Chapter 217: Cheap Acting With Cringe
After lunch, the classes continued and I continued to study 'Concepts' while pretending to pay attention to the class.
For now, the concepts that I can use are: Adaptability. Protagonist. Hero. Martial Arts. Murder. Genocide. Netori. Harem. Chaos. Craziness. Corruption. Suffering. Villain. Murder. Fraud. Rasen. Anti Rasen. Enemy. Humanity. God. Balance.
Each Concept has its own effects, but having too many Concepts is not a good thing so I am now focusing on strengthening my most useful Concepts like Protagonist and Hero.
To improve a concept it is necessary to obtain data from different worlds because the same concept has different effects in each world.
For example, in the first two worlds I visited, death was an absolute thing with no ghosts, resurrection, or underworld, but in the magic world, death is a reversible status effect so resurrection doesn't break the Laws of the World.
That said, to strengthen the Protagonist concept I have to be involved in major events for my plot armor to take effect. Another option is to devour the fate of other protagonists...
It is obvious that I will use both methods, in fact, I have already absorbed the plot armor of the Chinese protagonist named Qin Chao and now I am waiting for that plot to start.
Curiously, absorbing plot armor not only strengthens the Protagonist concept but also the Villain, there are still things that I don't know about the operation of the plot.
Anyway, earlier today the school principal gave me the list of students and teachers so Arisa has been busily classifying the characters in this school.
Arisa was surprised to learn that Hina Tachibana is one of my wives.
Apparently, she is from a series called Domestic na Kanojo which is basically a drama comparable to a soap opera from India.
Arisa told me that it's best to look for Hina's younger sister before she meets the protagonist so that I can take the girl's virginity and make sure that both sisters are mine.
I finally remembered why Hina looked familiar to me, she shares traits with a girl I slept with a couple of months before my system woke up.
What can I say, before the system I was what Arisa classified as a 'hentai NTR fuckboy'.
To tell the truth, there are many married women that I slept with as they were depressed and lonely because their husbands were busy at work. The number of sexually frustrated wives in Japan is worrying. Witness the debut of this chapter, unveiled through Ñôv€l--B1n.
I also slept with easily manipulate naive girls or drunken women similar to when I met Lin Ruoxi.
I haven't contacted those women since they were only with me since I was blackmailing them... Although on second thought, maybe it's not a bad idea to make a kidnapping scenario to include them in my harem, the Netori concept is not on the list just because of decor.
It's hard to tell if I was complete trash before or if I'm even worse trash now.
Whatever, my sex life has always been in chaos considering I was first abused by a supernatural woman when I was a kid. I will justify everything as trauma from my childhood.
Anyway, I'll visit Hina's house later.
Speaking of my childhood, Ortro couldn't retrieve the memory fragment from my first time since the woman who raped me stole that information so the mystery is still pending, although [Paranoia] already confirmed that that woman will give me a headache.
Stupid plot...
When classes finally ended, Kyoko asked me to stay for a moment to talk.
While it's nice to see a professional teacher who sincerely cares about her students, the attention she gives me is becoming a nuisance.
I said goodbye to my acquaintances since I have to stay to take supplementary classes with Mafuyu anyway.
I don't need any of this, but Mr. Ichijo keeps insisting that I act like a normal student, of course, ignoring the fact that my love life makes male students cry blood with jealousy.
I sighed and walked over to Kyoko. - "Something happens?"
Kyoko smiled kindly at me. – "I have noticed that you have started to make friends which makes me happy, but I have noticed that you have not joined any clubs and I also heard that there was an incident earlier today... Is someone bothering you?"
... How troublesome.
"Ahahahahahahahahaha this woman thinks you are a victim of bullying! Now that you're being bullied you go cry in your mother's arms and then fuck her like the Oedipus you are! What's more, add this woman and have a mature women sandwich!" – Navi was rolling in my mind due to laughter.
"This thing is the representation of perverts on the internet" - Arisa sighed.
I smiled wryly. – "No one has intimidated me, and if they have tried then I have not noticed, I have more important things to do instead of worrying about the nonsense of people with too much free time"
Kyoko was a bit surprised by my response and then she smiled widely. – "Luis-kun, you are quite a mature boy for your age, I expect great things from you"
I smiled bitterly. – "Sensei, I beg you, stop saying my name with honorifics..."
"Why Luis-Kun? That's your name so I don't see the problem~ "– Kyoko smiled kindly trying to hide that she was amused by my reaction.
I sighed. - "No matter"
"Senpai was defeated! We are witnessing the rise of the final boss of this story!" - BB yelled dramatically.
I shook my head and helped Kyoko carry her things to the staff room since I have to look for Mafuyu.
When we got to the teachers' lounge almost all the teachers had left so I just left Kyoko's things and waited for Mafuyu to arrive.
Kyoko said goodbye after telling me that if I have problems I can talk to her and then she went to her house.
I thought that she would bore me waiting, but a girl in my mind wanted to see the teacher's lounge so I let her out of it.
The ghost girl looked around the place curiously.
Even though she used to live in an abandoned school building, she seems to enjoy the school environment.
Even though she has no memories of her past, there is a lot of negative energy in her body so if she could get her memory back she might become a powerful spirit filled with resentment, but at the same time that could drastically change her personality...
I like the happy-go-lucky Yuuko so I'm conflicted about looking for her memories...
While Yuuko had fun looking around the office, the person I'd been waiting for finally arrived.
Mafuyu opened the door and entered the staff room with a tired expression, but looking at me she straightened up and showed a calm demeanor to maintain the appearance of a trustworthy and professional teacher.
