Simulation: Starting from Under One Person

"What price would we need to pay to buy it?"

"Uh, I didn't ask, but someone did, and it seems to depend entirely on his mood."

Frenda recalled the situation in the hospital and answered truthfully.

"It all depends on my mood, tsk!" Mugino Shizuri was in a terrible mood. Although they had only known each other for a few days, Mugino Shizuri already thought he had seen through Fang Rui's terrible personality.

If the price of the treatment depends entirely on the other person's personality, there's a greater than 50% chance they'll be put in a difficult position.

"I'll test the waters," Frenda said, and the conversation ended there.

The two continued onward and arrived near Touma Kamijou's residence, where a river flowed quietly.

The apartments by the river are priced the same as other apartments, after all, it's Academy City!

Student dormitories, which don't offer river views, see their prices skyrocket.

"This building is very close to Touma Kamijou's residence. You can ask if the rooms are available for purchase."

Fang Rui was considering buying a house here, and at the same time told Franda, "Tell Mugino Shizuri to move here."

Frenda: "...Mugino might refuse."

In addition to his regular residence, Mugino Shizuri would own several houses as safe houses, but...

These single-person apartments are not on the list of safe houses.

"It's okay, just tell her it's my opinion, she'll seriously consider it."

As he spoke, Fang Rui headed towards the apartment. In Academy City, single apartments or other housing units do not have managers. Daily cleaning and maintenance are handled by cleaning robots. To rent a place, one must use a real estate agency or contact the property owner through the information left on the doorplate...

In addition, schools also have the right to allocate dormitories, and each school has several dormitory buildings.

After all, almost all the students, teachers and other staff in Academy City are from outside the city, and without dormitory assignments, these people would have nowhere to live.

After contacting the apartment manager, Fang Rui learned that the buildings were unassigned apartments that anyone could rent. After all, Academy City had shops, and many of the people working in those shops were adults.

These people also need a place to live.

After reaching an agreement, Fang Rui waited at the apartment entrance for the manager to bring the keys and for him to sign the rental agreement.

Frenda waited on the side, seemingly eager to have her own room.

“If you want it, just buy it. I asked the building manager before, and the apartments in this building can be bought or rented.”

"The price isn't outrageous, it's even a bit low."

"Are you sure?" Flanda gave him a subtle look. She had been listening in when Fang Rui asked about the price of the house, and the price... wasn't low.

"Is there a problem with what I said?" Fang Rui retorted, not thinking there was anything wrong with what he said.

"I'll think about it." Frenda didn't make a decision immediately, after all... this room was her public residence.

On the other side, upon receiving the message from Frenda, Mugino Shizuri was emotionally unstable. In her view, Fang Rui's words were no different from threats or orders.

The most crucial point is that she has no conditions to refuse. Whether it's the mark that Fang Rui has engraved in her instincts, making her follow what Fang Rui says, or Fang Rui's strength, it will make her seriously consider Fang Rui's suggestions.

"Just think of it as adding another safe house," Takitsubo Rigo advised.

Mugino Shizuri stopped her impotent rage. She did not refuse Fang Rui's proposed conditions and went to Fang Rui's location with Takitsubo Rigo and Kinuhata Saiai.

On the other hand, Accelerator has not yet dropped out of school. After all, he has not been defeated by a powerless person and has not enough reason to drop out. However, he is already looking for a dormitory.

Based on the information provided by Fang Rui, he arrived near Touma Kamijou's residence. He had no intention of staying in the school-provided dormitory; instead, he planned to buy one...

Then he happened to see two people at the apartment entrance.

"What... are you doing here?" Accelerator asked.

"Buying a house," Fang Rui said succinctly. "What about you?"

"Buying a house," Accelerator replied, then quickly changed the subject: "I looked up information about a certain high school online. From the introduction, it seems to be just an ordinary high school; I didn't see anything special about it..."

Why did you want me to transfer to a certain high school?

"Why do you want to know?" Fang Rui tilted his head and thought for a moment before answering, "Probably because it suits you very well."

Touma Kamijou, a high school student, is the one who will defeat you.

Huang Quanchuan Aihui, a teacher at a certain high school, will be your guardian from now on.

"...Suitable for me?" Accelerator frowned, not quite understanding Fang Rui's reasoning.

“That’s right, it’s perfect for you.” Fang Rui didn’t elaborate further on the matter, but instead asked about something else, “If you’re looking to buy a house, why not buy one here as well?”

After thinking for a moment, Accelerator did not reject Fang Rui's suggestion. In Fang Rui's view, being Fang Rui's neighbor would be beneficial.

As a result, the number of people waiting for the apartment manager increased from two to three.

After a period of time, the number increased to six.

When Mugino Shizuri and the others arrived, they were quite surprised to see the first person there as well.

But after a brief moment of surprise, they assumed they understood the cause and effect. Fang Rui had no intention of explaining, and after waiting for the apartment manager, the group immediately went to the apartment to view the rooms...

