Their restricted abilities are refreshed every week.

She is not like the little chestnut hat who is devoted to running. This guy has been a otaku for more than ten years and is an ultimate dick monkey who has watched countless movies.

If she discovered that the modifier could be used to upgrade, Baichuan Qing estimated that she would go crazy and level up within a few days.

Will I still be able to live a good life then?

The future is dark...

"I was just checking to see if Xiaoli had completely left."

Shirakawa Haru walked back into the shoe store and came out less than half a minute later: "I saw her staring at a pair of cute shoes for a long time."

Yuki Suho crossed his arms and asked, "Why didn't you buy it before?"

"Yuki, where did all those gal games you played go... You can't even understand something as simple as this?"

"Uh ah—brother, do you really want to capture Oguri-san?" Suo Hou Yuki raised his clenched fists and gritted his teeth, "Damn it! I've been raising cabbages for almost eighteen years, and they're actually going to run away like this!"

"He came here all by himself from the countryside, he didn't even have a trainer, and he couldn't even get enough to eat."

Shirakawa Haru rolled his eyes and knocked Yuki on the head, knocking back the rest of his words.

"——As the student council president and Ogururo's temporary trainer, this level of concern is only normal."

"Tsk, that's what you said..."

"Don't be so mad, Yuki. I'll stay up all night with you."

"This is serious! Don't regret it!"

……

By the time they reached the tram stop, Yuki Suho had regained her normal smile, and it was even more genuine.

Because it is very rare to be able to drag someone as self-disciplined as Shirakawa Haru to play games all night long.

"Yuki, what time is it?"

"6:10...ah, how come the regular train still takes 15 minutes after get off work?"

"Then wait."

The province is the province, the flowers are the flowers.

This is the norm in the Shirakawa family. Both Shirakawa Haru and Suho Yuki approve of this rational consumption pattern.

If I'm going to be late for school, I won't hesitate to take the SkyExpress even if it costs more than double.

But it will be fine later, so let's wait.

Waiting is the greatest virtue of mankind.

The two sat on the cheap seats at the tram station. When Yuki Suho was about to take out his cell phone to check his social media, he heard a puzzled voice from Haru Shirakawa next to him.

"Brother, what's wrong?"

"Did I see it wrong?"

Baichuan Qing rubbed his eyes and felt that there was something wrong with the way he opened his eyes.

After all, how could that noble and aloof young lady, the vice president whom he trusted, be here at this time, waiting for the cheapest tram like him?

Impossible, watch it again.

So, Shirakawa Haru took a deep breath and opened his eyes again.

——The girl who just got off work was looking down at her phone like most workers, occasionally revealing a meaningless and meaningless smile.

Light blue hair hung down like caged strands, and the blue light from the cheap LED screen illuminated the tired and haggard face.

Without a doubt, it was Shoko Toyokawa.

Chapter 9 Money is the greatest fairness in the world

Toyokawa Shoko hates Shirakawa Haru.

Every time she saw Shirakawa Haru, who was smiling at everyone and was sunny and cheerful, Toyokawa Shoko would feel nauseous and want to vomit as if she was looking in the mirror.

Because whenever she saw Shirakawa Haru, it was like seeing her former self.

His existence is like God laughing at himself all the time:

——You are a loser.

The phone screen lights up.

【18: 10】

There is a sentence written on the screensaver below.

What is philosophy?

Shoko Toyokawa placed her thumb on the side of the worn-out phone and entered her password in frustration after several incorrect recognition attempts.

Unlock your phone.

The screen saver on the main interface says "Answer".

[——It means showing the fly the way out of the fly bottle.]

Shirakawa Haru was the one who showed Shoko Toyokawa the way out of the fly bottle.

Therefore, Toyokawa Shoko also respects... one can even say that she admires Shirakawa Haru.

Dislike and admiration can coexist.

But there is only one Shoko Toyokawa.

So she tossed and turned day and night.

A year ago, his mother suddenly divorced him, his father committed suicide shortly after being kicked out of the Toyokawa family, and he himself was inexplicably burdened with a debt of 3000 million yuan and was kicked out of the house by the yakuza. It was a dark period.

It was Shirakawa Haru who showed her the way forward.

It was Shirakawa Haru who told her not to work part-time, to speak up if she had any difficulties, and that spending time on self-improvement was the most important thing.

Also, the essence of this world is the cold exchange of value.

Oh right, I think I disbanded a band I formed on a whim a year ago...

As for the name of the band and who its members were, Shoko Toyokawa can no longer remember clearly.

Because little things like that don't matter at all compared to the weight of life.

