Going live tomorrow, same as agreed, minimum 20,000 words, plus the bounty I opened earlier.
Current stats:
Monthly tickets 184 +2,000 words
Recommendations 2,747 +4,000 words
Tips 2,288
Blades 85 +2,000 words
Total 28,000, rounding up, tomorrow I'll update 30,000.
Of course, if the numbers keep rising before tomorrow's update, I'll add more chapters. Yeah, that's it.
Even though the stats aren't great (only 2,813 collections), this book was only approved on November 20th, signed on the 21st, and it's been just two weeks since then. So I'll keep writing. Quitting halfway isn't my style, so rest assured and jump in.
As for update speed, I'll do a minimum of 6,000 words per day. I might merge chapters later, so I won't be rigid about chapter count.
Also, I'll add extra chapters irregularly based on various situations.
Besides that, regarding the plot, I only said the protagonist was a chef in his past life who saw special forces soldiers. I never explicitly said he served in the military, and I've already revised the earlier wording. So don't deliberately claim I'm slandering national soldiers or anything—I really can't bear that.
Also, about people criticizing my writing style—my writing really isn't great, but I don't think it's so bad that people can't understand it, right? I'll try to write more plainly and clearly from now on. If it's still hard to follow, then I can't help it; this kind of thing can't improve drastically overnight.
As for the black tech issue, someone asked why not keep some of the Translation Konjac. I can only laugh. If you're about to die and someone gives you a divine pill saying eating it will save your life, would you eat half to test the effect first? Wouldn't a normal person just eat it all?
And do you plan to give it to someone else? Are you joking?
Then there's the second tech, Value-Added Bank: One Day.
This thing only lasts 24 hours, so at most it multiplies assets by about 9.8 times. With the same principal, isn't the final asset fixed? And this thing jumps every hour based on the remaining time of the principal. In the story, it was never taken out. Instead, 2.09 million was deposited for 24 hours. What's so hard to understand about that?
Someone also asked why use it so early. Let me explain: with the protagonist's body, he needs expensive luxury meals every day to supplement nutrition. In a month, he'd run out of money. And I didn't even give him ginseng or anything.
When you don't know if you'll get more money in the future, why not use it early to make money?
Rather than trusting the school to offer plenty of points opportunities, the protagonist would initially trust the system more.
As for Memory Candy, the protagonist has a whole box of it. What's wrong with taking one to test the effect? Why do people have to nitpick that too?
And someone said the protagonist lived so long in his past life that he'd forget all his knowledge. But why don't you consider that the protagonist spent the entire previous month studying hard?
The protagonist I want to write is just someone who wants to enjoy school life and incidentally lead Class D to promotion.
Maybe I'll deviate from the track sometimes, but I'll try my best to keep writing.
I'll accept reasonable opinions. But if you're deliberately looking for trouble to mess with the author's mindset, don't bother. If you're so good, just write your own book so I can learn from it.
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And of course, thanks to the friends who gave recommendation tickets. But there are too many to list, so spare me the counting. I wish everyone a happy life here!
Also, the flu is rampant lately, and temperatures have dropped sharply. I hope everyone stays warm and avoids getting sick. That feeling—I'm sure no one wants to experience it.
Finally, I'm asking for first subscriptions. Thanks to all the friends who've been supporting this book.
Side note: Reading the comments messed up my writing for a whole day. I need to catch up now. I'm off.
Chapter 64: Huh? Kushida, What a Coincidence
Looking at the somewhat frail Shuichi Kanda, Chabashira sighed inwardly. No helping it—she'd just buy him something to supplement his health.
"How many points do you want?"
?
What do you mean by that?
I didn't say I wanted points?
"What number of points would it take for you to give up fighting Ayanokouji?"
Shuichi Kanda really hadn't expected Chabashira-sensei to think that way. He'd only wanted to tease her a bit, since she didn't act like a proper teacher.
But instead, she thought he was after points? Chabashira-sensei, what the hell is wrong with you?
Seeing Shuichi Kanda silent, Chabashira Sae continued on her own.
"How about 100,000 a month? I've gathered some intel on you. You eat expensive set meals every day, and even when you cook yourself, you pick high-quality ingredients. But even so, 100,000 a month should be enough for you to eat well."
To keep me from fighting Ayanokouji, you want to keep me?
What do you take me for, Shuichi Kanda?
Do I lack your measly 100,000 Private Points a month?
Are you trying to insult me with money?!
"Deal!"
Getting Shuichi Kanda's affirmative answer, Chabashira Sae breathed a quiet sigh of relief. Good—100,000 a month was affordable.
As for Shuichi Kanda going back on his word, that was unlikely. Once you got used to a life of fine food, it was hard to go back to ordinary meals.
Seeing the 100,000 points credited to his account, Shuichi Kanda decided to tell Chabashira-sensei the truth. Otherwise, she'd be too pitiful.