Ultimately, the group chose the third floor of the house...

Yes, you read that right. After Fang Rui discovered that there were no rooms available for rent on the third floor, he bought them all.

Accelerator, Mugino Shizuri, and others purchased them from Fang Rui a second time.

Accelerator's actions were voluntary, and Frenda's attitude was one of non-rejection. However, Mugino Shizuri's face was full of rejection. Takitsubo Riko and Kinuhata Saiai's attitudes were neutral, neither particularly disliking nor willingly purchasing.

Just like what Riko Takitsubo said before, consider it as adding another safe house.

The room was unfurnished; to be precise, it contained a table and chairs and a bed, all of very ordinary and inexpensive types.

“I need to do some shopping…” Fang Rui looked at Flanda and the others and asked, “If I reimburse the bills, can you cover the cost of buying furniture?”

“I refuse.” Mugino Shizuri’s face was dark.

"It's so tiring..." Kinuhata Saiai didn't explicitly refuse, but only complained.

"How about online shopping?" Takitsubo Riko suggested, as she preferred the easier way to shop.

"Emmm..." Frenda didn't say anything. She was willing to take responsibility for this, but...

She was in charge of decorating several rooms by herself, each with a different style. No matter how you look at it, it was a tiring task, and there was absolutely no need for her to take on the task.

Seeing that no one was willing to take on the task, Fang Rui accepted Takitsubo Riko's suggestion: "Do you have any good online shops to recommend?"

"What's there to choose from?" Mugino Shizuri tilted her head and asked rhetorically. "There aren't many online stores within Academy City. Just look at the store rankings."

"Is that so?" Fang Rui thought for a moment. At this stage, Academy City does not have a well-established online shopping platform. The reason why there are similar online stores is because there are elementary school students in Academy City.

Is it even useful?

The thought flashed through Fang Rui's mind. He got a tablet from Frenda and started shopping online.

"This sofa is very nice."

"purchase!"

"Is the dishwasher useful?"

"purchase!"

"Coffee is on sale, let's get a few cases first."

"You like coffee that much? I'll buy some..."

As Fang Rui and the others talked, his fingers kept tapping on the screen, tossing items into the shopping cart one by one.

When it came time to pay, Fang Rui suddenly remembered that all his money was in cash, since it had been conjured up using the power of a demon god.

A few seconds later, Fang Rui used his demonic powers again to add to his bank account and increase his balance...

Chapter 596 Recruiting troops

About an hour later, everyone stopped shopping, and their expressions showed a hint of satisfaction.

The feeling of shopping without looking at the prices was quite enjoyable, and it even reduced some of the gloomy emotions that had been building up in my heart.

Several people sat cross-legged on the ground or leaned against the wall, their eyes fixed on the white wall or the white ceiling, seemingly lost in thought.

"Based on past experience, delivery should take about an hour, so..."

Takitsubo Riko then asked, "What should we do while we wait?"

Mugino Shizuri didn't say anything about her question. She was in a state of complete comfort and didn't want to talk about anything else. It felt so good to spend other people's money to buy things for herself!

"Let's watch a super fun movie!" Kinuhata loves to hold up her tablet. Now that we've entered the internet age, movies are naturally available online.

"As a result, I question your taste." Frenda directly criticized Kinuhata's favorite taste.

Her taste in other areas is quite normal, but when it comes to movies, Kinuhata has a particular fondness for watching films with bizarre and melodramatic plots.

"I'm craving a canned coffee," Accelerator said softly, glancing at the river outside the window.

"Is it almost dinnertime?" Fang Rui guessed, looking at the sky.

"It's only five o'clock." Kinuhata loved holding up her tablet, looking at the digital clock in the upper right corner.

"Hmm, how about ordering takeout?" Fang Rui asked. There is a takeout service in Academy City, not through a delivery platform, but rather the restaurants themselves; therefore, ordering takeout requires contacting the restaurant directly…

"I have no objection," Accelerator was the first to respond, as he rarely orders takeout.

After all, his residence had been exposed long ago, and people who wanted to challenge him would lie in wait near his place, and some would even launch midnight attacks...

Therefore, he had no intention of ordering takeout, fearing that the food might be poisoned. His abilities could defend against physical attacks, but not against chemical attacks.

"I want to eat fine dining." Mugino Shizuri showed no politeness whatsoever.

“I want canned mackerel,” Frenda followed closely behind.

"I don't have any particular cravings, anything is fine." Takitsubo Riko said listlessly.

"I want to eat the most luxurious food." With someone else paying the bill, Kinuhata Saiai didn't stand on ceremony, especially since he was now under Fang Rui's command.

In Kinuhata Saiai's view, being bound by Fang Rui's abilities was tantamount to being his subordinate.

"Okay, either way is fine."

Fang Rui agreed very readily, and then asked a very important question, "Come on! Tell me the names of your favorite restaurants. I'm new to Academy City, so don't expect me to know any famous restaurants."

"Leave it to me! It's a famous restaurant; I remember it very clearly."