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Ayanokouji Kiyotaka had never been more glad about being able to sleep in peace, without anything bothering him. The first time he felt this way was when he escaped from the White Room and slept on a normal bed for the first time in many years, with nothing but peace as the only emotion he felt while he slept. It was almost the same case yesterday, but with arguably a more stressful environment and circumstances…

"After everything that's happened yesterday, I almost hoped to die in my sleep just to put an end to this living hell that I'm in. Wait, that's an exaggeration. I wouldn't compare this to my life in that place, because the one pulling the strings behind it all is someone whom I detest with every fibre of my being. At the very least, this weird superpower isn't really doing anything to put me in direct danger."

The young man had just finished checking if he had forgotten anything to bring with him and was about to leave, only for him to feel that he wasn't ready to go yet. It's like there was something pulling him back in this place and it was tempting to give in… very tempting.

"I feel tempted to just stay in this place and never come out again… but that's going to bring me some intense consequences," Kiyotaka thought, having learned his lesson from yesterday's events.

Plus, he was completely sure that if he doesn't show up to class, some people are going to be upset and will likely cause that insanely broken skill he had to activate again just to keep them from being sad. While that skill wasn't going to harm him in any way, it does have the tendency to drive him closer and closer to insanity with how absurd it was.

Kiyotaka shook his head. He should really get used to it and by that, it meant treating this superpower and everything it can do as something normal. It's becoming more and more obvious that it won't be going anytime soon, and he wasn't dreaming either.

The young man opened the door and stepped out into the hallway, where he saw Kikyo standing outside of her room with a big smile on her face. Her smile only grew wider when she saw him.

"Good morning, Ayanokouji-kun!" she greeted eagerly.

"Good morning, Kushida."

Right, Kikyo wanted to go to class together, which was pretty much the reason why the system made them neighbors, even though they could do that without living next to each other. So, instead of doing it for the girl's happiness, it felt like the system did it for the sake of making his high school life more complicated. It just needed a good excuse to activate the skill…

[Kushida Kikyo: 'Happy Scheming Neighbor']

[Relationship Status: A Rocky Relationship]

[Affection Points: 27/100]

"Well, at least she isn't sad anymore," Kiyotaka allowed himself a sigh of relief before taking notice of the strange word that's next to her name, which seemed to portray the current mood of a particular heroine. "Scheming? Hm, must be about Horikita then. I should really find out what exactly Kushida did in her old school, since her 'summary' made a big deal about it and it's the reason why she hates Horikita. However, that's something I can't ask her, otherwise I risk pissing her off and something bad happening… maybe I can ask Horikita? They did come from the same school…"

Kikyo walked up towards him, her bag firmly in her grasp, before she sent him a look of excitement. "Are you ready to go to school together?"

Kiyotaka gave her a nod and prepared to leave for the elevator, when the two heard someone speaking from behind them with a cold tone, almost to the point that it felt like the temperature around them dropped several degrees.

"You're unbelievable. Heading to class and you're not even going to wait for your neighbor? I thought we were friends?"

The brown-haired teen turned around to see Suzune stepping out of her room with an icy glare on her face, feeling displeased that they were going to leave without her.

Kiyotaka could only wonder what she's getting angry about. Was Suzune expecting them to wait for her or something?

"In my defense, I didn't know you wanted to go to class together. And come to think of it, why didn't you tell me if you wanted to?"

"We are classmates, are we not?" she asked rhetorically. "Since we are classmates and our dorm rooms are also next to each other, it's only natural for us to head to the school building together."

"I don't think that makes sense, but okay," he thought, staring blankly at the girl who walked up to them like nothing was wrong. "If that's what you want, then just walk with us. We haven't even left yet."

"That's exactly what I will do," she folded her arms and let out a 'Hmph!', showing that she was still displeased about being nearly forgotten if she didn't make her presence known.

Kiyotaka sighed. Not even a few hours into this day, and the system was already creating problems for him.

Meanwhile, the other girl who was with them was simply smiling at the scene like nothing was wrong. Her thoughts, however, were a completely different story. "That bitch… she was definitely waiting for us to leave so she could ruin things!" Kikyo snarled in her mind.

Once again, girls are truly complicated creatures.


"You'll get used to this," Kiyotaka said to himself over and over, while trying to ignore the two girls who were holding on to his wrists the same way as they did yesterday. Suzune was looking on ahead with her usual cold expression, but he noticed her sending looks of suspicion towards Kikyo. On the other hand, Kikyo put on the angelic smile that other people around her loved seeing, though Kiyotaka could tell that it was only a mask.

Well, at least they weren't hugging his arm and clinging on to him like a pair of lovestruck teenagers, although that may become reality soon.

Still, this was still a big problem for him, because of his classmates who might see his current predicament and start asking questions as a result. Or worse, they assume right away and think he's two-timing Suzune and Kikyo, which would make things even more awkward than before. One thing's for sure though, his classmates will have a bad opinion if they ever see him with these two girls in such a position, and would ruin his reputation with them for the foreseeable future…

Fortunately for the young man, everybody else was too preoccupied with what they were doing to notice Kiyotaka, Suzune, and Kikyo stepping inside the classroom. It was also a good thing that they got here thirty minutes before homeroom starts, so there were only about seven people inside the room at the moment.

Taking this as an opportunity to save the three of them from any misunderstandings, Kiyotaka gently shook off their hold on his arms and quietly walked towards his seat without gaining anyone's attention.

Kiyotaka enjoyed what free time he had from here going forward by taking a nap on his desk afterwards, because about ten minutes later, his classmates began to flood the room in droves. Good thing his two heroines weren't making a scene. Suzune was quietly reading a book in her seat, while Kikyo was talking with their classmates like the socialite she was.

Right away, the topic of many conversations within the classroom was the sudden change brought about by the chairman of the school yesterday.

"Yep, I expected this to happen. Best to stay quiet," Kiyotaka thought as he kept his head down, but continued to listen on. He hoped that his two heroines wouldn't mention anything about his situation, of course. While there was no need to worry about Suzune because she doesn't even talk to anyone, Kikyo was a different story.

"Yamauchi, did you become neighbors with some beautiful girls?!" asked Ike out of excitement.

