After waking up an unknown amount of hours later, Hiroya stretched himself on his bed and thought.
'I need to make money.'
He isn't the first teenager to have such thought and neither will he be the last but the major difference between him and those other extras is that he has a cheat.
"Let's think this through", Waking up from his bed, Hiroya sat down on his study table took hold of a pen, and opened up his notebook to write down.
*How to become a billionaire*
Others might scoff at his sky-high ambition, calling it a dream at best but to Hiroya it seemed achievable.
'I have 12 years' worth of future knowledge.', His eyes shone as he thought of various money-making events that would take place.
First of all, something which will hit the society like a storm.
'Bitcoin.'
Yes bitcoin exists, he has already checked it using his laptop when he was in the hospital.
'But it will only blow up in 2020.....8 years.'
So Hiroya crossed it out for now.
Then moving on to the second option, this was also his proffered one.
'Let's create Tiktok.'
The cancer of society, the lifeline of gen z, and a money-making machine.
'Tiktok was first launched in 2016 if I remember correctly....'
Hiroya contemplated deeply, being a computer science grad he of course will look at software as the first option to get rich.
'But building a complete TikTok app will be a daunting task especially when there is no reference.....'
Hiroya couldn't help but furrow his brows knowing full well what he was capable of.
With just his skills alone, it will take a continuos effort of a little more than 3 years just to make the app.
And this is when he has a clear idea about the functionality of the app. In short, he understands the general outline.
So he put a circle around 'TikTok'.
Then he looked at the total amount of capital he had left.
$256,000
It's not less, but Hiroya didn't know if it would be enough to create his TikTok dream.
So this brings him to his third option.
'Movile games mainly subway surfer and flappy bird.'
Without a doubt one of the most downloaded games on playstore of uts time.
It is far easier to make as compared to TikTok and he just needs to create the game once then google Play Store will handle the rest.
'It's decided.'
Build his starting capital using mini-games then focus on launching TikTok.
If all goes well then he wouldn't even need bitcoin to make him rich.
'Then first.....', Hiroya thought in his mind and called up his cheat.
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Skill: Computer Science.
Proficiency: Advance.
Cost: 100,000
Availability: 1/1
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Hiroya didn't know much about app development and considering that both of the games were launched around 2012, he didn't have much time to waste in learning new skills.
'According to the shop's evaluation, my original college level Skill should be at Intermediate.'
Of course, considering that his cheat gives all knowledge related to a subject before the Master level, he wouldn't even be considered as a beginner.
Hacking, web development, app development, data science....there are so many fields and at Advance level he will have a post graduate level knowledge in all of them.
So he had to but it.
Plus he also needed business knowledge.
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Skill: Bussiness Expert.
Proficiency: Intermediate.
Cost: $10,000
Availability: 1/1
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Hiroya decided to save money considering that he will need to run ads to quickly promote the games.
Finally, after thinking about it a few more times he commanded in his mind.
'Buy!'
In an instant knowledge related to various fields of computer science and business filled Hiroya's mind.
'Damn, it's too much!'
Unlike the simplicity of Martial Arts, actual academic knowledge is way harder to grasp.
Finally, after half an hour of headache, Hiroya managed to regain his calm.
'I feel enlightened.....'
Several questions that he didn't know the answer to before now filled his mind.
How to open a business, how to file a software patent, knowledge about ads, and so on.
He felt.....as if everyone except him was a dumb turtle.
'Is this the arrogance that comes with knowledge? Or the ignorance of the smart?'
Hiroya didn't know.
But it wasn't relevant anyway.
'Now let's make those apps!'
With a bright light shinning in his eyes, Hiroya quickly opened up his laptop and started getting to work.
4 days.
That's the time he estimated to be able to make these games.
Infact creating flappy bird will take less than a day, most of the time will be taken by subway surfer.
While Hiroya was completely focused on his work, a gentle voice came from his door.
"Hiroya I'm coming in....."
With a clicking sound, the door to his room opened as Hiroya's mother walked in.
