"Ooh, straight to work. It's my first time seeing such a high hourly wage. Just thinking about it gets me a little excited."
Wada Saki skipped and hopped toward the pit of fire. Although dressed like a delinquent, wearing her school uniform, she was still full of youthful vitality.
From the glances constantly stolen by the surrounding male comrades, one could tell just how high Wada Saki's charm rating was.
"Little sister, stop getting so excited. I reckon the person waiting for you to start work is even more excited than you."
Ito Natsuhi hid in a seat at an open-air cafe, pulling out a large book from somewhere to cover her face while secretly following behind Wada Saki.
Because all her attention was on her cheap bestie, the book ended up being held upside down, and she would steal a glance every now and then.
Like this, if it weren't for the fact that she was a girl, she would definitely be caught and treated as a pervert.
Wait, no. Who said there aren't female perverts?
System: [Hey man, isn't this stalking a bit unprofessional? Didn't you notice the book is upside down?]
Ito Natsuhi: [I was a boxer before, not a detective. Didn't you know that when you called me here?]
[You want someone with high combat power and a good brain, why didn't you just call a secret agent?!]
[I was perfectly fine at home, and not only did you drag me here to be free labor, but now you're looking down on me? Is this right? If you're so capable, you do it!]
System: [Alright, alright, I was wrong, bro. Stop nagging. Anyway, you can't go back...]
Ito Natsuhi (turning head sharply): [What did you say?!]
System: [Ah... nothing. It was my fault on this matter. In the future, when doing missions, I'll give you some special treatment.]
Ding-dong! Combat Power Experience Card released. Upon use, you can regain your original physical functions for a quarter of an hour.
Ito Natsuhi: [That's more like it. Wait, no! So my original body has become a trial version?]
I didn't expect to use a cheat on myself. I'm experiencing myself, huh? That's kind of interesting.
"Eh, why did she stop? Who is this blond guy next to her? An acquaintance?"
Seeing Wada Saki stop, Ito Natsuhi immediately perked up, preparing to see what was going on.
"Wait! Why is she suddenly pointing her finger toward me? Could it be that I've been discovered?"
System: [Be confident, remove the "could it be". With your level, it would be strange if you hadn't been discovered.]
Ito Natsuhi: [I told you I'm a combat specialist, not a stealth specialist...]
However, something even more sudden happened. Ding-dong! Event triggered. System releases mission: [Pure Love Operation].
Mission Description: Detected C-level threat. [Hypocrite · Kurosawa Shota] is currently subjecting the protection target [Wada Saki] to a standard erotic game plot.
As a defender of pure love, please immediately execute the elimination protocol and impose the "Guardian's" sanction.
Mission Reward: System completion +1%, [Six Strikes in One Second] Experience Card, 50 Erotic Game Coins (can be exchanged for rewards in the Erotic Game Mall; they have good stuff like mind control and time stop there~ Yes, exactly the kind you're thinking of!), Physical Fitness +1. Current physical fitness evaluation is (Weak and sickly).
Skill Description · Six Strikes in One Second: When holding a stick-like weapon, you can complete a total of six strikes against a single target. This process cannot be interrupted, cannot be blocked, and is guaranteed to hit. Everything is a stick; as long as it's a stick-like object, it can be activated.
Gentle Reminder: Iron rod damage is doubled, and fire poker damage is increased tenfold (No one can withstand six hits from a fire poker unless they aren't human).
Note: An ordinary person would lose half their life after taking one hit, let alone six hits in one second. Please use this skill on an object you deeply despise; don't waste it, dear~
A bunch of sounds rang in her head. Ito Natsuhi didn't expect to enter the plot so suddenly; she wasn't prepared at all.
And what is this "Six Strikes in One Second"? Auto-aim + Super Armor + Armor Break? It's a pity it's a one-time use. If it were permanent, that would be great. This can only be used as a last resort.
Ito Natsuhi had already thought about how to use the reward before even completing the mission. She was just short of asking the system if she could take a loan on system rewards.
"No, I haven't thought about what to do yet. Should I just strike directly? I can't beat someone up in front of her, right? How about I think of a way to send her away first?"
"By the way, what can those Erotic Game Coins be used for?"
System: [You can't even handle the stalking and you want to come up with a plan? Stop dithering. The target has already followed the blond guy into a small alley. In a while, the main event will start.]
[If I wait for you to come up with a plan and understand the system, it will probably be over by then.]
Ito Natsuhi: [No, that blond guy is that fast? Logically, this kind of plot should be long-lasting.]
System: [So you didn't notice at all that I was calling you stupid?!]