As expected, some of the boys (mainly Ike and Yamauchi) were ecstatic to talk about the new co-ed dorm arrangements, with a few of them looking really pleased about living next to someone of the opposite sex.

They had thought that they would spend three years doing nothing but chasing girls from afar, but now they had a big headstart and were eager to take advantage of it.

"Nah…" Yamauchi sighed, before letting out a loud groan of frustration. "I got thrown into a sausage party instead, because all the people on my floor are guys!"

"Yikes… that sucks."

"I know, right?! Here I thought the girls can live with us now… why the hell would the chairman make the dorm buildings co-ed for the students if they're not gonna give me some hot neighbors?! I bet some bastard is enjoying having girls by himself because they live next to him!"

Kiyotaka felt tempted to laugh at his misfortune, but kept quiet. It seems that while the system helps him out in various unpredictable ways, the same doesn't happen for other guys.

Ike shrugged. "Oh well, at least I'm not as unfortunate as you."

"What?! Are you saying that you're neighbors with a girl?!" Yamauchi asked, as he and the other boys involved in the conversation were caught off guard

"Yeah, but… the girl could've been better," Ike sighed, feeling that this wasn't going as well as he had hoped despite getting the very thing that he wanted.

Yamauchi began shedding anime-like tears out of jealousy. "You lucky bastard! At least be grateful that you're neighbors with a girl! Unless you're faking it…"

Kiyotaka wanted to feel bad for them, but only shook his head. He could only imagine their reactions when they find out that he's neighbors with three girls, and one of them isn't even part of their class… come to think of it, which class did Arisu belong to exactly?

"Ugh, why did I have to be neighbors with that pervert…?"

From the other side of the room, a certain blue-haired girl with pink eyes groaned in frustration as she complained about her current predicament to her friends. Kiyotaka noticed that Kushida was with them,

"Wait, who are you neighbors with, Shinohara-san?" asked Sato.

"That desperate pervert from yesterday! I thought he was stalking me when I saw him on the 6th floor where my room is supposed to be, but it turns out that he was actually my neighbor!"

Kiyotaka heard her easily because Shinohara wasn't exactly being quiet. "Ah, so she's the unfortunate girl who ended up as Ike's neighbor. Poor girl."

He could only pity her. It was the system that altered the original living arrangements for the students and turned it into a co-ed dorm for everyone (only the freshmen, though) instead. If it was up to him, then there would be no need to change things and simply have them as they were.

Unfortunately, he wasn't in control of a broken skill that can alter reality.

"I hate this! Guys aren't supposed to live in the same place as girls! Now I have to keep watch 24/7 just to make sure I'm safe from perverts!" ranted Karuizawa, slamming her fist on her desk out of frustration.

"Are you also neighbors with a boy, Karuizawa-san?"

Kei calmed down immediately, as she thought back to when she got to her dorm last night. When she got there, she didn't see any boy around.

Okay, there might be one who lived there with them and for all she knew, she was neighbors with one but there's no way she's going to check the rooms there one by one if that was the case. For now though, she could consider herself safe from any guy who's thinking of being a pervert…

"Hmm, not sure. I didn't see any guy around the 4th floor when I got back to my dorm last night."

"The 4th floor? That's where I live too!" Kushida smiled. "It's too bad we didn't see each other then…"

"4th floor? She lives on the same floor as mine—" Kiyotaka thought, before a wave of realization hit him. "Oh, I see now. The system placed her there because she must be a 'heroine' as well. Hm, if that's the case, then it shouldn't be a stretch to say that the whole 4th floor must be inhabited by girls whom the system sees as heroines…"

Honestly, it makes sense. He was already neighbors with Horikita and Kushida, while Sakayanagi's room was opposite his. With Karuizawa's room located at the 4th floor like them, it's pretty obvious.

With this dating simulator system being crazy as it is, it would definitely do something like putting his heroines all on the same floor as him. Now that he thought about it, that would actually be the most plausible move for the system. Why would it waste the chance to have his heroines live near to him?

"Best to stay quiet for now, at least until I 'unlock' her route or the system itself does something," he told himself. "This does confirm my suspicion yesterday, though. If Karuizawa's considered a heroine, then Sato will definitely be one as well."

"I don't see where's the problem," spoke a girl with reddish-brown hair, whose name was Onodera Kayano. While the topic of the conversation was their frustration with the newly-implemented rule, she didn't look bothered by it. "So what if we're neighbors with the boys?"

"Onodera-san, don't tell me you're fine with this whole thing?!" shouted Kei, horrified at the fact that one of their female classmates could say such a thing.

"Yeah, I'm pretty fine with it!" the girl shrugged. "If it wasn't for this new dorm system, then I would have never known that we have a classmate who's also into sports like Hirata-kun!"

"Really? Who?" asked Maya.

"Sudo-kun!" Kayano exclaimed. "The dude's actually a basketball player in his old school and he never even said it."

"Sudo? She's neighbors with him?" Kiyotaka thought, a bit surprised that she wasn't referring to him. "This is a surprise, but not an unwelcome one. As a matter of fact, it makes me relieved that not all of my female classmates will become 'heroines'."

Oh, if only he knew that it would be worse than that…

"But isn't swimming more of your thing, Onodera-san?"

Kayano grinned. "Oh, it is. Doesn't mean I can't play some hoops, though!"

"Seriously? That guy? He was so rude yesterday," Satsuki huffed, glancing at Sudo who was sitting in the last row, leaning back against his chair with his arms behind his head. "We were only introducing ourselves to everyone, and he just blew it off like it didn't matter."

Kayano dismissed her claim with a wave. "Ah, that was just him being shy. When we were talking yesterday, he was really into it. Especially when we were talking about basketball! I mean, it's only natural to be shy about saying your name in front of many people, right?"

"Is she dense or is she an airhead…?" was the collective thought of her friends except for Kikyo.

"I think you're right, Onodera-san. Not everyone can talk to other people without any problems," the beige-haired girl agreed.

"You're joking," Kei deadpanned as she was thinking the opposite, which was an opinion shared by both Sato and Shinohara.

