Comet Dragon, breaking into the gravity field

"what are you talking about!!!"

Finally, unable to bear it any longer, Shiina Riki slammed the table in anger, forcibly interrupting Naruse Ritsu's despicable act of defiling the girl's pure heart...

……

"Some time ago, I and other scholars were researching how to tame small creatures. To monitor our progress, I found this thing in the teacher's warehouse where he kept his otherworldly props. However, after using it for a while, I put it back."

Under Shiina Riki's warning, Naruse Ritsu can only explain his behavior in more understandable language.

"But... why? Shouldn't this kind of thing be very practical?" With her eyes slightly widened, Chihaya Aine couldn't understand why Naruse Ritsu would give up such a useful item.

"For the same species, an individual caught from the wild and an individual raised by oneself are two completely different species."

Feeling that her act of feeding the cat had caught Nagasaki Suyo's attention, Naruse Ritsu paused and continued, seemingly oblivious, "Feeding pet cats at home and stray cats on the street can both increase a cat's favorability, but generally only pet cats allow physical contact, while some stray cats will only breathe on you after eating."

"To put it bluntly, although the numerical changes are specific, but..."

Seeing that the glasses on his nose were taken away by Chihaya Aine, Naruse Ritsu said helplessly: "I didn't say I was wearing that kind of thing."

"I want to see it!" Chihaya Aine pushed the black-framed glasses on her face, her face full of anticipation.

"Don't cause trouble to Lu so casually..."

"Doesn't Sushi want to know how much Ritsu likes her—and how much she likes him?"

Nagasaki Suyo frowned slightly and was about to stop Chihaya Aine from doing what she wanted, but she grabbed the steering wheel and drove herself into the ditch.

Her mind was uncontrollably imagining that scene, and by the time she realized what was happening, Chihaya Aine had already convinced several other people with the same argument...

……

Taking out a pair of translucent AR glasses from the storage room at home, Ritsu Naruse handed it to Chihaya Aine who had been squatting beside him and waiting anxiously.

"Wow~"

Holding it high in both hands, Chihaya Aine's face was illuminated by the light of the indoor lights, as if she were a devout apostle who had received divine revelation.

"I can't stand it anymore." Shiina Tateki, who was standing by, made a sharp comment.

“…” Nagasaki Suyo, who really wanted to be the first to use it but never found the opportunity, nodded in agreement.

Trying hard to suppress the urgency in her heart, Chihaya Aine slowly put on the legendary [Favorability Glasses] on her face.

At this moment, she felt herself——

"Why doesn't anything seem to have changed?"

"You didn't turn on the power." Ritsu Narose reminded him in time.

"Oh."

Chihaya Aine decisively pressed the metal touch area behind her right ear.

At this moment, she saw numbers floating above everyone's heads.

"Hoohoho~"

Chihaya Aine kept making strange laughs that seemed to show that she saw through everything, but she had no idea that her every move was almost the same as the villain in the comics who had fallen into the power of darkness.

After reviewing the stats of Takamatsu Touma, Nagasaki Suyo, and the others, Chihaya Aine looked unsatisfied. Then, she suddenly turned around and, while Ritsu Narose wasn't paying attention, looked up at his head.

"..."

After a few seconds of hesitation, she took off her glasses, rubbed her eyes, and put them back on. She looked up for more than ten seconds before taking off this magical tool that she couldn't let go of.

"Are you okay?" Seeing her look like she was in great shock, Ritsu Narose couldn't help but ask.

"Ah - I, I'm actually fine... Haha." After just a glance, Chihaya Aine quickly looked away.

"It won't break, will it?"

Taking the glasses from Chihaya Aine, Ritsu Naruse put them on his face.

Seeing the pink favorability level above Chihaya Aine's head constantly jumping between [90~95] at a high speed, although Naruse Ritsu felt a little strange, she simply attributed it to the influence of Aine's intense psychological activity.

Turning to look at the other people, Ritsu Narose saw that the favorability levels above their heads were also the values ​​he expected.

After thinking for a moment, he decided to do an experiment.

He took off his glasses and handed them to Takamatsu Deng to put on, then Naruse Ritsu turned to signal Shiina Riki that he had something confidential to discuss with her.

