Tokyo: To reiterate, this is not a dating system.

48. To put it more nicely, he has no choice but to have it all.

Haruka Minatsuki opened the short video app, deeply concerned about some of the information she had heard today.

[Handsome guy from Omotesando]

She tried to search for it, but found that the topic was the number one trending topic.

Haruka Minatsuki lightly tapped her finger to open it.

The location was Omotesando Main Street, and the time was around 1 p.m. yesterday. She personally witnessed Genji Aoyama displaying his feathers like a peacock in heat.

He never refuses a girl who tries to chat him up.

Even after reliving the scene, Haruka Minatsuki still felt somewhat angry.

I got even angrier when I opened the comments section.

There are shameless women everywhere posting strange content, coveting her treasures.

With her hand gripping the phone slightly tighter, Haruka Minatsuki began to take deep breaths to calm herself.

After calming down, she clicked on the related recommendations, and the first one was "[Hello everyone, I am the handsome guy from Omotesando]".

"..."

Haruka Minatsuki took another deep breath and, with a restrained heart, clicked play.

There were no beauty filters, no complicated camera movements, and no deliberate attempts to find the right angle; the phone seemed to be casually propped up somewhere.

The background looks like the club activity room at Hakutsuru High School. Looking out the window behind Genji Aoyama, the building seems to be very tall.

After pausing the video at the very beginning, Haruka Minatsuki stared at the background and fell into deep thought.

"When did you join any other clubs?"

After school this afternoon, she went to Aoyama Genji's classroom to look for him, but the person in his seat was not in the classroom.

So I went to the archery club again, but I still couldn't find Genji Aoyama. Instead, I found the girl named Yuuko Asahi in the dojo.

At that moment, Haruka Minatsuki was in an extremely pleasant mood.

She even wanted to check with Genji Aoyama on LINE to see if he had broken up with Yuko Asahi.

But she ultimately held back.

"As for this club, what's going on with it? We should find out."

After taking another careful look at the view outside the window in the video, and memorizing the perspective and features, Haruka Minatsuki continued playing the video—

The handsome young man in the video simply faces the camera, waves, and says:

"Hello everyone, I'm the 'handsome guy from Omotesando' who's been all over the internet lately."

"But actually, being photographed without permission on Omotesando is a little troublesome."

Although he said he was "troubled," the smile on his face showed no sign of fear or embarrassment.

That handsome face held only calm confidence.

He paused, then continued, "There's something more I want everyone to know than this face."

"As for the Omotesando pick-up incident, it was just an exploration on my musical journey. Art comes from creativity, and creativity comes from exploration."

"I don't limit my inspiration; I embrace all kinds of ideas I discover anytime, anywhere—whether they come from chance events, others, or myself."

"Just as revolutionary writers can fill our nights with joy."

His voice paused again, and a more confident smile appeared on his face: "And I will also open up new avenues for music."

"So—please welcome me on the path of music."

The video ends here and will automatically start looping.

"..."

Haruka Minatsuki rubbed her temples as if she had a headache, and her tiny toes inside her cotton socks suddenly curled up.

She never expected that Genji Aoyama would say such a shameful line. Instead of feeling embarrassed, he exuded a strong sense of confidence.

"Really..."

Haruka Minatsuki reached out and tapped Genji Aoyama's face on the screen, feeling angry inside, but unable to suppress a smile on her face.

She switched to LINE and opened her chat with Genji Aoyama.

[Genji should know: the fuller the rice stalk, the lower it droops.]

This is a well-known proverb in island nations. Haruka Minatsuki wanted to tell Genji Aoyama not to be too arrogant, but after thinking about it, she deleted it.

After thinking for a moment, she sent a different message.

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The phone on the table vibrated with a "buzz," making the handsome Omotesando guy, who was engrossed in his homework, look up.

[Haruka Minatsuki: I'll be waiting for you on your musical journey. So cool! A handsome guy from Omotesando~]

"..."

Genji Aoyama took a deep breath, and the cramped apartment room seemed to transform into a three-bedroom apartment again.

He picked up his phone expressionlessly and quickly replied.

[Aoyama: Please look forward to it!]

Saying those words was far more shameful than Genji Aoyama could have imagined.

But that's just how he is; even things he doesn't want to do, he's still willing to do, and can even do them very well.

After Genji Aoyama posted the video, it quickly attracted attention.

His remarks, in particular, have sparked controversy.

This is the effect that Genji Aoyama wanted to achieve. Switching back from LINE to the short video website, he clicked on the only video in his own portfolio.

By 9 p.m., the number of views had reached over 300,000.

He paused immediately, then opened the comments section and began reading with great interest.

[Such national treasure-level good looks, I've already followed them—@OmotesandoJKStandingResident]

[His looks are off by more than 100 (laughs ww), even with lines like that, he can easily make me swoon, please say it again! ——@OmotesandoHandsomeBoysProtectionAssociation]

[I'll be waiting for you on your musical journey, so please wait in my room — @HandsomeBoyRecruiting]

[Isn't this pure inflammatory marketing? They look like they're wearing uniforms, though I can't see the school badge, so they should be high school students? —@A Wake-Up Call]

[Honestly, isn't this a bit disgusting? She's getting too cocky just because she's pretty. What a self-important monster! —@RejectCyberbullying]

[Huh? Jealous, aren't you? (laughs w) You can't even compare to the heels of the handsome guys in Omotesando, and you still have the nerve to say such things.]

Face is everything! If you don't understand, shut up! — @OmotesandoJK (reply to @RejectCyberbullying)

[The women in the comments section are really going too far — @RejectCyberbullying]

Same as the previous video.

Those who like him support him, while his critics look at him with a critical eye and slander him.

Under such public opinion, every move that Genji Aoyama makes on the internet will be magnified.

"Isn't this a bit redundant?"

He thought of the passivity that Minatsuki Haruka had given him.

Just as Genji Aoyama was thinking about Haruka Minatsuki, her next message arrived.

[Minatsuki Haruka: I'll be bringing Genji a bento tomorrow. Is there anything you'd like to eat?]

Just as he was about to reply, his phone vibrated again in his palm.

From Yuko Asahi.

[Yuuko: I should be fine if we eat lunch separately. So please let me continue making you bento boxes; it seems to be the only thing I can do for Aoyama-kun.]

Genji Aoyama fell into deep thought.

Haruka Minatsuki didn't even give him the option to refuse. Given that woman's personality, even if she refused, she might still bring him a lunchbox.

[Qingshan: No need]

It was sent to Haruka Minatsuki, but after the message was sent, it never showed as read.

Genji Aoyama was prepared to eat two portions.

To put it more nicely, he has no choice but to have it all.

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Let's have a little skit:

What is Saki Izumo doing?

Check #Izumo Saki's status#

[Aoyama: Can Saki cook?]

[Saki: No way!] (Genji Aoyama breathed a sigh of relief)

[Saki: What? Want to eat Saki's cooking? I can try.]

[Saki: What do you want to eat? I'll go learn it right now!]