"Am not. Just look!" Onodera looked offended that the other girls didn't believe her, and suddenly felt the desire to prove them wrong. She looked towards the red-haired boy at the back and waved her arm to get his attention. "Oi, Sudo-kun! Wanna go to the club fair together?"

That's right, it was announced through the school intercom earlier that the club fair for freshmen was taking place in the afternoon. Though it wasn't mandatory for students to attend, a lot of them were interested in checking it out to see if there was a club that they could join. Two of them were Onodera and Sudo, who wanted to join the Swimming and Basketball Club, respectively.

"Oh, uh… sure. Let's do that," he replied in a calm tone, which was completely unlike how he was yesterday. It should also be noted that he didn't look at Onodera as he spoke and had his gaze elsewhere.

Regardless, the girl took it as a confirmation that she was right. "Heh. See?" she turned to her friends with a smug look.

"Okay, you made your point. It's just that he was being rude to everyone when we only wanted to know his name," said Shinohara.

"Hahaha, don't worry. He'll open up eventually and you'll see how much of a cool guy he is to be around with."

At that exact moment, the school bell rang and almost immediately, everyone raced back to their seats before they could get scolded. They were considerably faster than yesterday and rightfully so, because Chabashira-sensei arrived just after the last student reached his seat.

"Took you all about a few seconds faster than yesterday to fix yourselves," she spoke after a few seconds. "You still have to improve further on that, though."

Kiyotaka noticed that almost the whole class collectively let out sighs of relief after those words. It was clear that Chabashira had left a mark in them yesterday, and that she wasn't someone to be ignored, especially by students who have a knack for trouble.

The woman stared at her class and noticed the tense atmosphere between the students, though it wasn't really because of her. She knew what it was about, and she could understand why. "Alright, I can tell that some of you have questions regarding the chairman's sudden announcement yesterday, so just get it out of the way."

The students of Class-D were surprised at her sudden words, as they didn't expect Chabashira to bring that issue up. Their teacher seemed too serious to actually bother with it, but now was their chance to satisfy their curiosity regarding this matter.

Karuizawa decided to take advantage of this chance in order to speak her mind. "Sensei, why did the chairman make us live in the same building with the boys?! We were completely fine with how things originally were!"

Sae expected a question like that and simply sighed. "I wish I can give you an answer, Karuizawa, but not even the teachers knew what was going on yesterday. We were completely unaware of such a change and thus, reacted in the same way as you students when we heard the announcement."

"You weren't informed of the sudden change, Chabashira-sensei?" asked Hirata. He in particular, didn't really have any problem with the new living arrangements for the students, but he was concerned for the girls and understood why the majority of them didn't like it.

"Nope. The chairman didn't even tell the teachers that we'd be living amongst the students as well," Sae shook her head, before letting out a sigh. "Well, whatever. It's not a big deal. It's just the living arrangements for everyone, it's not the end of the world."

Kiyotaka stared at the woman for a brief moment. "It affected the teachers as well? I thought this new dorm arrangement applied to the freshmen, but I suppose the skill included the teachers anyway. Since Chabashira-sensei is also going to be a 'heroine' sometime soon because she has the same screen as Horikita and the other two girls, the system made her live near my own room just like Karuizawa."

"But Chabashira-sensei, a lot of the boys are obviously happy about this because this is their chance to spy on us or something! Some of them might even try sneaking into our rooms!" Satsuki spoke up, supporting Karuizawa's claims.

"That won't happen as long as you are careful, Shinohara-san. And think about it deeply for a minute. Do you really think that your male classmates," she threw a glare at the boys, causing some of them to flinch visibly, "would risk their placement in this school and act like teenagers who are incapable of keeping themselves under control? One offense in the eyes of the student council, and a student already has a high chance of being expelled."

That threat was enough to send shivers down a lot of spines, especially the boys who were talking about the new dorm system and were happy about it. On the other hand, her words served to calm most of the girls who were uncomfortable with the new arrangement and reassure them that nothing bad was going to happen to them. Not only were they protected from potential harassment, but the dorms were also equipped with video cameras for added security.

In the end, there was truly nothing to worry about. It should honestly be the least of everyone's worries. It's not like the boys and girls were roommates, right?

"Sensei, you said that you live among the students now? W-Where exactly do you live?" asked Yamauchi in an attempt to ease the tension in the room.

"I don't believe that's an appropriate question to ask your teacher, Yamauchi," Chabashira shot him a cold glare, making him shrink in his seat. "But to satisfy your curiosity, I was assigned to the 4th floor of the 1st dorm building."

That immediately drew reactions from a lot of girls; particularly Karuizawa, Sato, Matsushita, Hasebe, and Kushida.

"Wait, that's where my room is!"

"Same here."

"My dorm room's there too."

"Ditto."

"Hehe, my room's also there…"

What followed was loud groans of despair from some of the boys in class, most notably Yamauchi and Ike, all because the hottest girls in the classroom were gathered on one floor along with their teacher while they were on a different one.

"So, aside from Kushida, those five girls are also living on the 4th floor with me…" Kiyotaka concluded in his thoughts, while letting out a massive sigh of relief that the system didn't dump every girl in his class on the same floor. It meant that not everyone was going to be a 'heroine', even though he was already dreading that possibility because of how it could be true.

Suzune remained quiet, but that was fine since he was aware of her already. On the other hand, even though she didn't speak as well, Kiyotaka could tell that the same went for Sakura Airi.

The long, red-haired girl who wore glasses was clearly residing on the same floor as him too. It was quite evident from how she froze in place for a few seconds, before looking away with a blush. Maybe she wanted to say something but was simply too shy to blurt out a single word.

"Including Horikita and Kushida, that's eight from our class but at least it's not all of them. Sakayanagi is another one, but she's not my classmate… and there's still the fact that our own teacher is a heroine as well," he then shook his head and sighed. "That's ten already, and I can tell that it won't be the final number."

"Chabashira-sensei, where's your room exactly?" asked Ike.

"The one next to the elevator," she deadpanned. "Now shut up, all of you. We're not here to chat about our lives outside of the classroom. We're here to learn. Now, is there anything else you want to ask that has nothing to do with your personal lives? If nothing, then I suppose we can end homeroom early and you can wait for your next class."