"Can Lixi come over here for a moment?"

"Me?" Shiina Riki, who wanted to stay out of it, blinked and pointed at himself in surprise.

"Well, because I have something to say to Li Xi."

"what?"

After looking at Ritsu Narose suspiciously, Shiina Riki still walked obediently to Ritsu Narose's side, intending to see what he was planning.

"Lixi, could you please move your ear closer? This is extremely important and no one else can hear it."

"Oh, oh!" Seeing Naruse Ritsu's serious expression, Shiina Riki also became slightly serious.

The girl, who was less than 1.6 meters tall, stood on tiptoe, her face tense, trying to control the distance between her ears and Ritsu Narose's mouth.

But even so, the warm breath still hit her earlobe, making her face turn red with embarrassment.

"Actually..."

Hearing that the key point was about to come out, Shiina Riki hurriedly put away his wandering thoughts and waited intently for Naruse Ritsu's next words.

——"Actually, there's nothing important. I was just joking with Lixi and wanted to see Lixi's blushing expression."

"..."

*Snap—*

Reaching out to block the punch that was filled with Shiina Riki's rage, Naruse Ritsu hurriedly looked at Takamatsu Deng: "Has Riki's favorability changed?"

"What!?"

Not expecting that Ritsu Narose had this trick at all, Shiina Riki hurriedly looked at Takamatsu Deng who was standing at the door.

Under her dull gaze, Takamatsu Deng, who was as innocent as a little animal, under the control of Naruse Ritsu, fully expressed the numerical changes that were enough to describe her psychological changes.

"I really want to die..."

"That's why I said this kind of prop is boring—"

*Snap—*

Catching another punch aimed straight at his stomach, Naruse Ritsu looked down at someone whose aura was almost that of a vengeful ghost: "Would it make you feel better if I apologized?"

However, Shiina Riki remained silent and just kept punching him...

……

According to the Yuusa Suzumei (Seven) Kugo-kun-yang fruit that Ritsu Naruse used before, the display of favorability is often affected by many factors.

For example, some people may hide their true feelings, or the favorability of some creatures may be different from the normal "favorability"... At this time, choosing to believe in favorability may cause more misunderstandings and conflicts.

In his opinion, being able to see how others like you can really help you improve your social efficiency and handle interpersonal relationships with a more appropriate attitude.

But the problem is that human hearts are unpredictable.

The emotional state of others is revealed in cold, clear numbers. In this situation, it is difficult for Ritsu Narose to continue to be hypocritical towards those who have negative feelings towards them but still appear to be friendly on the surface.

While sighing in his heart, someone who had annoyed Shiina Riki decided to stay out of the spotlight for a while and followed the message on his phone to the place where Toyokawa Shoko had invited him.

As soon as he entered the door, he saw a human who looked a little strange, yet a little familiar, sitting on a chair.

"Is it you!?

Seeing Ritsu Narose appear here, the purple-haired woman who was sitting quietly on the chair stood up instantly and looked at him with horror.

Her eyes seemed to transform into a colorful pie chart, filled with incomprehensible emotional changes. Faced with such an intense gaze, Naruse Ritsu reviewed his recent experiences and was completely convinced that he had never met her.

“…Who are you?”

"What? Have you forgotten me?"

"Now that you mention it, I think I remember..."

Looking at the number above Yutenji Wakami's head, Ritsu Narose was a little surprised.

During that meeting, he scared Yutenji Wakame so much that she peed her pants, and even caused her to catch a cold and have a fever for a few days. However, her favorability rating now remains at [11], which is a normal value for a stranger.

However, Ruoye Mu, who was sitting next to him and had several friendly exchanges with him, had a negative favorability rating.

48. Favorability in the opposite direction (two in one)

If it weren't for the favorability rating of [93] on Toyokawa Shoko's head still clearly visible, he would have almost thought that there was a bug with the glasses.

So, what is the reason why Ruoye Mu's favorability towards him has dropped to negative?

I probably didn't do anything to make her hate me.

Completely ignoring the chattering of Yutenji Wakami next to him, Ritsu Narose looked up at the ceiling of the office in a daze.

Unlike Ritsu Narose who didn't care about the other party at all, Yutenji Wakami stood in front of Toyokawa Shoko and said: "I say, I've never heard of there being another person in the band..."

