On one of the school rooftops of Kuoh Academy.
[Ding! It was detected that the host had changed the plot of "Dandadan".]
[Successfully changed the plot by 15% by preventing protagonist Okarun from defeating Turbo Granny with Ayase and making them closer because of that.]
[Ayase is now more interested in you. You've also made her grandmother Seiko have a good impression of you and made her approve of your relationship with her granddaughter.]
[Congratulations host, you got a copy of the protagonist's Serenitea Pot.]
"Seiya, you... Why are you here?"
On the way to the school roof, Eiji had asked Miss System to check his reward.
However, right after he saw what reward he got. He was stunned at the entrance of the school roof, and reacted too late to Saki's question.
Putting aside the explanation of the reward, he could do it later.
Actually, he came here because he knew Saki often ate here alone.
He wanted to woo her— I mean help solve her problem. After all, he was the Harem King, he couldn't ignore beautiful girls in distress.
"Yo Saki, I happened to be in the mood to eat on the school roof. But I didn't expect to see you here too. Let's have lunch together."
Eiji shamelessly walked up to the pretty girl with light blue hair tied in a ponytail. Then, he naturally sat down with her on the white bench with golden handles.
[Um? This bench... Are there so many in this school? Why is Bench-kun here? Calm down, I'm not the protagonist of Oresuki, Joro and I'm not in the mood to hear a confession from a girl or vice versa.]
[Even if not, there's no way this bench can mess up my plans as a guy with a romantic comedy protagonist halo.]
The heroines: "...?"
Saki: "...?"
It's just a bench, why are you so wary, Eiji?
It was natural for them not to understand because if I'm not mistaken, although Eiji had discussed it in the past, he had never explained the horror of Bench-kun in his inner voice.
But anyone who had watched the anime called Oresuki would know the type of bench Eiji was currently sitting on was Bench-kun.
That bench was the indirect antagonist of Oresuki.
That's because whenever there are people who use it to confess or hear confessions from others. They would be disappointed because the confession they expected was a confession to another person.
For example Cosmos "confesses" to Joro that he loves Taiyo in the original work, disappointing him because she actually likes his best friend.
Himawari "confesses" to Joro that she loves Taiyo in the original work, disappointing him again because she actually likes his best friend.
Several other female characters make more or less the same misunderstanding and make Joro very wary of Bench-kun.
There were no parentheses, but Eiji had explained all that in his heart.
The heroines were enlightened, now they more or less understood the horror of Bench-kun.
[Miko: That bench might be cursed!]
[Yumiko: Speaking of benches, I remember my classmates once said that if you want to confess, you'd better avoid the white benches at school and look elsewhere.]
[Yuigahama: What happens if we confess while sitting on that bench? Is that the same as what Eiji said, Yumiko?]
[Yumiko: That's right, I heard that every confession done while sitting on that bench ends in failure.]
[Yuigahama: Ehh!?]
[Eriri: Seriously? That sounds kind of horrible.]
[Rindo: Maybe your school bought those benches from a suspicious shop.]
[Utaha: Suspicious? Rindo-san, you mean those benches are probably made of human limbs or something.]
[Miko: Hiss! Utaha-senpai, you're now making me afraid to sit on the white benches in our school.]
[Eriri: With such a wild imagination... Utaha, why don't you write a horror novel?]
[Utaha: Ara. Eriri, as a great doujinshi artist, why don't you try making a doujin with ghosts that do that in it?]
Anyone who knew the two girls well would know they weren't asking each other questions.
They were actually mocking each other.
It hadn't been long since Saki could hear Eiji's inner voice, but she was amused and couldn't believe what he was saying out of his mouth!
"I doubt it's a coincidence." She said coldly.
"Oh, why?" Eiji asked with a large lunch box that suddenly appeared on his lap.
As usual, the lunch box was made by Grayfia.
Saki was surprised but thought of the things she had heard from Eiji's inner voice all this time, and why she could even hear his inner voice.
She quickly calmed down.
This boy is definitely not an ordinary human! He has some sort of superpower.
Not long ago, he even seduced the wife of a famous god from Hindu Mythology, Shiva.
And they seemed to have done perverted things.
Honestly, Saki was afraid of Eiji after getting to know him so far. In his eyes, she felt naked because the secret about her working part-time at a bar was known to him.
He even knew her family situation well.
"You are very famous in school and have romantic relationships with many beautiful girls. How could you not have lunch with them and choose to have lunch alone on the school's deserted rooftop? Unless..."
