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[The Deadline of Main Quest has been reached.]
[We Are Popular!]
1. Reach top 30 in power rankings.
2. Reach top 20 in power rankings.
3. Reach top 10 in power rankings.
4. Recruit more believers to (Harem Advocate). (16/20)
[Calculating the results based on the fulfilled targets....]
Current Rank (5 minutes before this chapter is online): 11
[Ding!]
- Reach top 30 in power rankings
- Reach top 20 in power rankings
[Calculating the rewards...]
[Ding!]
[The system has judged that even if the (Reach top 10 in power rankings) hasn't been fulfilled, the total rewards will still be 15 bonus chapters.]
[This is based on the system's fault for underestimating the Hosts!]
[Thank you Hosts for your support!]
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Sorry I moved up the deadline, turns out webnovel reset time is earlier and also it will be more convenient to post the announcement on today's chapter too.
We were so close to top 10, but to be honest i never expect this result lmao, i was expecting between 25-30.
So yeah, I will still count it as top 10. Hurray~~!
In total, 17 chapters will be uploaded tomorrow, 1/hour. Starting from 6 am (GMT+7)
Harem Advocate will still have all those bonus chap uploaded before 7 am (GMT+7) as usual.
Thank you~
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"Whoosh—"
The sound of flushing water echoed as Suzumiya Chisato pushed open the stall door and walked out to wash his hands at the sink near the bathroom entrance.
He was relieved that the little black creature in his pocket hadn't made a mess. That was good. However, it really resisted when he tried to clean it up afterward.
It took a lot of effort to get it cleaned, and it was a bad habit that needed to change.
Since he didn't bring lunch from home like most students, today's lunch would be something quick he bought.
Looking at his increasingly thin wallet, Chisato felt a bit gloomy. Despite having two systems at his disposal, he was still worried about his living expenses.
He had about 15,000 yen left, and it would be over half a month before his family sent him more money.
On average, he could spend 1,000 yen a day.
In this international metropolis of Tokyo, with its terrifyingly high cost of living, 1,000 yen was only enough for one meal at a small restaurant.
If he wanted to maintain three meals a day for the next half month, he'd have to start cooking at home.
He'd gotten a beginner's cooking skill from a blind box earlier, which supposedly made him good at basic home cooking. It would be a waste not to use it.
The Pure Love System still had 300 points, which could be exchanged for 30,000 yen in the store at a rate of 1 point per 1,000 yen.
That was a backup plan, but unless he was on the verge of starving, Chisato didn't want to use his points to exchange for money. After all, money could always be earned, but points weren't so easy to come by.
Spending 300 yen, he bought a rice ball and bottled water from the school cafeteria and headed back to class, eating as he walked.
He occasionally pinched off some rice and handed it to the opening of his shirt, where a black bird's head quickly popped out to grab it.
The coordination between him and the bird was seamless.
A junior with a badminton racket passed by.
Chisato glanced at the tight pants under their pleated skirts, pondered for a moment, then turned to walk in the other direction.
He wiped his hands with a tissue, took out his phone, and opened the LINE app. There were no unread messages in the confirmation tab.
'I knew it; it's not that easy to make that person let down their guard.'
Chisato returned to the spot he had visited at noon yesterday, turned a corner at the end of the hallway, and silently approached the space beneath the stairs.
"Click."
Click?
Suzumiya Chisato heard a strange sound and slowly peeked his head around the corner to see what was happening.
He saw a familiar head of pink hair, a familiar back, and a familiar, questionable fashion choice of tucking old-fashioned athletic pants under a pleated skirt.
It was that girl from yesterday, the one who inexplicably fainted here and whom he had taken to the nurse's office. Her name was Gotoh Hitori.
She was sitting on her knees with her back to Chisato, facing the inside of the corner, wearing headphones and eating lunch.
The "click" sound had come from her biting into a piece of fried food from her bento box.
Chisato took another step forward.
Tempura shrimp, croquettes, broccoli, and octopus-shaped sausages—her rice even had corn and green peas mixed in.
Even though she was a shy and introverted girl, her lunch was quite impressive.
By comparison, Chisato looked down at the plain plum rice ball in his hand, feeling a pang of resentment.
He could have bought a better lunch if the previous owner of his body hadn't spent all his money on virtual streamer gifts.
Gotoh Hitori was listening to music and eating when she suddenly noticed that the light around her had dimmed.
'Is it going to rain today? But the weather forecast said it would be sunny all day…'
She turned around to check and saw a figure she both recognized and feared standing in front of her.
Her neck stiffened, and her eyes filled with panic. She quickly pressed her feet to the ground, using the force to push herself back to create some distance between them.
But because the space under the stairs was so narrow, she didn't get far before her head bumped against the edge of a discarded desk.
"Ouch~"
She covered her head with her hands, letting out a pained whimper like a little puppy.
"..." Chisato, who had half-raised his hand, slowly lowered it.
He had intended to greet her in a friendly and normal way, but seeing her reaction, he stood there, unsure of how to respond.
Seeing her in pain, he figured it would be best to show some concern.
"Are you okay?" Chisato forced what he thought was a friendly smile.
But the girl, still holding her head, didn't dare look up at him. She just kept apologizing, curling into a ball.
"S-sorry! I'm so sorry!"
'Why is she apologizing the moment we meet?' Chisato sighed silently as he looked at the girl before him.
Both were troubled girls, but on the surface, Gotoh Hitori's issues seemed much more severe than those of Touma Kazusa.
While Kazusa had a haughty attitude and found everyone annoying, at least she could communicate on a basic level with others.
As for Gotoh Hitori...
Chisato recalled the message he saw on her phone yesterday, and a feeling of sympathy welled up in him.
"Why are you apologizing?"
He stopped standing and slowly crouched down so she could see his non-threatening expression.
It was only when he got closer that he noticed.
Despite wearing her school uniform very conservatively, her figure was quite good, as her chest was noticeably well-developed even when she curled up.
No wonder the Pure Love System had rated her as a top-quality female.
"B-because… I didn't send you a thank-you message on LINE like you asked..."
Gotoh Hitori's heart was pounding. She had only briefly glanced at Chisato before quickly lowering her head again, filled with anxiety.
Her body trembled, and she didn't dare meet his gaze. She even used honorifics with him, showing extreme respect, despite them being classmates.
Was she really that scared of him?
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