69novels Chapter 6: Heavy days, need more rest.
Chapter 6: Heavy days, need more rest.
The next morning, Natsume once again pushed his bicycle over, then looked at Uchiha Ryo with a puzzled expression.
"Shuchiin is quite far away, why doesn't Ling-ge take the train to school? Or maybe he can ride a bicycle at home."
Uchiha Ryo looked at the bicycle with disdain, "It's not even as good as my leg strength, and I get exercise by running to school every morning."
"Alright then..." Natsume thought for a moment, then locked his bicycle at the door as well.
It takes about 15 minutes to walk from their house to Toyonosaki, but nearly an hour to walk to Shuchiin.
After walking for about five minutes, the two came to a slope with a wide view.
The entire slope is about 300 meters long, and it's very difficult to ride a bicycle up it without a lot of determination.
Going downhill was easy enough, though. Just then, a newspaper delivery boy was riding his bicycle downhill not far from them. Hopefully, he didn't fall, or it would be a disaster...
As soon as I arrived at the entrance of the slope, a strong wind blew from behind, and the spring breeze made the cherry blossom petals along the road flutter and dance.
"What a beautiful, sunny day." Uchiha Ryo looked up at the petals in the air, a scene full of spring. However, among the fluttering petals, there seemed to be a round, unidentified flying object.
"Hmm..."
It seemed to be a girl's soft exclamation. Strange, when did another person appear behind them? And what flew out looked like hers.
Uchiha Rin raised his hand and grabbed the white beret that was falling with the wind.
"Is it yours?"
Turning to look at the somewhat bewildered girl, who was about the same age as them and wearing a uniform... Toyonosaki Yoshi?
"Thank you, my hat just got blown off by the wind."
The girl slowly took the hat and put it back on her head.
[The system has detected a romanceable character]
[Romantic trait: Kato Megumi]
[Current Kato Megumi's favorability rating: 18]
Uchiha Ryo thought to himself, "As expected. It seems I'll have to find an opportunity to visit Toyosaki Academy."
Natsume smiled silently beside him. In his opinion, Ling-ge had simply helped someone pick up something. However, he had no recollection of the girl in the Toyonosaki uniform.
"This is it!!"
A gasp rang out, and a bespectacled nerdy guy at the bottom of the slope quickly ran forward, then gasped for breath and couldn't say a word.
Please, if you're a typical homebody, do you really want to run 300 meters uphill in one go? You should just go to sleep.
After a long while, the bespectacled boy looked excitedly at Uchiha Ryo and the girl opposite him.
"This is it! I...you...you two will be the male and female leads in my game!"
"ha?"
"Phew—sorry I got a little excited. Actually, I want to make the best bishoujo game, and I really need your images as references for the male and female protagonists."
Uchiha Ryo looked at the bespectacled man with great interest.
Strange, male protagonists like Shirogane Miyuki and Natsume get affection points, so why not Aki Tomo? I get it, this guy doesn't need affection points. Then you're useless to me!
"The meaning is unclear, Natsume, let's go."
Uchiha Ryo didn't want to pay attention to this guy who even the system didn't want him to gain favor with.
"Wait a minute..."
However, Aki Tomoya was not qualified to make Uchiha Ryo turn around; only Natsume turned his head and gave him an apologetic look.
Upon arriving at Shuchiin again, Uchiha Ryo's first sight was still that of the disciplinary committee member standing at the entrance conducting inspections.
"Too slow. As my right hand, you need to take on the responsibilities of a vice minister."
Amakusa Shinobu, a member of the disciplinary committee, noticed Uchiha Ryo strolling leisurely into the school and gave him a look of disappointment.
"You forced me to become the vice minister, didn't you? Besides, our club doesn't even have any activity goals, so what responsibility do you want me to take?"
Amakusa Shino's small mouth was slightly open. Suddenly, she took a step back, lowered her head, and gently bit her thin lips with her pearly teeth.
"Unwilling to take responsibility...."
Uchiha Ryo was stunned for a moment, when suddenly a lot of whispers came from nearby.
"Terrible..."
"Yeah, how can a guy not take responsibility..."
"What a despicable guy, he made a girl cry and then doesn't want to take responsibility..."
What's going on?! It's a misunderstanding! I'm a gentleman, Uchiha Ryo turned to look at Amakusa Shinobu.
"The minister is my role model; I will certainly shoulder the responsibility for the future of the Classical Literature Society!"
"Well said, Uchiha."
Amakusa Shino raised her head, her eyes not a single tear in them; she must have been faking it all along.
Amakusa Shino patted Uchiha Ryo on the shoulder and nodded slightly. "That's more like my vice-captain. And why do you look so sullen?"
Uchiha Ryo gave a bitter smile. "My heart is heavy."
"Yes, I understand. I also have a few heavy days every month..." Amakusa Shino nodded seriously.
"Then you should rest more... No, wait a minute! Minister, we're talking about two different things."
[Amakusa Shino's favorability increased - Points +10]
[It has been detected that Amakusa Shino has already considered you a friend. Reward: 100 points]
Hmm? As expected of a female target, Natsume and Shirogane Miyuki are definitely out of the running.
"Alright, Uchiha, it's almost time for class, go back to your classrooms."
Uchiha Ryo nodded, quickly returned to the classroom, greeted Shirogane Miyuki next door, and then immersed himself in his own world.
[The system shop is now open. Current points: 300]
Upgrade Sharingan (300)
Increase Chakra Level by 100
Fire Release ninjutsu.....
Lightning Shield Ninjutsu.....
Gain another attribute (200)
Physical skills...
Illusion....
Special ninja tools....
Uchiha Ryo picked up a textbook and covered his face. The system shop had everything from basic Three Body Techniques to forbidden and sage techniques. In fact, it was like... anything related to Naruto could be found in the shop.
Even the complete Naruto manga was redeemed by Uchiha Ryo in the in-game store.
However, the points are consumed in a lot. It takes 300 points to upgrade the Sharingan to two tomoe. So how many girls' favorability do you need to gain to achieve the Rinnegan?
After thinking it over, Uchiha Rin decided to spend 100 points to exchange for the Shadow Clone Technique first.
Don't be fooled by how Naruto has used the Shadow Clone Technique since childhood; this B-rank ninjutsu is an absolute cheat code. Especially after learning the Shadow Clone Technique, Uchiha Ryo could skip classes without any restraint.
As for the remaining points, let's save them for now.
"Uchiha, Uchiha! The teacher is asking you a question..."
Shirogane Miyuki's voice suddenly rang out, while Uchiha Ryo was still immersed in the Shadow Clone Technique he had just learned.
"Uchiha Ryo! I've asked you three times. Fine, I won't answer, but you don't even want to acknowledge your teacher?"
Uchiha Rin snapped out of his daze and immediately stood up to look at the question on the blackboard.
"I'm sorry, Yokoshima-sensei, I was just spacing out. The answer to this question is..."
Having received an absolutely correct answer, Yokoshima Naruko nodded, then looked seriously at Uchiha Ryo.
"I understand, I understand. I need to reduce the number of times I generate electricity in the future, otherwise my concentration will drop."
"...Teacher, I was just thinking about something else."
Naruko Yokoshima nodded. "Who are you thinking of directing your anger at?"
Uchiha Ryo remained silent. He realized that this homeroom teacher's problems were not much worse than Amakusa Shino's. It was best to ignore issues unrelated to the course.