Tokyo: Love Begins with Controlling the Rich Girl

"Teacher Tianhai, this way please. The rehearsal is in the studio on the third floor."

Shimada Sho nodded and followed the staff into the building.

As the elevator ascended, the voice of Chizuru Amami echoed in my mind again:

"System, will you help me with today's rehearsal as well?"

“This system needs to hibernate.” Shimada Sho refused outright. “Today’s task is complete. You can handle the rest yourself.”

"Ah? But..."

“You can’t rely on this system forever,” Shimada Sho interrupted her directly.

The last time I was able to save the day was due to an emergency, plus a mission was triggered.

After yesterday's performance, a large number of companies saw the value and were willing to voluntarily authorize Tianhai Qianhe.

In this situation, there is no need for him to continue representing his team at every event.

After all, this is Tenkai Chizuru's own match.

She wants to show the audience her true self.

If someone is constantly boosting someone else's account, and the audience discovers the service doesn't match the advertised performance after the match, it would severely damage her career.

The elevator doors opened, and Shimada Sho followed the staff into the studio.

The stage was brightly lit, and several staff members were adjusting the equipment.

A row of contestants sat in the corner waiting for rehearsal. When they saw "Tenkai Chizuru" enter, their gazes varied.

Some were curious, some scrutinized, and some remained expressionless.

Shimada Sho glanced around and found a corner to sit down.

"Is System really going into hibernation?" Tenkai Chizuru's voice rang out again, filled with reluctance.

"Ah."

"Then...when will it be online again?"

"uncertain."

"Oh……"

Shimada Sho leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes.

[Remaining time for this connection: 00:01:42]

There's still a little over a minute left.

"Chizuru." Taking advantage of the last moments, Shimada Sho called her name in his heart.

"Ok?"

"Remember this is just a normal game. Do your best and don't put pressure on yourself. If your agent makes any unreasonable demands, just refuse them."

He felt it was necessary to remind this girl who lacked her own opinions.

"But..." Chizuru Amami hesitated, "I don't know how to refuse people..."

"Then learn it."

How to learn?

“Let’s start by learning to say ‘no’,” Shimada Sho tried to teach. “For example, right now, you can say ‘no’ to this system.”

"……don't want."

"..."

"Does this count?" Tenkai Chizuru asked cautiously.

Shimada Sho took a deep breath. "Fine."

[Remaining time for this connection: 00:00:15]

"This system needs to go into hibernation."

"Mm." Tenkai Chizuru's voice was filled with reluctance. "See you next time, System Master."

See you next time.

[Log out of the character "Tenkai Chizuru"?]

"Yes."

Consciousness faded, and darkness enveloped everything.

……

【Ding! 】

[Since you failed to complete Tenkai Chizuru's limited-time wish quest—"I want to be treated roughly," there will be no reward for this connection.]

【Ding! 】

[A significant change in the character "Tenkai Chizuru's" mindset has been detected; character development progress is being updated...]

【Tenkai Chizuru】

Age: 17

[Tags: Two-faced idol, coward, extreme inferiority complex, chosen one (fake), perfect but tormented master, dreamer]

Current progress: 24% (+11%)

[Connection Cooldown: 11 hours 59 minutes 03 seconds (Reset)]

After logging out, Shimada Sho saw the information panel of Amami Chizuru.

I glanced at the labels, and most of them were as expected.

The two-faced idol, the coward, and other traits are all openly displayed.

The "dream chaser" probably means she's pursuing her idol dream.

The words of the Venerable Master of Suffering... do they represent Ai Mu?

Shimada Sho then looked at another "Chosen One" label.

A large "fake" sign was hung on the back.

"Is it because I call myself a system?"

Shimada Sho pondered, finding the system's judgment somewhat amusing.

Because of the system, he can be called a chosen one.

However, the system is fake, so this identity is also marked as fake.

However, this kind of dynamic tagging record provides a much clearer analysis of people than observing them with one's own eyes.

After reviewing it, Shimada Sho's gaze fell on the final progress of the training program.

When the young lady's character development progress reaches 20%, the lottery function is unlocked.

So what about Chizuru Amami's side?

It's at 24%. Logically, it should have passed the 20% mark, so there should be a notification, right?

[Ding! The character "Tenkai Chizuru" has surpassed the 20% progress mark in her character development, unlocking new features...]

[Unlocked!]

[Congratulations to the player for unlocking the new feature – Character Management!]

[Role Management: View the current status of recorded characters in real time, including basic information such as location, physical signs, and emotional fluctuations, and present the character's real-time dynamics in a miniature format.]

[Friendly reminder: This feature can be used for early warning. When a character is in a high-risk state, the system will automatically send a notification.]

As if hearing his question, a system notification appeared immediately.

"Role management?" Shimada Sho was taken aback.

He opened the function interface, and a new panel immediately popped up in front of him.

On the left side of the panel are the portraits of two characters—Yukine Kamishiro and Chizuru Amami.

On the right is a dynamic image, like a real-time monitoring view from an overhead perspective.

On the screen, two cartoon characters are moving around in a building area with similarly cute cartoonish features.

A miniature version of Yukine Kamishiro, dressed in a shrine maiden's outfit, sat on the shrine's corridor, her legs swinging gently, with a line of small text floating above her head: [Thinking...]

The miniature figure of Chizuru Amami is standing in what looks like a studio, holding a microphone, with the words "[So nervous~]" above her head.

Shimada Sho stared at the two cartoon figures for a long time.

Finally, filled with disappointment, I shut down the system.

It's useless.

He's not a peeping tom; he doesn't need to check the character's real-time status.

Besides, this display is too general. It's just a chibi-style little figure. What can you possibly learn from that?

The high-risk warning at the end was somewhat useful.

At least when the character is in danger, he can react in advance and go online to help in time.

But then again, with dozens of bodyguards around the young lady, what danger could she possibly be in?

Although the idol has fallen out with his company, he is currently very popular and has fans following him wherever he goes, so it is unlikely that anything bad will happen to him.

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

Shimada Sho concluded with this assessment, then simply exited to check the system status.

The two connections took quite a while; it should be the third period of the afternoon by now.

He stretched, thinking he'd go out to wash his face, come back and perform a little something, then leave as soon as school was over.

But when the gaze fell on the object, the stretching motion suddenly stopped.

Classroom... no, that's not right.

Shimada Sho suddenly turned his head and looked around.

Only then did I realize that I was sitting on the sofa by the window, with the familiar coffee table in front of me.

There were textbooks on the coffee table, and several of them were already open.

There were also notebooks scattered haphazardly on the table.

Chapter 79 I'm begging you, Lady Yuki!

Sunlight streamed through the window, casting warm patches of light on the floor.

The air was filled with a faint fragrance of jasmine.

Directly opposite him, Yuki Ayase was sitting behind her desk, holding a pen and writing something on a folder.

This isn't a classroom, yet his body has inexplicably wandered into the club activity room again.

What kind of tricks is the system hosting company up to?

Shimada Sho frowned as he observed, feeling a terrible headache coming on.

He still remembers what Ayase Yuki did when her body was entrusted to him last time.

Therefore, we deliberately did not enable hosting for the subsequent launches.

As soon as it was turned on this time, it was as if my body had a navigation system installed, and it automatically ran over here again.

Is this woman secretly doing something strange to his body again?

Thinking about this possibility gave Shimada Sho a headache.

"Is Mr. Pervert awake?"

Just then, Yuki Ayase, who was sitting behind her desk, suddenly spoke up.

She spoke without looking up, exuding a calm and serene aura.

Why is this woman being so well-behaved today?

Shimada Sho instinctively sensed something was wrong and observed with a suspicious look in his eyes.