"Ara, is that Yukinoshita-kun?"
Tsukuyomi Komoe and Douraku Utage, who had just entered the door, looked toward Tsushima Kagami.
Then, they noticed Hiratsuka Shizuka behind him.
"Hiratsuka-san, it's a pity, but we won't let you succeed again."
Tsukuyomi Komoe smiled and took out a pack of cigarettes from her person. Douraku Utage also smiled beamingly and pulled out a pack of ladies' cigarettes.
"Tch!"
Hiratsuka Shizuka twitched her lips in annoyance.
Douraku Utage sighed at this moment and walked up to Hiratsuka Shizuka's side.
"Hiratsuka-san, it really won't do to continue being a delinquent like this."
"Although I know your family background is quite good and you don't need to worry about the future..."
"As your homeroom teacher, failing to guide you onto the proper path is my dereliction of duty."
"But you really can't go on like this. You should 'graduate' from this behavior as soon as possible."
Upon hearing these words, Hiratsuka Shizuka's entire face darkened.
Tsushima Kagami watched as her usually indifferent expression turned somewhat miserable and bewildered, then she smiled faintly.
"The proper path?"
"What do the teachers consider the proper path?"
"Douraku-sensei, wasn't it you who taught me back then? 'If someone bullies you or the friends around you, use your fists to send them all flying!'"
"It was precisely because I yearned for that dashing figure—who didn't need to be constrained by worldly views, and who would use her fists to fiercely pummel anyone, whether they were punks or her own disobedient students—that I went to learn all this Karate, Judo, Aikido, Combat Techniques, and Sanda."
"After all, you are the woman who holds the title 'Feast of Strangulation'!"
Hiratsuka Shizuka suddenly became agitated as she spoke, clenching her hands into fists.
Douraku Utage looked a bit awkward after hearing this.
"Ara, I did indeed say that, but... that part about beating students... that was all a misunderstanding."
Hiratsuka Shizuka then turned her gaze to Tsukuyomi Komoe at the side and suddenly gave a tragic smile.
Tsukuyomi Komoe was startled. She hurriedly hid behind Tsushima Kagami, tugging at his pant leg and poking her head out to look at Hiratsuka Shizuka with concern.
"Tsukuyomi-sensei, wasn't it you who said back then, 'If you feel lost, go find something to do that stops you from thinking about those kinds of problems'?"
"At that time, you were smoking while counseling me as I headed down a divergent path. I felt that your figure back then was truly so mature, so magnificent."
"So, I tried to imitate the way you smoked. I didn't expect that, truly, my worries would decrease compared to before."
Hiratsuka Shizuka raised her hands as she spoke, tears already forming in the corners of her eyes.
"Gradually, I felt I had found my own proper path. I found the meaning of my existence."
"I felt that every day was no longer as dull and tedious as before."
"I felt the world change from black and gray back to colorful and vibrant."
"I feel that the current me is absolutely free!"
"But..."
"Why do you guys not only fail to feel happy for me but start opposing me again?"
"Um... we set a very bad example. We are guilty, but we didn't expect you to learn all the bad parts!"
Tsukuyomi Komoe, hiding behind Tsushima Kagami, was on the verge of tears.
Douraku Utage also wore a look of apology and headache.
"Even though it was the first time I possessed a tangible object I liked..."
"And I also possessed the power to protect my friends..."
"Two happy things overlapped together..."
"It should have brought me even more happiness."
"But, why, why did it turn out like this...?"
"Why... why must you all deny it?"
"Waaaaaaah~"
Hiratsuka Shizuka looked at her hands, and finally, she covered her face and began to weep.
Douraku Utage and Tsukuyomi Komoe hurriedly stepped forward to support Hiratsuka Shizuka and comfort her.
By the way, what did I come here for?
Tsushima Kagami saw that he couldn't ask anything in this situation, so he decided he might as well go back to the classroom.
"Well then, I'll take my leave first."
Seeing that Tsukuyomi Komoe and Douraku Utage had no time to pay attention to him, Tsushima Kagami was just about to leave.
Just then, he saw Hiratsuka Shizuka, who was covering her face and weeping, stick out her tongue through the gaps of her fingers and make a playful grimace at him.
Sure enough, women are natural-born actresses. The more beautiful the woman, the better she is at lying.
After school, in the afternoon.
Tsushima Kagami arrived at the Manga Research Club activity room as usual.
Just as he opened the door and walked in, he heard Machida Sonoko stand up and shout.
"Kagami-kun, good news!"
"Oh? What good news?"
Tsushima Kagami tossed his school bag onto the table while sitting down in his seat.