Saki narrowed her eyes, she looked at Eiji's face warily.
She wondered if he was targeting her because of her looks? Not that she was narcissistic, but she knew she could be considered beautiful.
Still, she had to admit in her heart that Eiji was very handsome.
If it was him...
Saki suddenly became a little dazed.
"Unless?" Eiji opened his lunch box which contained karaage, fried egg, white rice and some vegetables.
But as expected of Grayfia.
Her current level of cooking skills made the dishes she made shine slightly and release a strong delicious aroma.
It was a special effect that usually only appeared in Food Wars.
Saki could not help but glance at his lunch box and almost drool from her mouth.
"Saki, do you want to taste it? I don't mind." Eiji said while holding a piece of karaage with chopsticks in his hand.
Saki gasped, she wiped the saliva in her mouth and her cheeks turned red. She glared at Eiji before saying, "No! Seiya, I appreciate the 100,000 yen you gave me before. But that's it, I don't think we'll have anything to do anymore unless you... Have you changed your mind and now you want to threaten me with my secret?"
Hearing this, Eiji smiled amusedly and ate a piece of Grayfia's homemade karaage first.
[Your cooking skills are improving again, Grayfia! Your karaage is even more delicious than usual.]
At the Seiya family home, Grayfia who was drying clothes was humming.
I'm glad you like it, Eiji-sama.
"No, I won't do that. Saki, this is really just a coincidence. Sometimes, I also want to eat in quiet places. By the way, didn't you check my Line message? I also want to know what your answer is."
Eiji changed the topic.
Saki knew this and rolled her eyes.
If it was another boy trying to blackmail her with her secret, she would've been angry and aggressive.
But since it was Eiji, she held back.
She was afraid he would take revenge on her family. With his power, it wasn't impossible.
Still, a Line message?
She took her cell phone out of her pocket and saw a Line message from Eiji. Come to think of it, they had exchanged contacts before but he sent her a message about 10 minutes ago.
The content of the message was the job offer that Eiji had talked about in his heart.
Saki widened her eyes and looked back at the face of the boy sitting beside her.
Her expression was no longer cold and even a little soft.
"Is this true? Seiya, you're not playing me, right?"
"Of course not. Incidentally, my company, Mitsugoshi Company is in need of additional labor in several areas and one of them is to be a cashier at our new cake shop branch. With your skills, I think you're up to it, Saki."
It was the cake shop where he and Kei had dated before.
Kei was now working there part-time as well.
If Saki also worked part-time at the same place, she and Kei would get to know each other and cultivate a good relationship.
Once the rice was cooked and ready to eat, as a boss, he might be able to 'play' with the two of them at the store.
Or take them home together at night?
Just imagining it made him excited!
[You're an evil boss, host.]
Eiji ignored Miss System's comment and also said, "Regarding working hours, since you are a part-time worker, you only need to work for about three hours after you get home from school with a salary of 100,000 yen per day every time you go to work."
"Isn't that too good?! T-The salary is also too much. Eiji, are you pitying me because you know my family situation? If so, I..."
Saki had compromised her pride when accepting 100,000 yen from Eiji before.
But now after hearing such a good job offer from him, although she was happy, she also felt a little uncomfortable.
"I don't know about your family situation, but it's true that I pity a beautiful girl like you. However, Saki... In my cake shop, there's also another girl in a similar situation to you who is a part-time worker."
Eiji pretended not to know about Saki's family situation, he was stubborn about it. The reason? Obviously to increase the effect of his inner voice.
Saki didn't know this, but knowing there was another girl in a similar situation to her also working part-time at Eiji's cake shop, her discomfort eased a little.
She shyly said, "Really? Then, I agree and will resign from my previous part-time job. When can I start work, boss?"
Boss? Eiji blinked his eyes, he didn't expect Saki to call him boss and thought it sounded pleasant to his ears.
"You can start working tomorrow. After school, you just need to resign from the bar where you work and use the rest of your time to relax at home."
"That's... Okay."
[Now that Saki doesn't have to work inhumane hours, she can return home at less than 8pm and not worry her younger siblings.]
[The salary I'm offering also allows her to save money for her college fees with peace of mind.]
Hearing Eiji's inner voice, Saki was moved.
He somehow insisted on not admitting that he didn't know her family situation and gave her such a good job offer.
Why was he being so kind to her?
Aside from pity, he might also be attracted to her!
Although she knew he was a bastard for having so many women, she did not feel disgusted and now had a good impression on him.