"I knew it. The system just wouldn't pass up on the chance to have me live on the same floor as them." He was willing to accept his fate and embrace the fact that he was now neighbors with his heroines thanks to the system's broken skill, but this was definitely taking it too far. Well, it's not like he could do anything about it. "Well, at least Kushida knows not to mention me living on the same floor as them. She was talking with Karuizawa and a few other girls earlier, but didn't say anything about me."

He couldn't really complain about this now, since he saw this coming. And hey, it was way better than 'unlocking' all of these girls' routes all at the same time. If that had happened, then he might have knocked himself out just so he could catch a break from everything that's happened until now.

"The club fair is happening later on… that should at least take my mind off the system for a while at least, assuming it doesn't do anything to create more problems for me, that is."


After classes ended that afternoon, there was another announcement over the intercom that reminded students of the club fair at the gymnasium for the first-year students. Most of the class were interested in going there, and they went in groups. Kiyotaka was as well, but he didn't really want to go there alone.

"Horikita, are you going to the club fair?" he asked his seatmate.

"No, why?" she asked him in return, about to leave the classroom before Kiyotaka had spoken.

"I'm planning to check it out to see if there are any interesting clubs around here and if there are, I might join one. But I'd like to have a companion at least… that way, it wouldn't be boring."

Well actually, that was one of two reasons. The other was that he would have someone to talk to instead of accidentally looking at a potential 'heroine' and activating her route. Yes, it's true that he was accepting his fate, but it's not like he can't be careful, right? Otherwise he might as well activate every heroine route that the system wanted for him…

"I have no intention of going to that fair, Ayanokouji-kun," she replied coolly before walking away.

Truth be told, the main reason why she didn't want to go there was because she would most likely see her older brother again during the fair. Even though it would be nice to see him, Suzune felt that she wasn't ready for a proper reunion just yet.

He shrugged. It was worth a shot at least. "Well, I'm not forcing you to come with me. I suppose I'll just ask Kushida, but she seems too busy with her friends and they have already left."

That made Suzune stop for a brief moment.

"Kushida-san won't be around, which means no one will be able to interrupt me this time," the girl thought to herself. "I can finally repay him for helping me yesterday by buying him ice cream. I can do it once we're done with the club fair, before we go back to the dorms."

Almost immediately, Suzune turned back to face him. "Never mind. I'll go with you," she said as if nothing happened.

"That was quick," he mentally noted.

[Your heroine is taking advantage of a chance to be alone with you! You gained 1 in Aura!]

[You have gained 2 Affection Points with Horikita Suzune!]

"...okay?" he raised an eyebrow at the sudden notifications. "Does this mean she's beginning to like me? Hmm… unlikely. She hasn't even reached a high number yet, which reminds me… Sakayanagi is close to getting 100 in those 'Affection Points'... I wonder what would happen once it reaches 100… do they fall in love with me? Will I feel the same as them? Or will something happen because of the system?"

Kiyotaka shook his head. He could think about these things later.

"Then let's go," he told her while grabbing his own bag.

And with that, the two left the classroom and headed for the gymnasium, where it was already flooded by many freshmen students.

Many clubs have put up stalls of their own all over the place while the members of each one were doing their best to gain the attention of the students passing by. Several of their classmates were present, with Sudo hanging by the Basketball Club, Onodera at the Swimming Club, and Hirata at the Soccer Club.

"I wonder if I should join a club as well…"

While Kiyotaka was having a look around and thinking about whether he should join a club or not, Suzune followed him closely and kept her gaze fixed on him.

"This is my chance. Kushida-san doesn't seem to be around here, she won't interrupt me this time," the girl thought to herself, a sense of determination filling her up. Being interrupted during her attempt to return Kiyotaka's act of kindness with her own only made Suzune driven to accomplish what she wanted to do because she owed him.

Unknown to her, Kiyotaka had noticed a familiar screen appear by the nearby club booth and quickly began to read it.

[Matsushita Chiaki: 'Mysterious Weird Classmate']

[Relationship Status: ?]

[Affection Points: 0/100]

[Heroine Summary: Chiaki is the only daughter to wealthy parents and is a very capable student in her own right. However, she chooses to hide her true abilities from everyone as she prefers not to be in the limelight. At first glance, she found you interesting and believes that there is more to you than meets the eye. She was planning to watch you from afar and see for herself just what is interesting about you, but you managed to catch her presence before she could do so.]

"Matsushita? She was following me?" he thought, ignoring the first part of her 'heroine summary' in favor of the last section. It made him curious why his classmate was spying on him. He looked at the Tennis Club booth, but the girl was nowhere to be found even though her 'heroine screen' was there. "She must be hiding behind that stall, but why exactly is she following me?"

Meanwhile, her mind all made up, Suzune turned towards her companion who suddenly stopped walking out of nowhere.

"Ayanokouji-kun," she called out to him. "Do you want to—"

"What exactly are you doing there?" Kiyotaka spoke, unknowingly interrupting Suzune from what she was about to say. "Don't you think it's rude to spy on your fellow classmates?"

"Who is he talking to…?" Horikita herself frowned in confusion as she turned to where he was looking.

Behind the nearby booth of the Tennis Club, a girl with long brown hair and blue eyes stepped out into the open and smiled at them.

"Fancy meeting you here, Ayanokouji-kun."

"Is there any reason why you would spy on me, Matsushita?" he asked bluntly, causing Suzune to look at him and Chiaki in confusion.

"Spying on him? What is going on?" the girl thought as she observed the two closely, ignoring her growing frustration for now.

"That's a bit of a stretch, don't you think? I wasn't spying on you. I only saw you and Horikita-san coming here and I was actually about to say hi when you called me out," she chuckled nervously. "How did you know I was here, by the way?"

He didn't believe her one bit. She was definitely spying on him, even her 'summary' said so.

"A stalker, huh… I think I've seen this before in a few of Eiichiro's games," he thought deeply as he tried to remember what this situation was called. "What was it called again? Ya-something… Yandere? I think it had a 'dere' at the end of the word… is that it, then? She's a yandere? No, it couldn't be. I doubt Matsushita is the type of person to kill someone else because of her feelings."

