Tokyo: Love Begins with Controlling the Rich Girl

But this thing only takes effect and unlocks new slots when it reaches 50%.

Before that, she was just a useless vase.

"How can there be such a useless system?"

Shimada Sho cursed inwardly.

At least it's an essential item for time travelers; others have Deep Blue, the Book of a Hundred Lifetimes, Ten Thousand Times Return, or the Ultimate Villain.

When it came to my own account, I could only log in and have someone else play for me.

Whether you get the rewards depends on the mood and needs of the bound character.

And you can only bind one!

[Ding! The player's first character's development progress has reached 1/5, unlocking a new feature—Daily Lottery!]

[Daily Lottery: After logging in each day, you can participate in a lottery based on the number of times your character has logged in, and win random items, including money, skills, and items.]

[Currently logged-in character: 1, Number of lottery draws available: 1]

Just as Shimada Sho was cursing inwardly for the unfair treatment he had received, a new system notification finally arrived.

By the time Shimada Sho reacted, a spinning wheel icon had appeared on the panel in front of him.

The viewer's gaze fell upon it, where detailed information was displayed.

Upon seeing this interface, Shimada Sho's anger turned to joy. "That's more like it!"

A lottery wheel—that's what makes it feel like a system.

Without saying a word, he immediately thought: "Draw it for me!"

The next second, the turntable started spinning.

After laps of more than ten times, it landed on the largest green square among the dozen or so colorful squares.

[Ding! You have obtained the item "Character Attribute Viewer" x1!]

[Attribute Viewer] (Consumable): Allows you to view your character's attributes, including the four main attributes, social relationships, potential development paths, development value, difficulty, etc.

"It's better than nothing, I suppose."

Having played many gacha games, Shimada Sho knows all too well how low the probability of getting a perfect card in one go is.

Since I didn't have high expectations to begin with, I wasn't particularly disappointed when I drew the green reward.

On the contrary, I felt quite lucky.

At least the things are useful.

He is looking for the next person he can bind with; with this thing, he won't have to test and observe anymore.

Who should use it on?

A series of figures flashed through Shimada Sho's mind.

Yuki Ayase is definitely not an option.

This girl is out of her mind; two days of contact completely dispelled Shimada Sho's idea of ​​getting involved with her.

Even if she were rich, Shimada Sho wouldn't bother trying to get her.

If we were to choose someone else, Nozomi Sasaki would fit the description of someone who is weak and easily pushed over.

But they were too poor; they had no money at all.

The store manager... is still observing.

Ms. Natsumi Yonekura?

They're too defensive; they might not even have the money.

"And which other woman..." Shimada Sho pondered, muttering to himself.

Then, a calm voice interrupted, "Looks like Mr. Pervert is looking for a target to harass again."

"It's like a persistent ghost!" Shimada Sho's face immediately darkened.

He knew that voice all too well.

It was Ayase Yuki who stopped him outside the school this morning!

Shimada Sho shut down the system and focused his gaze forward.

Sure enough, Yuki Ayase was sitting behind her desk, her eyes fixed on him.

"Do I need to explain what happened to Mr. Pervert again?"

When she met Shimada Sho's gaze, Ayase Yuki glanced at him lightly and stretched out her fair arm holding her phone.

The screen flips over, revealing an open stopwatch with the timer stopped at 44 minutes and 32 seconds.

have to.

He inexplicably came here again and stood there in a daze for forty minutes.

Shimada Sho ignored Ayase Yuki and said directly in his mind, "System, I need to verify the cards!"

[Ding, player request detected, managed memory access...]

The notification sounded, and memories flooded in like a tide.

[The managed service model is ongoing...]

[Player's current status detected: Hunger and fatigue levels are normal.]

[Switch to regular auto-play mode: Simulates the player's daily behavior logic.]

At first, everything was normal because I ate a bento box in the morning and had bread at noon, so the incident of running to Class A to borrow money from Hoshino Yuuki did not happen again.

But then things started to go wrong.

Just before class started at noon, he was spacing out.

