Let's call it a day. For someone with social anxiety, he'd already talked as much as he could manage. If they kept chatting, he'd probably go silent.
"Bye."
"By..."
Watching Long Aotian walk away, Sakura Airi murmured softly.
Next, she needed to set up the camera.
The story wouldn't officially begin until the end of the first month-long observation period.
First, there was preparation for the midterms. The protagonist and Horikita Suzune held a study session for the Idiot Trio, with the scheming little angel Kushida Kikyo smoothing over their conflicts.
Then there was the red-haired boy from the Idiot Trio. He was so stupid that Horikita Suzune said a few harsh things to him.
The red-haired boy lost his temper and grabbed Horikita Suzune by the collar, ready to hit her.
Fortunately, the protagonist and little angel Kushida Kikyo talked him down. Otherwise, he might really have hit her.
The second thing was what happened one night beside the vending machines downstairs from the dorms, between Horikita Suzune and her older brother, the Student Council President Horikita Manabu. The protagonist would come to her rescue at a critical moment.
He could install a hidden camera there, then blackmail Horikita Manabu for some points.
Next came the midterm exam papers. The previous years' midterms for the upper grades weren't much different from this year's, and the protagonist would notice that and buy a set of papers, helping the Idiot Trio scrape by with passing grades.
In the end, the redhead missed passing by one point. Hilarious. I gave you the answers, and you still couldn't make use of them.
He could buy the papers ahead of time and sell them to the other classes for points.
That's it for next month.
He had no idea whether interfering with Sakura Airi's situation would make the story unfold early. But there was no need to worry. He'd already marked the spots with Flying Thunder God and Danger Sense. If anything went wrong, he could teleport over at once.
Back in his dorm, he connected the camera to his phone.
The camera was pretty small and hard to spot, which was good.
According to the anime, he needed to go downstairs and find a hiding spot by the vending machines. There was no rush to install the camera, since its battery only lasted twenty-four hours.
The incident wouldn't happen for another month, so there was no rush to install it.
Then why come here? To mark a spot with Flying Thunder God, of course. He could teleport over and install the camera a day in advance.
You might ask: why not just come the day before it happened and install the camera then? There'd be no need for a Flying Thunder God mark.
That would work, but he was worried some busybody might check the surveillance footage along the way. It was safer to teleport straight over with Flying Thunder God.
After all, nobody would think he'd come a whole month early to install a camera.
"All right, done."
After setting the mark, he dusted off his hands. There wasn't anything else to do now.
[ Ding! New task ] [ Task: Reach 10 million points (no time limit). ] [ Reward: Buff increased to 20% bonus points ] [ Failure: None ]
Oh, nice. A 20% bonus would make his points shoot up.
But it would take a while to reach 10 million points, so there was no need to rush.
The situation with Classes A, B, C, and D was as follows:
Class A: Katsuragi Kohei and Sakayanagi Arisu were recruiting classmates (choosing sides).
Class B: Ichinose Honami's harem (recruiting).
Class C: Ryuen was ruling through violence.
Class D: A brilliant future, and looking mighty comfortable doing nothing (slacking off).
So there was no need to hurry. Back to the dorm to sleep and mess around~~
Half a month passed~~~
[Name: Long Aotian] [Height: 180] [Charm: S+] [Strength: SSS+] [Speed: S+] [Stamina: SS+] [Intelligence: S+] [Points: 5.88 million (not shown after this; too much trouble to calculate)] [Buff: 10% bonus points.] [Skills: Hand of God, King of Chess, Combat Techniques, Swimming, Danger Sense, Weapon-Handling Techniques, Flying Thunder God, Table Tennis, Medical King Healing Touch, Basketball...] [System Evaluation: Child, you're already invincible. Go find my treasure!]
P.S. He'd had 5.9 million points originally, but after half a month he was down to 5.88 million. After all, Long Aotian was human too. He had to eat.
Long Aotian sat in his seat, slouched against the backrest.
Every day really was the same old routine.
Over the past half month, Katsuragi Kohei and Sakayanagi Arisu had started fighting for power.
Nobody had come to see him during that time, except Matsukita Yuki. Maybe they were too busy fighting to pay him any attention.
He'd go grab something to eat first.
Over on Sakura Airi's side~
Sakura Airi sat on her dorm bed, holding her camera as she checked it. "Something seems wrong with my camera. I need to take it to an electronics shop for repairs."
As if suddenly remembering what had happened that day, she thought of that handsome face.
"I still haven't paid back the points I owe Long."
It wasn't really Sakura Airi's fault. After they added each other as friends, they'd just gone quiet. Neither had contacted the other.
Sakura Airi didn't dare contact Long Aotian first, while Long Aotian had simply forgotten that she still owed him points.
"Should I contact Long and ask him for help? No, no, Airi, you can do this." She shook her head.
In the end, she didn't contact Long Aotian. She dressed up in disguise and headed out, setting off once again for the electronics shop.
Gathering her courage, she stepped outside, clutching her old camera, which held countless precious memories. To her, it wasn't just something she used to record her life; it was also a small window connecting her to the outside world. Although she was terrified of crowded places, she decided to challenge herself and visit the electronics repair shop to fix the camera that had almost become her only friend.
Inside the shop, the lights were dim and the place was a little cluttered. All sorts of electronic devices crowded the counters and shelves, and the faint smell of electronic components hung in the air. Airi nervously swallowed and carefully approached the counter. With slightly trembling hands, she handed the camera to an older man whose eyes held a sly glint. The man took it and gave it a cursory glance. Then, in a rather greasy voice, he said, "Young lady, this camera's got some serious problems. I'll need to give it a thorough check. Just wait here a bit."
As the minutes passed, the number of customers in the shop dwindled, and Airi began to feel uneasy. She noticed the man glancing at her from the corner of his eye now and then. There was something strange in his gaze, and it made her very uncomfortable. Suddenly, he made an excuse to have Airi come closer so he could explain the repairs in detail. The moment she approached, unsuspecting, his expression turned lecherous, and his hand began creeping toward her.
Airi's heart clenched. Fear surged over her like a tide. She wanted to scream and run, but it was as if her body had been nailed to the spot. She couldn't move.
"Ah!" At that moment, she seemed to be wrapped in an invisible terror. She crouched down, trembling, and clutched her head with both hands.
The lecherous old man could no longer hold himself back. Completely crazed, he spread his arms wide. "Shizuku! You go to school here? This must be fate! Hahahahaha!"
With a bang, the toilet door was kicked open from the inside. Long Aotian came out, kicked the lecherous old man flying, and roared, "You son of a—! That was my meal! Ah! Ah!"
Long Aotian's mind had completely blown. It was bad enough to lose his meal, but then he'd been teleported into a toilet!
"!" The old man lay on the floor, staring at Long Aotian in the distance, completely frozen. How had this guy gotten into his toilet?!
"It's you! Why are you interrupting me and Shizuku's world?" the old man cried out in fury, unable to hold back any longer.
Like a charging boar, the old man slammed into Long Aotian.
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