Naturally, he refused that one too. The next letter was from the Chess Club????
The choice of location was a huge change from the first two letters. He headed to the Chess Club.
A white-haired girl wearing a beret sat on a stool. Beside her was a cane.
WTF, Sakayanagi Arisu???????
Sakayanagi Arisu looked at Long Aotian as he entered the Chess Club and laughed. "Hello, Long. Sorry to disappoint you, but I'm not here to confess."
"It's fine. I guessed as much once I got here."
"Oh? Is that so?"
Of course. There weren't any benches around here, after all.
"Anyway, did you call me here for something?"
"Of course. I want to play a match. Why else would I have asked you to come?"
"Five hundred thousand points, or I'm not playing." Long Aotian held up five fingers.
"No problem."
A purple-haired girl and the faculty advisor came over.
? Kamuro Masumi. I can't believe she'd become Sakayanagi Arisu's lackey after only two days.
"Here's your water, Sakayanagi. I also brought the faculty advisor you asked for." Kamuro Masumi sounded thoroughly impatient.
"Thank you, Kamuro." Sakayanagi Arisu smiled, unfazed by Kamuro Masumi's tone.
With the faculty advisor serving as guarantor, they signed an agreement for the match.
A hushed audience surrounded them, except for the upperclassman from yesterday. Their eyes were fixed on either side of the chessboard, where a boy and a girl sat. The two young players looked focused and calm, as though the whole world had come to a standstill.
At the faculty advisor's signal, the match began. The black and white pieces faced off like two armies, each one bearing the weight of its player's strategy and ingenuity. Long Aotian and Sakayanagi Arisu furrowed their brows at times and smiled faintly at others. Every move brought a clash of minds and a battle of wits.
As the seconds ticked by, the match grew more intense. Long Aotian used his sharp insight into the flow of the game to lay a series of clever traps. Sakayanagi Arisu countered each threat with her delicate style of play and unyielding will. They traded moves back and forth, neither able to gain the upper hand.
Then, in a crucial game, Long Aotian displayed composure and decisiveness beyond his years. He used a seemingly insignificant piece as bait, tempting Sakayanagi Arisu into a fatal miscalculation. By the time she realized her mistake, the game had spiraled out of control, and there was no turning it around.
At last, Long Aotian placed his final piece and won the match. He looked up at Sakayanagi Arisu. His eyes held no triumph, only respect and understanding for his opponent. Though Sakayanagi Arisu had lost, she didn't look disappointed. Instead, she smiled sincerely, applauded Long Aotian, and congratulated him on his victory.
In the end, Long Aotian still won. What could you do? He had his cheat abilities. How could anyone compete with that?
Alipay received 500,000 yuan...
Ahem, ahem. He received 500,000 points.
[ Ding! 500,000 points received. Your earnings buff granted an additional 50,000 points. ] [Name: Long Aotian] [Height: 180] [Charm: S+] [Strength: SSS+] [Speed: S+] [Stamina: SS+] [Intelligence: S+] [Points: 6 million (I won't show this anymore because I'm too lazy to keep track)] [Buff: Earn 10 percent more points.] [Skills: Hand of God, King of Chess, Combat Techniques, Swimming, Danger Sense, Weapon Proficiency, Flying Thunder God, Table Tennis, Medical King Healing Touch, Basketball...] [System evaluation: Child, you're already invincible. Go find my treasure!]
P.S. I had 5.56 million points when I went to bed last night, but after buying food, water, and other stuff today, I had a little over 5.55 million left. So I didn't get the math wrong.
Sakayanagi Arisu really was my top-donating rich lady. I love you so much.
Seeing the look on Sakayanagi Arisu's face, as though everything had gone just as she expected, Kamuro Masumi burst out laughing. "Hahahaha! Sakayanagi, even you have days when you lose!"
"Kamuro, you wouldn't want your secret getting out, would you?" Sakayanagi Arisu replied with a smile. No one noticed her small hands clench tightly.
"...I'm done playing. I'm leaving."
"Long, you're really good at chess. Though I was only trying a little, I'll see you next time." Sakayanagi Arisu left right after that.
