The next morning, Takashi once again wheeled out his bicycle, then looked at Uchiha Ryo in confusion.
"Shuchiin isn't close. Why don't you take the train to school, Ryo-nii? Or there's still another bicycle at home."
Uchiha Ryo glanced at the bicycle disdainfully. "That thing can't even compare to my running speed. Besides, jogging to school every morning is good exercise."
"Alright then..." Takashi thought for a moment and also locked his bicycle at the gate.
From their house, it was about a 15-minute walk to Toyogasaki, while it was close to an hour's walk to Shuchiin.
After walking for about five minutes, the two arrived at a wide-open slope along their route.
The entire slope was about 300 meters long. Trying to ride a bicycle up from the bottom would be difficult without a certain level of determination.
But going downhill was very easy. At that moment, a young newspaper delivery boy happened to be rushing downhill on his bicycle not far from them. Hopefully, he wouldn't fall, or it would still be a disaster...
Just as they reached the top of the slope, a strong gust of wind blew from behind. The spring breeze swept by, and cherry blossom petals along the road danced in the air.
"What a beautiful, sunny day." Uchiha Ryo looked up at the petals in the sky. It was full of the spirit of spring. However, among the dancing petals, there seemed to be a round, unidentified flying object.
"Oh..."
It seemed to be a girl's soft gasp. Strange, when did someone get behind us? That flying object seems to be hers.
Uchiha Ryo reached out and accurately snatched the white beret that was flying downwind.
"Is this yours?"
He turned to look at the somewhat flustered girl. She looked to be around their age, probably a high school student as well. Her uniform... Toyogasaki?
"Thank you. My hat was accidentally blown away just now."
The girl slowly took the hat and put it back on her head.
[System has detected a capturable target]
[Capturable Target's Name: Katou Megumi]
[Current Katou Megumi Affinity: 18]
Just as I thought. Uchiha Ryo said to himself. It looks like I'll have to find a chance to visit Toyogasaki Academy.
Takashi, beside him, smiled without a word. From his perspective, Ryo-nii had simply helped someone pick something up. But he had no recollection of this girl in a Toyogasaki uniform.
"This is it!!"
A cry of excitement was heard, and a certain otaku with glasses from the bottom of the slope quickly ran up, only to be out of breath and unable to speak.
Seriously, an otaku's physique trying to run up a 300-meter slope in one go? You can just go to sleep.
After a long while, the boy with glasses looked excitedly at Uchiha Ryo and the girl opposite him.
"This is it! I... you... you two should be the male and female leads in my game!"
"Huh?"
"Whew— Sorry, I got a little excited. I want to create the best gal game ever, and I really need your images as a reference for the male and female leads."
Uchiha Ryo looked at the boy with glasses with great interest.
Strange, main character types like Shirogane Miyuki and Takashi give affinity points, so why doesn't Aki Tomoya? I get it, this guy doesn't need his affinity raised. Then you're useless to me!
"That's meaningless. Takashi, let's go."
Uchiha Ryo didn't want to bother with a guy that even the system didn't want him to raise affinity with.
"Wait a minute..."
But Aki Tomoya had no sway to make Uchiha Ryo turn back. Only Takashi turned and gave him an apologetic look.
Arriving at Shuchiin again, the first thing Uchiha Ryo saw was the disciplinary committee member standing guard at the gate.
"Too slow. As my right-hand man, you need to take up the responsibility of a vice president."
Amakusa Shino, as a disciplinary committee member, looked disappointed when she saw Uchiha Ryo walking slowly into the campus.
"You're the one who forced this vice president position on me. Besides, our club doesn't even have an activity goal. What responsibility do you want me to take?"
Amakusa Shino's mouth opened slightly. She suddenly took a step back and lowered her head, biting her lip lightly, looking just like a wronged wife.
"So you refuse to take responsibility..."
Uchiha Ryo was stunned for a moment as whispers suddenly arose from nearby.
"How awful..."
"Yeah, how can a guy not take responsibility..."
"What a despicable guy, making a girl cry and refusing to take responsibility..."
What's going on! This is a misunderstanding! I'm a man of integrity. Uchiha Ryo turned to look at Amakusa Shino.
"The president is my role model! I will definitely shoulder the future of the Classic Literature Club!"
"Well said, Uchiha."
Amakusa Shino raised her head. There wasn't the slightest hint of moisture in her eyes. She was just pretending, wasn't she.
Patting Uchiha Ryo's shoulder, Amakusa Shino nodded slightly. "Now that's my vice president. Also, why do you look so down?"
Uchiha Ryo gave a wry smile. "My heart is heavy."
"Mhm, I understand. I also have a few heavy days every month..." Amakusa Shino gently caressed her lower abdomen.
"Then you should get more rest... wait, that's not right! President, I think we're talking about two different things."
[Amakusa Shino's affinity has increased—G-Points +10]
[Detected that Amakusa Shino's affinity has reached friend level. Reward: 100 G-Points]
Huh? As expected of a female capture target. Takashi and Shirogane Miyuki can step aside.
"Alright, Uchiha. Class is starting soon for you guys, so hurry back to your classroom."
Uchiha Ryo nodded and quickly returned to the classroom. After greeting Shirogane Miyuki next to him, he immersed himself in his own world.
[System Shop is now open. Current G-Points: 300]
[Upgrade Sharingan (300)]
[Upgrade Chakra Reserves (100)]
[Fire Style Ninjutsu.....]
[Lightning Style Ninjutsu.....]
[Obtain another element type (200)]
[Taijutsu....]
[Genjutsu....]
[Special Ninja Tools....]
Uchiha Ryo picked up a textbook to hide his face. The system shop has everything from the basic Three Academy Techniques to forbidden jutsu and sage arts. Or rather... it has everything related to Naruto.
Even the complete "Naruto" manga was something Uchiha Ryo had exchanged for in the shop.
However, the G-Point cost is also huge. It costs 300 points to upgrade the Sharingan to two tomoe. How many girls' affinity levels will I have to raise to reach the Rinnegan?
After thinking for a moment, Uchiha Ryo spent 100 G-Points to exchange for the Shadow Clone Jutsu.
Don't be fooled by the fact that Naruto used it since he was a kid. This B-rank ninjutsu, the Shadow Clone, is an absolute cheat-level technique. Especially after learning it, I can skip class without a care.
As for the remaining G-Points, I'll save them for now.
"Uchiha, Uchiha! The teacher is asking you a question..."
Shirogane Miyuki's voice suddenly rang out, but Uchiha Ryo was still immersed in the Shadow Clone Jutsu he had just learned.
"Uchiha Ryo! I've asked you three times. It's fine if you don't know the answer, but are you going to ignore your teacher completely?"
Uchiha Ryo came back to his senses and immediately stood up to look at the question on the blackboard.
"I'm very sorry, Yokoshima-sensei. I was distracted. The answer to this question is..."
After receiving the perfectly correct answer, Yokoshima Naruko nodded, then looked seriously at Uchiha Ryo.
"You're a teenager in the midst of puberty, after all. You should reduce the frequency of your self-pleasuring, or your concentration will decline."
"...Sensei, I was just thinking about something else."
Yokoshima Naruko nodded. "Thinking about the object of your 'generation'? Who is it!"
"What the hell?!!"
Uchiha Ryo sat back down. He found that this homeroom teacher's sense of propriety was about on par with Amakusa Shino's. It was better to just ignore questions unrelated to the lesson.