"Forget it, just go for it!" The situation was urgent. If she waited any longer, it wouldn't be a plot that could be broadcast here. Ito Natsuhi didn't think too much, gritted her teeth, and followed them directly.
—————— "Student Saki? What a coincidence, meeting you here."
Seeing someone blocking her path, Wada Saki frowned slightly, but the other person had a gentle smile and didn't look like he was here to cause trouble.
"Hello, Kurosawa... Upperclassman?" Giving a polite, tentative response, Saki maintained the distance belonging to a stranger.
The person who came was a popular figure in the third year, Upperclassman Kurosawa Shota. His shirt was snow-white, and the gaze behind his gold-rimmed glasses was gentle as water; he was the Prince Charming in the hearts of countless girls.
She knew Kurosawa because he had participated in a speech during the orientation meeting. In fact, the two didn't have any interaction, so Saki was a bit surprised after being called out.
Rumor had it that he maintained ambiguous relationships with several girls, which made her feel a hint of repulsion toward the Kurosawa upperclassman in front of her. To put it bluntly, he wasn't Wada Saki's type; she didn't like frivolous boys.
"Is the upperclassman also taking this road?" "Yeah, I just finished handling some things for a teacher."
Kurosawa Shota approached naturally, but his gaze clung to Saki's body like viscous liquid. It slid from her fair neck to her heaving chest, finally fixing on the curve of her hips wrapped in her skirt.
[I'd heard long ago that there was a very pretty underclassman in the lower grades. I didn't expect her to be even more top-tier than I imagined. This figure, this face, tsk tsk.]
The moment he saw Wada Saki, Kurosawa's eyes straightened, but he hid it well. For the sake of future plans, this bit of patience was nothing.
"Student Saki, this school uniform today... suits you very well. However, hasn't the skirt been shortened a bit?"
"Although this can better highlight your... youthful vitality, as an upperclassman, I still have to remind you to be careful of those ill-intentioned gazes."
Kurosawa's tone was earnest, as if he were genuinely thinking of the other person, but his eyes carried a scrutiny like judging merchandise.
Although he hid it well, he still underestimated a girl's sensitivity to such gazes. Saki's expression instantly turned cold.
The other party actually looked at her skirt and thighs the moment they met. Any girl would feel disgusted, let alone Wada Saki, a beauty who received so much attention.
[As expected, just like the rumors! No, even worse than the rumors. I really don't know how those girls were wooed by such a person.]
"No need for you to worry, Upperclassman, I think this is just fine!"
"And I think the person most worth being vigilant against right now is you. I have things to do, so I won't accompany you any further. Never, ever, see you again!"
Revealing the true face of the hypocrite in front of her word by word, Saki felt very satisfied inside. Finally, she made a cute face at Kurosawa and was about to leave.
Wada Saki's cold words were like a slap in the face, causing the fake smile on Kurosawa Shota's face to stiffen slightly.
[Giving you face and you don't want it! A slut who shows off her sexiness all day, how dare you act holier-than-thou in front of me?!]
Even though he thought this in his heart, Kurosawa still maintained his persona and chuckled.
"Don't be so cold." He stepped forward again to block Wada Saki's path.
Seeing the other party's shameless behavior, Saki also got angry. She had things to do later; where would she find so much time to waste with him?
Saki pointed at his nose and scolded: "Have I given you too much face?! Out of politeness, I called you Upperclassman. You'd better not force me to fall out with you!"
"I'm warning you, stop following me. Just seeing your hypocritical face makes me nauseous; I'm about to throw up yesterday's lunch!"
"Get away from me now!"
Kurosawa didn't expect her to turn hostile just like that. For a moment, he was a bit stunned by the scolding, [A damn pervert?!]
It was the first time he had ever been called that. Kurosawa felt his dignity had been trampled on, and his gaze toward the beautiful girl in front of him became increasingly malicious.
Suppressing the surging anger in his heart, he ultimately chose to endure her for the time being. If one doesn't endure small things, one will mess up great plans.
[You little girl, no matter how arrogant you are now, I'll make you cry just as miserably later!] [By then, I'll make you kneel and beg me!]
Forcing a smile with his hand, Kurosawa still shamelessly didn't walk away.
"Listen to me first. I know you may have heard some bad rumors about me."
"But those are all misunderstandings; some people maliciously slandered me out of jealousy. Actually, I am very lonely inside and have always longed to find a girl who can truly understand and heal me..."
He deliberately created a "fragile" atmosphere in his tone; this was his usual tactic for manipulating girls.
Girls these days like this kind of weak, slightly milky feeling; it stimulates their inner desire to protect.
