They silently walked to his second cla.s.s . Before he could step in, the girl bowed her head .

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"I'm sorry I put you in an uncomfortable position," she said . "I…can't stand someone like that . Someone who gets whatever he wants while looking down on others and treating them like dirt . "

"It's cool," Clyde said . "I figured that out the moment he strolled through the hall . "

"Haarrruuummiiiiii . "

Before the duo knew it, a blue-haired girl with gla.s.ses, smothered into Harumi's arms . The look, with the small smirk, gave Clyde all the clues he needed . She was the perverted gla.s.ses girl trope . She quickly blocked the door before he could get away, grin on her face .

"Oh? And who do we have here?" She gave Harumi a look .

"He's the new transfer," Harumi answered . "I'm showing him around the academy . "

"And why you?"

"He's also that new neighbor I told you that moved in . "

A gleam sparked into the girl's eyes . She held out a hand .

"I'm Kazumi," she said .

"Clyde," the young man said as he accepted her hand . He activated a.n.a.lyze just for kicks .

[Your relations.h.i.+p with Kazumi has changed from stranger to friendly . The boost from Harumi contributes . ]

Kazumi .

Level 8 .

Type: Unpredictable .

Relations.h.i.+p: Friendly . Flirty .

HP: 100%

MP: 100%

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Stats: Relations.h.i.+p isn't high enough .

Special abilities: Relations.h.i.+p isn't high enough .

Skills: … . see above . Dumba.s.s .

Magic abilities: see above .

Kazumi moved away from the door .

"If you need help and see me, don't be afraid to ring me . A stupid question is one that isn't asked . " She poked Clyde's chest then trotted off .

"Guessing that's a friend of yours," Clyde asked .

"Yep," Harumi said . "Love her to death . "

Clyde nodded .

"Well, off to cla.s.s I go . Don't want to make you late . "

[Cla.s.s in session: Romance Literature 1 . If you possessed the Stream-learn skill, you would be able to learn the material without paying attention . ]

This cla.s.s was also taught by a young female professor . She talked about famous romances, spots to take dates, and then a.s.signed a short essay about love .

After cla.s.s ended, Clyde looked at his schedule . Free time for lunch . As he walked, he thought to himself: just what am I doing here? He needed to find clues about the Viper's whereabouts . Who is the Viper? Why fight it? He didn't have time to be living some stupid anime school life . Someone tapped on his shoulder . He turned to see his Romance professor smiling at him .

"Could you take this to the dean's office please?" she said . "I've got another cla.s.s to teach . "

[Quest: Deliver the professor's letter . Reward: 20 EXP . $20 dollars . Do you accept: yes or no?]

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Clyde mentally selected yes .

"Sure, I guess," he told the pretty woman .

"Thanks," she said then hurried off .

He used his mental map to quickly find the office and complete the quest . That's when he felt something amazing .

[QUEST COMPLETED . You have received 20 EXP and $20!]

[Congratulations you have reached level 2! Your stats have increased!]

His phone beeped .

[You have received a text from Harumi? Do you wish to respond?]

Clyde viewed it . An invitation to lunch . Well, it wasn't like he had anything else better to do, so he accepted it . The internal map helped him find the cafeteria with ease . He caught sight of a book on the ground, right in front of the entrance to the cafeteria . He picked it up . No one seemed to be around to claim it, so he mentally made it vanish into his inventory, which appeared as a grid with many items . He'd return it to the Lost and Found later .

Kazumi ended up joining them for the lunch period . Clyde wanted to just sit back without contributing to the conversation, but the overly enthusiastic girl wouldn't give him the chance . She practically drowned him with questions . Eventually, she stopped upon realizing the last of her sweet cakes were gone .

"Nooooooo," she said in a fake dramatic voice . Clyde expected the fake anime tears to come pouring from her face like rivers . No such thing happened . When she looked at him with a sly smile, he immediately knew . Harumi interjected at that moment .

"You don't need any more sugar," she said . "You'll get fat . "

That seemed to strike a hidden nerve because her smile dropped .

"Am I fat?" she said, looking at Clyde

"No," Clyde said tiredly, finis.h.i.+ng the last of his burger . It cost a measly two dollars . "In fact, you should tell me your secret sometime . Not sure how you can manage to eat copious amounts of sugar and look good at the same time . It's unfair . "

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The anime girl gave a gasping blush, causing Clyde to give her a blank stare . He didn't mean anything by the remark, except that some people had the ability to eat whatever they wanted and not gain even an inch .