[Saki Kawasaki +15]
Combined with the first impression and the 100,000 yen she had received a few days ago, her total positive level was 68.
It was a bit slow but since Saki originally had a negative impression on him, Eiji was satisfied and thought his love strategy or conquest operation was going well.
After that, he once again asked Saki if she wanted to taste his lunch box.
Saki didn't refuse this time because she was also curious how good the karaage that seemed to glow golden was.
Once she tasted it...
"Ahhhh~"
She couldn't help but moan.
Saki was having a foodgasm.
Good job, Grayfia!
"Is it delicious?" Eiji asked even though he already knew the answer.
Saki gasped and her white cheeks were as red as Rias' hair, she felt very embarrassed. If her classmates including Hachiman saw her now, they would all be shocked.
After all, in class, Saki always put on a cold and indifferent face. Her attitude was like Yukino in the past, she refused to socialize with her classmates and was not close to anyone except her family.
In other words, she was a lone wolf!
Otherwise, why was she eating lunch alone on the school roof?
"It tastes really good. But boss, please forget what you heard earlier!"
Saki pleaded with a cold expression, but there was still a red color on her cheeks.
Eiji nodded, "Do you want some more?"
Instead of answering, she asked.
[There's no way I'll forget Saki's beautiful moans and the face she makes when having a foodgasm.]
[I've even saved it to the Saki Kawasaki folder in my brain.]
Nooo!
Saki felt helpless but what could she do?
She refused to taste Eiji's lunch again not because she didn't like it, but worried that she would moan again because of the taste.
Instead, she offered him a piece of her fried egg even though she knew the quality was not comparable to the fried egg in his lunchbox.
However, Eiji did not refuse and made Saki's positive level increase by 1 point.
After having lunch with Saki and teasing her, they returned to their respective classes.
But on the way to his class, Eiji did not forget to check the description of the reward he got earlier.
"I've heard of Serenitea Pot, even used it in a game I played in my previous life. And sure enough, this is from that game!"
"Miss System..."
[What? Disappointed? How many times do I have to say it? Rewards from the system are random, host.]
"Tsk. I know."
Eiji clicked his tongue.
What is Serenitea Pot?
It was an item that came from Genshin Impact, an anime-style open-world action rpg game developed by Hoyoverse.
That meant that many of the beautiful women in the game were real.
He wasn't surprised since he had originally incarnated in the Honkai Impact universe which was related to the world of Genshin Impact.
Or rather, Genshin Impact was one of the leaves containing the world in the Imaginary Tree that came from the same universe as Honkai Impact.
Eiji certainly remembered his childhood friend, Kiana when he thought of all that.
But it wasn't enough... and there was a time speed difference between the two universes that kept him calm, he still wanted to level up.
After all, his last name Seiya was like a certain protagonist.
Such a person should be completely sure of his own power level before challenging something he thinks is still stronger than him.
Let's make a small goal, how about reaching the level of Hajun from Dies Irae?
[Still, Serenitea Pot huh? I suddenly got a pot that has a small world or realm in it.]
The heroines:
Sorry Eiji, what did you just say?
How did you get such a strange and good teapot?!
They never understood.
Wasn't it not long ago that you were teasing Saki, Eiji?
[With one of my skills called Imaginary Room, I can create my own dimension. So the Serenitea Pot isn't very useful to me even though I'm still quite fond of it.]
[From the original work called Genshin Impact, I remember this kind of teapot was made by the Adepti of Liyue using the adeptal arts.]
[The inside is beautiful and it seems like it would be fun to bring my women to play there in the future.]
Lala: Go, let's go there, Eiji!
Eriri: When was that?
Run: I want to come!
Utaha: The realm that the Adepti of Liyue created? First, what kind of creatures are the Adepti? Count me in.
Rias: I think there's a limit to how many people you can bring into the teapot.
Sona: Or not?
Mio: Whatever it is, +1
Erina: +1
Alice: +1
Akeno: Ara Ara.
Maria: +1
..
..
While the girls in the group chat began to form a group for the excursion.
Eiji suddenly said something that made Lala a little dizzy.
[Still, can this teapot be remanufactured by scientists like Lala? For example, instead of using a teapot for the container for the realm that Adepti of Liyue created, use something else like one of the rooms in my house.]
In class 2-A.
"....."
Feeling the gaze of Eiji who was sitting next to her, Lala shifted her gaze to the other direction and pretended not to know.
Sorry Eiji, lately I've been busy researching Serpo's alien technology. And based on what you said about the Serenitea Pot, it would be easier to make something else that can create a small dimension.
