The Charm of a Steel Straight Man (Seeking Recommendations and Collections)

Fang Cheng had previously felt that his life was becoming monotonous and dull, but he hadn't expected it to become so busy in such a short time.

During the day, he had to exercise his physique and practice Steel Blood at home, and at night, he had to go to the Training Ground to be ravaged by two women.

Kanzaki Rin would wear the Individual Combat System to brutally suppress him, while Takeda Masumi taught him various special operations techniques.

This woman was not just a master of combat; she was also an outstanding special operations expert and a jungle survival pro.

During the training, various notifications like [Firearms+1], [Swordsmanship+1], [Stealth+1], [Intelligence Gathering+1], [Remove Head and Eat+1], and so on, would pop up one after another.

Fang Cheng had now figured out that as long as he was in a state of training, regardless of what he was training, he could gain proficiency.

Once he had enough proficiency, he could acquire skills, though the skill level cap would not exceed the content he was learning.

For example, when Fang Cheng learned combat from Takeda Masumi, his combat skill level would not exceed hers; it would at most match it, unless he could find a stronger combat master.

For the time being, Takeda Masumi was the most suitable, though the main reason was that he couldn't find another expert to teach him.

He didn't know if it was his imagination, but Fang Cheng always felt that Takeda Masumi's attitude toward him had become much warmer, and physical contact during training had become more frequent.

This woman... could it be she wants to gobble up this tender little sprout?

Takeda Masumi still thought Fang Cheng was young, naive, and ignorant, unaware that a lecherous soul was hidden beneath his youthful shell.

The moment Takeda Masumi stuck out her rear, Fang Cheng saw through her scheme.

However, Fang Cheng didn't call her out. Takeda Masumi was a great beauty, after all. While she was smugly thinking she was taking advantage of a young hunk, she didn't realize that Fang Cheng was also taking advantage of her.

Each took what they needed, and everyone was happy. With men and women working together, the work didn't feel exhausting; even the dull daily training became vivid and interesting.

Because of this, Fang Cheng even changed his school attendance to every other day, as Kanzaki Rin's fishing strategy had yet to succeed.

Although she had caught the silly, free-giving fish that was Ugou Mirai, she couldn't find any useful information at all.

"Her records were artificially hidden; even within the Countermeasure Department, it's classified."

After investigating for two days, Kanzaki Rin handed a simple document to Fang Cheng.

It recorded Ugou Mirai's age, her middle and high school history, and the fact that she lived in a famous wealthy district.

The most important parts—her family background and social relationships—were completely missing.

After reading it, Fang Cheng retorted, "I could have asked her and found this out in two minutes, yet it took you two days. Is this the ability of the Countermeasure Department's super rookie, Kanzaki Rin? I'm going to throw up."

"Do you think I have high clearance within the Countermeasure Department as an intern?"

Kanzaki Rin glared at him in annoyance. "Although I can't figure out her true identity, at least I can be sure she isn't the person we're looking for."

"But she's pestering me every day now. You need to think of a way."

Every time Fang Cheng went to school now, he would run into the 'coincidences' created by Ugou Mirai.

I'm not your mother, why should I worry about such problems for you?

Kanzaki Rin thought this, but what she said was mocking: "This girl is blind at such a young age to have taken a liking to a straight-laced guy like you."

Fang Cheng laughed, "Only a young girl like you, who hasn't experienced the world, would fail to understand the charm of a straight-laced man."

Kanzaki Rin crossed her arms and sneered, "Oh, a straight-laced guy has charm? Tell me about it."

Fang Cheng held up one finger to her: "Steel represents hardness, and 'straight' represents length. Tell me, what girl doesn't like that?"

Kanzaki Rin was rendered speechless for a moment. After a long while, she asked, "Then what about a 'straight-laced' girl?"

Fang Cheng smiled and patted her chest: "Don't you know that flat-chested girls are always called steel plates? Your scale certainly doesn't count."

Kanzaki Rin looked down, then turned to put on the Individual Combat System and began a barrage of attacks aimed at Fang Cheng.

"Don't run, you jerk! Today, only one of us can survive!"

Fang Cheng wasn't bragging; Ugou Mirai's pestering was indeed quite a headache.

The key was that this girl wasn't thick-skinned; she would just create one "coincidence" a day, chat with Fang Cheng for a few sentences, and then slip away if things looked bad.

It left Fang Cheng with no excuse to chase her off.

"Senior, what a coincidence, we meet again!"

Sure enough, speak of the devil and he shall appear; Ugou Mirai popped out in front of him with a beaming smile.

However, this time she kept some distance from Fang Cheng to avoid being knocked down by a punch again.

"It is quite a coincidence. Why are you here?"

Fang Cheng asked nonchalantly, wanting to see what excuse for a 'coincidence' Ugou Mirai would come up with this time.

Ugou Mirai was clearly well-prepared and answered immediately: "I accidentally got lost after school. I didn't expect to run into you, Senior. What a coincidence."

Fang Cheng wouldn't save face for her and poked holes in it directly: "The Aichi Private High School you attend is a whole subway stop away. If you can get lost even here, are you a subway spirit?"

"Oh, don't expose me like that."

Ugou Mirai clutched her flushed cheeks with both hands. She had met Fang Cheng several times over the past few days, and her courage was starting to grow. "Senior, I finally have some money. Let me treat you to a meal today as a thank you."

At the same time, she had already bought tickets for the amusement park and the cinema; she was determined to become friends with Fang Cheng today.

When Fang Cheng heard Ugou Mirai say she had money, his eyes lit up, and he reached out a hand toward her: "A meal is too much trouble. You can just convert the meal money into cash and give it to me."

"Huh?!"

Ugou Mirai was completely dumbfounded; this was nothing like she had expected.

What was she supposed to do now?

Under Fang Cheng's urging, Ugou Mirai hesitantly pulled out her small pink wallet and handed half of the money inside to him.

She assumed Fang Cheng was joking with her; how could a guy have the nerve to ask a pretty girl like her for money?

That would be way too shameless.

Then, Fang Cheng proved to her exactly how much "face" was worth. He took the money directly and turned to leave with a flourish: "Alright, we're square. Don't come looking for me again."

Since even Kanzaki Rin couldn't uncover Ugou Mirai's background, Fang Cheng had no desire to get entangled with her, lest he be dragged into some troublesome drama involving wealthy families.

After Fang Cheng walked away, Ugou Mirai remained standing where she was, left in a state of utter disarray.

It wasn't until a maid emerged from the shadows that Ugou Mirai lunged at her, wailing, "Qingxue, I failed again, ahhh!"

After another night of intense training, Fang Cheng rode his motorcycle home alone.

He parked the bike in a spot beneath his apartment building, locked it, and hummed a tune as he walked inside.

There were lights around at first, but they gradually faded away.

By the time Fang Cheng noticed something was wrong, he was already shrouded in darkness, unable to see his surroundings.

A handsome young man suddenly appeared not far in front of him.

The young man was wearing a flashy pink suit, his face adorned with refined makeup and an earring.

He smiled and said to Fang Cheng, "Your left middle finger is going to break off."

Snap. Fang Cheng's left middle finger fell to the ground right on cue, landing at his feet.