Nebula Kotetsu: I'm a Person of Principles

[Ding!]

[Detected that the host has confessed to the plot character Rin, dealing a critical hit to Obito!]

[Task complete! Contrast System activated!]

In an instant, the panel content shifted.

[Host: Nebula Kotetsu]

[Charm: 99.]

[Equipped Title: Hand of the Succubus (Your hands possess magical power; please be cautious with physical contact with the opposite sex).]

[Chakra: Less than 0.01 Kaka, Status: Exhausted]

[Taijutsu: Lv0.]

[Ninjutsu: Body Flicker Technique Lv0, Basic Chakra Extraction Lv0.]

[Genjutsu: None]

[Inventory: 100x Taijutsu Move Amplification Card *1.]

Obito approached rapidly. Nebula Kotetsu had no time to examine the details and immediately used the 100x Taijutsu Amplification Card.

It didn't work!

Following that, the system displayed a prompt: it wasn't an amplification of his existing taijutsu strength, but a 100x amplification of a specific taijutsu move!

Reminded by the system, he realized he currently only had three moves he could use.

[Basic Clap, can be amplified. Use?]

[Basic Punch, can be amplified. Use?]

[Basic Side Kick, can be amplified. Use?]

With no time to overthink, Nebula Kotetsu saw the first option and selected it without hesitation.

[Ding, 100x Amplification Card successfully applied to the taijutsu move Basic Clap!]

["Basic Clap" → "Big Slap" Lv1. (Can cause minor psychological damage)]

Nebula Kotetsu had no time to study the system prompt.

Because Obito's raised fist was already right before his eyes.

Suddenly, he felt a surge of heat in his palm. Immediately after, an intense sense of control and mastery radiated from his hand. It felt as if a paralyzed person had suddenly gained a pair of perfectly normal, light, and agile hands.

Facing Obito's distorted features and the incoming fist just inches away, Nebula Kotetsu didn't hesitate to swing his right hand violently. As the wind from the punch brushed against his cheek, he slapped Obito hard across the left side of his face.

"Smack!!!" "Thud!~"

As the crisp sound of the slap echoed, Obito had already collapsed to the ground. The ferocious anger on his face transformed into a look of serenity, his complexion rosy and glowing.

"..." The training ground suddenly became so quiet that a pin drop could be heard.

Three seconds later, a chorus of screams erupted from the girls in the crowd.

"Ah!~"

"So handsome!"

"That was amazing! Kotetsu!~"

"Love you, love you!"

In stark contrast, the boys all furrowed their brows.

"What the hell!"

"Is this fake?"

"That bastard Obito, why did he suddenly choke?"

"Luck! It must be luck! How could this total loser suddenly pop off like that!"

"Obito must have been blinded by rage and let his guard down."

"Or maybe he drained himself last night, affecting his performance."

"Damn it! If it were me up there, I wouldn't let Nebula Kotetsu get away with it so easily!"

The boys didn't lower their voices, and everyone present heard them clearly. Facing their hostility, Nebula Kotetsu turned a blind eye. Enduring the numbness in his right hand, he turned to look at the stunned female teacher.

"Teacher, can you announce the result now?"

Female Teacher: "Huh?"

Nebula Kotetsu: "Although we didn't perform the Seal of Reconciliation, he was the one who initiated the attack. I was merely defending myself."

"Right, Teacher?"

Under Nebula Kotetsu's gaze, the female teacher felt her soul sinking into his eyes. It took her half a second to snap back to reality.

"Ah... yes, that's right."

"You win."

"The winner... is Nebula Kotetsu." As he spoke, he hurried forward, only letting out a sigh of relief after discovering that Obito had merely fainted and sustained no injuries other than a swollen cheek.

"Two of you, come with me to take Obito to the infirmary."

"Class dismissed."

After the teacher announced the end of class, Nebula Kotetsu left immediately.

However, he had barely turned a few corners before someone blocked his path.

It was a girl.

She had a delicate and pretty face, currently wearing an expression of dissatisfaction and anger.

Nebula Kotetsu sighed inwardly.

He hadn't managed to avoid it after all.

He looked at the pretty young girl before him, taking three seconds to recall her name.

Kanako—he couldn't remember her surname. She was likely around the 90th or so, a girlfriend he had started dating not long ago. He generally couldn't remember the names of the ones from too long ago.

"Kanako."

"What are you doing here?"

"You should be heading back to the classroom for lessons; it's Kato-sensei's hand seal course in a bit."

The girl's delicate eyes simply stared at him.

"Why?"

"Kotetsu, why?"

Nebula Kotetsu: "Why what?"

Kanako said resentfully: "You promised me that you would be devoted and treat me well."

"Why did you still accept the confessions of Ayaka, Ayaka, and Nanako?"

"And what's more, you even confessed to Rin today."

"You have never taken the initiative to confess to anyone before."

Nebula Kotetsu put on a look of sudden realization.

"Oh~ you mean that."

He explained: "Kanako, I promised you that I would be devoted and treat you well."

"But that doesn't mean I would only be devoted and treat one person well."

"You misunderstood me."

"As my girlfriend, for you to not even understand your own boyfriend—wouldn't you say that's a bit excessive?"

Kanako: "...I was wrong, Kotetsu."

"But I really like you!"

"For your sake, I don't even talk to other boys."

"I even saved my allowance to buy you gifts."

"Can you not feel my sincerity?"

Nebula Kotetsu reached out both hands, pressed them onto Kanako's shoulders, and said earnestly.

"Kanako."

"I am not a narrow-minded or selfish person, and I have never forbidden you from talking to other boys. There is no need to constrain yourself like that."

"Also, although I accepted your gifts."

"That does not mean I am obligated to only date you."

"Do you understand?"

Kanako's small mouth parted slightly, and a visible trace of confusion flashed through her bright eyes; she was clearly bewildered by this logic.

She opened her mouth to speak, then hesitated.

After a long while, she finally said: "Nebula Kotetsu!"

"You are too much!"

"How can you treat a girl like this?"

"You are playing with my feelings!"

Upon hearing this, Nebula Kotetsu turned serious.

He said sternly: "Kanako."

"I disagree."

"I may not be a good person, but I am a man of principle."

"When you first confessed to me, I made it clear that I already had a girlfriend, and furthermore, it was impossible for you to be my only one."

"It was you who said that nothing could stop us from being together."

Kanako: "But later you said that I was your fated other half."

Nebula Kotetsu: "That's right, isn't it?"

"My heart was shattered into pieces long ago, and I placed one of those pieces with you, so you are indeed my other half."

"What is wrong with that?"

Seeing Kanako open her mouth to retort, Nebula Kotetsu spoke.

"Kanako."

"I like you."

"But if my feelings are causing you distress, then let's just break up."

"I won't stop you from running toward someone better."

Kanako's pupils constricted sharply.

She blurted out immediately: "No!"

Nebula Kotetsu: "Why? Wasn't it you who said I was being excessive and toying with your feelings?"

Kanako twisted her hands together in anxiety. "I... I was wrong, Kotetsu."

"I shouldn't have misunderstood you."

Nebula Kotetsu: "Kanako, I am not joking."

"If you aren't happy, then we should part ways. I don't want to be the reason for your unhappiness."

Besides, in order to reach his goal of 99 girlfriends, even though quite a few had dropped out along the way, he was already finding it a bit difficult to manage.