You Better Be Here to Make Friends!

"Hey! Ju Fan, get up already!"

In the morning, being woken up by a cute, beautiful girl would normally be a great honor—it's as rare as being hit by an apple falling from a tree, a treatment every male comrade dreams of.

That is, provided the tone is gentle; however, the tone of the girl currently stepping on Ju Fan could hardly be called gentle. She sounded like a delinquent with a nasty personality, ready to beat you up the moment things didn't go her way.

No, she was already kicking him. If not for the fact that Ju Fan had practiced Tai Chi and possessed a relatively sturdy body, he surely would have been injured by the force of that blow.

"Miss Kikyo, could you please remove your precious foot!"

The name of this girl with short brown hair and a cute face was Kikyo Kushida, and this nasty attitude was enough to completely erase her cuteness. Yet, this was the true self she only revealed when the two of them were alone.

When others were around, she would transform into a perfect, beautiful girl with a sweet smile and a gentle personality. Ju Fan often wondered if she suffered from a split personality.

This also showed that Kikyo's trust in Ju Fan had reached such a level. A month ago, they had been total strangers, yet it took less than a day to go from strangers to this current state, all because...

[Friend System activated. Granting one 100% success rate random Hypnosis attempt. Automatically using. Randomly drawing... Kikyo Kushida has been successfully hypnotized. For detailed information, please silently contemplate the System Panel.

Newbie tutorial complete. Farewell!]

This was the first voice Ju Fan heard after regaining consciousness. However, the voice sounded like an office worker rushing to get off work, carelessly finishing the task before falling into silence.

[System Panel]

Name: Shinomiya Ju Fan

Age: 15

Skills: Hypnosis Lv1, Clairvoyance Lv1, Taming Lv1

Hypnotized Targets: Kikyo Kushida (Affection: 100 (max). The other party views you as an unwavering best friend, will never betray you, and will never 'truly' refuse your requests.)

Friend Points: 1000

This was Ju Fan's Friend System panel. Besides this, there was a System Shop where almost anything could be bought, but it required a special currency: Friend Points.

As long as others increased their affection for Ju Fan, his Friend Points would increase at a 1:10 ratio to the affection gained. It seemed very simple, but for the extremely egoistic Ju Fan, it was quite difficult.

Though, this skill is best used for making friends...

Although he was quite interested in the System Shop, it was clearly not the time for that now.

Because he was currently riding a bus to school. The bus swayed, and the passengers were almost all young people wearing high school uniforms.

The bus was so crowded that one couldn't help but worry if those frustrated office workers, chased by their jobs, might accidentally commit acts of molestation.

An elderly woman standing not far ahead looked unsteady, as if she were about to fall, which seemed quite dangerous. But since she knew the occupancy rate and still squeezed onto the bus, it could be considered her own doing.

Being able to grab a seat was a stroke of luck, and Ju Fan decided to reach his destination with that relaxed mindset.

"Don't you think you should give up your seat?"

An office-lady-style woman was standing next to the elderly woman, supporting her.

In front of her, sitting squarely in the priority seat, was a burly, blonde-haired boy wearing a high school uniform.

"You sitting there, don't you see the old lady is in trouble?"

The clear voice of the office lady echoed throughout the bus, attracting almost everyone's attention.

"That's a crazy question, lady."

The blonde boy didn't get angry, ignore her, or obediently comply. Instead, he grinned and crossed his legs.

"Why should I give up my seat to this old lady? There's simply no reason for it."

In the blonde boy's philosophy, there didn't seem to be an option for giving up a seat to an elderly person. The office lady seemed quite angered by the boy's words, and it looked like an argument was about to break out.

"If you don't mind, ma'am, please sit here."

Ju Fan couldn't bear to watch the situation escalate, so he took the initiative to give up his seat.

"Thank you, young man."

Seeing someone step up to give up their seat, the argument between the two didn't continue.

After passing by Ju Fan, the office lady expressed her gratitude to him and helped the elderly woman sit down.

Since no one had offered a seat despite the office lady's long persuasion, it was easy to see that this cold society lacked empathy.

Of course, Ju Fan didn't give up his seat out of so-called empathy. As an extreme egoist, he couldn't possibly do something that offered him no benefit.

This was because he noticed many high school students on the bus were wearing the same uniform as him, so there was a high probability they were in the same class. After the commotion caused by the office lady, everyone's eyes were gathered there.

First impressions are the most important, and if his classmates were among the crowd, this friendly act would likely leave them with the impression that he was easy to get along with. This would make things go smoothly when it came to making friends, probably...

"Ju Fan, we're in the same school! That's so great... ah!"

In front of him, a sweet-looking girl with short brown hair walked over while waving. Ju Fan didn't know this girl, but if he wasn't mistaken, this was Kikyo Kushida.

However, the bus seemed to hit a stone or something, causing it to jolt.

Kikyo lost her footing and fell into Ju Fan's arms with a gasp. The orange-scented fragrance and the girl's soft body made his head spin a little. The physical discomfort made him subconsciously want to push her away.

"You dare try to push me away!"

Kikyo seemed to notice his intention, and a cold voice came from below. In her orange-red eyes, it felt as if a demon was staring at him, making him almost unable to breathe.

By the time he noticed, his right foot had already been ruthlessly stepped on.

"Sorry, Ju Fan, I accidentally stepped on your foot. I was just so happy to see you after so long that I wasn't paying attention, ehehe!"

In an instant, it was as if the voice Ju Fan had heard and the scene he had witnessed were just hallucinations. The girl in front of him now was like an angel. The intense contrast made him unable to tell which was reality.

Come to think of it, Kikyo Kushida, a brown-haired girl with such a strong contrast—he felt like he had seen this trope somewhere before. Where could it have been...