Yeah, yeah, sure. You were so confident you could win, but now you've got nothing left to say except that.
Since you're my top donor, I'll let it slide.
Next, he needed to stop by an electronics store.
When he arrived at the electronics store, he saw a sleazy-looking older employee assisting a girl.
The girl wore glasses and had her red hair tied back. She kept her head down, and she had quite a figure.
It had to be Sakura Airi.
In the anime, Sakura Airi was quiet and timid, terribly afraid of strangers and unable to talk to people. In private, she was apparently an online idol who went by the stage name Shizuku.
The employee was probably the creepy fan from the story.
Honestly, he'd found it pretty disgusting when he watched the anime. He'd really wanted to beat the guy to death.
He could understand following an online idol or a celebrity, but he couldn't understand becoming so obsessed.
"I... I need..." Sakura Airi trembled slightly as she stammered.
"Hey! I need three hidden cameras and three voice recorders!" Long Aotian called out loudly, not holding back.
The employee hesitated. "Um... could you wait a moment?"
"Wait my ass**********! Hurry up, I'm in a rush."
The employee looked a little annoyed, but held it in. The sooner he finished helping Long Aotian, the sooner he could talk to his idol.
He went to look for the items Long Aotian had asked for.
Long Aotian thought about it and decided to help the girl first. "Hello, classmate."
"Hel... hello." Sakura Airi kept her head down, but managed to get the words out.
Her voice was just a little quiet. It really wasn't easy for her to speak at all.
"I noticed the way that guy was looking at you. Be careful around him. Are you here to buy something?" Long Aotian asked as gently as he could.
"I... I..." As soon as she heard him, her body trembled, and she lowered her head even further.
Damn, was she going to bury her head in those mountains?
"Take a deep breath. Breathe out. Take your time. There's no rush."
"C... camera." Sakura Airi struggled to get the final word out.
That must've been really hard. Thanks for the effort.
Just then, the employee came out of the stockroom.
"Here are your cameras and voice recorders. You can pay with points." The employee set the items on the counter.
"Wait. I also want the most expensive camera, and two camera batteries."
If looks could erase someone, Long Aotian would probably have been blown away by the employee's glare. But the employee still went to get the items as quickly as possible so he could get Long Aotian out of the way.
"Three cameras, three voice recorders, one camera, and two batteries. That'll be 100,000 points." He placed the camera and batteries on the counter.
Long Aotian paid the 100,000 points without hesitation, leaving him with 5.9 million.
Once Long Aotian had paid, the employee eagerly prepared to go back to assisting the girl.
Long Aotian picked up the items and quickly stepped in front of him.
Long Aotian tapped Airi on the shoulder. [Flying Thunder God Mark (Hidden Mark)] [Danger Perception Mark (Hidden Mark)]
"Let's go, Airi. I bought everything for you."
"Okay..." Sakura Airi hesitated before answering.
It was easy to see that Sakura Airi was still trembling.
But Long Aotian didn't head out first. He waited for Airi to leave before following her.
"Damn it!" Once Long Aotian and his idol had left, the employee could no longer hold back his anger.
After they'd walked a short distance, Long Aotian fell into step beside Sakura Airi.
"Airi, here are your camera and batteries."
How did he know my name?
"Um..."
Maybe she was afraid of people, or just shy, but she could barely get the words out.
"Here. And be careful around that employee. Try not to go there again. If you need to replace the batteries or anything, you can contact me."
"...Okay. The points..."
"Add me as a friend first. You don't have to worry about the points yet."
"Okay..."
Sakura Airi had been looking down, but she lifted her head slightly and snuck a glance at Long Aotian.
He... he was so handsome. His name seemed to be Long Aotian. She wondered which class he was in.
Noticing Sakura Airi's gaze, Long Aotian looked over at her too. She was quite pretty. What did she have to be insecure about?
"Um, add me as a friend first."
Oh, right. Sakura Airi quickly took out her phone and added him.
"Okay. We can talk here if anything comes up. I have something else to do, so I'll head off."
After handing everything over to Sakura Airi, Long Aotian thought to himself.
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