Unfortunately, a counterexample was right in front of him. Saki didn't buy this; if anything, her expression became even more disdainful, as if she were disgusted by seeing something dirty.
"Ugh, are you trying to gross me out to death? Congratulations, you're almost there!" "Lonely inside"? "Longing to be healed"? Do you deserve it?
Saki scanned him up and down with a gaze like she was looking at trash, her speaking speed as fast as a machine gun.
AI Model: gemini-3.0-flash
"Where did you learn those lines? You're not trying to mess with me after reading too much tragic literature, are you? It's so cringe! For your own safety, don't use them next time. I'm afraid someone will beat you up."
Saki got angrier as she spoke. Thinking about being pestered by someone like this was an insult to her taste. Didn't he feel ashamed at his age?
As she spoke, she pointed to Ito Natsuhi, who was peeking from not far away, holding her book upside down.
"You reek of fake fragility. You can't even compare to my best friend. Although she's a bit of a dimwit and can't even stalk someone properly, at least she isn't as pretentious as you."
Ito Natsuhi: This involves me too?!
Σ(っ °Д °;)っ
Girl, where are your manners?
Stalking is one thing, but calling me a dimwit is a bit unnecessary.
(ノ=Д=)ノ┻━┻
"I think you should stop thinking about girls. Looking like this, I'm really worried if you're even capable. Just go find a reliable man to be friends with; maybe you'll open the door to a new world."
"Even if you were the last man on earth, I'd choose Natsuhi over you. At least she's more reliable than you!"
Ignoring Kurosawa's feelings, Saki felt great after venting. She felt physically and mentally refreshed after verbally blasting this pretentious guy.
Kurosawa's pitiful self-esteem was stripped bare.
In her eyes, I'm actually worse than a woman? Calling me weak? She even dares to say I'm incapable?!
Saki had stepped on almost every landmine a man could have. Kurosawa had never suffered such a great grievance since he was a child. His veins bulged; he was reaching his limit of patience.
If he endured any longer, his blond hair would turn green from the humiliation.
Seeing Wada Saki about to leave, Kurosawa Shota no longer cared about maintaining his composure.
He rushed forward, his right hand grabbing Saki's wrist like an iron pincer! He forcibly dragged her into a nearby alley.
Suddenly being forcibly restrained, even Saki panicked a little. She didn't expect this seemingly thin and weak Kurosawa to have so much strength.
"I think if I don't give you a good lesson today, you really won't know how powerful I am, will you?!"
"Let go of me! Kurosawa Shota! You hooligan!"
"Go ahead and scream. Even if you scream until your throat is hoarse, no one will come to save you."
Looking at Wada Saki's panicked and exasperated appearance, Kurosawa Shota felt even more excited.
He loved this feeling of being in control. The more the other party resisted, the more excited he became.
"Still playing innocent with me? Your chest is so exposed, and your skirt is so short. Isn't it just because you crave attention from men?"
Kurosawa revealed a distorted and greedy face. He slapped Saki across the face and reached for her waist with his other hand, trying to pull her forcibly into his arms.
"Be a good girl. Once I'm satisfied later, I'll look after you at school."
"Otherwise, I'll just tell everyone you seduced me. Let's see how you'll face people at school then!"
"Do you think everyone will believe me, an honor student, or you, a delinquent girl who's been criticized by the Academy Director?"
Her fair cheek was slapped red. Fear and humiliation instantly overwhelmed Saki. She trembled all over, tears welling in her eyes, realizing she couldn't compete with Kurosawa at all.
Her worldview was collapsing. Could it be... was she really going to be... by this scum in a place like this today?
Just as Kurosawa Shota was grinning hideously, his face getting closer and closer, and his lips about to touch her neck—
"Hey! Pause for a second! Count me in!"
An anxious voice burst into the alley. Wada Saki originally thought someone had come to save her, but those weren't exactly the lines of a savior, were they?
[Count me in?]
She didn't expect another villain to show up. As expected, men were all beasts who thought with their lower bodies.
Her eyes rolled back, and she lost all strength, fainting to the ground.
"Ah, no, I said the wrong thing because I was in a hurry. I meant, let go of that girl!"
Natsuhi, who arrived late, clutched her chest, looking out of breath, and scratched her head sheepishly.
"Argh, what are you doing? You're such a buzzkill!"
Looking at Saki slumped on the ground, Kurosawa was very annoyed that his fun had been interrupted.
"Is this four-eyed girl trying to be a hero? I didn't think there were still such idiots in this day and age."
As he spoke, he turned his fierce gaze toward Ito Natsuhi, looking her up and down.
[Tsk, she looks plain. She's probably the type who gets bullied in class. Doesn't look like she has a boyfriend either.]
