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A night passed without incident.
The next day.
At six-thirty in the morning, as the cheerful alarm clock melody rang, Kitahara Makoto quickly opened his eyes.
"Homelander transformation… failed again."
Kitahara Makoto sat up, his face full of regret.
Although the Dream World had no legal constraints, human morality did not disappear.
He said, 'You chose your white moonlight, so don't blame me for transforming into Homelander,' but at the last moment, Kitahara Makoto still couldn't bring himself to do it.
Teasing the three girls a little was fine, but whenever Kitahara Makoto wanted to go further, his inner morality would stop him, especially Tomori-chan's trusting gaze, which made him unable to act.
Moreover, Kitahara Makoto had a vague premonition that once he truly transformed into Homelander, he would never be able to turn back…
After all, once a bottom line is crossed, it's never just once.
"Too weak."
"I'm really too weak!"
Kitahara Makoto reflected on himself as he got dressed.
"If I can't even completely abandon my sense of morality and shame in a dream, what achievements can I possibly have in the future?"
"Being thick-skinned and ruthless is an essential quality for successful people!"
"Next time I enter the Dream World, I must become a true Homelander!"
"…"
After composing himself, Kitahara Makoto got dressed and walked out of his room, picked up the Beast Eared Girl who was waiting by the door for food, carried her to the restroom, and while washing his face and brushing his teeth, he opened the Life System to check today's daily tasks.
[Daily Task One: Five hundred push-ups]
[Task Description: Omitted]
[Daily Task Two: Five-kilometer long-distance run]
[Task Description: Omitted]
[Daily Task Three: Banana Warlord Odie Seel]
[Task Description: A cart may buckle under 300 pounds, but human determination has no such limit. Watch one full episode of the Odie Seel documentary and witness the measure of true endurance.]
[Daily Task Four: Tokyo Exorcism]
[Task Description: Before midnight today, eliminate a strange existence]
"Tsk~"
Kitahara Makoto lightly clicked his tongue.
The other tasks were fine, but the last one, Tokyo Exorcism, was quite annoying. Before meeting Togawa, Kitahara Makoto had never even encountered a malevolent spirit, let alone completed an exorcism task.
Although he now had the ability to exorcise, the task was still difficult to complete—to exorcise, one must first find a malevolent spirit, and malevolent spirits were not like cabbages on the roadside that you could encounter whenever you wanted.
Ghost Senpai might meet the conditions, but she was currently a rich patron, and under no circumstances could he eliminate her.
"Hana-chan should also be a strange existence…"
Kitahara Makoto looked down at the Beast Eared Girl.
"Hungry."
The Beast Eared Girl looked up at him with a blank expression, a bit of toothpaste foam still clinging to the corner of her mouth.
Just kidding.
This was a white-haired, red-eyed Beast Eared Girl, the only one in the entire world. Aside from her loli physique, she perfectly satisfied his personal preferences in all other aspects. How could he bear to eliminate her?
Kitahara Makoto, at least, couldn't bear it at all.
"Wait a moment, wash your face first."
Kitahara Makoto calmed his mind, not rushing.
If the task could be completed, then complete it; if not, then so be it. Anyway, with his luck in the past few days, it was impossible to draw the ability he wanted.
After washing up, Kitahara Makoto walked to the drawer, opened it, and took out the biscuit box he had put in yesterday.
The biscuits from last night had already been eaten by the Beast Eared Girl. When he opened it now, there were eight small animal biscuits inside again. It was indeed an unlimited refill, but unfortunately, only once a day.
Picking up an animal biscuit to examine it carefully, Kitahara Makoto quickly saw the ability appraisal:
[This is a magical biscuit. After eating it, your learning ability will receive a certain boost, lasting for one hour]
Kitahara Makoto picked up each of the other biscuits one by one to identify them, but unfortunately, all the biscuits were exactly the same, and he couldn't find which one held a 'surprise'.
"If I can't find it, then so be it. Maybe it really is a surprise…"
Kitahara Makoto stopped dwelling on it, casually picked up an animal biscuit, and popped it into his mouth.
"Not bad, the taste and texture are both normal…"
After eating the biscuit.
Kitahara Makoto first fed the Beast Eared Girl, then picked up his school bag, took out his textbooks, and prepared to experience the effect.
"…My memory has significantly improved!"
Kitahara Makoto's eyes quickly brightened.
The effect of the biscuit was quite good. Kitahara Makoto felt that he was almost at the level of photographic memory. After reading the content of the book two or three times, everything was clearly imprinted in his mind.
Of course, his original memory was already very good, and eating the biscuit complemented it perfectly. If a poor student were to eat the biscuit, it probably wouldn't have such an exaggerated learning effect.
"Indeed, one cannot underestimate any item. An ordinary biscuit box can also become a learning artifact…"
Kitahara Makoto then thought of Takamatsu Tomori.
"No."
"I still need to find a way to get Tomori-chan's stockings."
"…"
At the same time.
"Last night, I actually dreamed of Togawa-chan and Tomori-chan. What an incredible dream…"
Tsundere Young Miss sat up, covering her forehead, her chest slightly exposed, revealing a glimpse of incredibly alluring, fair skin, but unfortunately, no one was there to appreciate it.
"And Kitahara-kun…"
Thinking of Kitahara Makoto, Nagasaki Soyo's pretty face flushed slightly, then she bit her silver teeth in annoyance.
Damn it!
Damn boomerang!
Choosing to 'date' at the amusement park yesterday was originally just an attempt to use the special environment's suspension bridge effect to expose Kitahara Makoto's true scumbag nature, and then make Togawa-chan realize her mistake and return to everyone's side.
But at this moment, Nagasaki Soyo was annoyed to find that the boomerang had actually hit her directly…
Not only did she dream of a boy, but she also actively kissed him in the dream. It was too embarrassing!
"I must maintain distance for a while. The suspension bridge effect is just a psychological effect; as long as I break contact, I'll quickly return to normal…"
Nagasaki Soyo combed her brown hair with her fingers while making up her mind:
"A wise person will not fall in love!"
"…"
On the other side.
Togawa Sakiko was already dressed and tidy, walking out of her small, simple bedroom. What met her eyes was a mess of cheap wine bottles on the floor, and her delicate brows instantly furrowed.
"Drinking so much again…"
After a moment of silence, Togawa Sakiko lowered her gaze and sighed softly in resignation.
If it were before, seeing the messy living room, Togawa Sakiko's eyes would only be filled with numbness, but now…
"I should buy some good wine for Dad tonight… constantly drinking cheap wine isn't good for his health."
"Also, the house, I can rent a new one."
"And I need to find a way to make Dad cheer up. If a person keeps being decadent, they will truly become useless."
"It's just that the source of the money is inconvenient to explain to Dad…"
The former Sakiko's eyes were only filled with numbness and indifference, but now, Sakiko's eyes had regained a bright highlight; it was the light of renewed hope.
Once her and Kitahara Makoto's exorcism duo made their debut, she would no longer be suffocated by the heavy burden of life.
With the magical keychain in hand, she might even have a chance to become the piano queen of her dreams…
Togawa Sakiko pursed her rosy lips, her eyes bright:
"It's all thanks to Kitahara-kun…"
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