"Suzuki-san, Mouri-san, this is a bento I made myself. Please accept it."
The next day at noon.
Ema Shiraishi came to Class 2-B and handed Ran and Sonoko each a personally made bento box as a token of his appreciation.
Since he had to make one for himself anyway, he just made a couple more.
Whether they liked it or not was their problem.
It's the thought that counts.
"Wow! A bento made by Shiraishi-san himself? Thank you!" Sonoko accepted the bento joyfully. She glanced back at Shinichi, her triumphant eyes saying, See, I told you Shiraishi-san wouldn't just take the money and run!
Shinichi scratched his head, looking at Ema with a strange expression, muttering to himself: Could it be that I really misjudged him?
"Oh, I couldn't possibly accept this," Ran said, feeling she hadn't done anything to deserve it.
"If you hadn't forgiven me, I'd probably be in a detention center right now," Ema said, pushing the bento into Ran's hands, telling her not to be so formal.
"Thank you... In that case, Shiraishi-san, why don't you have lunch with us!" Ran said, extending a warm invitation after accepting.
"Okay." Ema nodded. In fact, even if Ran hadn't said it, he would have done so to build a good relationship with them.
He casually pulled over a chair and sat down, then said to Sonoko, "Suzuki-san, I probably won't need that money. After school, I'll go home and return it to you."
"Eh? Why?" Sonoko was surprised.
"That loan shark's place was burned down," Ema said, a smile playing on his lips that he didn't bother to hide.
"Ah!" Hearing this, Shinichi remembered something. "I saw the breaking news last night... it was that office called Ushi Ushi Finance, right?"
"Yes," Ema nodded. "By the time I got there, a huge fire was already raging."
"Fire trucks were on their way, but they were all blocked."
"I saw several people who had borrowed money from them, just like me!"
Ran felt no sympathy for the loan sharks. "I guess what goes around, comes around."
Sonoko nodded in agreement. "It seems even heaven couldn't stand it anymore, that's why a fire broke out there!"
"It wasn't an accident," Shinichi said, opening his bento. "I read the follow-up news. They found two charred bodies inside. From the bullet holes in the bones, it can be inferred they were shot to death with a rifle!"
"What's so strange about that? Don't those gangsters fight and kill each other all the time?" Sonoko didn't find it strange at all. After opening Ema's bento, she let out a gasp of admiration.
"That's true. Gangsters are very dangerous, we should stay far away from them!" Ran agreed with Sonoko. She opened her bento and offered to share it with everyone.
"This probably isn't a gang-related revenge killing. Because a witness saw a guy in a strange mask coming out of the office," Shinichi said, rubbing his chin as he habitually began to deduce. "I suspect it was one of the debtors who couldn't pay back the money and chose to take a desperate risk!"
"The killer must be among those who borrowed from the loan sharks!"
"Since he chose to take such a risk, the amount of debt must have been quite large."
"The weapon used was a rifle, so this guy is most likely a gangster."
"..."
Shinichi unconsciously immersed himself in his deduction.
However, Ran and Sonoko completely ignored him, turning to Ema and showering him with praise for his amazing cooking skills.
Ema just smiled, not taking it seriously.
Japanese girls are best at providing emotional value. Even if the food tastes like crap, they will praise it politely.
He just said it was simple home cooking.
Whether they really liked it or not could be determined by whether they politely poked at it a few times or ate most of it.
To Ema's surprise, they actually finished their bentos.
Not only that, but Ran and Sonoko also took the initiative to wash the bento boxes before returning them to Ema.
Look at their manners. Ema felt ashamed of his own.
After lunch, he arranged to go home after school to get the money for Sonoko, then returned to his own classroom, Class 2-D.
He rested while looking through the Vicious Criminal System.
[Current Mission: Accumulate a total of 100 million yen in ill-gotten gains. Current Progress: 173 million yen.]
[Mission Complete. Obtained: Gene Enhancement Fluid.]
[Gene Enhancement Fluid: Can strengthen advantageous genes and optimize disadvantageous genes.]
[Vicious Criminal Mall is now open!]
[New Mission Issued.]
[Mission: Accumulate a total of 1 billion yen in ill-gotten gains. Current Progress: 0.]
Ema had used the Gene Enhancement Fluid after returning home yesterday. It was sweet and sour, quite tasty.
He looked up what advantageous and disadvantageous genes were.
Genes that make people taller, more handsome, have more stamina, and be smarter are advantageous genes.
Disadvantageous genes, naturally, are those for things like baldness, a big nose, or a predisposition to illness.
It was a comprehensive optimization for himself, a pretty good reward.
As for the Vicious Criminal Mall, it sold all kinds of military-grade weapons.
[Pistol: Price 50,000 yen, any type, comes with five free magazines.]
[Automatic Rifle: Price 100,000 yen, any type, comes with five free magazines.]
[Sniper Rifle: Price 200,000 yen, any type, comes with five free magazines.]
[Hand Grenade: Price 50,000 yen, any type.]
[...]
Low prices, free choice of type, and freebies!
It was obvious the system was dying for him to stir up trouble.
Ema admitted he was very tempted at that moment, wanting to go on a shopping spree.
But he restrained himself!
Being a vicious criminal has no future. You're like a rat in the street, hated by everyone.
Have you ever seen a vicious criminal with a good ending?
Besides, so what if you're a good fighter?
If they come after you with an Osprey helicopter, you're still dead, aren't you?
Ah Zu once said, "So you can fight? What's the use of being a good fighter? To make it in this world, you need power, you need a background!"
Being a criminal was out of the question, not in this lifetime.
Being a detective was the path of light!
Ema stopped looking at the weapons and turned to the other items.
[Basic Combat Knowledge: Price 100,000 yen. Can be upgraded for double the price.]
[Basic Marksmanship Knowledge: Price 100,000 yen. Can be upgraded for double the price.]
[Basic Explosives Knowledge: Price 100,000 yen. Can be upgraded for double the price.]
[...]
Cheap! So cheap!
There were four knowledge levels: Basic, Proficient, Expert, and Master.
The total cost to go from Basic to Master for one skill was 1.5 million yen.
This was practically a giveaway!
This system was really selling everything at a massive discount to make him a professional criminal.
It was completely unlike other systems that used various methods to restrict the host's purchases; instead, it strongly encouraged the host to spend.
With tears in his eyes, Ema bought all the skills he thought would be useful.
Except for the 100 million yen he had to return to Sonoko, he set aside five million yen as backup funds.
Ema looked at his crowded system panel.
He felt dazed. He had transmigrated for less than a day and had already maxed out his stats
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