The system then issued a notification:

[Homeroom teacher Natsumi Yonekura has been detected approaching...]

The next second, the homeroom teacher, Natsumi Yonekura, appeared at the classroom door.

"Shimada-kun, have you forgotten something?"

After calling him out of the classroom, Natsumi Yonekura gave him a serious reminder.

The body under trusteeship did not respond.

Yonekura Natsumi bluntly stated, "Joining a club isn't just about being a nominal member; you have to participate in club activities at least once a week. Otherwise, you'll be considered a passive member and will have your credits deducted!"

[Activate emergency procedures: Proceed to the club building and participate in club activities.]

In the scene, Shimada Sho's body leaves the school building and runs towards the club activity building.

I stood there, dumbfounded, at the entrance of the literary seminar and human observation society.

I knocked on the door again, but there was no response.

Knock again.

still none.

[No response detected at the target location.]

[Switch to standby mode: Wait for the target to appear.]

[Instruction: Maintain your current position to avoid attracting unnecessary attention.]

So he pushed open the door and went inside.

As if she didn't see Ayase Yuki sitting inside, she sat down on the sofa by the window.

Apart from occasionally blinking, there were no other movements.

I sat there for more than forty minutes.

Just as Shimada Sho was about to return, the system prompted:

[Player consciousness detected returning.]

[The foster care model has ended, and control of the body has been transferred.]

The video ends here.

"Sigh!" Shimada Sho sighed helplessly after receiving all the memories.

The system's intention was good, but it's really too stupid.

Compared to the incredibly powerful system described in online articles, it's like an old-fashioned machine from the last century.

They have absolutely no ability to adapt to changing circumstances.

I sat here for more than forty minutes after I came in.

This gave Ayase Yuki a handle to criticize her for nothing.

Now, we still have to follow the behavioral logic previously arranged by the system and participate in club activities.

Otherwise, if you sit for so long doing nothing but staring at girls, you'll really become a pervert.

With a sense of helplessness, Shimada Sho looked up at the girl behind the desk and explained, "I'm here to participate in club activities."

How many people can you fight in Chapter Twenty-Six?

With lunch break over, the students had all returned to their classrooms, and the club building was quiet.

When Shimada Sho's voice fell, the room became so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

In this tranquility, a ray of sunlight quietly fell from the side and shone on Yuki Ayase.

Golden rays shone on her full head of black hair and illuminated her delicate, fair cheeks.

Under the sunlight, Yuki Ayase resembled a solitary spirit, quietly awaiting the arrival of a hero.

However, this impression did not last long.

"An event? What's that?"

She tilted her head slightly, her narrow eyes behind her glasses blinking, revealing a gaze as if she were looking at some rare animal.

His first words shattered all the beautiful fantasies Shimada Sho had in his heart.

Shimada Sho's blood pressure spiked as he was being stared at.

Hold back!

"It's an activity that you have to participate in at least once a week, otherwise you'll lose credits."

He suppressed his urge to explode and explained slowly and deliberately, emphasizing at the end, "Mr. Yonekura specifically reminded me of this."

“Oh.” Yukira Ayase nodded.

He then looked over and calmly said, "But our club doesn't have such a thing."

"???" Shimada Sho's eyelids twitched violently.

Is this human talk?

What do you mean by "there are no club activities" in a club?

“It’s exactly what it sounds like.” Ayase Yuki opened the folder beside her, her slender fingers tracing the pages, and said calmly, “Literary Discussion and Human Observation Club, established for three years, number of members: 1. Club activity record: None. Club funding application: None. Club achievement report: None.”

"So, the kind of club activities that Mr. Pervert wants, I really can't provide here."

Shimada Sho hardened his fist.

"Then why are you still wearing the club's sign?"

"Because school regulations stipulate that clubs cannot be canceled at will after they are established, and the environment here is nice. You can sleep during lunch break and daydream after school. It's more comfortable than the classroom."

Yuki Ayase answered as a matter of course.

"..."

Shimada Sho suddenly realized that his understanding of this woman was still too shallow.

Her skill in deliberately disgusting people is unimaginably profound.

"but……"