Before he could think about it even further, the world around him froze and the three choices appeared in front of him.

A. [You're fortunate that I didn't take a picture of you. Just like how boys can be easily blamed by girls for being perverts, I can point you out for being a stalker. Now leave me alone.]

B. [It's surprising to meet you here as well. Matsushita, was it? I'm still trying to memorize everyone's names.]

C. [You know, if you really wanted to follow me around, you should have said so. I'll show you what exactly is interesting about me, Chiaki.]

"At this point, I'm just going to assume that the first option is the rude response, the second is the most normal one, and the third is plain flirting," he concluded.

It's always been the same order of choices ever since yesterday, and he doubted that it would change anytime soon.

Almost immediately, Kiyotaka's eyes flew towards Option C. While the first choice was appropriate and would warn the girl not to do it again, it could also scare her and he would rather not find out what it would be like if the system said it for him. On the other hand, the third choice will accomplish the same but instead of scaring her, it would embarrass her because of the hidden innuendo between the words.

And so, he pushed Option C as the world returned to normal.

Kiyotaka smirked, which caught Chiaki off guard and caused her to blink in confusion. From the moment she laid eyes on him, it seemed like the apathetic expression on his face would never change. It didn't help that her first impression of him was a weird boy who genuinely wanted to make some friends because he was alone.

"You know, if you really wanted to follow me around, you should have said so. I'll show what exactly is interesting about me, Chiaki."

Kiyotaka spoke in a seductive voice and as an exclamation point, he loosened his tie and walked closer towards Chiaki almost alluringly. His words and actions immediately brought out a reaction from the brown-haired girl; her eyes went wide in shock, a deep blush on her face out of embarrassment, and her head turned away to hide her shame.

[Chiaki Route has been Unlocked! You can now see 'Heroine Status' with Matsushita Chiaki!]

[You gained 20 Affection Points with Matsushita Chiaki!]

[Your current status with Chiaki has changed to 'I've Got A Stalker'!]

"I-I'm sorry, I… I didn't mean to make it seem like I was following you around…" was all that she could say at the moment, too overwhelmed to come up with anything else.

The moment Kiyotaka felt he could control his body again, he shook his head and fixed his tie as if nothing happened. "Don't worry. I was only messing with you," he told her.

"Uhm… sure…" she mumbled, now feeling utter confusion because the young man had switched to his usual bored expression once more. It made her think if this whole 'apathetic' demeanor he had was only an act that he puts up so that he wouldn't attract attention, because there is no way for him to fake his earlier words. Unless he was somehow a very good actor who can look uncaring as much as he wants, then his current demeanor was only a sham.

He was definitely talking to her with the intention of flirting, and she knew it. This only made him more interesting in her eyes, and she could now tell that there's more to him than what he shows everyone.

"Just don't make a habit of following people, Matsushita. Some don't appreciate being watched by others," he warned her.

Chiaki, deciding to play along, only nodded her head but kept herself from facing him. She still felt embarrassed from being dirty-talked by Ayanokouji Kiyotaka, of all people.

Feeling amused at the sight of the girl completely silenced by his actions, Kiyotaka turned back towards his companion, only to be met by the sight of Suzune sending him a cold glare. If he was any ordinary person, then he might have felt a drop in the temperature of the air around him.

"Uh, is there any reason why you look angry?" he asked her.

Suzune glared at him for a few more seconds, before turning away with her arms folded. "Nothing," she huffed.

[Congratulations! You unlocked the Achievement: 'Jealousy Sucks'! You gained 3 in Wisdom!]

"Oh, she's jealous… although, I don't see how this can be considered an 'achievement', because it only means that I'm doing things wrong," he thought, scratching the back of his head in confusion. "This system is so confusing. I might not be able to figure this out after all."

Before he could think about it any further, a girl with purple hair tied into twin buns stood at the stage overseeing everything, before speaking through a microphone.

"Thank you all for waiting, first-year students. My name is Tachibana Akane, the student council secretary and the organizer of this event. For the students who came today, we appreciate your willingness to spare a bit of time for this event."

Her voice caught the students' attention right away and caused them to gather at the bottom of the stage while applauding for the girl. Kiyotaka immediately recognized who she was.

"That's the girl who was with Horikita's brother yesterday. I wonder if the system is also gonna see her as a heroine…"

"And now, without any further ado, a representative will give a speech about their respective clubs and what they are all about."

A young man with short gray hair and violet eyes wearing glasses then stepped up and took Tachibana's place, a person whom Kiyotaka and Suzune knew well.

Horikita Manabu didn't speak for a while and only chose to stare at the crowd of students that gathered below the stage. Some began to laugh at him and even threw some insults here and there, thinking that he had forgotten what to say, but Manabu remained calm in spite of it all and remained that way until the laughter died down eventually.

"My name is Horikita Manabu. I am the Student Council President," he finally spoke after a full minute of staying quiet.

Kiyotaka quickly turned towards Suzune and noticed that the cold expression on her face had disappeared, and was replaced by a look of insecurity.

"Horikita? Is that person related to you, Horikita-san?" asked Chiaki, noticing the similar family names of her classmate and the man on stage.

Suzune looked at Chiaki for a moment, as if she was thinking twice about telling her classmate. In the end, she decided that it wouldn't really be a bad thing if she did, since it wouldn't hurt anyone.

"Yes. He's my older brother."

"I see…"

"The student council is always looking for potential recruits among the freshmen students in order to replace the graduating ones. If you wish to join the student council, then you must swear to join only our organization for your own sake. We do not accept students who are already involved in other clubs."

"Why don't you join the student council, Horikita? That way, you can talk to your brother like what you wanted."

The younger sister of Manabu actually thought about that possible scenario for a brief moment, before shaking her head.

"I don't think it's the right time for us to meet again. Not this soon. Not until I prove myself in his eyes," she stated.

"She really looks up to him if she can say something like that," Kiyotaka thought. "Hm, I wonder if the system can help her grow out of that superiority complex that she has… or can it only help in romantic situations?"

