Tokyo: Love Begins with Controlling the Rich Girl

Yuki Ayase suddenly changed the subject and smiled, "If Mr. Pervert is so eager to participate in club activities, I can give you a chance."

"What opportunity?"

"Joining the company assessment".

Shimada Sho frowned: "Didn't I already fill out the application form?"

"Filling out a form is filling out a form, and an assessment is an assessment." Ayase Yuki bent down and opened a drawer. "I said yesterday that you need to pass an assessment to join the company. Mr. Pervert, you don't think I was joking, do you?"

As he spoke, he took out a brand-new hardcover book from the drawer.

He took it and placed it on the coffee table in front of Shimada Sho.

The cover features a cute cartoon girl and the title in artistic lettering.

Alice in Wonderland.

Fairy tale book.

"...Are you serious?" Shimada Sho asked in disbelief.

“Of course.” Ayase Yuki nodded with an unchanged smile and explained, “One of the criteria for joining our club is to read this book and write a review of no less than three thousand words.”

Three thousand words?!

"If you think it's too short, five thousand words is fine too."

"No." Shimada Sho felt that this woman was deliberately messing with him, and said indignantly, "Why do I have to write a review just to join a club? A review of a fairy tale book, no less?"

"Because this is a 'literary discussion' club, how can we have discussions if we don't read books?"

Yuki Ayase emphasized the words "literary seminar".

Shimada Sho didn't know how to answer for a moment.

Although he strongly suspected that the woman was deliberately making things difficult for him, it seemed to make a lot of sense.

After thinking for a moment, Shimada Sho asked, "What about the others from before? Did they write it too?"

"Them?" Yuki Ayase tilted her head. "They didn't pass the initial screening."

"..."

Shimada Sho took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down.

Then, he said seriously, "Ayase-san, I just want to join a club to get some credits, I don't want to go through all the hassle of writing a review. Just tell me directly, is there an easier way to join a club?"

He had no interest in reading fairy tales.

I also need to write a 5,000-word book review.

Doing this kind of thing is a complete waste of time.

If he could patiently read such a thick book, wouldn't it be better for him to go directly to the literary society? Why is he here?

This time, Yuki Ayase did not answer.

She stood in front of the sofa, looking down at Shimada Sho.

Due to the backlighting, not many expressions could be seen.

The silence lasted for a few seconds.

suddenly--

Yuki Ayase smiled.

The corners of her mouth were slightly upturned, but there was no sign of happiness.

That curve, to Shimada Sho, actually felt somewhat dangerous.

It was as if some ferocious female beast had its eyes on its prey in the darkness.

"Something simpler?" Ayase Yuki asked him casually, looking at him.

For some reason, Shimada Sho felt a chill.

But before she could investigate the source of the chill, Yuki Ayase turned around nimbly and sat back down at her desk.

After they were seated, he said, "Since Mr. Pervert doesn't want to study, let's change the way we assess him."

"What method?" Shimada Sho couldn't have asked more.

"Next week, the school's student clubs will jointly host an exchange competition."

“Each student organization can send a representative to participate and showcase their organization’s style.”

"Since Mr. Pervert is so eager to join our club, then... let him represent the Literary Discussion and Human Observation Club and challenge the Karate Club."

As she spoke, a sharp glint flashed in Ayase Yuki's eyes behind her glasses.

Karate club? Exchange match? Challenge?

Shimada Sho was somewhat stunned.

They sent a boy who looked thin and weak to represent their club in a challenge against the karate club.

Is this woman trying to get me beaten up?

Realizing what was happening, Shimada Sho walked to his desk with a sullen face, bent down, and stared at her face.

I wanted to see a hint of a joke in the above.

But her expressionless gaze suggested she was serious.

"Ayase-san, you know I'm just an ordinary high school student, right?"

"know."

"Those people in the karate club train every day."

"Ah."

"You want me, someone who's never been trained, to fight them?"

"Correct."