He had been planning to express a long list of objections to Ritsu Narose's appearance, but he suddenly got stuck mid-sentence.

Yutenji Wakamu was certain that what she saw that night was more than just a figment of her imagination, inspired by undercooked mushrooms—but she didn't dare to directly state the truth.

She vividly remembered watching special effects films with her younger siblings, and how the villains would explode the moment their identities were revealed. And how the murderers in crime dramas would strike again if they realized someone had noticed their actions, trying to silence the person who knew about them!

His heartbeat gradually quickened, and in an instant, countless conspiracy theories flashed through Yutenji Wakamu's mind like a meteor shower.

Since this guy dares to show up here so brazenly, does it also represent some kind of message?

She thought of the relationship between Toyokawa Shoko and Naruse Ritsu, and began to wonder if this was a trap they had set up to deal with her.

Now the question is -

Should I play deaf and dumb and pretend that I have completely forgotten what happened that day; or should I run away on the spot and block Toyokawa Shoko who has my contact information?

No! I think I've already signed the contract!

If I run away now with this excuse... I won't be blackmailed into paying a huge penalty, right?

Her short violet hair trembled slightly with her rapid breathing. Yutenji Wakamu stared at Toyokawa Shoko who had tricked her here, as if trying to dig out the hidden truth from her confused expression.

Unaware of Yutenji Wakami's true thoughts, Toyokawa Shoko simply assumed that she mistakenly thought there was a male member in the band.

"Mr. Naruse is one of the investors of Ave Mujica. I invited him here today out of selfish reasons."

“…Ah?” Yutenji Wakamu’s face was dazed.

"I'm just here to watch the fun. Under normal circumstances, I won't actively interfere in your band's internal affairs." Looking away from Wakaba Mutsu, who had remained silent in the corner, Naruse Ritsu looked at Toyokawa Shoko and Yutenji Wakami, "As for business matters..."

"I certainly won't squeeze the surplus value of artists like sugarcane juice, and finally throw them into the trash can of the times like worthless, dry residue. Ms. Yutenji, don't worry about this."

Is this a threat? This is definitely a threat!

This guy is indeed a monster with a bad personality!

She was angry but dared not speak out. Facing Ritsu Narose's smiling attitude, Yutenji Wakami could only choose to endure it.

Looking at the favorability rating above Yutenji Wakami's head, Ritsu Narose discovered that after the friendly exchange just now, Yutenji Wakami's favorability rating had dropped to single digits.

Without teasing her any further, Ritsu Narose and Shoko Toyokawa walked to another office where the documents were stored.

To satisfy her inner control, Jue Yinlong, who had received Xuanhuilong's investment and distributed his wealth, took control of a law firm to sign a contract with Toyokawa Shoko and others. While the firm appears to be her personal property, tracing back to its origins reveals that fellow shareholder Ritsu Naruse also holds a claim to the company's assets, which were transferred through official accounts.

After closing the door, Naruse Ritsu took the member list handed to him by Toyokawa Shoko and flipped through it while casually asking, "I remember Ms. Yutenji is a video blogger, right? Why did Shoko choose her to be the drummer?"

"Good drummers are hard to find, and the music I write requires a bit more from a drummer than a normal band would," Toyokawa Shoko said with a smile, seemingly confident in her ability to identify talent. "When I was selecting drummers, I unexpectedly discovered that Ms. Yutenji is ambidextrous. Although she's only been practicing for a short time, the talent she showed in the videos is quite impressive."

"Also, Miss Yutenji is studying at an art academy, so she has an advantage in acting."

"I see, no wonder you came to her."

Thinking of the small theater setting full of Toyokawa Shoko's second-year fantasy, it is not difficult for Ritsu Narose to understand her requirements when choosing members.

Turning to the next page, he fell silent as he looked at the names on the list.

"Why is she still here?"

"Who?"

"Triangle Chuhua."

As if worried about her attention causing unnecessary misunderstandings, Naruse Ritsu added with a more legitimate reason, "Isn't she an idol of [Sumimi]? She's an idol who's always been known for her cute, royal style, but suddenly she's switching gears and joining a band. Doesn't the agency have any objections?"