"Furthermore, we in the student council will not appoint anyone who possesses a naive mindset, for it will sully the sanctity of this school. It is the student council's right and responsibility to enforce and amend the rules. We gladly welcome whoever it is that understands this.

Manabu's speech ended afterwards, drawing applause from the crowd. He then left the stage, as the next club representative took his place and explained their own set of qualifications for potential members, followed by the next one, then the next one, and so on.

After every club was done, Tachibana took over the stage again and smiled at everyone.

"Thank you all for coming. The club fair has ended. We will now open the reception area to anyone who wishes to sign up for a club. Registration period will be until the end of April, so if any student wishes to join at a later date, please bring your application form directly to the club you wish to join."

As the crowd began to disperse, Kiyotaka turned towards Suzune. "Let's go," he told her, earning a nod from the girl.

The two started walking out of the gym, making Chiaki look at them in confusion.

"Wait, you two aren't going to join a club?" she asked as she quickly caught up to them.

Kiyotaka stopped walking and shook his head. "I wanted to check out the clubs here if there's anything interesting among them, but nothing really caught my eye. What about you?"

"Well, you actually have the same reason as me," she replied.

"Seems it's more like the other way around," he thought.

Suzune folded her arms and sent an impassive look at their other companion. It's like she was telling Chiaki to 'get lost and leave them alone' but fortunately, the other girl was unaware of it.

"Both of us have nothing left to do here, so we'll be heading back to our dorms, Matsushita-san."

After hearing those words, Chiaki stood beside them and smiled. "Then let me join you two. I was planning on going back to my room, anyway."

Kiyotaka shrugged as he didn't really care either way. If she goes with them, then there will surely be more instances for the system to raise her 'Affection Points' and there's really nothing he can do about that. If not, then he would live to see another day without interacting with Matsushita, although that still left Horikita whom he was neighbors with.

Meanwhile, Suzune looked displeased that the other girl with them was tagging along with them. Kikyo was already one issue, and now Chiaki as well? To make matters worse, she was living on the same floor as them since she was listening earlier. She knew that a lot of their classmates were residing on the same floor as Kiyotaka and her.

To top it all off, she still didn't get to ask Kiyotaka if he would like some ice cream! At this point, she may as well drag his ass to the ice cream shop, buy him a cone or two, and be done with it.

"That does sound more appealing…" she thought, finding herself becoming pleased with the idea.

The three students walked together from there, but didn't get far when a new voice stopped them in their tracks.

"Hi there!" a cute and bubbly, yet mature voice said. "Are you Ayanokouji Kiyotaka?"

Kiyotaka turned around to see a young woman with chocolate-brown hair and purple eyes grinning at him. She had a distinct sunflower pin and two regular hairpins on the right side of her hair and she wore a peach-colored sweater on top of her school uniform.

"That's me," he tilted his head in slight confusion. How did this girl know who he was? Better play along for now so he could know more. "Can I help you with something?"

"Wow, I guess Nagumo wasn't kidding… you really do look like you're done with life…" It was after those words that the brunette realized what she was saying in front of the guy and his two friends. "Oh, sorry about that. I didn't mean to offend you or anything. Anyway, I'm your senpai from Class B. Name's Asahina Nazuna!"

As she threw her arm out for a handshake, Kiyotaka saw a pink screen appear on top of her head that contained a section that was becoming familiar to him by now.

[Asahina Nazuna: 'Sunny Bright Senpai']

[Relationship Status: ?]

[Affection Points: 0/100]

[Heroine Summary: Nazuna is your senior by one year in this school, and a student of Class B. She is very attached to an amulet that she owns, believing it to be a harbinger of good luck and romance, and that it can bring people together in a fated encounter. While she is close to Nagumo Miyabi because she is a part of his social circle, she isn't fond of his attitude and hates it when people refer to her as his girlfriend. She heard about you from Nagumo himself, who also happens to be the current Student Council Vice President.]

"So the system includes seniors as well, huh? Somehow, I saw that coming and I'm not surprised," he remarked. Well, it makes sense too. If the system was going to add a teacher of all people, then why not his senior as well? With that, he turned his attention to the one part in her 'summary' that seemed suspicious. "Nagumo Miyabi… how does he know me? Is it only because he's the vice president of the student council?"

He accepted the handshake, but his next words showed how skeptical he was of all this. "It's nice to meet you, senpai, but I have to wonder how exactly you know me."

"Oh, one of my classmates told me about you! Apparently, your name came up while he was doing his duties in the student council, and I was really surprised that the 'Ayanokouji' he was talking about was actually a first-year student!"

"My name came up? How could that have happened?" he asked himself in surprise. "I suppose it wouldn't be surprising for the student council to check on their students, but I've only been here for a day. Did I do something to gain their attention?"

Since this was a question that he wouldn't be able to figure out on his own, Kiyotaka decided to ask the girl something else. "How did you know what I looked like then?"

"That's because my classmate sent a picture when he was talking about you," she sighed while massaging her forehead with her fingers as if she was in distress. "Sorry if that sounded weird, it's just that he's the vice president of the student council and—"

"It's fine," he cut her off, although his thoughts were a different story. "So I did do something to gain their attention, but what exactly? Was it from when I helped Sudo yesterday? Those guys were second-year students, and they could have reported me to Nagumo-senpai after I dealt with them…"

"Asahina, what are you doing here? Our classmates have been looking for you."

A new voice had entered the scene and this time, it was from another man. The four then turned their attention to the one who spoke, and they saw a tall man with light blonde hair and blue eyes walking towards them with a look of concern on his face.

"Ah, nothing to worry about, Nagumo. I was just saying 'hi' to the guy you were talking about in the group chat last night."

"Really?" The young man named Nagumo Miyabi asked out of interest, as he looked at the only other male among the little group. His eyes widened slightly in surprise. "Oh, so it really is you. It's an honor to meet you, Ayanokouji-kun. My name is Nagumo Miyabi, Vice President of the student council."

He looked at Nagumo curiously. Time to ask some questions. "How do you know me, senpai?"

The blonde man chuckled, though Kiyotaka could tell that there was something underlying beneath that smile he had. "If you're wondering, you didn't do anything wrong. Horikita-senpai simply mentioned you several times in the student council room yesterday, and I couldn't help but be curious. He rarely talks about someone specific, let alone a freshman."

