Ethan heard this and quickly lowered his hand, maintaining a smile as he looked at Alice Rivera, as if nothing had just happened.
Alice felt a strange sense of loss when he took his hand away, but quickly calmed her mind by thinking of Chris Nash (Nishida Ichi), the senior in the club.
Both tacitly agreed not to mention the fact that Ethan had touched her head.
"W-what should we do about him?" she asked, nodding toward the unconscious Leon Matsuda.
"Don't worry. After the movie finishes, someone from the theater will come out and call an ambulance for him. Let him lie there for now."
"O-okay."
"I'll walk you home first."
"Mhm."
Hearing the boy offer to walk her home, Alice nodded as if possessed, suddenly unwilling to say goodbye to him just yet.
Just after the two left, a burst of black, lightning-like energy struck Leon Matsuda. After a brief spasm, he quieted down. His eyes suddenly opened, both irises completely black, but in the blink of an eye, they returned to normal, as if the moment had been an illusion.
They walked in silence for about 20 minutes. Alice was too shy. She didn't know why she felt a strange reluctance to leave the boy.
Ethan, meanwhile, was contemplating how to complete the S-rank mission. He had two months to successfully conquer a girl. He hadn't dated anyone in his past life, and he felt his actions just now were both awkward and impolite.
No choice. For the sake of my future and the happiness of my dick (my 'manhood'), I have to go for it.
The best way to eliminate fear is to face it. Oli Gei! Let's do it!
They walked for about 20 minutes until Alice stopped in front of a small villa.
"This is it."
Ethan was ready to turn and leave, having already used the system to log the girl's location for future activities.
"W-wait a minute."
Ethan paused the step he was about to take, feeling a surge of inner joy. He had been betting that she would call out to him as he left, and he won the gamble. Things would be easier now.
"What is it?" the boy asked, feigning calmness.
"You saved me... but I still... don't know your... your name."
A beautiful blush spread across Alice Rivera's face. Her eyes avoided Ethan's gaze as she spoke haltingly.
"My name is Ethan Hale. Ethan is... you know what, never mind. Do you have a phone?" Ethan found the explanation troublesome. He had a flash of inspiration and, pulling out his phone, waved it in front of Alice.
"Yes." Alice took out her phone, which had a pink case, from the pocket of her short skirt.
"Do you have Line (a popular messaging app)?"
"Yes." Alice used her delicate fingers to swipe the screen and open the app.
"I'll add your ID."
"Okay."
"What's your ID?"
"Um..."
Ethan saw Alice nervously stammering, struggling to speak. He glanced at her phone screen and saw the ID: MovieLoverHana (a rough translation of 'Hana loves watching movies').
"Pfft."
"Mmm."
The girl's face grew even redder. Ethan could even see a blush spreading across her pale neck.
"Alright, just accept the request." Alice quickly opened the friend request and saw an icon: a sharp knife resting on a monster resembling a Minotaur (bull-head). She then looked at the name.
"Ethan Hale, huh," the girl murmured softly.
"Alright, go inside quickly. If that blond punk tries to harass you again, remember to message me." "Don't stay silent." Ethan instructed Alice.
"Mhm."
"By the way, why did you... why did you... do that to me?"
"Do what?"
"Be so kind to me."
The girl spoke loudly, her face flushed and her cheeks puffed out.
"Ethan-kun, I'm... I'm sorry."
Alice seemed to realize her sudden outburst was rude and quickly lowered her head to apologize. Her gentle, beautiful little face was nearly buried in her tits.
"It's nothing." "As for why? Perhaps it's because I don't want such a beautiful jasmine flower to be defiled." "Alright, goodbye."
Ethan said this and immediately turned and walked away, not waiting for the girl to reply.
"Wait, Ethan-kun, my name is Alice Rivera!" Alice looked at Ethan's retreating back, remembering she hadn't introduced herself, and quickly shouted after him.
"Got it, Alice-chan!" She watched him wave his hand at her back, heard the intimate honorific, and saw him disappear around the corner.
Alice stood there dazed for five or six minutes before finally using her key to open the door and walk into the house.
Ethan turned the corner and immediately ran back towards the cinema. He arrived in less than 4 minutes. The area outside the cinema was deserted. Leon Matsuda was gone, too, either having woken up and walked away or having been rescued by an ambulance.
Ethan lingered for less than a minute before running towards his home. Finally, after about 10 minutes, he stopped in front of an apartment building.
