In the anime, Ai Li's father really doesn't want to be a yellow-haired man

Physical and mental exhaustion (the prana drained by a hungry Altria) weakened Takashi's ability to control his emotions, and the emergency situation exacerbated his stress. It was like a pressure cooker letting out a little bit of air. This led Takashi to utter the most vicious words he could think of (in his previous life, Takashi had already watched many Hong Kong dramas).

The experience of a middle-aged man + the aura of Tendo Souji + the bloody experience in the world of Attack on Titan + the experience of tracking down and arresting serious criminals... The momentum formed by these is naturally not something that these ordinary high school students can withstand.

However, Xiaosan seems to have a deep-seated disdain for this school. This is perfectly normal. Even if he believes he doesn't discriminate based on academic qualifications and harbors no hostility towards these students, he still harbors a certain "scholarly pride" in his bones, unlike Ding Zhen, who carries an inherent "I'm testing your code" humility.

Even in his previous life, Kozo was a professor at Tohoku University, a top-five national university in Japan, behind Tokyo, Kyoto, Osaka, and Tokyo Institute of Technology. This demonstrates its prestige. Most of the "average students in Class A," including Horikita Manabu, only have the academic ability to get into "very good universities." Yet, this school consumes far more government funding than other institutions.

The "experimental nature" excuse might faze ordinary people, but it couldn't faze Xiaosan. Because he truly was in the business. Researchers had expended vast sums of experience, yet were unable to produce any results... Not only did they have to face the client, they were embarrassed even to meet their colleagues. They might even be gossiped about, "Did you secretly take the money to a brothel?"

Why is it said? Because... this is not just a rumor, there is a lot of trickery behind it, and insiders can easily deceive outsiders.

Kozo believes that the ethics of researchers are actually quite high, with many of them diligently immersed in their research. However, shameful things like paper fraud, research falsification, and theft of funds often occur. As for those Japanese government officials... Kozo refuses to believe that their ethics are higher than those of researchers.

This university, known for its "absolute supremacy of strength,"...in reality, hasn't produced any remarkable individuals who have benefited society and achieved great success, nor has it protected the rights of the less privileged to remain on campus. "No visible results"—that's why Takashi San's first impression of this school wasn't great to begin with.

It was not until Xiaosan completely left the classroom that everyone finally relaxed their tense nerves and breathed a sigh of relief. The classroom was filled with an atmosphere of surviving a disaster.

After two classes, everyone gradually forgot about the incident and returned to their normal state, doing what they had to do.

During the break, Horikita Suzune and Ayanokouji Kiyotaka started talking.

"What do you think of that person?" Horikita said with a slight frown.

"How do you see what?" Ayanokouji asked in confusion.

Horikita said with a thoughtful look in her eyes, "Leaving aside the martial arts skills, you also saw the overwhelming power just now, right? Sudo is a member of the basketball club, and that person made Sudo completely defenseless like a child."

Ayanokouji hummed nonchalantly, his face still expressionless. "You seem to care about him a lot?"

"For me, failing exams and being late or leaving early are things I can't understand, but it's also true that there are always some useless students in the world who fail exams and disrupt class order." Horikita said calmly and in a cold tone.

"You are really ruthless. We are in the classroom now. If anyone hears you, you will become the target of public criticism." Ayanokouji shook his head slightly.

As for Kikyo Kushida, she was being pestered by Karuizawa Megumi to borrow some personal points.

By chance, she overheard Ayanokouji Kiyotaka and Horikita Suzune talking about Kozo. After lending out the points, she immediately broke away from Karuizawa Megumi and trotted over with curiosity on her face, "Excuse me, are you talking about Yukinoshita-san?"

at the same time......

In a small alley in Tokyo, the scene was shocking and tragic.

There were corpses scattered all over the ground, blood was flowing everywhere, forming pools of blood. The thick smell of blood filled the air, making people sick.

Looking at the bloody scene, Xiao San frowned and clenched his fists unconsciously, "Damn it, are we too late?"

Xiaosan observed carefully. His eyes were as sharp as an eagle's, not missing a single detail. He noticed that the body parts were neatly separated, all caused by sharp objects. This observation allowed him to make a preliminary assessment of the enemy's attack method.

At the same time, Xiaosan confirmed the enemy's whereabouts with the system.

The system's cold voice rang out: "The dangerous species has disappeared."

