My love index is at its maximum.

As I embarked on my familiar school route, more and more students in identical uniforms surrounded me. The closer I got to the school, the louder the students' chatter grew. Everywhere I looked, groups of three or five students strolled leisurely towards the school, chatting as they walked.

The power lines along the roadside were covered with sparrows, and their chirping could be heard clearly.

Sparrows outside the window

Talkative on the telephone pole

You said this sentence

It feels like summer.

On the streets of Tokyo as autumn approaches, a male high school student with messy hair and a neat uniform walks by. His handsome face is expressionless as he lazily hums an unfamiliar foreign tune.

This looks like a beautifully realistic painting.

Unfortunately, he had only hummed the beginning when the system popped up a notification, forcing Tazaki to temporarily shift his attention away.

【Ding】

[Singing Skill Experience +1]

Current skill level: Proficient (1000/1000)

[Singing (Proficient) → Singing (Professional)]

[Current Skill Level: Class (0/10000)]

Great, you're just one step away from becoming a multi-talented artist who can sing, dance, and rap. Time to grind basketball skills and experience!

Just kidding~

Tazaki Tsukasa casually opened the shop to check out the items that had been refreshed this month.

[Nintendo Switch: 500]

Silent Vibrator: 50000

Baking (Proficient): 50000

[Beverage Preparation (Master): 100000]

[Stamina: 100000]

Ok?

The first one is the NS.

As a Sony fanboy, Tsukasa Tazaki felt utterly bored upon seeing those letters.

Shift your gaze to the second prop.

[Silent Vibrator: A unique gadget that vibrates without making a sound.]

Tazaki Tsukasa didn't quite understand why, as a proper host, the system kept pushing some improper items to him.

How could it possibly think it would buy these...?

[System funds: 100000]

This is a loan product; you will need to repay 110000 next month.

[Have you confirmed the loan?]

[Borrowed 3 times, available funds: 300000]

Silent Vibrator: 50000

[Have you confirmed your purchase?]

[Confirmed.]

[Obtain the item Silent Vibrator x1]

Current available funds: 250054

Tsukasa Tazaki held the egg-like object in his palm and felt it for a moment.

Hmm... The vibration was strong, and there was absolutely no sound, making it extremely discreet.

Who should use it?

Let Kana Shimamoto use it in the library?

The idea is good, but I doubt it would be possible to achieve even if I knelt down and kowtowed to her.

Let my darling wear it...

Well, for the sake of your own safety, it's best to just think about it.

After thinking it over, the only suitable candidate is the fierce and ruthless shop manager.

correct.

Let Sachiko-nee use it at the counter in the coffee shop!

After putting away the props, Tsukasa Tazaki glanced at the two skills: beverage preparation and baking. As a student who was about to work at a coffee shop, he didn't hesitate and immediately chose to redeem them.

[Purchased: Baking (Proficient)]

Current available funds: 200054

[Purchased: Beverage Preparation (Master)]

Current available funds: 100054

Use the remaining 10 to replenish your stamina.

[Purchased: 1 Stamina]

Current available funds: 54

【Ding】

【Stamina 9→10】

Okay, I'm finally on the same level as my older sister.

Tazaki Tsukasa entered the secondary trading market with satisfaction.

Excluding fixed items that can be exchanged for real money and loan products, this month's update includes two new items.

[Basic Attribute Expansion Tickets x3: 300000]

[Give me: 100000]

I clicked on it and read the description.

[Basic Attribute Expansion Coupon: Increases the three basic attributes to the maximum of 15 points.]

I don't know why an ordinary high school student would need such abnormal attributes, but I'll just buy it!

next.

【Transform for Me: Transformation Switch. Forces a specified target to transform into a catgirl. The effect lasts for one hour before being deactivated.】

Tsukasa Tazaki: "...Huh?"

Is there such a good thing?

The 16th of this month is the Minister's 16th birthday... Well then, Kuriyama Neko-chan, you can't escape this time!

Turn off the system panel and walk across the intersection before the ramp.

There is a shop under renovation on the roadside, with an area of ​​more than 300 square meters.

Tsukasa Tazaki took a picture and sent it to the little cutie.

[Tazaki: (A café under renovation.jpg)]

[Tazaki: From now on, I'll take care of Shiori-chan's coffee!]

I put my phone back in my pocket and walked up the ramp leading to the school gate.

On both sides of the slope, the leaves that were beginning to turn yellow swayed gently in the southerly wind.

A small group of three girls in uniform passed by. They seemed to be in a good mood, swinging their arms energetically up to the hem of their short skirts as they walked. They wore white socks with black leather shoes and had childlike expressions.

It was a clear, windless, and sunny morning.

Under the shade of a zelkova tree not far ahead, Kuriyama Sakura stood by the roadside, looking as if she was about to unexpectedly run into someone.

She wore a neat uniform, black stockings that hugged her long, slender legs, and a long ponytail that cascaded down to her waist.

With her pretty face and dignified demeanor, many students walked past her, but none dared to approach her and speak.

Tsukasa Tazaki stepped forward.

Kuriyama Sakura also moved her feet and walked up the slope alongside him.

This scene has happened many times, and the two have become so familiar with each other that they don't even bother to greet each other when they meet.

Do you remember any important dates in September?

September 1st is the anniversary of the Great Kanto Earthquake.

“…Go on, continue.”

September 9th is the anniversary of the surrender of the invading Japanese army in China.

Is there any more?

"September 18..."

Kuriyama Sakura raised her delicate, fair face: "I'm here to talk to you about world history?"

"Isn't this a quiz on my history knowledge?" Tsukasa Tazaki asked in surprise.

“You, really… sigh…” Kuriyama Sakura sighed helplessly, “You’re incredibly stupid and have serious comprehension problems.”

"Shouldn't you praise me for being simple-minded?"

"What's so praiseworthy about this?"

"You're praising my memory!"

"Then what did you say about being simple-minded?"

"Oh, I was just showing off my memory while also implying that I'm naive and can't tell whether the minister's question was suggestive or not."