In front of him was a three-story building with three units per floor. The first floor was vacant. On the second floor, he and Mrs. Maxwell (Manami) lived in the middle unit, and the Fujiwara mother and daughter lived in the innermost unit. The outermost unit was vacant. On the third floor, the middle unit was rented by Mrs. Kashima (Kasumi)'s family. Like Mrs. Maxwell, she had two beautiful daughters who were in their first year of high school at Seika Girls' Academy; they would be starting their second year after this summer vacation.
Crucially, this entire apartment building belonged to Mrs. Maxwell.
Mrs. Maxwell is a certified rich woman.
Lost in thought, he knocked on his door.
"Creak—" The door was opened from the inside.
A beautiful woman appeared in his view. Her purple, shoulder-length hair was casually draped over her shoulders. Her eyes were tender and full of affection, exuding an incredible, charming beauty. She wore black-rimmed glasses, a leather pencil skirt/shorts, and black stockings that emphasized the fullness and roundness of her luscious butt. Her legs were slender at the bottom and full at the top. Paired with the black stockings, they were stunningly beautiful. Her soft, fair feet were bare, with ten toe-like buds painted with purple nail polish, full of allure. She wore a light purple summer long-sleeve top under a yellow apron. Overall, she looked both alluring and dignified.
"Oh! Ethan-kun, you're back!" "You got all sweaty from running again. Hurry up and take a shower. Auntie will have lunch ready right away." "Oh, and you'll have your favorite Eel Rice, too, sweetie~"
The beautiful woman saw it was Ethan, and as she pulled him inside, her cherry lips spouted charming words.
"Okay, Mrs. Maxwell."
Ethan felt Mrs. Maxwell's soft, boneless hand on his. He couldn't resist giving it a squeeze. It was cool, soft, and tender.
Mrs. Manami Maxwell felt the movement from Ethan's hand but didn't say anything, only giving him a flirtatious glance, her eyes filled with irresistible charm.
Ethan walked into the bathroom and enjoyed a refreshing shower.
"Regular exercise combined with system points—not bad at all."
He stood naked in front of the mirror, examining his body. His biceps were bulging and thick like loaves of bread, with veins winding over them like menacing blue dragons, extending all the way to the back of his hands. His broad shoulders, high chest, and six-pack abdominal muscles were sharply defined, radiating an intense masculine aura.
"Hahaha."
The boy posed a bodybuilding flex in front of the mirror. Finding it somewhat amusing, he chuckled out loud.
Looks like I need to find a 'home' for my dick soon. What if the system gives me an impossible mission and I fail before I've had a chance to use it? That would be pathetic.
A complex expression crossed Ethan's face, his lips muttering, unsure if he was pitying his dick or himself.
"Swoosh—" The bathroom's sliding door was suddenly pushed open.
Ethan quickly covered his dick with both hands and looked at the intruder.
"Whoa, Mrs. Maxwell? What are you doing?"
It was indeed the beautiful woman, Mrs. Manami Maxwell.
"Oh? Auntie came to bring you clean clothes. I already put your dirty clothes from outside into the washing machine." "I was afraid you didn't have anything to change into, so I just came in." "Are you perhaps suggesting..."
When Mrs. Maxwell said this, a look of hurt appeared on her face, and her beautiful eyes welled up slightly.
"N-no, Mrs. Maxwell... I... I just..."
Ethan looked at the charming, wounded expression on Mrs. Maxwell's face. He tried to explain while wanting to step forward to comfort her, but his two hands were tightly covering his dick, and his legs were clamped together, making the scene both awkward and comical.
"Pfft."
Mrs. Maxwell, whose face had been wounded moments ago, was now all smiles. She covered her mouth with a small hand, apparently delighted by Ethan's panicked reaction and concern for her.
"Auntie will leave the clothes here and go make lunch."
Mrs. Maxwell placed the clothes nearby. With a smile still on her face, she subtly glanced at Ethan's already erect, angry dick before turning and leaving, sliding the door shut behind her.
"It's gotten bigger, hasn't it~"
"Phew—Looks like I misunderstood Mrs. Maxwell. After a year together, she hasn't acted like the original setting. Maybe it's the butterfly effect."
Ethan felt relieved once Mrs. Maxwell left and took his hands off his dick. For some reason, looking at Mrs. Maxwell's tempting legs and gentle face had made him hard.
I hope Mrs. Maxwell didn't see my embarrassment. And you! Why are you so useless? Haven't you ever had any fun? So weak!
Ethan seemed to feel his dick was useless and even gave the tip a light smack, as if punishing it.