In the afternoon, everyone complained about Xiaosan because he always skipped classes.

"Humph, he said he wouldn't come in the morning, but he wasn't seen all day." A classmate said angrily, with a look of dissatisfaction on his face.

The other people in the class also echoed the complaints, and the whole atmosphere was filled with accusations and dissatisfaction towards Kozo, until Hirata Yosuke intervened and reconciled the conflict.

But the next day, the moment Takashi San entered the classroom, the once-noisy classroom instantly fell silent. No one dared to confront him about what they had said in private the previous day. Everyone was busy with their own things, but every now and then, they would secretly glance at Takashi San.

After the first class of the morning, Hirata Yosuke took a deep breath, summoned his courage, and mentally prepared himself again and again before finally taking a firm step forward. With a cautious smile on his face, he looked at Kouzo and told him everything they had discussed yesterday. His words were sincere, his eyes filled with anticipation, hoping that Kouzo would attend the meeting.

"There's no need." Xiaosan answered decisively without any hesitation.

When Hirata was about to speak, "But..."

"Shut up." Xiao San's tone remained calm. Then he stood up and turned to leave the classroom.

This time, the classroom was silent and no one dared to block his way.

Although Sudo no longer dared to step forward like he did yesterday, he still couldn't help but shout, "Wait, where do you want to go?"

Xiao San stopped at the door of the classroom, turned slightly sideways, and said coldly: "Even if it's an exchange? I'll give you a piece of information... Those who fail the midterm exam and the final exam will be expelled." After that, he left without looking back, leaving only a resolute back.

In the afternoon, sunlight streamed into a streetside café. Horikita Suzune, Kushida Kikyo, and Ayanokouji Kiyotaka sat together, steam rising from their coffee.

Ayanokouji said calmly, "He didn't come today either. He's such an aloof person."

"In order to improve the class level, we must maintain the class's bonus points. In short, if he continues to act recklessly like this, everyone will be troubled." Horikita said seriously.

"Well, I can help... Just leave the task of contacting Yukinoshita-san to me, and I'll find a way to persuade him." Kushida folded his hands in front of him, a sweet smile on his face, and his eyes were full of confidence.

Horikita looked at her with doubt in her eyes and said, "Can you really do it? I think Ayanokouji-san is more suitable."

"Me?" Ling Xiaolu pointed at herself expressionlessly.

"Why?" Kushida opened his eyes wide, his face full of confusion.

Ayanokouji added, "I want to know the reason, too."

Horikita sipped her coffee elegantly and said in a calm yet cold tone, "If Ayanokouji-san goes, he'll be able to endure being beaten, and maybe even get away with it. That way, the school won't have to worry about it and get points deducted."

"No, Yukinoshita-san is a very gentle person and won't hit me." Kushida said with certainty, his eyes full of trust.

Ayanokouji Kiyotaka and Horikita Suzune both looked at Kushida Kikyo in confusion, with confusion written all over their faces.

Gentle? This doesn't fit the impression Yukinoshita Kozo usually gives people.

The image of Xiao San as cold, aloof, and arrogant emerged in their minds, and they really couldn't associate him with the word "gentle".

"Come to think of it... do you and Yukinoshita know each other?" Ayanokouji asked.

Kushida nodded slightly, then began to talk about how he and Kouzo met.

"...Yukinoshita-san is really gentle and good at studying. I can ask him any questions, and he will patiently answer them." Kushida's face was full of admiration, and her eyes were shining.

Horikita frowned and said, "Maybe you recognized the wrong person."

Ayanokouji remained silent.

"Besides, his entrance exam scores were very poor, so it's impossible for him to guide you." Horikita's tone was very firm.

"I have evidence," Kushida said angrily, then quickly pulled out his phone and opened the photo album. "Look."

Horikita Suzune and Ayanokouji Kiyotaka skeptically leaned forward to take a look. Sure enough, the person in the photo, aside from looking a little childish, did look exactly like Yukinoshita Kozo.

"This photo doesn't look like it was taken from a normal angle, right? Did you take the initiative to add it because you saw a handsome guy?" Ayanokouji complained.

Kushida's face flushed immediately, and he stammered, "I...I..." He couldn't utter a complete sentence for a long time.

Horikita rested her chin on her hand, staring intently at the photo for a moment before falling into deep thought. After a moment, she slowly spoke, "Okay, your judgment is well-founded. Then I'll leave Yukinoshita to you."

