Riku felt Shiroha's hand on his hand as he asked her to follow him, and although it did not seem to be very noticeable to anyone else, there was a slight blush that had appeared on her tiny face.
Riku at that point began to feel the heartbeat pulsing inside her. After that incident, it was one of the phenomena he was able to sense, and it could indicate how the target was feeling both mentally and emotionally.
However, it was also because of this talent that he was able to smell the scent of the girl's body and could only close his eyes to restrain his smoldering emotions.
He believed that...
Shiroha in this world had undoubtedly experienced a similar upbringing, but that did not change the fact that she lacked relationship common sense and did not closely resemble the anime character.
It was also the reason Shiroha did not react much when Riku held her hand and interlocked his finger with hers, confirming Riku's inference that this world and this character resemble those he had seen in his world's anime.
Even though she was still going against logic, Shiroha in this world dedicated herself to art and also made some friends.
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A boy and a girl were walking toward a specific location when a few bystanders started to chuckle at the way they were holding hands.
"Eh!" The rapidity with which Riku's son was growing in his ability to form relationships astounded Riku's father. He was still perplexed when he saw his son laughing and joking with a stunning woman while holding her hand without any effort, which made him shake her wife to see them.
"Ara! Ara, He is definitely better than you in this case." Motoka chuckled as she turned to look at Riku alongside Shiroha, who had already arrived. Haruka-nee and Riku's parents were among those who were waiting for them.
But as Riku tried to look around without expressing any emotions, the new addition of Haruka-nee made him sweat like crazy. Because of the previous nagging she had done, he did not want to experience it again.
'He sure has developed well! It appeared as though his martial arts training was paying off well for him.' As Haruka continued to watch Shiroha, who appeared to be in good health and hanging by his side, she was internally debating something.
But as she turned to face Shiroha, who was also drawing a lot of attention, Although she had to admit that the couple was extremely attractive and drawing a lot of attention, she started to smile as she realized that Yuusuke was currently shooting down on his own foot.
"Haruka-nee." Riku spoke while gazing at the recognizable figure standing next to his parents. Upon seeing their grin, Riku felt strange and let go of Shiroha's hand, which he had been unconsciously holding onto.
"You could have continued to hold that hand, Riku-san."
Looking at Haruka-nee, who was making fun of his action, Yuusuke knew that it was rash of him to act in that manner and could return any reply for it.
However, when he turned to face Shiroha, he thought that it had been worthwhile as long as he could hold her hand as a single person even in this life. 'Well, that's fine either way. But she is not the easy kind to prey upon.' He remembers the system that he received from rebirth and has finally activated while thinking about Shiroha. He was aware that in order to receive the system's reward, he would have to attract the girls' attention and win them over as his lovers.
This caused Yuusuke to feel a small sense of satisfaction deep within his chest.
"I am sorry for grabbing your hand like that." Still, Riku decided to apologize to Shiroha, who held the same plain and calm look on her face, although it came as a relief for him.
"It is okay, given that I had to thank you for guiding me there and carrying the bag too." Riku calmed down as he realized that Shiroha was not upset about it.
Haruka and the others smiled at them, decided not to tease them any longer, and then walked over to enter the car that Haruka had purchased and sat inside of it.
Leaning to the side, he could also smell the scent of the shampoo that Shiroha had been using. Sitting next to her, Riku felt the girl's body heat and felt his heart begin to race once more, though he was relieved that the girl did not notice any change.
"You two, go and take the backseat with your father; we will take the front seat, and I will be the one to drive it back to the hotel room." Despite their own relocation, Riku's mother and father permitted her to live in a hostel so she could practice and develop her social skills.
Nevertheless, he was requested to visit them on a weekly basis because Riku's mother was concerned about the accident and other incidents that might happen nearby.
Riku's misfortune, on the other hand, served as the best preventative measure for any misfortune that might surround him.
"Okay then, I will be going..." After sending Riku's mother and father to the new apartment that they had rented for living, Riku then left the apartment with Haruka after he had put down the parents luggage, as they held him close for some time before letting him go.