"The tankobon! The tankobon for your Hiiragi-senpai!"
"Uncle said it's already selling like crazy!"
Hearing this, Tsushima Kagami recalled that the tankobon for Hiiragi-senpai had indeed been released a few days ago.
However, that coincided exactly with the publication of The Setting Sun, so Tsushima Kagami had been cooperating with Kobayashi Tomoaki on matters regarding the publication and hadn't paid attention to the sales of this tankobon.
If not mentioned, Tsushima Kagami would have forgotten.
"How are the sales?"
Tsushima Kagami looked curiously at Machida Sonoko.
Before Machida Sonoko could speak, Sayuri beside her beat her to it.
"150,000 copies! It sold 150,000 copies in three days!"
"Not only that, Uncle and the editorial department calculated that there are still many readers who wanted to buy it but couldn't."
"It is estimated that it might exceed the usual magazine sales figures."
Tsushima Kagami nodded, sighing inwardly that the power of lewdness was truly formidable.
Subsequently, he suddenly thought of his panel system and checked how many Pure Love Points he had.
With a glance, he found that the Pure Love Points had reached over 130,000.
A small portion of this had accumulated from Cheesecake back then, as well as conversions from the newly published The Setting Sun.
I really don't know how readers can find 'Pure Love' in 'The Setting Sun'.
After all, it wasn't as if every copy sold, or every person who read it, would generate a Pure Love Point.
It required someone to finish reading it and then yearn for Pure Love for it to convert into Pure Love Points.
So, the conversion from the tankobon this time was quite considerable.
"Kagami-kun, why does it look like you're not very happy?"
Machida Sonoko and the other two watched as Tsushima Kagami, after hearing the news, didn't seem as happy as they were; instead, he kept a straight face, pondering something.
"No, I am very happy."
Exiting the panel, Tsushima Kagami smiled at the three of them.
"Ah, right. Wait a moment, I'm going to the restroom."
After speaking, Tsushima Kagami stood up again and walked out of the activity room.
Once Tsushima Kagami arrived at the sink in the restroom, he summoned the panel in his mind again.
"System, add points!"
[Confirm consumption of 8,000 Pure Love Points to upgrade Constitution to 60?]
"Confirm!"
[Constitution: 52] —— [Constitution: 60]
Previously, after his Constitution was raised to 50 points, it had grown by two points through bit-by-bit exercise.
Then Tsushima Kagami felt exercise was too slow, so he simply slacked off and stopped exercising.
"Continue adding points to Constitution."
[Confirm consumption of 100,000 Pure Love Points to upgrade Constitution to 70?]
"Confirm!"
[Constitution: 60] —— [Constitution: 70]
When his Constitution reached 70, Tsushima Kagami felt his body become incredibly light.
The arm that had been twisted by Hiratsuka Shizuka earlier, and his waist which was nearly sat on to the breaking point, no longer hurt.
Tsushima Kagami clenched his fist again, feeling that with 70 points of Constitution, his entire body was filled with unprecedented power.
He had previously added some Pure Love Points to [Personal Abilities] that he would use often, which had low levels and offered high value for the points.
After several attempts, he discovered that in this system, the value of 50 was "passing" or "average." Every point above that offered a perceptible improvement.
Especially at the tier of 70 points, it was basically top-tier.
80 would be approaching superhuman.
And 90, based on the abilities manifested by his Spirit attribute, should not only begin to exceed the scope of human boundaries but, as Tsushima Kagami guessed, adding more would likely derive various other abilities similar to his current [Hyperthymesia] and [Focus].
Looking at his fist, which was brimming with a sense of power, he slowly unclenched his hand. Then, he noticed a very long scar on the fingerprint of his index finger.
Tsushima Kagami was certain it wasn't there before.
And regarding this scar—he remembered that when he was a child, the first time he saw a razor blade from the family shaver, he foolishly picked it up and slashed his own index finger hard, resulting in a trip to the hospital.
Could it be...
Tsushima Kagami looked in the mirror above the sink again and checked the mole on the side of his neck.
He hadn't really paid attention to whether it was there before, but he definitely had this mole before he transmigrated.
Looking at himself in the mirror, he discovered something else: after raising his Constitution to 70, his appearance was gradually becoming closer and closer to his original look.
My peak handsomeness at age seventeen?
[Your Charm has increased from 79 to 80]
Tsushima Kagami was stunned. It works like that?
Then, another thought struck him. He suddenly ran into the men's restroom, entered a stall, and undid his pants.
This familiar angle, this familiar modeling.
Tsushima Kagami smiled as if meeting an old friend in a foreign land.
"Little brother, you've returned."
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