Please Do Not Throw Objects From Heights, and That Includes People!

Everyone was a protagonist at this celebration, so Ju Ji didn't receive any special treatment... probably. Well, his classmates were indeed much more enthusiastic; if this were a drinking party, he would have surely collapsed by now.

"What a miserable sight. Should I call it self-inflicted? Still, being this popular is somewhat enviable."

"Is that so? I, for one, think that if it were Suzune, you would certainly have done better than me."

"My excellence is beyond doubt. But it is also a fact that your abilities are greater than mine; I cannot do the same things you do. However, I suppose it wouldn't be too far off."

Suzune's self-assessment was as high as ever. There couldn't be many people who could boast about themselves so majestically like she did. But wasn't her evaluation of Ju Ji a bit too high? Someone like her, other than her brother, actually admitting she was inferior to someone else.

"Should I say as expected of Suzune? That answer is very much your style. But don't you sometimes feel that it doesn't matter what happens to this world?"

"Unfortunately, I have never been pessimistic about my own life. This isn't the kind of question you would ask. What exactly are you trying to ask?"

Seemingly unable to imagine Ju Ji would bring up such a question, Suzune wore a look of surprise.

"I was wondering, what is the point of people working tirelessly in a meritocracy?"

"That is obviously for one's own sake, are you an idiot? Improving one's own qualities and engaging in work with social status. It's all so one can live a better life."

Suzune answered as if it were a matter of course, and it wasn't as if he couldn't understand. Attending high school, university, or graduate school was mainly to find the best possible job in the future. In his past life, Ju Ji had done the same.

Of course, there were also those who had been chasing their dreams since childhood; for instance, Sudo's dream was to become a professional athlete. But those were only a very small minority, and one could easily set goals that they could never achieve.

"Then Suzune, what do you want to be in the future?"

"I haven't decided yet. Because I have infinite possibilities, after all."

No, for Suzune to say she had infinite possibilities was a bit much; at the very least, your chest won't be growing any further, right?

Besides, this was just an excuse she used before finding a goal; it was impressive that she could use it to brag about herself.

"What you're going to do in the future... I feel like you definitely haven't been thinking about it."

"Don't make assumptions. Just because you aren't thinking about it doesn't mean others aren't. I have the grand goal of starting a harem."

Upon hearing Ju Ji's reply, Suzune made a gesture of covering her forehead.

"Fine, I feel like an idiot for even asking you. Don't choose such an unrealistic dream; wouldn't it be better to think of something more realistic?"

"What's unrealistic about it? It's only because it's possible that I chose this dream."

"Coming from you, who barely has any friends... no... excuse me, you have quite a few friends now. In any case, pick another one."

That's right, Ju Ji had quite a few friends now. He had already established relationships with Hirata, Kikyo, Suzune, Sakura, Ike, and Sudo—six people. In a class of only forty, this definitely couldn't be considered few. So, Suzune could no longer use this reason to refute him.

But for some reason, Suzune seemed unexpectedly persistent about him changing his dream.

"If I really have to change it, I guess it would be to find a rich woman and live off her."

"Hahaha, what is that? I never expected you to have such a dream. I don't know whether to say you have no ambition or what. It's a real waste for someone as capable as you."

Upon hearing the dream Ju Ji mentioned, this woman, Suzune, actually laughed until she doubled over.

"What's that? Don't look down on this dream."

This was a dream he hadn't achieved in his past life until he died in an accident. Of course, now that he possessed the system, he already had infinite possibilities. Naturally, his goals would be set a bit higher.

"No, I didn't mean to mock you. Everyone has their own aspirations. There's nothing wrong with that kind of dream. At least it's much more practical than that 'starting a harem' dream. In that case, perhaps I could help you achieve it."

"Shinomiya, you are the protagonist of this celebration, you can't just stay in the corner. Come over and join the fun! Sorry, Horikita, we're borrowing Shinomiya. Sudo, let's carry him over!"

"Suzune, what did you just say? Your voice was too low, I didn't hear it clearly... Also, Sudo, Ike, this is too dangerous, put me down!"

Perhaps because Suzune's self-muttering was too quiet, combined with the noisy environment of the celebration, Ju Ji didn't hear what she said afterward. Then, he was forcibly carried away by Sudo and Ike, who had found him.

"Everyone, we've captured the protagonist of the event. Let's take a photo of him being tossed into the air. It will surely become a great memory later."

"This is too dangerous!"

"It's fine, Shinomiya, I've got you."

Sudo, your large build is indeed reassuring, but this is completely different from tossing a person high into the air. And this was while Ju Ji had a slight fear of heights. Unfortunately, everyone's spirits were high now, and they wouldn't listen to his weak protests.

"Sudo, be careful, don't let Shinomiya drop."

"Don't worry, I'll keep an eye on him, Hirata."

"Everyone get ready, the photo is about to be taken. One, two, three... click!"

In the end, the photo of Ju Ji being tossed into the air was finally captured, complete with his distorted expression. However, thanks to Sakura's superb photography skills, the photo actually looked both funny and cute. It fully captured the lively atmosphere.

"Well done, Sakura. I'm going to make this photo my phone wallpaper and admire it every day. Sakura, send it to me later!"

"Me too, give me a copy as well!"

"Hey, what are you doing with someone else's dark history!"

"Give it up, Shinomiya. This is also a sign of how popular you are with everyone."

In the end, under the cute offensive of Sakura, he gave up on trying to get his photo back. Being popular with his classmates was good news for him. But couldn't it be expressed in a different way? For example, like how the students of Class B handed all their points to Ichinose for safekeeping. He would be more than happy to be treated as a small treasury.

But he also knew he didn't have the charisma of Ichinose; it was impossible for him to achieve such a thing. Although the process wasn't ideal, as long as the ending wasn't bad, it was perfect. That's right, this was fine.

Finally, after the celebration ended, everyone asked the staff to help take a group photo of Class C (Ju Ji), and in it, Hirata was smiling exceptionally brightly. Perhaps this was the scene Hirata had been chasing ever since he arrived at high school. Unexpectedly, it felt quite nice...