Everything started after Masa finished his workout at his usual gym, where he also worked as a brand ambassador.
Yes, because he had lost his parents early, leaving him only with an older sister whose job was rather in jeopardy, he knew that whether he wanted to or not, he also needed to work, but fortunately, among all the people of this country, his appearance and body could be said as the cream of the crop.
Moreover, due to his older sister's influence, he also kept working out, which made his body with vitality and charm, giving off a different charm from the stereotype of the people of this country that made him sought after.
As a model, his earnings were also higher than normal.
If it's an amateur model, you get paid 3,000 to 5,000 yen an hour, so he could get 20,000 yen an hour due to his exceptional appearance, body, and presence.
If he agreed to the hidden rules of the entertainment industry and joined an agency, he would probably get a lot of money, but he didn't since he still wanted to study hard and get into a good university as he knew that while the entertainment industry was good, under its glamor, it was filled with filth.
So, he treated this modeling gig as a part-time job and just took the money for pocket money since whether it was for living normally and education tuition till university, he should be able to manage it since when his parents left, they left quite a sum of money from the insurance.
Nevertheless, it didn't mean that they were wealthy, but the problem was that his older sister, who was a professional fighter, suddenly got a detached retina, which made her have to do an operation to fix this trouble, and naturally, this wasn't cheap, but he still made her take this operation after knowing a good doctor who could help her to solve her problem and continue with her career as a professional fighter.
Fortunately, the operation was successful, and his older sister could continue to become a professional fighter, but as this operation took quite a sum of money from the insurance, it took the money from the tuition that he prepared for his education in university.
Masa wanted to become a doctor, and to become a doctor wasn't cheap, so in the end, he was quite troubled. He also didn't want to see his older sister keep being beaten deliberately to get more money in the professional fight, so as long as she could earn money, but when he was in trouble, suddenly he got an ability known as the "Voice of the Future."
This ability guided him to get a lot of money, whether it was from the financial market, such as the stock market, FX, and everything related, or from searching for the best career, considering his status as a student and all, so among all the choices, in the end, he chose to become an internet influencer and opened a Youtube with a vlog concept from cooking, a workout, walking, and other things of his interests.
It was just a year, but his subscribers had reached three million.
Then, using the money he gained from this, he made a lot more from the financial market and then bought an agency, focusing on creating idols, music groups, models, actors, actresses, athletes, internet influencers, seiyuu, cosplayers, and even virtual characters, managing all of them to maximize their values.
He even invested in media, whether it was a game, a movie, or other related content, causing him a massive storm in the media business domestically and internationally.
Nevertheless, his identity as the boss of this agency remained anonymous even though he was quite a popular internet influencer. Frankly, being famous was troublesome, especially when there was a chance of him being targeted by stalkers and many others.
Yet, this was the risk of being famous, so it didn't matter, and he needed money, so he kept working hard.
Fortunately, he has this new ability.
'This ability...'
Frankly, this new ability was weird since, as someone from the slice-of-life world without any supernatural creatures or superpowers, he knew that his current power was ridiculous since if he wished to, he should be able to destroy this world by creating a gamma ray, killing everyone by radiation.
Yet, there was no doubt that this new ability was a great help as it could help him to stop those obsessive fans or paparazzi who took photos secretly. No, it should help him with many things, and at the same time, he felt that it was necessary for him to retire from the public eye as he had made a lot of money, especially when he felt that it was better to remain as a man behind the scenes.
As for being prime minister or whatnot?
Don't be kidding!
The life of the prime minister in this country wasn't so peaceful as one of them was assassinated recently.
Or rather, in the past, many of the leaders of this country were assassinated due to many different beliefs that were prevalent in this country.
Still, it might be rare for him to go to the gym early in the morning, but as the school was in the spring break, he thought of going to the gym every morning as it was quietest.
Those sexy housewives in tight yoga outfits might be tempting, but he was a man who had a girlfriend, and sometimes, being careful was better since one wrong hole would lead him to hell as there were many strange diseases in this world as the world became even more modern.
"Oh, Tenma-kun, are you going back?"
"Yup, Machio-san."
Tenma Masa.
This was his name in this world, and the person in front of him was the trainer of this gym known as Naruzo Machio.
Masa might not have realized it before, but at this moment, he realized what kind of a strange world he was in, especially when he saw this man.
Yes, this man might appear like a normal, refreshing, handsome man, but when he took off his gym outfit, his body became so bulkier that the Terminator wasn't even his opponent.
The God of Muscle.
Probably, this title would suit this man as the flex of his muscles was enough to send someone to the past, like a time machine, and caused a time casualty by making everyone into a muscle maniac and gym culture to the Edo Period.
"...."
'No, no.'
However, as Masa was here, such a development might not exist, but even so, Machio was strong, as he had seen Machio's video being wrapped in chains when he was pulled by a ferry ship.
Usually, when a ferry ship stopped at the pier, it would tie ropes, cables, or chains to a fixed structure to secure it in a place, yet in that video, Machio used himself as the fixed structure to be tied into a rope, stopping a ferry ship in the pier.
This was illegal, of course, but it was done secretly by all of his acquaintances, who were maniacs.
Knowing all of this, Masa knew that this world was far from simple, and because of that, he had been training in this gym, yet even so, he had broken the human limit due to his new ability.
Or rather, he was no longer a human!
"Now, I understand why those housewives came so early." Machio sighed helplessly, but when he looked at Masa, he couldn't help but fall into a daze, thinking that this guy had become more handsome, especially those muscles!
Yes, compared to him, Masa's muscles might be slimmer, yet even so, no one thought that Masa's muscles were weak.
Instead, Masa's muscles were all built so it wouldn't disrupt his mobility. They were the ultimate muscles for every martial artist to become the strongest, yet at the same time, the muscles that everyone loved.
Even Machio had to admit that even if he was normal, he might—
"I will go back first," Masa hurriedly said.
"Ah, yes! Be careful! Don't forget to wear a cap and a face mask."
"Yeah. I won't forget."
Masa knew that being too handsome was troublesome, and this was why he was helpless. He was afraid that those friends with whom he was close would have different feelings toward him after he became much more handsome.
Fortunately, Masa had become stronger, so it should be okay to protect himself, and he had announced that he had a girlfriend, he should be okay.
Still, tomorrow, he would become the 2nd year of high school, the most cliche time of the age of every harem protagonist, which is something that he anticipated as he grew closer to an appropriate age.
Still thinking of his girlfriend, who told her to come to her house after this, he let out a helpless sigh, wondering whether she had prepared herself for the new grade or not, considering how unreliable she was.
Nevertheless, when he was about to pick up his motorcycle in the parking park near the gym, he realized that he was being followed.
Was it a stalker?
Masa took a peek and felt helpless, but then again, he raised his brows since the one who followed him was a beautiful girl, and an exceptional one at that, especially when her eyes appeared so unique, so when he entered the parking park, where no one was around, he stopped and asked even if no one was there, "Do you need me for something?"
"Ah, can you tell that I have been following you?"
"I have used being followed, after all..." Masa sighed inwardly before he shook his head and focused on this girl. "So, what's wrong?"
Yet, her answer stumped him since, while smiling, she asked with a beastly expression, "Nothing much, I just want to fight you."
"....."