"Son you haven't left the room for 6 hours what exactly are you----"
Hiroya's mother stopped mid-sentence, after seeing Hiroya focusing so intently on the laptop.
But what made her a little angry was that Hiroya didn't even acknowledge her existence even though she was standing right beside him.
"Hiroya what are you doing? Playing games?", She asked in a slightly angey voice while looking at his computer screen.
Of course, since she didn't know anything about computers, She couldn't figure out the difference between writing code and playing games.
And Hiroya was too busy to educate her.
"Hiroya!", She said in a strict tone.
Finally feeling a little annoyed at his concentration being broken, Hiroya turned his head away from the screen, faced her, and said.
"I am working, mother."
His deep voice and sharp gaze startled her.
"O-okay....you're working...I s-see....", Hiroya's Mother said in a hesitant voice trying to suppress the sudden sens of panic in her heart.
'W-what is this? Why do I feel this sense of oppression?'
In fact what Hiroya himself didn't know was that after buying Master level Martial Arts (Hand to Hand) combat Skill, his every action was filled with a faint sense of invisible power and dominance.
This is simply the feeling of pressure that arises from a person when they have successfully reached a crazy level of accomplishment in their career.
Especially so when their profession is in the physical department.
Generally, this feeling is not so noticeable, only when the person faces a threat or is annoyed in general will this sense of oppression appear.
"W-would you like to eat something?", Mother Hiroya asked in a nervous voice while interlocking her fingers.
Noticing her condition, Hiroya sensed that something was wrong, with a quick change of his mindset the sense of oppression excluding from him disappeared allowing her to breath.
"I am a little hungry mother, but it's still early so I'll wait till lunch.", Hiroya said in a calm voice.
"Okay okay, then you do you're work I'll leave first..."
Seeing her retreating figure, Hiroya shook his head before once again immersing himself in his work.
Time went by.
3 days later.
'It's done!', A smile appeared on Hiroya's face as he looked at the complete subway surfer game.
'It was done even faster than my estimate.'
On his first day of work, he successfully created flappy bird and now two days later he was done with the subway surfer.
'Now I just need to file a patent, start a company to get tax benefits, launch it on Google Play Store and iOS, spend money on publicity, and finally sell it to tech giants for a large sum of money.'
'But first I'm going back to sleep!'
Rome wasn't built in a day and he really needed some sleep after working nonstop.
While Hiroya was sleeping peacefully, someone managed to land themselves in a terrible situation.
Horizon Public School classroom 12-A.
"Hey leave her alone!", Rio shouted in a loud voice while quickly covering a girl wearing glasses behind her.
"Ho, it seems we have a hero here!"
A sarcastic voice rang out throughout the classroom followed by several laughing voices.
"Looks like the mute has a friend!"
"What do you want to play the hero girl? Then why don't you take her place? Huh?"
"Eu they're both ugly and disgusting!"
Rio nervously looked at the four boys and two girls opposite her.
Their group of delinquents have recently formed in the class centered around the new transfer student Kazuo.
'I heard he had to transfer school because he killed someone.....'
There were all kinds of terrible rumors surrounding this student Kazuo.
But Rio wasn't one to believe in rumored, that was until she saw his actions with her own eyes.
'He actually slapped the class monitor right in the face....'
Even now Rio couldn't understand why no actions were taken against him after the incident which happened four days ago.
So out of a sense of self-protection, Rio decided that it was in her best interest to stay away from them.
But...
'They started targeting Maki....."
Turning her head a little Rio looked at the disabled girl of her class, Maki.
Maki Horikita.
She suffered from the inability to speak, due to her special condition Maki didn't have many friends in class, and Rio herself wasn't very close with her.
After all not just anyone can communicate using sign language.
That is why Maki usually sits right at the corner of the class, not disturbing anyone or attracting anyone's attention.
Although she was pitiful, there wasn't much her classmates could do to help her.
'Still her school life was going alright.....', Rio thought.
That was until Kazuo came.
