Miss Divine Thief Isn't Amused

After dinner, Makoto Nishikado returned to his dormitory.

Holding his personal terminal, Makoto Nishikado had been chatting with Kamuro Masumi the entire way back.

[Makoto Nishikado: I really don't have the superpower to secretly monitor you. Why won't you believe me?]

[Kamuro Masumi: We aren't that close. Why should I believe a word you say!]

[Makoto Nishikado: From a rational standpoint, your suspicion is completely absurd.]

[Kamuro Masumi: How is it absurd? You being able to guess something like that is definitely not normal.]

[Makoto Nishikado: In short, I don't have the authority to access security camera footage, I didn't download spyware onto your phone, and I certainly don't have supernatural powers. I just guessed it.]

[Kamuro Masumi: Really? I don't believe you.]

[Makoto Nishikado: The little princess just happens to have that kind of ability, and she has the power to pull school surveillance footage. You should be careful from now on.]

[Kamuro Masumi: Huh? Someone can actually pull those recordings? What is her status?]

[Makoto Nishikado: Ask her yourself.]

[Kamuro Masumi: I'm asking you precisely because I'm too afraid to ask her!]

[Makoto Nishikado: ...Miss Master Thief, you've already become an excellent, loyal dog.]

[Kamuro Masumi: Say that again!]

[Makoto Nishikado: Anyway, the generous and beautiful Miss Kamuro, aren't you afraid of your theft being exposed? Why are you letting yourself be coerced by the little princess so obediently?]

[Kamuro Masumi: I just think her physical condition is so poor that she needs me to take care of her.]

[Makoto Nishikado: Really? I don't believe you.]

[Kamuro Masumi: Believe what you want! I'm going to sleep, stop bothering me!]

[Makoto Nishikado: Wait a second, we haven't set the time and place for the date yet!]

[Makoto Nishikado: A good woman keeps her word and accepts the results of a bet!]

[Makoto Nishikado: Miss Master Thief? Please, acknowledge me qwq]

[Makoto Nishikado: Once, a sincere love was placed before me, but I did not cherish it. I only regretted it after it was lost. There is no greater pain in this world. If I were given another chance, I would say three words to that girl: I love you!]

[Kamuro Masumi: Stop acting crazy! I'm really going to sleep now!]

[Makoto Nishikado: Goodnight, I hope Miss Master Thief has a sweet dream.]

[Kamuro Masumi: You are not allowed to call me Master Thief!]

[Makoto Nishikado: I'll call you that in private from now on.]

[Kamuro Masumi: ...You decide the time and place for the date. I won't agree to anything excessive.]

[Makoto Nishikado: Can I still call you Miss Master Thief in the future?]

[Kamuro Masumi: Of course not!]

[Makoto Nishikado: Then forget it. It's just one date; I'd rather keep our exclusive pet name.]

[Kamuro Masumi: I've already agreed to the date. You are not allowed to call me Master Thief anymore.]

[Makoto Nishikado: You are such a tyrant!]

[Kamuro Masumi: You and Sakayanagi Arisu are a match made in heaven. I'm really sleeping now, don't send me any more messages today!]

"Is that a compliment or an insult?"

After teasing Sakayanagi Arisu's little dog, Makoto Nishikado put away his personal terminal.

Opening the system interface, he saw a long string of system notifications.

[Triggered Kamuro Masumi's emotions, gained 3642 emotion points.]

[Triggered Kamuro Masumi's emotions, gained 6177 emotion points.]

"What a precious treasure full of emotions. I love you to death!"

If he were to date someone in the future, Makoto Nishikado planned to find a girlfriend as emotionally expressive as her.

That way, he could improve their relationship while earning emotion points—a double harvest of career and love!

"Come to think of it, do I have my own panel?"

Makoto Nishikado experimented for a bit and finally pulled up his own status screen.

[Name: Makoto Nishikado]

[Transmigrator: ???, the Child of Destiny for this world.]

[Hand of God (Unawakened): ???, brave youth, go challenge AlphaGo.]

[Go: 3.92 million points, professional 5-dan level, but this level is insufficient to win a title.]

[...]

"Looks like I can upgrade... Shenlan, add points!"

After a full day of activities, Makoto Nishikado had already earned over 700,000 emotional points.

[Would you like to spend 100,000 emotional points to upgrade the skill "Go"?]

"Yes."

Makoto Nishikado didn't hesitate to pour the emotional points into his specialty.

However, uncertain of the exact effect, he didn't spend all of his points.

As for his Go level, it was a talent Makoto Nishikado had been honing since he was a child.

In his previous life, he had been exposed to professional Go during middle school and had shown remarkable aptitude.

Unfortunately, due to his family's arrangements, he couldn't pursue that path, which had always been a regret of his.

After being reborn in this life, he simply taught himself Go, which served to make up for the regrets of his past life.

Perhaps because he had lived two lifetimes, his talent for Go was significantly better than it had been before.

Reaching a professional level at this age was enough for him to make a living through Go in the future.

It was also because he had such a clear goal for the future that Makoto Nishikado had no obsession with Class A.

"Let's test the effect."

Makoto Nishikado took out his phone to time himself, then pulled up a Go endgame puzzle to solve.

He recorded the time for every puzzle he solved.

After finishing ten puzzles, Makoto Nishikado calculated the total time spent.

"There's improvement, but it's not very obvious."

Makoto Nishikado thought for a moment and found [Sakurajima Exam Japanese] in his skill list.

This skill was priced at 9,000 points.

Among the courses at the Sakurajima school, subjects like math and English were things Makoto Nishikado had already studied in his previous life, so he had no difficulty relearning them.

But the Sakurajima Exam Japanese course was something he truly had to learn from scratch.

The other skills were in the tens of thousands, but this one was the only four-digit one.

"If I upgrade from four digits to five digits, will there be a more noticeable improvement?"

[Would you like to spend 1,000 emotional points to upgrade the skill "Sakurajima Exam Japanese"?]

[Would you like to spend 10,000 emotional points to upgrade the skill "Sakurajima Exam Japanese" to the next level?]

"Why are there two system prompts?"

Makoto Nishikado was confused.

After experimenting, he tested it on a skill worth over 90,000 points.

He discovered that it required 100,000 emotional points to upgrade to the next level.

"Upgrading to five digits requires a five-digit fee, and six digits require a six-digit fee; I might as well just copy other people's skills."

Makoto Nishikado sighed in sorrow.

Could this world get any worse? The system, his closest companion and friend, actually wanted to earn his points?

Could there be a little bit of genuine affection?

"System, you are heartless too, actually wanting to charge me a service fee. Doesn't your conscience hurt?"

After testing, Makoto Nishikado discovered that this system wasn't a girl and couldn't provide him with emotional points.

It was truly disregarding tradition.

Didn't it know that a cat's system should obediently become a member of the protagonist's harem?

His system, surprisingly, wasn't his darling.

After figuring out how to use the system, Makoto Nishikado turned off the lights and went to sleep on time.

He wasn't some struggling writer who stayed up late typing every day, acting pitiful in group chats about how he wouldn't live long, hoping everyone would be nice to him.

A regular routine of early to bed and early to rise was a necessary skill for a student.

After closing his eyes, Makoto Nishikado began to think seriously.

Since he had become the leader of Class B, he would bear the corresponding responsibilities.

He had already made connections with Class A and Class D; all that remained was Class C.

Moreover, the three years were destined to be a protracted war, and in the short term, the only one he really needed to worry about was Class C.

To deal with Ryuen Kakeru, he should ideally exchange for a combat skill next, and...

"I forgot to buy a voice recorder."

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