Tokyo: After years of stagnation, the heiress of the yakuza arrives.

[A new book by a veteran author with millions of words—quality guaranteed, no filler content!]

All characters are adults, and there is no negative influence whatsoever...

[A popular spot for the wealthy...]

Tokyo.

Kamikawa University, one of Tokyo's top universities, is the only one among the top five schools to make the list based on its "money power".

As the sun sets, the last rays of its setting sun cast a dim, fiery red glow through the window.

As is customary, the students on duty were asked to stay and clean up, and groups of three or five boys would discuss the movie while cleaning.

Of course, we're talking about serious movies here... Oh my god, Kamen Rider is here!

"Heartless—"

"Wow, that's so cool! That signature move is so similar!"

"Quick, quick, teach me!"

Several boys on the podium were taking turns pretending to be Kamen Riders with blackboard erasers, their chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) energy practically bursting out, but they were having a blast and exchanging their "symptoms."

At the entrance, a few girls from other classes appeared. One of them, encouraged by her companions, bravely rushed in.

The target... is the boy in the last row of the classroom whose face is covered by a book. The book covering his face is a novel, but it's not in Japanese. In the afterglow of the setting sun, you can see the two large characters "Doupo" (斗破)...

Take a deep breath.

"Kuro...Kuroba-kun, please go out with me!" The girl bowed and presented the letter with both hands.

"Clang!"

"What the hell is that noise?!"

Shido Kuroba jolted, launched himself forward, and made a series of "carrier turns" before finally fixing his gaze on the pink love letter the girl handed him.

Whew, that startled him. He thought it was one of those old bastards, Yamamoto, going crazy again, and he'd kicked him like a weirdo...

Oh, it was just a confession of love. What a relief!

Kuroba Shido wiped away non-existent cold sweat from his forehead, glanced at the nervous little girl in front of him who dared not look up, and then at the letter she handed him.

Finally, I looked at the black text floating above the other person's head.

[Current state: Nervous, excited, fantasizing about the shameless and indescribable life after success...]

[Salted Fish Guide: Agree to the other person's confession, accept their free food and daily necessities, save a fortune, and then kick them to the curb after squeezing out every last drop of value...]

The Black Feather Warrior said, "..."

As expected of you, still so young!

After silently criticizing the ruthless leader, Kuroba revealed his signature handsome and gentle smile.

"I'm sorry, classmate, I have no plans to be in a relationship right now!"

"You're a good person!"

Although the locations are different, the "good guy card" seems to have no borders; it can be issued anywhere.

After a simple "magic chant," a finishing move was used to successfully end the adolescence of a cute, simple-minded... not-so-innocent girl, who then broke down in tears.

"Kuroba-kun, I won't give up, I'll definitely wait for you... Waaaaaah..."

Before the girl's stubborn words came out, her tears appeared.

At this moment, when Kuroba Shido looked at the black characters above the other person's head again, they had changed.

[Current state: Sadness, resentment, disillusionment, but still wanting to live a shameless life...]

[Salted Fish Guide: Win the other person back, say that what you said was just a momentary impulse, and after coaxing them back, casually imply that you didn't consider these things because you were in dire financial straits. After getting the money, have a good time, squeeze every last drop of value out of them, and then kick them to the curb...]

The Black Feather Warrior said, "..."

He was speechless. Both the girl who had just rejected him and the ruthless Tongzi were quite persistent.

One was thinking of being shameless, the other was thinking of having a good time and then kicking him aside...

Awesome!

dong dong dong.

The long chimes echoed through the school building. Kuroba Shido yawned, watched the setting sun, and headed home.

Great, another day of lying around like a salted fish, Wuhu!

Kuroba Shido, a native of... China, stumbled upon a stroke of luck by not checking the Chinese calendar before leaving home, and woke up to find himself in Japan.

He was packed up along with his body. When he opened his eyes, he was already at the gate of the orphanage in the midst of a snowstorm. It seemed that he had been abandoned.

But it doesn't matter. He's obviously the protagonist template. Haven't you heard the saying that everyone in an orphanage is a protagonist?

Good news! I made it through, and I even look younger!

The bad news is, he's too young, and besides being young, he has nothing else, if you don't even count that treacherous system...

Even with his good mindset, he couldn't keep up when starting from scratch, especially when his brain wasn't fully developed as a child and he couldn't completely control his bowel movements. The pain was indescribable.

1000-7 is just an appetizer for Kuroba Shido... As the saying goes, my pain is greater than yours!

Hey!

That's all for now, because it's time for our daily rice ball discount!

Kuroba Shido skillfully walked to the supermarket where he was taking a taxi, picked out two salmon and fried chicken rice balls that he liked, scanned the code, paid, and left.

Why buy two?

Since he had one left to eat for breakfast the next morning, it's easy to see that he was a poor man.

