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"Why do I still remember it so clearly..."
Togawa Sakiko bit her bread, a hint of confusion on her pretty face.
As is well known, ninety-nine percent of dreams are forgotten within a few minutes of waking up. However, she had been awake for half an hour, from waking up in the morning to eating breakfast now, yet for some reason, everything that happened in the dream was still incredibly clear.
"It's so real it doesn't seem like a dream..."
On the other side.
Nagasaki Soyo suddenly woke up from her bed and quickly checked her body, only exhaling a sigh of relief after confirming she was safely lying on the bed.
"Damn it! Last night, I actually dreamed of Sakiko and that man, and that man even teased Togawa-chan in front of me..." Nagasaki Soyo gritted her teeth. "This is treating me as part of your play, isn't it?!"
"Really, why did I have such a terrible dream..."
The Tsundere Young Miss got out of bed and went to the Toilet. As she walked, she suddenly felt a faint pain in her buttocks.
With a puzzled mind, Nagasaki Soyo walked into the Toilet, partially pulled down her pajama bottoms, and looked back.
"Could it be a mosquito bite last night... Eh, eh, eh?!"
"How could there be a palm print?!"
Nagasaki Soyo's eyes widened in shock, thinking she was hallucinating. She quickly turned her body towards the mirror beside her.
Looking in the mirror, Nagasaki Soyo saw it even more clearly this time. On her fair and delicate skin, there was indeed a palm print, and it was even more distinct and complete.
"It's not a hallucination..."
Tsundere Young Miss blinked hard, but the palm print in the mirror remained, never disappearing.
"Could it be an impression from accidentally pressing on it while sleeping?"
Nagasaki Soyo pursed her pink lips, extended her right hand, and placed it over the palm print. She quickly noticed that the print on her buttock was clearly a circle larger than her right hand.
"...Is it a boy's palm print?"
Nagasaki Soyo suddenly recalled last night's dream.
In the dream, Kitahara Makoto tied her into an incredibly embarrassing position and slapped her without mercy. Could this be a palm print left from the dream?
"Impossible, absolutely impossible." Nagasaki Soyo quickly shook her head, her pink lips tightly pressed. "How could something that happened in a dream possibly affect reality... right?"
At the same time.
Kitahara Makoto had just finished his squats, unaware that the Dream Demon's ability could affect reality through dreams.
"Hoo..."
Kitahara Makoto exhaled lightly, washing his face with cold water while opening the System.
Daily Quest: Three Hundred Squats
Quest Description: Stick to daily squats and enjoy a happy life.
Current Status: Completed
Quest Reward: Your stamina has been permanently increased.
Kitahara Makoto always felt the System was a bit off, like that 'happy life' part; it just didn't seem right no matter how he looked at it...
As for how much his stamina had increased, Kitahara Makoto wasn't yet sure, as there hadn't been any opportunities for practical application.
Daily Quest: Nyanko-san, the cherry blossoms of our hometown have bloomed.
Quest Description: Feed any three stray cats.
Daily Quest: Youth is a lie.
Quest Description: Join any school club today and experience youth.
Daily Quest: HP is empty, heartbeat accelerating.
Quest Description: Make Gotō Hitori enter the state of 'HP empty, heartbeat accelerating' ten times.
"The squat quest is done. Feeding stray cats and joining a school club aren't difficult. It's just, I don't know how to complete the 'HP empty, heartbeat accelerating' quest for Bocchi-chan..." Kitahara Makoto thought of several possibilities and decided to try them one by one. "Let's start by sending Little Miss Anxiety a message."
Taking out his phone, Kitahara Makoto directly messaged Bocchi-chan: "Hitori-chan, good morning."
Gotō Hitori: "G-good morning..."
Kitahara Makoto: "Shall we go to school together this morning?"
Gotō Hitori: "U-um, I just woke up and haven't gotten out of bed yet. Kitahara-kun, please go to school by yourself first."
He was rejected.
Kitahara Makoto didn't mind, he had expected it.
Last night at the onsen inn, Kita Kita accidentally pulled off his bathrobe, and the 'big python' clearly scared Bocchi-chan. Given Bocchi-chan's shy personality, she would definitely be too embarrassed to see people for a while, let alone go to school together.
But Kitahara Makoto naturally wouldn't give up easily. Lottery chances weren't something he got every day, so as long as there was an opportunity, he couldn't miss it no matter what.
Opening the System, Kitahara Makoto saw no change in the progress bar.
"It seems inviting Little Miss Anxiety to school together doesn't meet the standard for 'heartbeat accelerating, HP empty'..."
Kitahara Makoto silently pondered the possibilities.
"When I just invited Bocchi-chan to school together, Little Miss Anxiety would definitely feel nervous. When people are nervous, their heart rate speeds up, but the progress bar didn't change... So, the key point is the 'HP empty' condition."
"Simple nervousness causing a rapid heartbeat isn't enough; the 'HP empty' condition must be met."
Kitahara Makoto mused for a few seconds and then continued to try: "Actually, I dreamed of Hitori-chan last night."
Gotō Hitori: "Eh?!"
Kitahara Makoto had been watching the System. As the message was sent, Bocchi-chan's 'HP empty, heartbeat accelerating' progress bar finally moved forward one notch.
"So that's it." Kitahara Makoto smiled. "The 'HP empty' means being shy... or rather, bashful?"
Making other girls bashful would be difficult, but making Bocchi-chan bashful was like playing a game on elementary school difficulty.
Kitahara Makoto: "Hitori-chan said she had a wish, wanting to eat bento on the rooftop together at noon."
Gotō Hitori: "I-I-I don't have such a wish."
Kitahara Makoto: "My mistake, it's me who wants to eat bento on the rooftop with Hitori-chan."
Gotō Hitori: "..."
Daily Quest 'HP empty, heartbeat accelerating' current progress: 2/10
Watching the quest progress bar increase again, Kitahara Makoto put away his phone with satisfaction, grabbed his school bag, and headed out for school. When passing the convenience store at the intersection, he also picked up a few cat treats, preparing for the stray cat quest.
Arriving at the Train Station, he predictably didn't see Little Miss Anxiety.
Kitahara Makoto didn't mind and decided to walk to school today, to see if he could complete the stray cat feeding quest along the way.
Twenty minutes later.
Kitahara Makoto stood in a small Park, looking at the stray cats sunbathing in the distance, his expression serious.
"I originally thought the 'HP empty' quest for Little Miss Anxiety would be the most difficult, but I didn't expect the hardest quest to be feeding stray cats..."
Generally speaking, stray cats in Parks, because they are often fed by people, are not afraid of humans. Although they won't let you pet or hug them, they will definitely eat cat treats.
But for some reason, Kitahara Makoto seemed to have a 'hunter's aura' today. As soon as he approached a stray cat, it would become alert, get up, and quickly run away, not giving him any chance to get close.
Kitahara Makoto tried to feed several stray cats, and it was always the same.
"Could it be a side effect of the Demon Subduing ability?"
As he was worrying, Kitahara Makoto suddenly heard a clear and pleasant voice from behind him:
"Kitahara-kun... what are you doing?"
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