Yuki Ayase nodded, reached out to tidy the table, and calmly said, "If Mr. Pervert is afraid to back down, he can write a thousand-word review."

I've reduced the word count for my review, but this book is still a must-read.

His calm demeanor suggested he had Shimada Sho figured out and was certain he would choose the latter.

however……

"I choose to challenge the karate club." Shimada Sho's voice was even more resolute.

Yuki Ayase paused, blinking blankly.

Looking up again, I found that the person in front of me no longer had the fear and resentment from before.

He stood tall and straight, exuding an air of proud confidence.

Meeting her gaze, he even leaned down, his eyes filled with a chilling intensity, and asked, "For an exchange match... how many people can you take on?"

Chapter Twenty-Seven: A Little Cutie Arrives

"..."

An eerie silence fell over the activity room.

Yuki Ayase remained silent.

His lively eyes kept scanning Shimada Sho, trying to discern any bluffing facade in him.

But no matter how you look at it, this guy seems fearless.

His eyes were even filled with anticipation, as if he wanted to challenge the karate club right now.

He was serious.

Yuki Ayase suddenly regretted making that request.

"There's an old saying in the far East: 'A gentleman's word is as good as his bond.' Ayase-san must be a gentleman, right?"

Seeing her hesitation, Shimada Sho cut her off.

"It's truly remarkable that Mr. Pervert could extract such an elegant sentence from his head full of lewd nonsense."

Yuki Ayase didn't respond to his words, but instead delivered a practiced retort before lowering her head to continue tidying the table. She said frankly, "If Mr. Pervert can achieve victory in this exchange, the Literary Discussion and Human Observation Club will welcome you to join."

"OK." Shimada Sho made a gesture.

Just agree.

He wasn't worried at all about whether he could complete it.

Don't forget, he used to be a street urchin in his past life.

Already possessing considerable skill, coupled with the expert-level close-quarters grappling and joint lock techniques instilled by the system, dealing with an ordinary boxing enthusiast would be a piece of cake.

Compared to reading books and writing reviews, this is practically free.

"If you're thinking of using this sparring match as an opportunity to molest female members, you're in for a disappointment. The karate representative sent is a male."

Yuki Ayase suddenly spoke again.

A simple sentence made Shimada Sho's confident smile vanish instantly.

"Your mouth is really..."

He looked speechless, as if he wanted to say something, but after staring at her for two seconds, he gave up.

See you next week.

After saying that, Shimada Sho turned and left decisively.

He didn't plan to come here again before the club exchange meeting started.

They're just making themselves miserable.

As I reached the door, I heard Ayase Yuki's voice behind me: "If Mr. Pervert gets beaten up too badly, remember not to say that I sent you."

"Don't worry." Shimada Sho waved his hand without turning his head. "You'll only hear about the karate's crushing defeat."

"hope so."

Yuki Ayase responded and watched Sho Shimada leave.

Until the footsteps faded into the distance and disappeared completely.

She looked away and put her gaze back on the table.

When Shimada Sho came over earlier, he also brought the fairy tale book with him.

It's exactly as it was, not even opened.

The girl stretched out her jade-like arms, pulled the book into her bosom, and murmured reproachfully, "You idiot, Sho-kun!"

……

……

In the afternoon classes, Shimada Sho was not paying attention.

It wasn't because of Yuki Ayase, but because he had been thinking about the system.

The system now has new features.

You can participate in a lottery once a day simply by logging into your character.

According to the system, this is a new feature that unlocks after the character's progress reaches 1/5.

既然1/5可以解锁，那2/5、3/5呢，能不能解锁？

And so on, there is a second character, and a third character.

If you keep binding it and keep unlocking features, wouldn't it be invincible?

As he pondered this, he couldn't help but think of another function of the system.

Hosting.

It's a very stupid feature; it only acts on commands.

In this state, I'm no different from a fool.

If someone with ulterior motives discovers this, there will definitely be danger.