"Is that so? I hope that it's because I made a good impression on him," replied the first-year as he observed Nagumo closely.

"I don't have a clear idea why, because he only talked about it with Tachibana-senpai. I only happened to overhear the conversation," Nagumo looked at Kiyotaka's companions after his explanation, and he was surprised to see a black-haired girl who looked familiar in his eyes. "Wait a minute, are you Horikita-senpai's little sister?"

"What does it matter to you? And how do you know who I am?" she asked while throwing him a look of suspicion.

"That's because he showed us what you look like a few times before," he smiled. "Horikita-senpai also talked about you, you know? I don't know what was on his mind, but it seems like he wants to meet you soon, most likely when the time is right."

"He does…?"

Suzune's look softened almost instantly after hearing that about her brother. Strangely, she wasn't excited about it or anything, but was simply confused and surprised that it was her brother who wanted to talk to her, not the other way around. Was it true, though? Did her brother really want to talk to her?

That was when Kiyotaka realized it.

"I see now. Horikita's brother must have seen the two of us yesterday," he said in his thoughts, thinking back to when the two of them saw her brother at the campus entrance. "When he saw his sister, he only made it seem like he didn't care at all, but he was actually watching us both the entire time. Since I didn't feel anyone watching yesterday, he must have been watching through the school cameras. But then again, he might have watched us up close and I didn't notice because the system prevented me…"

Kiyotaka didn't know how to feel about this. On one hand, this wasn't really a big issue because the student council keeps track of all its students here, so it's not like his secrets will be spilled out into the world. On the other, it meant that he would eventually have to confront Horikita Manabu, whether he's the one to do it or the other. Since Manabu must have been watching him and Suzune yesterday, there's no doubt that he would be involved if those two siblings eventually have a discussion.

Oh, well. He can continue to think about this another day. Right now, a well-deserved date with Bed-chan was very tempting because he was still trying to get used to his new life with a dating simulator power. He could only hope that that broken skill doesn't get activated on the way back to the dorms, though… or the possibility of a 'special event' happening.

"If that's all, then I believe we should get going now. It was nice to meet you, senpais." Kiyotaka said as he turned around and began to walk away, with Suzune and Chiaki following after him after a brief moment of being surprised.

Miyabi was caught off guard, as he didn't expect Kiyotaka to leave just like that. "You're not going to stay for a bit and join a club? You could join the student council, if you want. I can even arrange a meeting with Horikita-senpai for you."

The brown-haired teen didn't even need to turn around to utter his response. "No thank you, Nagumo-senpai. I wasn't planning on joining any club, anyway."

As the three left, both second-year students were left in their places just staring at their retreating figures. Nazuna was the first one to speak after a while, as she had a lot of questions regarding that young whom she was talking to a while ago.

"Hey, Nagumo. You said that Horikita-senpai was talking about Ayanokouji-kun yesterday, right? Why so?" she asked.

Miyabi shrugged in an amused manner. "How should I know? Even if I'm the vice president, it's not like Horikita-senpai shares his secrets with me."

"Hoooohhh…" the girl stared at him in wonder for a moment before letting out a chuckle. "In that case, I guess I'll watch out for him then. If the student council president has his eyes on a freshman, of all people, then he must be someone interesting."

The blonde chuckled as well. "I'm surprised. You rarely pay attention to one person, a first-year student no less. Is it too early to assume that you have a crush on him, Asahina?"

"Hah! Are you kidding? Or did the years of being a ladies' man finally get to your head? I just want to see what Ayanokouji-kun is all about up close. Plus, he's younger than me. I don't really think we'd be a good match."

While Nazuna listed down the possible reasons why she shouldn't be a couple with Ayanokouji Kiyotaka, the smile on Miyabi's face finally fell apart and was replaced with a look of contempt as he turned back to the first-year students who were walking away.

"I don't get it. I don't think there's anything special about him, yet Horikita-senpai said that he's someone to watch closely," Nagumo thought to himself as a smirk now took over his features. "The only special things I'm seeing are those two beautiful girls with him. One of them was Horikita-senpai's sister, and the other… I don't know what her name is, but who cares? I'll simply take a look at the records and see who she is."

Nagumo smiled to himself. It looks like the new batch of students this year was a full package.

Meanwhile, with the three Class-D students, they were on their way back to the dorms when Chiaki broke the silence between them. She had kept quiet the whole time while they were speaking with their two upperclassmen earlier but now that they were away from them, she saw it as an opportunity to speak.

"It's only your second day here, and you already got the attention of the student council president? It looks like you're going to leave your mark on this school, Ayanokouji-kun," she commented.

"I don't believe it's anything big. It's normal for the student council to keep an eye on the students, especially if those students exhibit any kind of strange behavior," he told her in an attempt to make her drop the issue.

Great. Even though the system wasn't doing anything at the moment, its actions were starting to bear consequences, starting with this. Some power this was, helping him to romance 'heroines' and leaving him to deal with the repercussions. Why can't it help him in situations like this too?

Chiaki put a finger on her cheek in a thinking pose. "But Nagumo-senpai didn't even know why the president was keeping an eye on you. He only talked about it with Tachibana-senpai. Don't you think that's strange?"

He shook his head. "I don't think I'm the right person to give an answer to that, Matsushita."

"So, you didn't really do anything?"

Suzune folded her arms and sighed, before frowning at their companion. "Matsushita-san, could you please stop with the questions? Even Ayanokouji-kun himself doesn't have the answers to your questions, because he really hasn't done anything that could warrant the attention of my brother. As a matter of fact, I don't even understand why you are asking him if he did anything. Is there a reason why you seem eager to know?"

The girl could tell that if Kikyo was here, she would do the same thing.

"Thank you, Horikita," Kiyotaka thought. Truth be told, he was actually wondering why Matsushita was bothering him about this issue and was about to ask her, but Horikita solved that problem for him. He may have wanted to know about her intentions as well as why she was interested in him, but oh well. There's always a next time.

