Experiencing It Once More

[Your trial membership has expired. The short drama viewing ratio has reverted to 120:1.]

After Akaseki called out in his mind, the system's voice sounded right on cue.

[Starting random playback...]

[Wait!] Akaseki immediately stopped it in his mind.

Akaseki hadn't expected the "stop" command to actually work.

[Who wants to watch your trashy dramas! Where are the rewards? Where are the ads?] Akaseki immediately demanded.

[Would you like to inquire about "ad-free"?]

[Who wants to inquire about ad-free, I want to...]

[You have selected no. Random playback will now begin...]

Akaseki: ???

[Stop! I want to inquire about ad-free!] Akaseki made his choice immediately.

Akaseki realized that this so-called "platform" was acting dumb on purpose. It seemed that no matter what, it just wanted him to watch first, and every option could be twisted into "random playback."

However, Akaseki figured it out: inquiring about "ad-free" was fine. Only by inquiring about "ad-free" could he figure out how to avoid being ad-free!

[You are currently a non-member. For every hour of immersive short drama experience, an ad will be inserted, and you will be required to try it out. Opening a membership can exempt you from ads.]

Once an hour?

It seemed...

Not bad?

Membership... he had to be careful. He must not become a member!

[Next, randomly playing the short drama Family Happiness for you. Duration: two and a half years. Total non-member playback time: 180 hours...]

[Wai... wait! 180 hours is way too long, isn't it? I'd die of hunger or thirst, right?] Akaseki felt his scalp tingle; he didn't dare imagine what would happen if he were "unconscious" for 180 hours.

[You can pre-set the immersion time, with a minimum of one hour. You can exit after the first ad appears.]

Akaseki finally breathed a sigh of relief...

To figure out whether every so-called "ad" was a reward, Akaseki chose to try again.

And...

This short drama, was it called Family Happiness?

It sounded much more normal than the previous one, <Ten Years of Bitter Pursuit and Ignored, Why Are You Crying Now That I'm Dead?>, and even had a warm feeling to it. Could it be... that this time it would actually be enjoyable?

[Default control of the "hypothalamus" has been obtained. Automatically enabling control of the "hippocampus" and "amygdala"...]

[Stop!] Akaseki decisively intervened.

[Control of the "hippocampus" and "amygdala" not obtained. You can enable them in the settings...]

Akaseki also discovered that this platform was shameless; as long as he let his guard down even a little, it would default to enabling many permissions!

Once again, there was that sensation of sensory detachment that Akaseki had become somewhat familiar with...

Hong Yan, you are the second son of the Hong family, six years old this year...

Today is your first day of elementary school...

[Hmm? It seems to be another strange world without ninjas...]

[Where would there be so many new clothes? Inheriting your brother's is only right. What is there to feel aggrieved about?]

[Ah? Big brother, it's embarrassing enough that you stole money, but you're actually blaming it on me, your younger brother?]

[Although I can't betray my family, I should still be honest with the teacher... This is also for his own education!]

[What does that mean? The family said I stole it, and my brother was just covering for me?]

[What the hell, are these people sick? Do you even know what family means?]

In one hour, Akaseki experienced about 120 hours within the drama. The plot time had passed by about a month—times like sleeping or attending class were skipped, with about three or four hours of real-time experience per day.

Now...

Regarding this Family Happiness, no matter how Akaseki looked at it, he felt it was a satire—can someone tell me why such a family could use this title?

A father who wouldn't say anything but "filial piety," a fierce and unreasonable mother, a grandmother who doted on her eldest grandson without bottom lines...

Hong Fu stole things, the family lied to the teacher saying Hong Yan stole them, and they lied so much that they seemed to believe it themselves. They actually beat Hong Yan for half the night, repeatedly emphasizing that Hong Yan was unfilial and ungrateful?

Akaseki didn't understand how such a plot could be conceived—was this really not the Senju Old Ghost intentionally trying to disgust us Uchiha Clan members?

However, because the "hypothalamus" was being controlled, even though this matter seemed completely illogical to Akaseki, let alone having any sense of immersion, his emotions were still involuntarily being led along!

This hour felt incomparably long for Akaseki...

During this period, due to his emotional fluctuations, he even felt a cool sensation spreading from his brain to his eyes.

His ocular power even began to gradually increase under the intense emotional stimulation...

When he persisted until Hong Fu demanded that he write his name during the monthly exam, and he refused, Akaseki finally saw the long-awaited GG—this not only meant a "reward," but also meant that he could finally log out.

[Wangjie Full-Body Massager, mimics human hand kneading, moderate pressure, for long hours of office work, full-body soreness, one-touch relief, no need to spend money at a massage parlor, enjoy it easily at home...]

Huh? It's different from the previous GG? Akaseki was stunned at the sight.

Akaseki couldn't understand these GG words at all—what did "long hours of office work" mean? What was "full-body soreness"? Was it from being ambushed and severely injured?

[Product trial in progress...]

I'm starving—

Akaseki couldn't help but groan. Fortunately, there was no one else in the training ground right now—the training ground within the Uchiha Clan compound was very small and couldn't be used for practicing destructive techniques; it was only for physical conditioning, so it was rarely used.

At this moment, Akaseki genuinely felt "sore" all over, but it wasn't a painful soreness, but rather... a refreshing soreness?

[Your physical fatigue has been completely restored, and training effectiveness is temporarily increased...]

After a wave of refreshing soreness, Akaseki sprang up with a kip-up.

"This is..." Akaseki discovered with surprise that he wasn't tired at all anymore.

Although he hadn't pushed himself to the point of draining his very last drop of stamina, he had already trained until he was extremely exhausted. If he had continued, not only would his muscles not have recovered by tomorrow, but the possibility of sustaining hidden injuries would have gradually increased...

Yet now, Akaseki was completely restored!

Although it wasn't as shocking as being directly granted a Lightning Release chakra transformation, this reward was worth the price of admission... as if!

The "torture" Akaseki endured wasn't just one hour, but 120 hours of subjective time!

"Who exactly is arranging this stuff?" Akaseki shuddered.

If it weren't for the fact that his "ocular power" was also increasing, Akaseki felt he would have suffered a massive loss...

However, the increase in ocular power made Akaseki somewhat "addicted." After all, for a member of the Uchiha Clan who had already awakened the Sharingan, increasing the Sharingan was undoubtedly the fastest way to boost his strength.

But the improvement of the "Sharingan" after it was awakened was equally unreasonable. Training chakra could only increase the duration for which he could maintain the Sharingan, which could be considered an indirect improvement, but at best, it only increased his "proficiency." If he truly wanted a fundamental improvement—that is, a direct increase in ocular power—he still needed emotional stimulation...