I don't even know anything about adeptal arts!
[Host, are you forgetting something?]
'What is it?'
Eiji was confused, he was just joking with Lala.
[The Serenitea Pot you just received is a copy of the protagonist's Serenitea Pot.]
'Oh... Wait.'
He still didn't understand, but he knew the protagonist of Genshin Impact was a beautiful blonde girl in a fairy-like white dress.
Gosh, his throat was suddenly a bit dry.
[Just forget what I said. You'll understand when you use it later.]
'Miss System, don't pretend to be mysterious. It doesn't suit you. Obviously you are a comedian like me.'
[What nonsense are you saying?! I'm not a comedian, host.]
Miss System denied.
Unfortunately, Eiji had more faith in his own assessment.
...
After school hours end.
Extracurricular hours begin for the students, except for the students who join the club coming home from school.
In the Service club.
The Nakano quintuplets had returned there to receive tutoring from Yukino.
Yukino was ready, she had even put on glasses that made her look like a literary beauty.
Yuigahama and Hachiman were also there although they were reluctant, Yukino forced them to come study with the quintuplets.
But before they started studying, the door suddenly opened and a boy with black hair like a bowl walked in with a book in his hand.
"Excuse me, sorry to interrupt. I'm Futaro Uesugi and I have a request for the Service Club members."
"You again... Are you following us? You did!"
Nino looked at Futaro with disgust as if she was looking at a perverted stalker who had followed her and her sisters.
Itsuki, Ichika, Miku and Yotsuba frowned, but they did not immediately say what they were thinking like Nino.
Futaro ignored Nino's angry shout and glanced at Yukino.
"Hey, how dare you ignore me!"
"Nino-san, calm down. Let's listen to what Uesugi-san wants first. After all, he wants to make a request to the Service club."
Yukino said while adjusting the position of her glasses.
Nino snorted but sat back down quietly.
Futaro didn't want to waste any time and immediately said, "My request is simple, I just want to join your study group and tutor with Yukinoshita-san."
This way, he could do his job as a tutor hired by the father of the quintuplets.
He was sure Yukino wouldn't refuse since that was the job of Service club members, right?
They would help students who were struggling or had problems as long as their requests weren't too strange.
Before Nino started yelling again because she couldn't contain her anger, Yukino knew Futaro was the protagonist and knew Eiji wouldn't be happy to let him get close to the Nakano quintuplets.
"Sorry, it's not that I don't want to agree to your request, Uesugi-san. But Nino-san and her other sisters don't seem to like you very much. Making you their tutor won't be effective to make them understand what you're teaching. It would be better if only I or someone else is approved by them to be their tutor."
This time, Nino was satisfied with Yukino's attitude. She glanced at the tutor her father hired with a mocking smile.
Futaro's face looked grim.
He did not expect Yukino to refuse his request and the reason she said was reasonable.
But...!
He hasn't given up yet.
"I'm the tutor their father hired and it's my job to teach them whether they like it or not."
He decided to be unreasonable.
"Grim Boy, you're being unreasonable!"
Nino shouted angrily again.
I know, Nino. I know.
Futaro did not argue in his heart. But on the surface, he did not change his expression in the slightest.
He didn't know Hachiman was secretly admiring him a little.
{Crazy, the facial thickness of this boy named Futaro Uesugi reminds me of Eiji, but in a different sense.}
The heroines who knew Eiji very well in the room, Yukino and Yuigahama could not refute what Hachiman said.
Because what he said was true.
[Hachiman, are you complimenting me or insulting me? It seems like I've been too nice to you lately.]
"Pfft! Ahaha, sorry." Ichika couldn't help but laugh.
Futaro was confused, what was so funny to make Ichika laugh?
Even Yotsuba and her other sisters seemed to be holding back laughter.
He was annoyed because he thought they were laughing at him.
Still, before he could say anything else— he suddenly felt a hand grab his shoulder.
He immediately froze and could not move an inch.
"Yahallo, everyone. I'm late because on my way here, there was a..."
"A granny who wanted to cross the road and you helped her first before coming here, Eiji?" Yukino interrupted what her fiancé who had just arrived wanted to say.
Eiji smiled, his smile making Nino blush slightly.
"As expected from Yukino, you guessed it. Are you an Esper who can read minds?"
Yukino rolled her eyes. I don't need to be an Esper to guess what you want to say, Eiji.
You often use the same excuse every time you are late and shamelessly come to the Service club.
She wanted to say all that, but it would take too much time to keep arguing with her fiancé.