After that, Chihaya Anon finally voiced the doubt that had been lingering in her heart.
"If Yu-Yu hadn't gone to fight them, and instead went to tell a teacher… what do you think would've happened?"
Hearing this, Asai Yu thought for a moment, then asked in return, "What would you have chosen?"
"Me? If it were me… then of course I'd…"
Anon was just about to say her answer, but she suddenly froze. After nearly half a minute, she finally spoke again in a low, subdued tone.
"I guess… I probably would've just endured it first…"
"Then the question you asked doesn't really have any meaning," Asai Yu replied calmly.
In the afternoon, it was still music class. Asai Yu had already taken a seat in the music room.
"Hey, I answered your question, but you didn't answer mine. That's so sneaky," Anon complained with clear dissatisfaction.
Asai Yu ignored her and instead opened the system interface, only to find that the task of resolving the bullying still hadn't been marked as completed.
So there was a follow-up to this matter.
When the class bell rang, the music teacher frequently called on him during the lesson, effectively helping him max out the day's affinity bonus points.
Although Asai Yu appreciated it, he still firmly declined the invitation to participate in the school's piano competition.
If it were his own body, he might have considered it carefully. But this was Chihaya Anon's body—someone who knew nothing about piano—so he had no intention of doing something like that.
Anon understood the reasoning, though she still felt it was a shame.
The only thing that caught Asai Yu's attention was that blond student. The way she looked at him carried a hint of hostility.
Such a sudden shift in attitude made it hard not to connect it to what had happened at noon.
After observing for a while and seeing that the other party made no move, Asai Yu left.
By then, school was over. Asai Yu returned home quickly and safely, locking the door behind him.
"By the way, going back and forth between school and the apartment all the time is kind of a hassle. How about just living on campus? You'd even have a roommate to chat with or something."
When it came to expanding her social circle, Anon was actually quite enthusiastic.
"I need a fixed time to practice guitar, so not for now. Let's talk about it again in a month," Asai Yu replied.
Anon didn't mind too much. "Okay then."
A few seconds later, darkness fell over Asai Yu's vision, and he returned to his own body.
Right on time—midnight.
Asai Yu got up and looked around his new home. It had already been fully organized by himself while in the possession state.
He had evolved from a rental room to a proper apartment. The space was much larger, living here felt comfortable, and by that logic, his meals could probably evolve from instant noodles to pre-made boxed meals as well.
Opening the system, Asai Yu checked the Fate Track points for the two of them.
[Togawa Sakiko Fate Track: 60/100]
[Chihaya Anon Fate Track: 20/100]
[Fate Track Points: 30]
Both of their values were still rising—not bad. He just didn't know when Togawa Sakiko's side would start to drop again. A drop would also grant corresponding points.
He was at 30 now. Just 20 more points and he could do another pull. Hopefully, it'd be a good card.
Over the next week, Asai Yu spent eight hours every day—from 4 p.m. to midnight—on Chihaya Anon's side.
It just so happened that this week coincided with the school's short March break, so there were no classes.
Anon had originally planned to go out and visit various London landmarks, taking photos and posting them on social media as check-ins.
But every single suggestion for going out was rejected by Asai Yu.
Asai Yu: A one-week break is still too long. You also have Japanese classes at night. Study for six and a half days, then relax for half a day at the end.
When she heard this schedule, Anon immediately put on a crying face.
"The kind of devil who's worse than Satan—that's you, Yu-yu. Waaaah…"
Those seven days truly made Chihaya Anon experience what "hell" meant.
The only good news was that, after obtaining her parents' consent, her Japanese school directly transferred her scholarship over—and even issued her a certificate of commendation.
[Reward settlement: 600,000 yen, deposited into the system and available at any time]
[Part-time Bonus lv3 (2130/2000)]
[lv3 → lv4]
[Part-time Bonus lv4 (130/5000)]
This time, Asai Yu remembered clearly and used a 5× EXP card in time. With the 600,000 yen reward, the bonus jumped straight to lv4 with 4,930 experience.
Just a bit more grinding and he'd be able to get a fivefold salary multiplier.
Of course, during this week, he didn't neglect guitar practice either, nor did he forget to grind affinity bonus experience.
[Guitar Bonus lv3 (220/2000)]
[Affinity Bonus lv2 (120/500)]
[Current acquired ability: Guitar Level lv2]
[Note: Guitar Level lv1 = Beginner, lv2 = Proficient, lv3 = Professional, lv4 = Master, lv5 = Beyond Master]
[Current acquired ability: Affinity lv1]
This one didn't come with much explanation—apparently, it was something you just felt.
Personal Panel:
[Abilities: Piano Level lv3, Guitar Level lv2, Affinity lv1]
[Fixed Bonus: Part-time Bonus lv4 (130/5000)]
[Non-fixed Bonuses: Piano Bonus lv3 (240/2000), Guitar Bonus lv3 (220/2000), Affinity Bonus lv2 (120/500)]
[Items: Special Bonus Selection Card ×1, Bonus Fixation Card ×1, 5× EXP Card (19/30)]
For now, Asai Yu had no intention of using the Special Bonus Selection Card.
After all, there weren't any other bonuses on Togawa Sakiko or Chihaya Anon that were worth extracting.
On the contrary, now that he understood the system's logic better, Asai Yu found himself looking forward to future experience targets—like the cat-type girl, Kaname Raana.
Being able to see straight through Wakaba Mutsumi's dual personality in detail—how could someone like that not have at least some special ability?
If he could snag it, that'd be ideal.
As for Chihaya Anon's side, things were going quite well too—she was almost done with her transformation.
Under his supervision, she had spent the entire week studying hard, like someone preparing for college entrance exams next month.
Even Asai Yu couldn't help but marvel at her talent. Not only had she completely mastered nearly 1,500 new words, her grammar and spoken English had reached a very high level of proficiency.
Adding that to the 3,000-plus words she already knew from her original IELTS 5 level, Anon could now hold normal conversations with British people.
She still wasn't as fluent as a local, but at the very least, integrating into groups was no longer a major problem.
At this moment, during the final half-day of the seven-day break, Asai Yu was sitting in the apartment, casually playing the guitar, while the pink-haired girl kept chattering away in his mind.
"How did you even do this? Yu-Yu, your progress is way too fast!"
Watching her own fingers hold the pick and pluck the electric guitar strings with precise, fluid movements, Anon's eyes were filled with astonishment.
Just yesterday, she had only realized that he played a little better than her. And today, it was as if he had evolved—suddenly transforming into a guitar master.