"Yeah!" Kushida nodded vigorously.

After that, Kushida Kikyo smiled and said goodbye to Horikita Suzune and Ayanokouji Kiyotaka before leaving.

Ayanokouji remained seated, watching Kushida's receding figure through the glass wall, and murmured softly, "So you believe she can do it?"

"There's no better way now. Let's just wait and see what happens from her side. I don't hold out much hope, though." Horikita folded her arms, her expression calm. Then, she stood up and prepared to leave with swift movements.

Ayanokouji looked up at her, his eyes full of inquiry. "You are paying so much attention to Yukinoshita, do you want to recruit him as well?"

Horikita glanced at him coldly without responding.

"With Yukinoshita's ability, he can indeed intimidate Sudo and Yamauchi and make them obey...but he is not like me who can be bribed with a meal. You'd better be prepared accordingly." Ayanokouji shrugged and said.

At night, thick darkness like ink enveloped the abandoned factory, and heavy and rapid breathing echoed in the empty space.

A young and beautiful woman, with disheveled hair and a terrified look in her eyes, dodged here and there in panic. Her body trembled as if she was avoiding something extremely terrifying, and every step she took was filled with fear and despair.

At this moment, a figure slowly appeared at the door of the factory, holding a blood-stained steel bar. The ground under his feet was flowing with shocking blood, which was shining strangely in the dim moonlight.

He walked in with heavy and slow steps, and every step seemed to carry the breath of death.

When the woman saw this scene, her fear reached its peak in an instant.

Her teeth were chattering, her body was shaking like a sieve, and tears of despair were welling up in her eyes.

"Come out. You can't escape." The boy's cold and threatening voice kept echoing in the empty factory... Every word carried an invisible pressure, and the air became solemn.

The woman swallowed hard as the chilling footsteps grew increasingly intense. Her heart was beating so fast it felt like it was about to burst out of her throat. In extreme fear, she took a deep breath, mustered her remaining courage, and stood up to confront the man. "How long are you going to chase me?"

The other party stopped but remained silent.

This made the woman even more upset. "Damn it! Don't go too far!" she yelled hysterically.

At that moment, the woman's previously turbulent emotions suddenly calmed, a calm so eerie it felt uncanny. Then, a terrifying scene unfolded... Her head began to strangely split apart, making a teeth-aching "crunch" sound, and then transformed into a monstrous form. Three slender tentacles extended, each armed with a sharp blade that gleamed with an icy cold light in the dim light.

The tentacles attacked as fast as lightning. In an instant, they launched many fierce attacks like a storm.

The opponent reacted quickly, waving the steel bar in his hand to resist with ease. There was only a continuous "clang clang clang" sound, and the steel bar and the tentacle knife collided, bursting out dazzling sparks, instantly illuminating Xiaosan's handsome face.

Chapter 38: 037 Daily Life of Jikyo (End): Contact with Sakurajima Mai's Birthplace

In a flash, Xiaosan was standing in front of the monster and stabbed the steel bar in his hand into the monster's heart.

The monster resisted stubbornly, trying to struggle, but a tentacle struck at it with lightning speed. However, Xiao San didn't even turn around, and without hesitation, he grabbed the attacking tentacle tightly with his hand, veins popping out of his hand.

The other two tentacles took advantage of the situation and quickly attacked, accompanied by a sharp sound of wind. But Xiaosan remained calm, skillfully using the tentacle he held as a weapon, easily cutting off the two attacking tentacles... At the same time, his knife slashed down with a clean and sharp movement, instantly slicing the monster's head into several pieces, sending the remaining limbs and fragments flying everywhere.

"Grandma once said: Those who do evil will be punished by heaven. I am the one who follows the way of heaven and controls everything." Xiaosan's nonchalant voice echoed in the empty factory.

The system's voice suddenly rang out in Xiaosan's mind, "Host, you have killed a dangerous species. The dangerous species encyclopedia has been unlocked. New species: Parasitic Beast. For your first kill of a dangerous species, please choose any one of the rewards."

A transparent interface popped up in front of Xiaosan's retina, and a 30-second countdown began...

1. Yamato Akagi's boots (victory/post-match style)...

2.5000 yen......

