Chapter 262: The Alluring Yuimom!
Ren was not in the mood to care about these things right now. "It's nothing major, just got disgusted by some anomaly." That's what he said out loud. In his heart, he was already cursing the Doomsday Game to hell and back. This game was really not playing fair. In reality, he also understood.
The power behind the Doomsday Game currently didn't seem to be too high. Otherwise, it wouldn't have been exploited by him, and it would have gone into maintenance after he blew up a galaxy. It seemed that the Doomsday Game simply couldn't afford so many points.
Converted into doomsday points, that was 3500 trillion! The ability to upgrade from Lv.8 to Lv.9 was only 100 million. What was the concept of 3500 trillion? It was probably Ren's sudden move that caused the game to miscalculate. Otherwise, it wouldn't have issued several strong condemnations to Ren. If the Doomsday Game could curse, it would probably be spewing flowery language by now.
He wasn't entirely unable to understand. Based on the past few games, the amount of points obtained was clearly related to the strength disparity. It was originally calculated based on the game's predetermined settings, and a spacefaring Swarm was worth that many points based on the average ability of Haruno and others.
But when Ren broke the calculation and directly took out a galaxy, if a spacefaring Swarm was still worth that many points, the points would inflate. From 3500 trillion to 350 million, regret was certainly there. However, he was only in a bad mood for a while, and Ren's mindset quickly recovered.
He gave a wry smile. "It really is true that you can't aim too high."
"Shizuka-sensei, I'm fine now, so I'll be off. I'm going home after school." Taking another deep drag from the cigarette, Ren casually placed it back into Shizuka-sensei's mouth, waved his hand, and left the office, leaving only a dashing silhouette behind him.
"..." Shizuka-sensei sat stunned in her seat, feeling the dampness of the cigarette butt between her lips and teeth, and unconsciously, she gently touched it with the tip of her tongue. "!!!" She hastily took out the cigarette, clutching her head with both hands, grabbing her hair. "I must be crazy!" How could I react like that! Damn it, have I really become this desperate? Shizuka-sensei fell into deep self-doubt.
"Buzz buzz!" Her phone vibrated. Annoyed, she picked it up from the desk. "Haruno again?" Shizuka-sensei was speechless; she hoped Haruno wasn't asking her to be a spy again. She opened the message. Hmm, not about being a spy, but it was surprising news.
Haruno: "Shizuka-chan, I'm quite free lately. Want to grab a drink sometime?"
Shizuka-sensei: "The eldest daughter of the Yukinoshita Family is free."
Haruno: "Well, thanks to my man, I don't have to worry about anything regarding the Yukinoshita Family anymore."
Shizuka-sensei: "???" Haruno had mentioned having a boyfriend last time. Now, so quickly, he's become her man? And she's handed over the Yukinoshita Family affairs so quickly. Are political marriages this efficient now?
Although surprised, Shizuka-sensei felt more regret. A genuine thing… not everyone is qualified to obtain it. She only hoped that Haruno could be happier. She thought to herself, but a bitter smile involuntarily appeared at the corner of her lips.
How could she be qualified to speak of others? If she hadn't pursued a genuine thing herself, she wouldn't have ended up in this unwanted situation. Perhaps Haruno's choice was also a suitable path.
Haruno: "Remember to find me when you're free; maybe I can even introduce you to my man."
Shizuka-sensei was also unwilling to comment much on others' family matters. She simply replied, "Okay."
Ren also didn't rush to leave school. Yukino and the others were still waiting for him. Yui, who was unaware, was quite worried. After Ren thoroughly explained the situation to them, Megumi-chan and the others were shocked by what Ren had done, yet they felt it was only natural, otherwise the Doomsday Game wouldn't have been so urgent.
After learning the whole story, Chika and Megumi-chan left, relieved. Yumiko also fled after an awkward glance at Yui. She didn't know how to face her good friend now. She also asked Ren to temporarily keep their relationship a secret from Yui, wanting to confess after some time.
This made him think of Chika; wasn't this just like Chika wanting to have a secret relationship? Ren readily agreed, as he wouldn't be at a disadvantage anyway. After that, Yumiko also left. Only Yui, Yukino, and Eriri remained. As for Yui, the uninformed party, she was quite confused by what she heard, but she roughly understood that it was an abnormal situation.
"Yui, there's something I need to tell you."
"What is it?" Yui tilted her head.
"It's about your mother, Yuimom." Ren didn't hide what happened, just omitted some details.
"Eh!!!" Yui's mouth widened in surprise. "Mom actually also encountered an anomaly! And became Ren's Redemption Angel!" She never thought such a thing would happen. But what Yui was most worried about was her mother's safety. "Mom isn't hurt, is she?"
Ren shook his head. "She's not hurt. Give me Yuimom's contact information." He then said to Yukino, "Also, Yukino, give me your mother's contact information."
"Mhm!"
"Okay."
After getting their contact information, Ren saved and noted them, then sent messages to both of them, and also to Haruno.
Ren: "Yukimom (Yuimom / Haruno), this is Ren. Have you all arrived home safely? I need to confirm your safety."
The first to reply was Haruno.
Haruno: "Arrived home safely. I'm waiting for you all to come back at home. Remember to tell me what happened before. There's a reward! (Image)."
Haruno sent an image of her mouth, open in an O-shape with half of her rosy little tongue sticking out. Ren replied, his heart stirring.
Ren: "OK, I also need to give you a reward."
At this moment, Yuimom and Yukimom also sent messages one after another.
Yuimom: "Ren-kun, I've arrived home safely. Don't worry about me. (Image)"
Yukimom: "I'm fine here. Thank you for your concern. Is Yukino okay?"
Ren didn't expect Yuimom to send a photo, and he was even more stunned when he opened it. It was a photo of her just out of the bath, wrapped tightly in a towel. Her rosy cheeks were alluring, and her mature charm was exceptionally captivating.
After memorizing every detail of the photo in his mind, Ren decisively deleted the image. He would never keep any private information on his phone. Such precious benefits were enough to be stored in his brain. Then Ren replied to the message.