"Do not worry, mom; I will pop in now and then. Also, do not worry too much about me; serious misfortune has finally stopped drawing me in." Before he used the strange analogy to calm them down, they were both contemplating leaving Riku and were not sure whether to laugh or cry.
Girls' rooms were on the first floor, and Haruka-nee's room was at the end of the ground floor hallway, where Yuusuke had his room.
"Here you go! This will be your room from now on." Haruka brought Yuusuke back to his room, as the dormitory itself was dead silent for the time being.
Riku had a hunch that they might exist in this world, whereas he was also unsure of whether the anime character would be present in reality or not.
"You have a lot of seniors here, and they will all be back soon. Since they are all in college, you should go see them in the building across the street."
Haruka grinned as he said that even though they had rejected all the boys from this dorm, if the seniors did not mind, Riku could also live in the other building since it was also empty.
Although Shiroha will be residing there, Haruka still thinks Riku is unique and that he might be able to obtain a special permit to live there.
"Hmm, there is another building to it." Haruka hoped Riku would be allowed because that would be the best way for her to put pressure on Riku to take Shiroha duty.
After all, asking him to look after Shiroha when she lives in the next building will be too much for her to bear.
"Hmm! Can I ask why we have two separate buildings for a dorm?" To find such a large sum of money just to open two dormitories for some students seems incredibly stupid in Riku's eyes, given how expensive land is in Tokyo.
Haruka-nee becomes quiet at that point. She knew that the other land and dormitory were made by the senior alumni of their school, and they also permitted them to use their facilities if needed, with the one restriction that no boys be allowed until they received permission from them.
As for the reason, she herself did not know the answer.
"Then I will be able to get a room in that dorm, but I have already gotten one there, and I do not think I will need two of them to live." Haruka could not think of any justification to give Riku, so she left the room to him after he spoke to her in a polite manner while looking at her.
"Hmm! She seemed depressed, so I took the test to determine whether I would be allowed to enter the dorm." There was no reason for Haruka-nee to act in this way or take her words, so Riku, who was lying on the bed, decided to try it after recalling Haruka-nee's expression as she had left. She reasoned that Haruka-nee might be able to smile more as a result.
Riku Yuusuke is actually a real pushover who has a bad habit of turning down other people's goodwill despite his tendency to go out of his way for them.
The boy may have developed a personality where he often looked down on himself and preferred to endure pain for the benefit of others as a result of his misfortune.
As he seeks atonement for hurting others when caught in his misfortune, he eventually ends up blaming himself for everything before he remembers his previous life.
Riku found his point of view changing drastically.
He has learned to see the positive side of everything, and he has also grown a little more compassionate toward those who are close to him. Just like Haruka-nee, who is like a big sister to him.
'Right, I remember that system reward.' When Yuusuke, who was sound asleep, remembered something and opened his eyes, he first got up from the bed, went outside to see if anyone was there, then went back inside to open the system panel that had appeared to him as he thought about it and to check his inventory.
He discovered three golden tickets for the Gacha inside the inventory. He attempted to roll them out simultaneously, saw the room start to light up, and then all of the light abruptly disappeared, leaving him with three new notifications on his screen.
[Title: Traveler in another world] [Detail!] [Purple]
[Passive ability: Golden Bull Vitality] [Detail!] [Purple]
[Title: Karma Reverse for All in One] [Detail!] [Rare]
With two strange titles: one passive ability that caused a rush of heat to enter Riku's body and speed up his metabolism, and a heat exposer that caused a small amount of perspiration, similar to the results of a light workout.
Riku made the decision to take a bath outside after noticing a girl's mark hanging on it. Haruka-nee then gave him the advice to take a bath with the other resident after speaking with the other party, who appeared to have given her permission.
"Right, Riku, show them respect. These seniors are very kind and could be of great assistance in the future. Try not to act inappropriately there, alright kid." Riku nodded his head after observing the serious expression and then left for the other dormitory.