3. Unlocked (Selecting this option will not work)...

Under normal circumstances, Kozo would definitely choose money (doubtful), as raising Altria requires a lot of expenses. However... Altria has been on a hunger strike for a long time, and the car she's always dreamed of has already been bought. Furthermore, Kozo has the ability to earn that much money quickly, so his desire for money has greatly decreased. (Japanese idol Rino Sashihara's 2016 income is estimated to be 4300 million yen)

'Yamato Akagi...' Takashi thought to himself.

Takashi San didn't follow the horse racing circle, so he had never heard of the name of Yamato Akagi; he had died long before the Uma Musume game was launched, so he couldn't connect Yamato Akagi with Uma Musume.

"Although, based on previous experience, randomly triggered system rewards rarely yield anything useful in this world outside of the main quests,... But... in terms of rarity, you can earn your money back, but if you miss out on an unknown item, you might never get it again. Worst case scenario, it'll probably be similar to the hat from before, right? It might even have some very interesting abilities," Takashi San pondered calmly.

Xiao San stood there, his brow furrowed, lost in hesitation and thought. At this moment, he suddenly felt weak and powerless. He couldn't help but glance at his bloody arm. "This is not good. Is it because of excessive blood loss?"

At the critical moment when the countdown was about to end, his eyes became firm and he finally made a decision.

Xiaosan walked out of the factory with heavy steps, and soon the crisp sound of high heels was heard.

The dark clouds slowly parted, revealing the bright moonlight. A woman in flat leather shoes trotted over. She was a graceful lady, perhaps in her 30s, dressed in a fitted, office lady's outfit. She was incredibly charming. Her face was filled with concern. "Are you okay?"

"It's okay, the danger has been resolved. It's late, it's not safe outside, you should go home quickly." Xiao San said, trying to force a smile. However, his body was already shaky at this time, but he didn't realize it.

This is Xiaosan's last memory.

Because after that, he felt his eyes suddenly go dark, and then he fell to the ground unconscious.

When Xiaosan woke up again, he felt that he was lying on an extremely soft bed... He sniffed gently and could smell a pleasant smell coming straight from his nose. It was a charming smell unique to mature women, with a faint fragrance.

He turned his head slightly and saw the beautiful lady sitting quietly on the chair, her hands folded across her chest, her posture elegant, her eyes lightly closed.

Takashi San turned his head and looked around, and soon he could tell that this was a woman's room... The room was clean and elegant, and the makeup mirror was filled with all kinds of cosmetics, bottles and jars arranged in an orderly manner.

He slowly sat up and realized that his shirt had been taken off at some point, and the wound on his arm had been carefully treated and wrapped with a clean bandage.

He inadvertently glanced at the diagnosis on the bedside table, then reached out and took it, carefully reading the contents, "Is it just overwork?"

Thinking back, Xiaosan felt the same way. Although he still lacked combat experience, he didn't remember being hit in an artery without realizing it. Although the bloodstains on his body looked scary, the amount of bleeding shouldn't have reached the point of "blood loss coma."

After a while, the sudden chill startled the beautiful lady awake... When she opened her eyes again, she saw an empty bed and an open window. A gentle breeze rustled the curtains, making them flutter gently.

The lady walked lightly to the window, looked at the heart-pounding height below, and murmured to herself: "It's so high...it shouldn't be possible, right?" She had already imagined the other person's graceful landing after jumping down.

Her eyes strayed to the windowsill, where she spotted a steaming cup of freshly brewed tea, a note tucked away beneath it. She lifted the note, a message of thanks. The words were short and punchy, and the handwriting was beautiful, with a powerful, sharp stroke that exuded a unique charm.

She took a sip of the hot tea and felt a warm current flowing through her body, dispelling some of the coldness in her body and the fatigue in her heart... Looking out the window, she saw the sun rising and the bustling traffic. "What a nice man! I wish I had met a man like him before..."

After that, the lady turned around to make the bed. At this moment, the cell phone rang suddenly.

The lady stopped what she was doing, took out her cell phone from her pocket and pressed the answer button.

After a while, her eyes gradually became dim.

"Really? Mai still has no clues..."

"Is that so? I see..."

".......Thank you for your hard work." Her expression became a little lonely.

At this moment, she accidentally caught a glimpse of a card that seemed to have slipped out from under the quilt. While listening to the phone, she reached out to pick up the bank card and examined it carefully.