"Chabashira-sensei, actually I still—"
"Don't push your luck."
How was that pushing his luck? He only meant he still had something to say. What was her problem?
Seeing Shuichi Kanda fall silent again, Chabashira-sensei sighed.
"If there's something else, say it."
"Actually, I think you always wearing that stern face isn't great. Could you give me a smile?"
The atmosphere suddenly went quiet, then Chabashira Sae bared a smile like a demon's.
"Is this the kind of smile you meant?"
Backlit by the streetlamp's shadow, Chabashira Sae's face looked terrifyingly eerie. Shuichi Kanda jolted—he might as well have seen a ghost!
"No no no, that's too scary. How about a shy expression instead!"
"Ah! Stop!"
"Sorry, I really did push my luck!"
"Then don't grab my ear..."
After a moment, Shuichi Kanda rubbed his ear and looked at Chabashira, who now seemed utterly refreshed.
"Actually, I just wanted to tell you about today's incident."
"Today's incident?"
"Ah, I was the one who told Ayanokouji to save Yamauchi. Or rather, it was a plan we'd already set."
Chabashira Sae's mind struggled to turn. Why? Saving Yamauchi did you no good. Why would you save him?
Watching the utterly baffled Shuichi Kanda wear a smug look, he proudly laid out his plan to the bewildered teacher—though he kept the contract part confidential.
Terrifying!
This student was too terrifying!
In one move, he'd left most of the class with a common enemy while simultaneously making someone owe him a favor, ensuring they wouldn't easily self-destruct.
On top of that, he'd refreshed his own pitiful image in the class.
As for any other goals, Chabashira Sae couldn't recall them yet, but she felt the impact might go even further.
What other goal? Of course, leaving Class D a scapegoat!
If the day ever came when Class D had to expel someone, Shuichi Kanda could rally the students to sacrifice Yamauchi Haruki.
So, I got swindled out of 10 Private Points? No—100,000 a month!
"Chabashira-sensei, does the 100,000 Private Points a month still count?"
"Get lost!"
Damn adults, never keeping their word!
Chabashira Sae took a deep breath, deciding she couldn't keep talking to Shuichi Kanda, or she'd end up feeling like an idiot.
"That 100,000 counts as next month's advance."
Before leaving, Chabashira tossed out that line, apparently still honoring the monthly 100,000-point agreement.
Shuichi Kanda stretched with satisfaction. After all this time, the food in his stomach had mostly settled. Time to walk back.
He hadn't gone two steps before he spotted a familiar figure by the railing not far away.
Oh, isn't that Kushida Kikyo? What's she doing here this late?
Whatever, he'd say hi.
But the next moment, he froze. What the hell? Was he seeing things?
"So annoying! Thinking you're all that just because you're cute!"
Then came the violent kick against the railing.
Bang! Bang!
Huh, looked like he'd triggered some hidden event.
Shuichi Kanda silently pulled out his phone and started recording...
Though the camera flash and shutter sound couldn't be disabled, the recording only gave a notification at the end. As long as he ended it right when she kicked the railing hard, she'd never notice.
"Annoying! Annoying! Annoying!"
Bang! Bang! Bang!
"Why doesn't someone like Horikita just die! That bitch!"
Just like that, he watched Kushida vent for nearly a minute before she finally stopped.
Shuichi Kanda had already ended his secret recording and put his phone away.
"Cough, cough!"
The sudden sound of coughing made Kushida's entire body tense up. She mechanically turned her head and saw Shuichi Kanda standing under the streetlamp.
"Ka...nda...? Why are you here?"
"Chabashira-sensei asked me to come discuss something."
At the mention of Chabashira-sensei, Kushida's expression immediately grew tense.
"Chabashira-sensei? Where?"
"She left five minutes ago."
Five minutes. She herself had only been here for two or three minutes, so Chabashira-sensei definitely wasn't around. Breathing a quiet sigh of relief, Kushida looked up at Shuichi Kanda over there.
"You... saw everything?"
Kushida's expression was extremely unpleasant, her voice very low—completely different from her usual little angel demeanor. But for some reason, Shuichi Kanda found this version better, and her voice was much nicer than that usual cutesy act.
"If I said I didn't hear it, would you believe me?"
Shuichi Kanda deliberately put on a helpless expression as he walked toward Kushida.
"Besides, I've long suspected you weren't what you usually show. Sure enough, this is the real you."
Humans can't be flawless, nor can they be friends with everyone. Even a saint has likes and dislikes—after all, people aren't machines with preset code. So Kushida being like this, Shuichi Kanda found it normal, found it human.
"You've been acting sweet and cute all the time, must have built up a lot of pressure, right? I was wondering when you'd let it out. Didn't expect I'd stumble right into it—what a coincidence."
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