As soon as he transferred Kazuo quickly noticed Maki.
And as if he found a new tou, Kazuo started messing with her.
Pulling her hair, Taking away her glasses, putting glue on her seat...
The more time went on the harsher his jokes became.
Dumping a bucket of dirty water on her, burning away her P.E. clothes....even going as far as slapping her butt.
At first, some students tried to stop him, but Kazuo easily belated them up to a plump.
That stunt also made several bad students join his group treating him as their boss.
Just a moment ago when Rio was passing by the supposed to be an empty classroom, She heard several voices coming from inside a little curious she opened the door and saw the scene which left her shocked.
She saw Maki the disabled girl slowly taking off her top as Kazuo kept poking her breast with a stick.
She could even see several red marks on Maki's arm supposedly made by Kazuo's stick.
As a woman, as a normal human being, she couldn't possibly ignore such a terrible scene.
So Rio suddenly opened the door and stood before Maki covering her behind her.
"You guys stop! This is enough! You're taking things too far!"
Rio declared in a slightly nervous tone.
Kazuo, squatting on the ground, slowly stood up and walked towards Rio, stopping right before her.
Seeing Kazuo come so close to her scared Rio a little making her take half a step back.
"You're Rio right?", Kazuo asked in a lazy voice as his half-opened eyes carefully examined Rio's body giving her a bad premonition.
"I suddenly have a wonderful idea!"
Kazuo clapped his hand and said in a cheerful voice.
"How about you join you're friend and both strip together!"
Following Kazuo's voice, the other three boys and two girls also started encouraging Rio.
"Yes yes join her!"
"Aren't you her friend! Join her! join her!"
"Strip!strip!strip!strip!"
The three boys started shouting like crazy.
"Well, this will be fun to watch."
The two girls quickly took out their phones and started recording.
"You guys...", Seeing the scene Rio's face darkened.
"So will you strip yourself....."
Kazuo moved closer to Rio and whispered in her ear.
"Or should I give you a hand"
"Asshole!", Rio shouted as she spin around and sent a kick straight towards Kazuo's face.
And yes both Rio and Riruru practice kickboxing, there was a reason for their perfectly shaped bodies.
Unfortunately for Rio though, Kazuo was also a boxer, plus he had the weight advantage on Rio.
Using both of his hands, Kazuo easily caught Rio's kick, catching her off guard.
But before she could even react, Kazuo used one of his hands and carefully started feeling Rio's smooth thigh.
"You....", Rio tried to pull back her leg but it was to no avail as Kazuo was tightly holding onto it.
Then with a quick movement, Kazuo's hand went straight through her inner thigh and reached her underwear.
"Stop!"
Easily taking on her weak punch his hand slipped into her underwear easily reaching her private place, the sudden sensation made Rio feel weak.
Then before she could do anything Kazuo's hand retreated from her private place and went straight for her chest, tightly grabbing onto her left breast surrounded by her bra.
Rio's breathing became heavy as a sense of fear surrounded her mind.
"I-I TEACHER!", She suddenly shouted using all her strength.
"Tsk!"
Kazuo clicked his tongue and quickly moved his hand to close Rio's mouth, but his sudden action made her call on her butt.
"What! What's going on here! Who's shouting!"
"Fuck!"
Kazuo cursed after hearing the teacher's voice coming closer.
"Let's go!"
Kazuo and his gang quickly left the room.
While passing by Rio who had dropped on the ground, Kazuo said.
"Be careful on you're way home."
Rio's entire body trembled as she grabbed her chest and closed her legs in terror.
Everything happened so fast, just a moment ago she was happily going towards the cafeteria to eat lunch then this happened.
'I-is this my fault? S-should I have never interfered?'
Rio started blaming herself as her eyes moved around in panic.
Behind her Maki crawled upto Rio and extended her hand to touch her shoulder.
"Get away from me!", Rio shouted in a slightly hysteric voice before getting up and running out of the room with red eyes leaving behind the silent Maki.