno gaze was beginning to turn dangerous.

"Don't worry, even if I date Chihiro, Himeno and I can still be friends for life. If you're unhappy about it, I'll be quite distressed."

Patting Himeno on the shoulder, before she could lose her temper, Aragaki Shun decisively stood up and ran to the podium.

Himeno Yuki: "..."

With his eyes fixed on the spirited young man on the podium, Himeno subconsciously gritted his teeth, silently cursing the other man's scumbag behavior of flirting and running away.

Just then, Shiranami Chihiro, pouting, looked over. Their eyes met briefly before looking away. Himeno let out a soft snort and finally regained her usual calm demeanor.

Forget it, what is she sulking about anyway?

This scumbag already had a fiancée at home, and now he's trying to get his hands on Shiro-nami. It's a complete mess, and I'd better not get involved.

She's always preferred being alone; she doesn't need a boyfriend at all!

"Alright! There's nothing else for this class meeting, except that Ichinose feels guilty and wants to share some embarrassing stories from her middle school days with everyone."

"To be honest, I think this is completely unnecessary, but since she wants to say it, as her classmate, I should naturally support her to the best of my ability."

"The same goes for everyone else. If you have any issues that you don't want to keep to yourself and want to talk to someone, you can come to me, Ichinose, or any one of Kanzaki."

"Remember, we are a team for the three years of high school. If you encounter any problems, don't think about shouldering them alone. As long as you speak up, given the situation in our class, there will definitely be someone willing to lend a helping hand."

Aragaki Shun slammed his hand on the table, drawing everyone's attention, and then calmly stated his attitude towards the matter.

Seeing the still somewhat excited expressions on everyone's faces, the Leader of Class A waved his hand, indicating that everyone was free to move around.

"Alright, class meeting is over. Everyone, go do whatever you want."

After saying that, Aragaki Shun ignored everyone else's thoughts and simply walked to Shiranami Chihiro's desk and pulled her away, causing a series of astonished gasps from the class.

"Hey? Aragaki-kun, where are we going now?"

Feeling quite embarrassed by the commotion from the Class A members behind her, Chihiro's face flushed pink.

"The dormitories arranged by the school are only for single occupancy, and your floor is full of girls while mine is full of boys. It's a bit inconvenient for couples to visit each other every day."

"So I contacted Hoshinomiya-sensei and asked her to help me apply for a suitable apartment. You'll be living there permanently from now on. Let's go check out the place together."

Aragaki Shun chose a 1LDK apartment, which includes a bedroom, a living room, and a kitchen, making it suitable for a couple.

In Tokyo, the average rent for a 1LDK apartment is around 150,000 yen, and you'll also need to prepare a deposit and key money at the beginning.

However, with Advanced Nurturing, you only need 100,000 Private Points per month to apply for the corresponding configuration, which is quite cost-effective overall.

After all, apart from a few wealthy students, very few students can afford such a demand.

Most students don't even have 100,000 yuan a month for living expenses, so how could they possibly be willing to spend that much money to rent an apartment?

Even if you start dating and want to live together, it's not a problem to squeeze into a private dorm room.

However, Shiranami Chihiro had no other thoughts on this; in her eyes, since Aragaki Shun had arranged it this way, it must be the most reasonable.

Needless to say, the girl was now completely in a state of confusion and disorientation.

Starting today, will my cohabitation with Aragaki-kun begin?

162. July arrives; Koenji transfers to the Katsuragi Class?

"I never expected that Aragaki and Chihiro would actually start dating. I'm so happy to see that!"

"However, while our school doesn't oppose normal relationships between students, we still need to be mindful of boundaries and remember not to cause any serious harm."

After bringing Aragaki Shun and Shiranami Chihiro to the rented apartment and completing the formalities for them, Chie Hoshinomiya teased and warned the newly-in-love couple.

Well, for Hoshinomiya, the main focus should still be on Shiranami Chihiro.

Having spent some time with the students in the class, she was quite confident in Aragaki Shun, but the situation was less certain about Shiranami Chihiro.

Based on her experience, someone like Shiro-nami, who is obsessed with love, is most prone to making irrational decisions in the heat of the moment.

She certainly didn't want to see her students drop out of school halfway through because of pregnancy; the thought of it was just too embarrassing.

"Alright, now that everything is done, Hoshinomiya-sensei, your role is over."

Seeing the Class A homeroom teacher making a suggestive look at his girlfriend, Aragaki Shun rolled his eyes, took the room key from her hand, and immediately waved for her to go somewhere cool and stay there.

"Waaaa~ Little Aragaki is such a bad guy, turning his back on me so quickly."

Deliberately feigning a sad expression, Hoshinomiya patted Shiro-nami on the shoulder, "Chihiro, remember to take care of yourself. Your boyfriend is quite popular at this school."

Shaking his head helplessly, Aragaki Shun entered the apartment and looked around. It had a bedroom, a living room, and a kitchen. The balcony was a free gift and didn't take up much space. The bathroom was also more spacious than the one in the student dormitory.

Overall, compared to the single dorm rooms provided by the school, this apartment, which costs 100,000 yuan per month in rent, is indeed much more spacious and perfectly adequate for two people to live together.

More importantly, the bed is quite large, so there's plenty of space for two people to move around freely.

After seeing off the unruly homeroom teacher, Shiranami Chihiro came in, sat on the edge of the bed, patted it with her hand, and nodded in satisfaction. "Are we going to move in here from now on?"

"It's up to you. Just set up all the necessary household items, and we can come and stay with you whenever we have time."

Aragaki Shun sat down, picked up the girl and placed her on his lap. "It's quieter here, and we don't have to worry about disturbing the students in the Dormitory Building."

"But we can still live in our own dorms on weekdays. After all, everyone in Class A lives there, and it's easier to get along if we live on the same floor."

"Hmm~" Feeling the heat rising beneath her, Shiranami Chihiro blushed. "I understand."

In short, this apartment is just a special place for the two of them to be intimate; it's better to stay in the dorms most of the time, right?

After figuring this out, Chihiro vaguely realized that, at some point, her uniform and skirt had been taken off and thrown aside.

The short-haired girl, who had only officially grown up last night and had already developed a taste for romance, had tears welling up in her eyes. She wrapped her arms around the man's neck, and her body temperature began to rise.

Indeed, we really can't live here every day, otherwise neither I nor Aragaki-kun will be able to resist.

Aragaki-kun's stamina seems limitless, but his body can't withstand this kind of daily torment...

Time passed slowly like this.

There were no Special Exam in June, and after Sakayanagi was punished for spreading rumors, the other first-year students didn't seem to have any intention of taking the initiative.