He quickly put on the clothes and pants Mrs. Maxwell had brought and walked out of the bathroom.
When he reached the living room, it was empty. He glanced into the kitchen and saw the charming, purple-haired beauty busy cooking. His heart was filled with shame. In the year since he transmigrated to this world, Mrs. Maxwell had taken care of his every need, treating him like her own son. He couldn't believe he had harbored such wicked thoughts.
Ethan sat down on the sofa, fighting the urge to slap himself, and silently chanted:
"System, open the personal panel."
[Ding! The Host's personal panel has been opened.]
[Host: Ethan Hale Stamina: 10 Strength: 10 Spirit: 11 Speed: 6]
"System, what does Stamina 10, Strength 10, Spirit 11, and Speed 6 mean compared to a normal person?"
[Ding! The system will give the Host a general explanation.] [The base for each attribute is the peak human limit of the Host's original world (Earth).] [Stamina primarily relates to exercise and sexual endurance.] [Strength is measured by how many Newtons (or units of force) a full-power strike can deliver.] [Spirit relates to willpower and future items.] [Speed is reaction speed.] [Each two points added to an attribute will roughly double the effect.] [The Host is encouraged to explore the specifics further on their own.]
"Alright..." "Open the System Shop."
[Ding! System Shop has been opened.]
Ethan selected the Doraemon section, and numerous gadgets appeared before his eyes: The Bamboo Copter, Time Machine, Anywhere Door, Time Cloak, Memory Bread, Peach Dango, Changing Clothes Camera, Transit Ring, If-Phone Booth... Favoritism Tree. There were over 50 items in total.
Ethan quickly clicked through them one by one. The Anywhere Door, Time Machine, and Time Cloak, which involved time and space, made his mouth water. He had grown up watching Doraemon and fantasized about owning these items. Now his dream had come true, but when he saw the required exchange points, these items uniformly needed tens of thousands, even hundreds of thousands, or millions of points. He glanced at his 1125 points and wilted.
He gave up the unrealistic fantasies and looked at a few cheap, useful items, such as: Bamboo Copter (500 points), Memory Bread (100 points), Peach Dango (500 points), and Translation Jelly (300 points).
He then switched to the Jojo's Stands section. Only the Stands of the main protagonists and antagonists were available: Star Heart (60,000 points), The World (80,000 points), Crazy Diamond (45,000 points), Killer Queen (70,000 points), Gold Experience (50,000 points), King Crimson (80,000 points), Stone Free (30,000 points), Made in Heaven (100,000 points), Tusk Act 1 (10,000 points), Love Train (5,000,000 points), Soft & Wet (40,000 points), Wonder of U (1,000,000 points).
"I can't believe the system was so generous, giving me a Star Heart worth 60,000 points, sigh!" "System, are there no other Stands that appeared in Jojo?"
[Ding! Other supporting character Stands will be given to the Host as mission rewards.] [The reward will be either permanent or a trial card, depending on the mission difficulty.]
"Oh."
Seeing that the cheapest Stand, Stone Free, required 30,000 points, Ethan quickly switched to the Kamen Rider page.
Kamen Rider Faiz Belt, Kamen Rider Den-O Belt, Kamen Rider Kuuga Belt, Kamen Rider Agito Belt, Kamen Rider Ryuki Belt, Kamen Rider Blade Belt, Kamen Rider Hibiki Belt, Kamen Rider Kabuto Belt... Kamen Rider Decade Belt (Unpurchasable), Kamen Rider W Belt, Kamen Rider OOO Belt, Kamen Rider Build Belt... Kamen Rider Zi-O Belt (Unpurchasable).
With the exception of Kamen Rider Decade and Kamen Rider Zi-O, all other belts cost 100,000 points.
"System, why are two of the belts unpurchasable?"
[Ding! The Host must figure this out themselves.] [Due to the Host's over-reliance on the system.] [The system has decided that for future non-main quest inquiries,] [The Host will be charged 2,000 points per question.]
"HOLY CRAP!!! System, you are ruthless!"
Ethan almost lost his composure at the system's prompt, but he had to swallow his pride and resort to internal cursing.
Ethan closed the system panel. He was now dirt poor and could only drool over those powerful items.
"Star Heart, thank God I have you."
Ethan was grateful for his good companion. He recalled Star Platinum's performance in the anime: punching his grandfather... oh, no, punching the scummy vampire, kicking the perverted hand-fetish salaryman. Though it ultimately couldn't defeat the priest who achieved Heaven, that was because Jotaro was a father! Star Platinum is invincible!!!