Analyzing if she was "tasty" based on her looks, and if she could be "eaten" without trouble based on whether she had a boyfriend—Kurosawa was a true pervert, just as Saki had said.
[Wait, this girl... looking closely, she's not bad at all. Her figure is probably a 91.]
"Uh, well..."
Natsuhi pinched the corner of her skirt, acting shy and bashful, and walked forward.
"Senior, actually, I have something to tell you."
Seeing the girl like this, Kurosawa knew what was going on immediately. He was all too familiar with this scene; in fact, this kind of thing was quite common for him.
She was definitely going to confess.
[Hmm, she's a bit plain, but other areas make up for it. It's not out of the question.]
[She's probably Wada Saki's best friend. Once I've broken in this plain girl, I'll have her act as a bridge to take down both friends at once.]
Kurosawa showed a perverted smile, already imagining himself with a girl in each arm, enjoying a beautiful meal.
Therefore, he had no defenses against Ito Natsuhi as she slowly approached him, and even opened his arms in a hugging gesture.
System: [No way, man, you're really something. How does this blond guy seem even stupider than you?!]
Natsuhi: [If you don't know how to compliment someone, you don't have to. Is this a compliment or an insult?]
[Besides, I'm a man, don't I know? When the hormones take over, your IQ is negative. How smart do you expect him to be?]
Kurosawa suddenly realized the plain girl in front of him had disappeared. At the same instant, he felt as if someone had violently stabbed his internal organs with a knife.
His liver area suddenly spasmed as if he'd been electrocuted, and his internal organs churned.
His mouth felt bitter, his vision went dark, and his whole body slumped limply, kneeling on the ground.
Kurosawa looked up at Natsuhi in disbelief, a storm raging in his heart.
[Damn it, I can't stand up!]
[It hurts so much! What's going on? That woman isn't holding anything!]
Indeed, Natsuhi hadn't used a knife; she had used her fist. But for a professional boxer like her, bare hands were weapons!
"You even stood so perfectly for me to hit you. You're quite a nice guy, huh? Too kind."
In the instant Natsuhi approached Kurosawa,
Her left foot pressed forward violently, her right hand instinctively rose to protect her head, her left shoulder turned slightly, she pivoted on her toes, shifted her center of gravity forward, turned and threw the punch, delivering it without reservation.
She completed a high-speed Liver Punch.
The liver is the largest solid organ in the human body. It's large but poorly fixed, held to the abdominal wall and the top of the diaphragm by only a few ligaments.
A punch to the upper right abdomen will displace the liver, causing it to rupture due to torsion.
This is a pain that even professional boxers cannot withstand, instantly stripping an enemy of their ability to resist.
This was exactly why Natsuhi chose the Liver Punch. She was currently a weak-looking girl and had to defeat the enemy in one move to avoid any accidents.
Her body went from relaxed to tense, causing the punch's penetration to be as sharp as a knife, which was the source of Kurosawa's illusion.
She used her technique to compensate for her lack of strength and shifted her center of gravity to avoid a large shoulder rotation, giving the opponent no chance to react. It was a textbook finishing blow.
"Sigh, I'm already out of breath after just one punch. This body really is weak."
Natsuhi shook her wrist, looking down at the kneeling Kurosawa while complaining about her weak constitution, not taking him seriously at all.
Kurosawa's face was distorted, and he had great difficulty breathing. He endured the intense pain to squeeze out a few low words from between his teeth.
"You... b..."
"Oh, you can still talk? My strength really is too low. If I had my original body, you'd be asleep by now."
Before he could finish, Natsuhi grabbed his head and gave him a brutal strike (knee strike).
Kurosawa's face was covered in blood. He had even bitten off part of his tongue to endure the pain just now. He was in a wretched state.
He was now clearly aware of the gap between them. After being hit twice, his lust-clouded brain had regained its composure, replaced by fear and anger.
He had actually been taken down in two moves by a woman?!
"Speaking of which, you really picked a great spot. If I hadn't followed you, I wouldn't have found this place. It's perfect for me to take action. Thanks, bro."
"What are you looking at on the ground? Did you drop your wallet? Do you need your daddy to help you find it?"
"Bas..."
Kurosawa wanted to say more, but Natsuhi grabbed his hair, pulled him up, and slammed his head against the wall.
Clattering sounds and a man's screams echoed through the alley.
A Moment Later...
Seeing Kurosawa Shota turn into light particles, Natsuhi was somewhat surprised.
"I didn't expect it to be true. If the body didn't disappear, I'd have nightmares."
System: [Didn't I tell you this place was invaded by H-games? These aren't real people, don't worry~]