Shoko Toyokawa is not a person who likes nostalgia.

But every day when she opened her cell phone while waiting for the tram after get off work and saw the two sentences on the screensaver, she would always silently put on her cheap headphones and listen to the first movement of Moonlight.

Then he recalled the first time he met Shirakawa Haru.

——It was a sunny afternoon.

But at that time, she felt like she was walking alone into a rainstorm in the dark night. She couldn't see her hand in front of her face and could only feel the cold.

Some people say that many people cannot see the future, but in fact they can see the future.

——A future that can be seen at a glance.

"To get a scholarship to Hinomori, you need to join the Hinomori student council."

Before walking into the interview gate of Hinomori Academy, Shoko Toyokawa had said these words to herself thousands of times while lying on the tatami in her rental house which was less than five square meters.

She worked tirelessly for this.

So she believed she deserved to succeed.

"Nice to meet you, please take a seat, Toyokawa-san."

After opening the door, the person interviewing me was not the old-fashioned chairman I had expected, nor was it the serious three-person interview panel.

But he was a young man whose smile was as bright as the sky full of light.

"My name is Shirakawa Haru. If you don't mind, you can just call me Shirakawa."

He really lives up to his name.

Toyokawa Shoko thought.

She sat down, straightened her back with a smile, as if she was the same person sitting there two months ago.

Then, seeing the boy staring at her for a long time, Toyokawa Shoko suddenly smiled and said, "You have been admitted as a special admissions student, Toyokawa-san."

stunned.

The first feeling that came into Shoko Toyokawa's mind was surprise.

happy.

Then Shoko Toyokawa felt incomparable joy. This was perhaps the only good news she had heard in the past two months.

disgust.

After being swept up in emotions for a very short time, Shoko Toyokawa felt a wave of disgust and nausea towards herself just a few seconds ago.

I actually feel incomparable joy because of other people's charity for no reason.

It’s hard to imagine…

"Shirakawa-san."

Toyokawa Shoko suppressed her smile and spoke coldly with the little self-respect she had left: "Excuse me, what is the reason for accepting me?"

She needed a reason that was convincing enough to convince herself.

Otherwise, what would be the point of her efforts for so long, and what would be the point of the psychological barriers that she spent countless days and nights to overcome!

玩笑吗？

But Shirakawa Haru didn't answer her question. Instead, he asked, "Do you want to join the student council, Fengchuan-san?"

want to--

Such words blocked Shoko Toyokawa's chest, making it difficult for her to breathe.

Perhaps it was something called dignity, or perhaps it was something called self-respect that made Toyokawa Shoko silent and not answer.

Shirakawa Haru stared at Toyokawa Shoko, who lowered her head and remained silent, and closed the book she was reading halfway.

Toyokawa Shoko also caught a glimpse of half a sentence on the page: "When a person knows too much, he will discover..."

Then, she heard Shirakawa Haru calmly say, "Toyokawa-san, money is the greatest fairness in the world."

Shoko Toyokawa frowned tightly - she hated topics related to money, and especially hated what Shirakawa Haru said.

The idea that came from a long period of good education made Toyokawa Shoko subconsciously refute:

"——Death is the greatest fairness."

Indeed, what Toyokawa Shoko said makes sense.

But Shirakawa Haru was not here to debate, he just wanted Toyokawa Shoko to join Hinomori and then join the student union as vice president.

——From the first moment he saw Toyokawa Shoko, Shirakawa Haru was sure that she was the one he wanted.

Shoko Toyokawa has so many advantages.

A wealthy family background, dignified manners brought about by a good education, personal charm that is beyond the reach of ordinary people, and terrifying self-control when faced with huge temptations.

And... that strong "roots" that you would never see in ordinary high school students.

Generally speaking, this can only be seen in office workers who have been dealing with this marginalized society for a long time but still refuse to accept their fate.

For example, himself in the past.

"Do you know why I was so sure before that you could be admitted as a special admissions student and join the student council right away?"

Toyokawa Shoko's fingers, placed under the table, trembled for a moment, but she still said coldly, "Please don't answer questions with questions."

“Because of money.”

Shirakawa Haru said seriously, "Money is one of the fairest tools in the world. As long as you know how to use it, you can gain corresponding social status. That's why I can sit here and say those joking words to you just now."

He looked at Toyokawa Shoko, who didn't know how to refute, and sighed and said:

"To be honest, I'm the student council president of Hinomori. I'm here today to look for this year's vice president—and you, Toyokawa-san, just meet all my expectations for a vice president."

Shirakawa Haru extended his hand towards Toyokawa Shoko and said with a smile: