Chapter 44: Angel

Sakura Garden Academy.

Under the moonlight, sat an ugly boy on the bench. He was unconscious after getting beaten up and woke up a few minutes ago. "Cruel world." He muttered under his breath. "It's getting cold." Wearing only a thin baggy shirt, he was bound to feel cold at night. "Interesting how no one took me to the infirmary and let me lay unconscious in the ground." He said with a wry smile on his face.

'Let's see if there's any change in Alter Points.'

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Alter Points: 5

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Seeing this, he wasn't overjoyed because he had a feeling that Koyami Koyashi, the guy who beat him up was an important character, at least in the early story.

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Synopsis (Locked) - 5

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He put the 5 Alter Points and unlocked it.

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Synopsis (Unlocked):

Arai Atsushi, the third son of an aristocrat, after receiving something close to a death sentence from his family decides to enrol in the Continent's most prestigious academy, Sakura Garden Academy in order to change his fate.

What he didn't know was that fate was not kind to everyone. On his first day of Academy, he was proved to have the worst talent possible. From then on, he started living while being constantly bullied and humiliated...

Until the day the fated full moon shone brightly upon the world when an angel fell upon the world...

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"So I'm supposed to get a cheat from this angel? Good." He then looked up. "How convenient." There was a full moon. 'So where is this angel? I hope I didn't change the plot too much, resulting in a butterfly effect. Whatever. I'll sit here through the night.'

"Are you Arai Atsushi?"

All of a sudden, a gentle and charming voice travelled into his ears making him almost jump out from the bench. He tilted his head to see a well-defined face close to him. When he saw her figure clearly, he noticed that she had been standing behind the bench. 'Again, why are people in this world so pretty?'

"I asked you a question. Do you not want to answer?" She asked him, showing him a brilliant smile on her face.

Rewen didn't need a second confirmation to find out that she was the "angel" in the synopsis. "I-I-I-I-I-I-" With a frightened face, he started stuttering.

"If you say 'I' one more time, you'll die."

"Me. Me is Arai Atsushi. Please don't kill me…"

"Good." She smiled, reaching out her hands to caress his face. "I won't kill you. Do you want to know why I came here?"

Rewen shook his head. "I, no, I mean, me don't know."

The "angel" caressed his neck with her two slender hands, then her hands went below feeling his chest as her face got close to his ears. "To. Help. You." Her voice was seductive.

"T-to help me?" He asked in a confused tone. 'Bullsh*t. Do you think I'm a three-year-old? And what's with the sexual harassment you are doing? Stop right there. I'm physically underaged, you sick f*ck.' Of course, these were only his inner thoughts. There's no way he could say it to her face unless he has a death wish.

"Do you know who I am?" Licking his neck, she asked with a sweet smile.

"Fueh!" He can't remain nonchalant on the outside when she licks his neck. 'I think that was a good reaction executed at the right moment.'

"No…" He lowered his head as if he committed an unforgivable sin. If he didn't read the synopsis, he would have thought that she was a succubus, for real.

"Do you want to know?"

"En…" Giving a nod of acknowledgement, he groaned inwardly. 'I hate when characters go round and round without coming to the crux of the matter.'

The "angel" tip-toed coming in front of him, held his chin with her fingers and smiled. "I am an angel. I can help you easily if I want to."

"C-can you make me stronger?"

The "angel" frowned deeply, then regained her trademark smile. "Don't ask for the impossible. I can protect you for one year and I reckon by then, your problems would disappear. What do you say?"

Rewen shook his head showing a determined expression. "This is my fate. I don't want Respected Angel to help you. If Respected Angel has something to make me stronger, even by a tiny bit, I would do anything."

His answer caught the "angel" by surprise. 'Is he is a kid? Does he not know that he would die if he didn't have external help? I didn't expect the situation to turn like this.' After a few seconds, she nodded with a smile. "Fine. Although it would be a waste, I would give you twenty bottles of Fueled Gruer if…" She didn't continue.

"If what?" Rewen knew what Fueled Gruer was. They were very expensive fluids used to push one's potential depending on latent talent. 'If a person has an innate 5 POW, drinking one bottle of Fueled Gruer would increase his/her POW by 0.125. Since my latent talent is low, I would need a large supply of them but how can it be that easy? One bottle alone costs 2,500,000 gold coins.'

"If… you do what I want you to. How does that sound?"

'Vague.' He thought but showed a hesitant expression. "B-but I am… trash." He wanted to know her motives.

"Puchi!" The "angel" started laughing as if she heard the funniest joke. "You are so cute. No, you aren't trash. Normal masses simply don't know how much of a treasure you are."

Rewen's face flushed red. "T-that's not true…" On the inside, he was constantly creating theories regarding the situation. 'Do I have an unknown cheat? I probably do. If I don't, how would I be the main character? But from what it seems, it isn't related to physical strength and I'm also positive I don't have any special Gruer's Code. Making a reasonable estimate, I have something unique to me. Something not related to strength and unorthodox. Something which would stay relevant throughout the story… Well, I would know soon enough.'

"It is. Alright, I'm going. See you tomorrow."

Rewen didn't speak. 'Would she get enrolled in my class as a transfer student? Very likely. I guess it's high time to take some precautions.' He got up from his bench and started jogging.

[Do you think you are very clever taking advantage of an underaged girl?]

'Me? Take advantage? She was the one who took advantage of me.'

[Ah, I didn't mean that way.]

'She is dumb but smarter comparatively than the others.'

[Do you not miss the real world?]

'Yes. Both the real and the virtual world. I guess I have to get used to it. 24 volumes are no joke. Do you know the time frame though?'

[Confidential.]

'Of course.'

[Last question.]

'Go on.'

[Why didn't you accept her help?]

'Not needed.'

[That's simply overconfidence… if you had taken her help, you could have increased your chances of not getting killed. No matter how you put it to be, don't you think it's high time for you to take things seriously.]

'System.'

[Yes?]

'I do what I want to do. I have given you the liberty to question me doesn't mean I'll listen to you. You better not forget that had you not existed, I would not have to deal with all this. I would have lived an uneventful life in the town believing it to be the real world. I'm grateful for the benefits that you had given me but remember, you are not my equal.' Stopping his practice, Rewen replied in his usual voice.

[I-I… w-was just trying to-]

'Uh, shut up. You are making me sick. Whatever, never mind. Tomorrow morning, I'll wake up and forget about it. Don't bring this up again."

The system didn't raise another word.