"Okay, okay, I get it…" Chiaki smiled nervously from Suzune's cold stare, so she quickly decided to drop the issue. At the very least, her suspicion about Kiyotaka being more than what he seems to be was on point. "So, you're heading back to the dorms for real? You don't have anything else to do today?"

"No," he said flatly. Just the thought of doing something else other than being with Bed-chan would make him lose his mind… so he was really hoping that the system would let him be for now. "I would like to rest early."

Chiaki then walked ahead of her two classmates, before turning to face them with a sweet smile.

"Well, we better hurry then. Wouldn't want you to collapse out here in the open, would we?" she teased.

Famous last words.


"Uh… may I ask why are you still here, Ayanokouji-kun? Shouldn't you be heading to your dorm room since you're tired?"

Chiaki could only stare in disbelief at Kiyotaka, who stopped before a door that was only a few meters away from hers, with Suzune at the one that was beside his. After they reached the dorms, she was surprised that he still came with them to the 4th floor, but simply assumed that he was being a gentleman and wanted to make sure that they got to their rooms.

However, that doesn't seem to be the case here.

"I'm already here. My dorm room is this one," he said, sending her a bored look.

"W-Wait, you live here?" she stuttered, obviously caught off guard by this sudden knowledge.

He wasn't surprised that Chiaki's dorm room was beside Kushida's, so she was still near his own unit by only a few steps. The young man was about to answer, only for the world to freeze as three new choices showed up in front of him.

A. [Yeah, why? Is there a problem with me living here?]

B. [Believe me, I'm just as surprised as you, Matsushita. If you're wondering, I never asked to be put here. I'm not in charge of the students' arrangements in this school.]

C. [That's right, and if you think you can follow me around without noticing, then you haven't seen what I can do, Chiaki. Actually, you can follow me again anytime. I'll show you what you're in for if you do.]

Kiyotaka ignored the first two choices in favor of the third one, choosing it in an instant. It was amusing to see her speechless reaction earlier after he exposed her for following him, and it should be equally amusing to see how she would react to this one as well. It might even get her to leave him alone after this.

As the world around him returned to normal, he sent her a smirk that was similar to the one he showed earlier. He even winked at her for good measure.

"That's right, and if you think you can follow me around without noticing, then you haven't seen what I can do, Chiaki. Actually, you can follow me again anytime. I'll show you what you're in for if you do."

The brunette couldn't say anything as a response. The only thing she was capable of doing was look at him in shock and embarrassment, her mouth hanging open and her cheeks turning red.

[You gained 5 Affection Points with Matsushita Chiaki!]

Kiyotaka stared at the new notification after regaining control of himself. "I still wonder what would happen once the number of Affection Points reach 100… I hate to admit it, but I'm curious to see what it will be. Surely, it wouldn't be something bad since the system only wants the heroines to be happy."

"Ayanokouji-kun."

While Chiaki was left in a speechless state, Kiyotaka was snapped out of his thoughts when he felt Suzune tapping him on the back, making him turn towards her.

"Tomorrow. We'll walk to class together. Don't forget it," she told him in a firm tone that left no room for disagreements.

All he could do was nod. She only wanted to go to school together, no big deal. Still, she should've told him this yesterday instead of getting angry earlier this morning. "Sure… if that's what you want."

"Good. Enjoy the rest of your day," she nodded in satisfaction, before disappearing into her room.

With that, Kiyotaka decided to retreat into his fortress of solitude as well, before another stressful situation finds him again because of the system. He turned towards his other classmate, who was still in a state of embarrassment from everything that just transpired.

"I'll see you tomorrow, Matsushita."

"W-Wait, I—" she snapped out of her shock right away and tried to stop him, but Kiyotaka had already headed inside his unit and closed the door, leaving her in the hallway alone.

Chiaki stood there for a few moments before going inside her dorm room as well, then throwing herself into her bed. She buried her still-red face into her pillow as she racked her brain for answers.

"It doesn't make any sense… I'm so confused…"

How exactly can Ayanokouji switch from his apathetic expression into a seductive look without any effort? It's like one was only an act, while the other was his real personality, but there's no way of knowing for sure. What if both personalities were an act? What if they were a part of his overall personality? It was just an endless pit of questions for this issue.

To make things worse, his sexy personality caught her off guard both times and left her in a flustered state. She couldn't stop herself from blushing despite being a normally calm and composed person most of the time.

And then… there's also the fact that she lives one dorm away from Kiyotaka. Earlier during class, their classmates were talking about the new dorm arrangements for the first-year students and a lot of the girls stated that they were residing at the 4th floor, including herself. Heck, even Chabashira-sensei lived here!

It never occurred to her that Kiyotaka's dorm unit was also here, but that's because he didn't say anything in class earlier.

"Why didn't he say anything earlier, then…?" she asked herself. "Oh, probably to avoid trouble with the rest of our classmates. The girls would have crucified him for sure, while the boys would gang up on him out of jealousy…"

Yeah, if he said anything during homeroom today, then all of the girls would no doubt be mad that a boy lived on the same floor as them. Horikita must have known about his situation earlier then; Suzune had no reaction to Kiyotaka being her neighbor ever since they arrived at the dorms. Kushida might be aware as well, since she arrived in class with both Ayanokouji and Horikita earlier,

"This is more complicated than I thought… I thought this would be a simple issue that wouldn't take a day to figure out…"

At first, she only wanted to know more about him because he had gotten the attention of both Horikita and Kushida, which was an interesting sight. Yesterday, she noticed right away that Horikita Suzune wasn't the kind of person who would become friends with anyone, while Kushida Kikyo was the type of girl who would rather make friends than get a boy's attention, even though she has already won over the hearts of many of their male classmates.

If that wasn't enough, then the fact that the three of them entered the classroom together earlier as if they were a three-way couple was what sealed it. Then there's also Horikita accompanying Ayanokouji to the club fair… it's like she was already comfortable with him despite being distant to her other classmates.

Anyway, what started as a curious desire to know more about a person now evolved into an aching need for answers, because this was just too much.

She'll figure out the mystery behind Ayanokouji Kiyotaka, no matter what!


MINASAN, YONDE KURETE ARIGATŌ! AISHITEMAAAAASUUUUU! *starts playing air guitar*

-Lance