I smiled and stood up. – "I am glad to see you Kirisu-sensei"
Mafuyu nodded. – "It is good that you arrived early, we are going to the library so that we can start your classes... By the way, there are two students who have problems in their subjects, I hope you do not mind having company"
Mafuyu seemed a bit embarrassed by this since she's supposed to be my personal tutor, but she agreed to help two other students.
She was a beautiful girl with blue hair and a flat chest, she could be Rushia's friend.
"Nice to meet you, I'm... Well, Oosuki Luis... Please, if you're going to call me by my name, do it without honorifics, it sounds very strange Luis-kun or Luis-san..." - I sighed bitterly making Fumino smile slightly.
I looked at the other girl, she will definitely be Rushia's enemy...
The girl noticed my gaze and greeted me blankly, not because she's an apathetic girl, but because her social abilities seem limited.
"Ogata Rizu...Nice to meet you" - The girl lowered her head slightly making her big breasts bounce.
Human evolution is wonderful.
Fumino gestured for me to sit next to Ogata to which I smiled and sat down next to the short, busty girl.
With only one empty seat left, Mafuyu sat next to Fumino and although she seemed very uncomfortable, she also seemed to want to help Ogata.
A girl who knows how to read other people's feelings... Interesting.
We started studying and I noticed that Fumino was a real prodigy in the arts and literature, plus she's good at analyzing human issues so she might be talented in sociology, psychology, and politics.
Despite this, she seems to deny her own talent and focuses on math despite the fact that even Ortro is better at math despite the fact that she only knows how to do division with human bodies...
On the other hand, Ogata was the complete opposite, she is a prodigy in subjects involving logic and mathematical thinking such as algebra, and math, and even shows talent in chemistry and biology, but her emotional abilities are comparable to Yellow Queen.
This wouldn't be a problem since you can't be good at everything, but Ogata denies her talent for focusing on human development matters since she seems to have an interest in studying psychology or something similar...
I sighed internally, now I understand why Mafuyu is so tired of dealing with these dreamy girls.
Even though I know all the study material perfectly, I pretended to have problems in history and Japanese since the idea of being a perfect idiot makes me sick.
Despite Mafuyu constantly criticizing the girls' attitudes, she still professionally taught both girls.
Mafuyu sighed and stood up. - "I come in a moment"
Mafuyu went to find books to help both girls, but they were just relieved that the evil witch was gone.
"How tiring..." Fumino sighed and used her arms as a pillow to lean on the table.
Ogata nodded expressionlessly, but it was clear that she was mentally exhausted from studying and Mafuyu's criticism.
I shrugged. – "This is not so bad"
Fumino looked at me curiously. – "Don't Kirisu-sensei's comments bother you?"
Mafuyu also made a lot of remarks to me about the areas of study where I'm lacking, but she didn't directly criticize me since I'm not being stubborn like the other two girls.
Mafuyu found the books and was about to go back to her seat, but hearing our conversation she stopped behind a bookshelf to listen to us. It seems that she is also worried about the students' perspective of her.
I sighed. – "Sensei only wants the best for us, I do not see why to bother me, on the contrary, it is the first time that someone cares about my future for which I am grateful"
Fumino seemed to understand something so she straightened her posture and looked me in the eyes being observant of my body language.
"Do you like Kirisu-sensei?" – Fumino asked me with curiosity and expectation, it seems that she likes romance stories and the idea of love between student and teacher must seem striking to her.
"Of course, sensei is a beautiful, professional woman who sincerely cares about her students, it's normal that I like her" - Although my voice sounded sincere, my expression was ironic to show Fumino that I'm just playing along.
Fumino smiled in amusement at my response. – "I see, but what about the rules? You are a student and she is a teacher~"
I shrugged exaggeratedly. – "Rules were made to be broken"
Fumino was having fun since in her eyes my body language shows that I'm just joking to play along, but for Mafuyu who is just listening to us, this is no different than a declaration of love.
"I see" – Fumino sighed dramatically. – "Oh noble knight, I wish you luck in conquering the ice queen"
"More than a gentleman, it is better to describe me as a pirate" - I smiled wryly.
"Then pirate lord, this princess wishes you luck" – Fumino was enjoying the dramatic nonsense.
"Who knows, my greed could make me kidnap sleeping beauty" - I smiled and looked at Ogata who was looking at us in confusion not understanding our conversation. – "And also to the little ball of tenderness, after all, I am a greedy pirate"
Fumino was surprised by my answer but noticing that I'm joking she just smiled. – "Then pirate lord, if you could help this princess to find a star, this princess will follow you without reluctance~"
Even though she was still joking, there was sadness in her words.
The star thing seems like an important thing if I want to add this girl to my harem.
I smiled like a hero in a children's play. – "Of course, this pirate will plunder the skies to obtain the star of the princess"
"Senpai, I'm dying of cringe..." – BB made vomiting sounds.
The greatest good is a path without dignity...
Fumino smiled with amusement and a bit of expectation.
Although she is a smart girl, she is still too naive to be able to defend herself against a professional manipulator. With the right guidance, she could be good at analyzing people's minds and behavior which would be useful to me.
After a while Mafuyu finally came back, she had to wait several minutes to diminish the blush on her face after hearing my 'sincere' declaration of love.
"Onii-chan, this is not how a misunderstanding scenario should happen" - Arisa sighed.
I mentally shrugged. – "Misunderstandings are a headache when they are not planned"
"So that's not a misunderstanding anymore" - Arisa rolled her eyes.
"It's a misunderstanding if I pretend it is" - I smiled internally. – "It is not a hoax if there is no evidence"
"..." - Arisa smiled wryly. – "Onii-chan is definitely a waifus scammer"
I can't deny it, but well, life is unfair so the only thing left to do is adapt to survive.