Shikime Natsu, a transmigrator. He crossed over when he heard the words, "Hey handsome, wanna buy an apple?" and walked over to pick one up.
This world was very similar to the Japan of his previous life. However, here, it was normal for people to be born with all sorts of hair and eye colors, just like in an anime world.
As for Shikime Natsu himself, he had short, neat black hair and a pair of light golden eyes. And, most importantly—Shikime Natsu had an excellent character model.
In this life, Shikime Natsu's family wasn't fabulously wealthy, but at least they weren't a billion yen in debt.
Shikime Natsu's gaze fell upon the approaching bus. This bus was about to take him to the high school he would be attending—the Tokyo Metropolitan Advanced Nurturing High School. This school boasted a 100% employment or university advancement rate for its graduates, which sounded almost like a dream.
The bus slowly came to a stop in front of Shikime Natsu. After boarding, his eyes quickly scanned the seats inside. Good, there was an empty spot.
After taking his seat, Shikime Natsu's gaze fell upon a girl sitting diagonally in front of him.
The girl had beautiful, glossy black hair that flowed naturally down to her waist. The strands swayed slightly as the bus started moving. If he were a bit closer, could he perhaps catch the fragrance from her hair? Assuming she had washed it, of course.
Beyond her lovely hair, the girl's facial features were also extraordinary, as delicate as a doll's. Her fair skin seemed to glow with the luster of cool jade under the bus's interior lights. She held a thick, hardcover book in her hands, and the profile of her face was impeccably perfect. Her eyes were especially striking—long, narrow, and beautiful. Her pupils were deep, yet they radiated an icy coldness that kept everyone at a distance.
Yes, an ice queen type of beautiful girl.
Perhaps sensing Shikime Natsu's gaze, the girl turned her head slightly. There was no shyness or nervousness in her wine-red eyes, only disdain and a warning.
So she noticed...
Shikime Natsu averted his gaze, looking out the window instead.
[Ding~]
[CG1: First Encounter (Horikita Suzune)]
[I refuse to give up my seat out of conviction!]
[Congratulations, Host. You've obtained the Skill Card: Sixteen Hours of Effort. (You have already worked for sixteen hours; the rest of the time is for rest. Even while eating or sleeping, your knowledge will continue to grow. Limited to student-era knowledge.) Duration: eight hours. Cooldown: three days.]
This was the cheat ability Shikime Natsu had received after coming to this world. It was supposed to be a "Full CG Collection" cheat, but for all these years, he had never figured out how to activate it. Neither boys nor girls could trigger it.
His choice of this school was also partly due to this cheat ability. From the moment he received the promotional brochure for the Tokyo Metropolitan Advanced Nurturing High School, his cheat had been prompting him to come here.
He hadn't expected to trigger it so quickly.
Shikime Natsu's gaze didn't linger on the exquisite CG image for too long. Instead, it fell on the text. What did "I refuse to give up my seat out of conviction!" even mean? What kind of powerful conviction would lead her to have such a thought?
She's quite pretty, but her mental state is genuinely concerning.
However, the reward was quite good. Even though Shikime Natsu's own academic performance was decent, the feeling of knowledge effortlessly flowing into his mind was rather pleasant.
As for the whole sixteen hours thing, Shikime Natsu didn't plan to pay it much mind. What a strange concept.
This girl goes to the same school as me. Shikime Natsu's eyes inadvertently fell on Horikita Suzune's school uniform before he quickly looked away.
If he got caught staring again, he felt like something terrible would happen. Most people on this bus were students of the Tokyo Metropolitan Advanced Nurturing High School, though there were some members of the public as well.
There was still some time before they reached the school. Shikime Natsu closed his eyes, planning to take a short nap.
...
Before long, it seemed like some people on the bus had started arguing. Or perhaps 'arguing' wasn't the right word; rather, someone's voice was quite loud, loud enough to draw the attention of everyone on the bus.
Even Shikime Natsu opened his eyes at this point, his gaze landing on the source of the sound.
"Um... could you please give up your seat? This is a priority seat, so I think we should give the elderly lady priority."
It was a girl with fluffy, chestnut-brown short hair and very delicate features. Just by standing there, she exuded a formidable aura of friendliness. Even though it was their first meeting, Shikime Natsu couldn't help but feel that this girl belonged to the legendary category of exceptionally kind girls.
The girl was also wearing the uniform of the Tokyo Metropolitan Advanced Nurturing High School. This was incredible. Were all the girls in this school beautiful?
So this was the purpose of his cheat ability? It really was a sucker for looks. Well, the love of beauty is common to all, and his cheat was no exception. It made sense, though; if the character models weren't good-looking, how would the CGs be appealing?
"My, my, pretty girl, there is no rule that compels me to give up my seat. Just because I'm young, I have to give up my seat? How absurd!"
"Even as a young man, standing consumes more stamina than sitting. Therefore, I see no need to do something so unnecessary. I have no interest in contributing to society."
The one speaking to the girl was a boy with long, blond hair. He was quite handsome, but his manner of speaking was a bit exaggerated.
"If you don't mind, please take my seat."
Shikime Natsu stood up. It wouldn't be good for a conflict to break out on the bus, especially while it was crossing a river bridge. Of course, giving up a seat was no big deal for Shikime Natsu.
"Oh... thank you so much!"
Hearing Shikime Natsu's voice, the girl noticed him and quickly thanked him.
"No, it's nothing."
Shikime Natsu shook his head slightly, moved out of the way, and stood in the aisle.
[Ding~]
[CG2: First Encounter (Kushida Kikyou)]
[See? I'm an ally of justice~]
[Congratulations, Host. You've obtained the Item Card: Recording Pen (Take this pen, and you can begin your solo conquest of the school.)]
Incredible. On this small bus, he had managed to activate two CGs. To think that in the past decade or so, he hadn't activated a single one. It seemed he had truly come to the right place.
The girl named Kushida Kikyou, an ally of... justice?
Hmm, that's chuunibyou enough, just like that girl named Horikita Suzune. But judging from the text, the two of them didn't seem to get along. One was willing to plead for a complete stranger to give up their seat, while the other was determined not to give up her seat out of conviction...
Without overthinking it, Shikime Natsu quickly turned his attention to the reward.
A recording pen... solo conquest of the school...?
Surely it doesn't want me to use this recording pen to secretly record the school leaders' secrets and threaten them with something like, "You wouldn't want your students to find out about this...," right?
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