To put it bluntly, he's almost completed the template for a male protagonist in Tokyo melancholic literature: poor, handsome, and melancholic...

Why do I say it was almost there?

Because there's no unrelated younger sister, or a kind older sister next door, or a married woman who needs to take out the trash every day on her way to and from get off work...

not a single one.

Damn it, who stole his life!

With each step, Kuroba Shido moved away from the city center and towards the shadowy side of Tokyo's bustling area. Gone were the bright lights and revelry; decay and poverty were the dominant themes here.

Even so, Kuroba Shido cherished this environment greatly, as there was nothing cheaper than this.

If you live in another area, you could get a better house for the same price, but after calculating the commuting time and cost, you find that you not only get tired but also spend more money.

I decisively chose to continue being a rat.

"Meow meow meow..."

The meowing of a kitten came from an inconspicuous alley, instantly stopping the naturally suspicious Kuroba Shido.

I reversed the car into the parking space and returned to the alley I had passed through earlier, following the sound as I went in.

After a while.

Kuroba Shido emerged from the box carrying a litter of kittens, their eyes not yet fully open, meowing incessantly.

Kuroba Shido's heart almost melted, and then... he held the King of Kings in his hand and poked it into the kitten's mouth, um... what a terrible scene.

"Suckling sounds..."

Wait... something doesn't seem right?

Oh well, I'll just have to make do.

"Suckling sounds..."

"Bang!"

A sudden gunshot shattered the silence, interrupting Kuroba Shido's leisurely "sucking" like an idiot. The cute look in his eyes turned into confusion.

"That can't be right, it's in the city, where would the gunshots have come from?"

He listened intently, and when he heard nothing more, Shido Kuroba breathed a sigh of relief.

"I knew it! How could that be? Seriously, I'm just scaring myself every day..."

Before the words were even finished, bang bang bang... another series of gunshots rang out, accompanied by the sound of screeching brakes and a large number of footsteps.

The Black Feather Warrior said, "..."

Realizing that his ordinary life as a handsome young man in Tokyo was about to be disrupted, Shido Kuroba decisively chose to run away and hide.

"Meow meow meow~~~"

"I almost forgot, there are you guys too." Kuroba Shido returned the way he came and picked up a litter of kittens.

This isn't a solution; I only have one sausage left. I looked down and counted the kittens in the box. Hmm, exactly five!

I shoved my fingers all the way into the kitten's mouth, and instantly, the world went silent.

He really is a genius.

Kuroba Shido hurriedly ran in the opposite direction of the gunshot, but returned half a minute later, shouting, "The password? You're not leaving us any way out?"

While complaining, Shido Kuroba hid in the alley where he had found the kitten before. Although it was a dead end, at least there was cover. There was really nothing else there.

At this point, don't be picky, just make do...

Shido Kuroba hid behind a trash can, carefully observing the situation outside.

The once sparsely populated streets were now filled with people dressed in black, many of them with scars on their faces, looking fierce and menacing, carrying steel bars and machetes.

Among these men in black was a young girl dressed in a gorgeous red and black dress and a pleated skirt.

A pair of exceptionally beautiful, alluring eyes; long eyelashes; slender legs; perfectly fitted over-the-knee socks; and flowing, thick, straight black hair like seaweed…

The girl was holding a still-smoking pistol; clearly, the gunshot had come from the other side.

Following the position of the gun barrel, Kuroba Shido also saw several men in black lying in pools of blood. Judging from the bloodstains on the ground and the extent of their convulsions... they should not be dead.

"Damn it, isn't this the city channel? What did they send me here for?"

Kuroba Shido wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and swallowed hard. It seemed that hiding earlier was a very wise choice.

The cat cautiously observed the situation outside, unaware that its mother, who had returned from hunting, was watching everything from the wall.

Watching her five kidnapped kittens, the mother cat performed a freefall, unleashing a barrage of cat punches at the "cat trafficker" who had abducted her children.

The Black Feather Warrior said, "..."

"Clang..."

Even if Kuroba Shido didn't make a sound, the mother cat was strong enough to lift the lid of the trash can, and the noise attracted a large group of people outside the alley.

The gazes of the girl in the gorgeous black dress all fell upon Kuroba Shido.

"Wow, so many people..." For some reason, this thought suddenly popped into Shido Kuroba's mind.

You can't see me, you can't see me, you can't see me...

The girl in the black, elegant clothes saw Shido Kuroba and her eyes lit up, a fierce glint flashing in them.

"My dear, run! You are the hope of the Shingu family; you must not be harmed!"

Upon hearing this, all eyes that had been focused on the girl immediately turned back to Shido Kuroba.

The Black Feather Warrior said, "..."

Brother, there's no road here, it's full of people, and... are you sure you want me to leave alive?

grass!!!