[Your relations.h.i.+p with Kazumi has changed from friendly to curious . ]

Clyde did not like where this was going, so he gathered his things .

"Anyway, I'm off," he said then left before Harumi had the chance throw away more of her time . The girl was too nice, but at least not nice enough to let that rich guy get close to her .

Clyde's last two cla.s.ses flew by nearly instantly . Sciences and Crafting wouldn't get hands on until they met Wednesday .

Now was the moment of truth . Could he dodge the walk home with Harumi? There was no way in h.e.l.l she knew of his location—he didn't show her the schedule . A buzzing in his pocket caught his attention . To his surprise, it was Chika wanting to meet in the library right away . She had plans in the evening . Clyde tried to get her to accept his offer to just forget the tutoring session, but she refused .

For some reason, no one was in the library except a girl, presumably the student aide . She paid them no attention, preferring to vigorously tap at her phone .

Chika led him to some private study room, shut the door, then placed the history textbook in front of him . She taught him the unit, but in a very distracting way . The b.o.o.bs over the shoulder way . In fact, it almost seemed like she was either enjoying the tease or completely oblivious . Clyde had a textbook on his lap, but when Chika noticed, she swiped it .

"I'm only teaching this once, so no distractions . "

He shot her a blank look . She either pretended not to notice or once again was completely oblivious to the torture she emitted . Suddenly, she blew on his neck, causing him to tense .

[Your relations.h.i.+p with Chika has changed from cla.s.smate to curious . ]

"Is that a banana under the table or is someone happy to see me?"

He glared at her .

"So, you are doing that on purpose," he said .

The girl shrugged .

"Doing what?" she said innocently then pointed at the book . "Read the last paragraph and you'll be caught up . "

He sighed then turned back to the book . Chika boldly leaned against his back enabling him to feel full softness .

"A pleasant distraction, but are you expecting me to finish this paragraph or not?" Clyde said .

"I don't care really," she said . "I'm bored, you're handsome and fun to tease . " She surprised him by grabbing his horn . "No one's around . Want my virginity?"

His eyes widened . "I'm just kidding . " She let go and sat next to him . "It's wrong to cheat on someone from an arranged marriage, right? Don't answer that . It's not like my stupid father's going to change his mind anyway . I'm just something he can sell off to seal a deal between companies . " Clyde said nothing . Chika wiped tears from her eyes . "Sorry . "

"It's okay," Clyde said then closed the book . He almost added it to his inventory when he realized the text belonged to Chika . And the last thing he needed was to explain how he made objects disappear . The magician excuse wouldn't work .

Chika stood up .

"Don't tell anyone . I don't need anyone giving me pointless looks of pity . It's bad enough that I'd rather give myself to someone I barely know than that jerk . " She banged a fist on the table . "Thinks he can just do whatever he wants with me—I don't enjoy his touch . " She sighed . "Maybe this is the pot calling out the kettle . I touched you without your consent with a dumb reason called revenge . "

Clyde knew he could invoke a silver tongue . He could take advantage of the poor girl in her momentary weakness just for pleasure, but he wasn't that kind of person . He didn't want to get into anyone's affairs but a few wise words could change a weak heart . That's what his grandmamma taught him .

"Uhm, well s.h.i.+t," he said, "don't do this to anyone else . I'm letting it go because I was caught off guard . " And she was attractive . "Why not just talk with your father, don't put up with his s.h.i.+t . Tell him how that jacka.s.s persistently violates you .

"If you just stand around and pout, rather than actually doing something, the jacka.s.s may push until it's **** . If your father truly cares for you, he'll listen . If he doesn't, tell another relative, a mother or someone to see if they could help . If that doesn't work, then grab some things and move in with a friend . Let your father know you're not some bargaining object for his company .

"h.e.l.l, if you have no friends, you could live with me . I don't care . Don't just take your fate lying down . You don't want to be at the point where you're doing…you know, just to get back at them . "

Chika stared at him for a while, eyes intense, then nodded . While he totally didn't mean the part about her living with him, it sounded kind of cool nonetheless . And hey, if she may even become a better person . . . Something about that thought gave him chills .

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