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

5:30 a.m.

Shido Kuroba's alarm clock rang on time.

"Ding ding ding!!!"

"Click!"

Kuroba Shido launched himself into the air, looking like he hadn't woken up yet.

The past week or so has been so comfortable. I slept until I naturally woke up every day, ate, and played on my phone for a while. Life couldn't be better.

Now I'm back to being treated like a beast of burden, and I'm having trouble adjusting to this new role.

"Ugh... when will I finally become that damn rich person?"

Kuroba Shido sighed and began to get dressed and wash up, preparing to put the discounted rice balls he bought yesterday into the microwave to heat them up... provided, of course, that the rice balls were still there.

"Huh? Where's my rice ball?"

Kuroba Shido stared in silence at the empty cabinet in front of him and the torn plastic bag packaging.

A long silence followed.

Half a minute later, Shido Kuroba tiptoed out of his house, not even using his cane to avoid being caught by the evil blonde girl next door.

I moved up and down the stairs little by little.

Kuroba Shido breathed a sigh of relief after successfully getting downstairs.

"Da da".

"We're back! All the familiar power is back!"

Kuroba Shido uttered a couple of chuunibyou remarks, then started limping to school, intending to grab some cheap steamed buns to eat on the way.

Oh, and while you're at it, buy some rat poison.

The Big Black family has become increasingly brazen. Before, they would only eat his leftovers, but now they're openly robbing him.

He hasn't even eaten yet!

Before, we ate his leftovers; now, he eats his leftovers...

Daikoku is the name that Shido Kuroba gave to the "native inhabitants" of the house. According to his observation, Daikoku is a strong male rat with at least five children and a wife.

My wife is probably pregnant again.

After all, the food shortage at home has become increasingly serious recently, so people's appetites must have increased.

In addition, Shido Kuroba had previously noticed that one of the rats had a much larger belly and was moving very slowly, so it was probably pregnant.

Hmm.

There's a saying, isn't there?

A close neighbor is worse than a distant relative. We all live in the same house, and life isn't easy for anyone. Now that the neighbor's wife is pregnant, shouldn't he, as the neighbor, show some consideration?

There's not much to give him, since he's a poor guy, so I'll just give him some pregnancy-preserving medicine.

Tap tap, Kuroba Shido stopped and walked into the general store in front of him.

"Boss, two packets of rat poison, please."

Half an hour later.

Kuroba Shido limped as he ate a steamed bun as he walked toward the school.

I got up very early today, and even though it took me more than half an hour to walk here, it was only a little past six o'clock.

Kamikawa University is one of the top universities in Tokyo. Although its hard power may not be as good as the others, its financial resources are unmatched by the others combined.

Therefore, students' grades are not that important here, since those who come here to study are either from wealthy or powerful families or are children of high-ranking officials within the system.

A significant portion of the population consists of ordinary, unassuming people like Shido Kuroba.

All I have is good grades.

Shido Kuroba's academic performance is good enough for him to attend the best university in the area, the University of Tokyo.

But in the end, Shido Kuroba didn't go.

The reason is simple: tuition fees are not waived, and they have to pay for their own meals and other things. The food inside is extremely expensive, and there are no meal allowances.

What were we doing in the past?

Doesn't it matter where you read?

Besides, for Kuroba Shido, reading is as simple as eating and drinking. He has done countless miracles of reading a book in one night.

I have become accustomed to it.

In short... Redemption successful!

There are no shortcuts; the journey has been filled with hard work and sweat!

It's exhausting, okay? Every time I have to find the "Hyperthymesia" three-second real man experience card in the Salted Fish Mall, pay for it, and then use the combination of control+c and control+v.

It would be much easier for others to achieve what he did.

All you need to do is get up before dawn every day to read, memorize, and do practice problems diligently, maintaining at least twelve hours of high-intensity study and brain activity each day. If you keep doing this for eight to ten years, that will be enough.

Da da da……

It was still early, so Kuroba Shido planned to stroll around the school for a bit before going back to his classroom for a nice nap.

"Wow, how come I never noticed there was a place like this on campus before? It's really nice..."

As I walked and looked around, I unknowingly arrived at the clinic I had visited yesterday.

"Huh? How did we end up here?"

Kuroba Shido was about to go back to sleep when he suddenly noticed that the lights in the infirmary were still on.

"Huh?" A big question mark appeared above his head, and he limped over.

He craned his neck and peeked into the infirmary.

Meanwhile, in the infirmary, Amamiya Kaoru, who had just stayed up all night and was about to change clothes and relieve her colleagues before going home to sleep in, suddenly saw a head pop out in the dark corridor.

A head that popped out at an angle.

As we all know, Japan has a very developed horror film industry and is very good at scaring people.

As luck would have it, Amamiya Kaoru stayed up all night watching several horror movies yesterday, and her mind was in a state of high tension and excitement.

Who understands the sense of redemption that Kuroba Shido felt when he poked his head out from inside the door?

Anyway, Kaoru Amamiya doesn't understand.

"ah--"

Pfft!

Amamiya Kaoru froze for a second, then let out a sharp crack. Her taut nerves snapped at that moment, her eyes closed, her legs kicked, and she fell straight to the ground, unconscious.

The Black Feather Warrior said, "..."

"He's dead already?"

Kuroba Shido's heart skipped a beat. He looked around and breathed a sigh of relief when he found there were no surveillance cameras.

Great, no surveillance cameras, let's run!

With a few quick thuds, Kuroba Shido made his escape.

Half a minute later.

Da da da……

Kuroba Shido returned the way he came: "Eh, what can I do? I'm just too kind-hearted."

Kuroba Shido sighed, preparing to give the timid teacher in front of him a little help. Hmm... here's the problem, it seems like he only knows CPR?

I glanced at Kaoru Amamiya's face, then lowered my gaze slightly... Hmm?

Damn, this isn't a good idea... But it doesn't seem like a bad deal, does it?

These days, mature women are still too authoritative; she's actually a "no-clothes" type... He likes it!

"Snapped!"

Kuroba Shido slapped himself across the face, his hatred running high: "You despicable thing, still thinking about this kind of thing at a time like this!"

After successfully educating himself, Kuroba Shido opened the Encounter Shop in his mind and searched for a while.

Excluding some strange and unusual things, like "Last Stand Powder," "Woman's Tears Pill," and "Strong Man's Might Pill"...

Finally, I found the item that matched the description and what I needed. The purchase history and time were also displayed next to it. I had bought two of them for myself when I played games and farmed dungeons all night.

They're afraid of dying suddenly or something.

[Miracle Quick-Acting Heart-Saving Pill: 999 remaining - Price: 1000 Salted Fish Points]

Successfully redeemed the pill, Kuroba Shido reached into his pocket and found a small, unpackaged, emerald-green pill in his hand.

They helped Amamiya Kaoru up, gave her a glass of water, and fed her a nitroglycerin tablet.

The effect is excellent!

As soon as she ate it, Amamiya Kaoru reacted. Her long eyelashes trembled slightly, and she opened her eyes, looking around with a hint of confusion before finally fixing her gaze on Kuroba Shido's face.

stunned.

So handsome, and... he looks familiar.

No... a ghost!!!

"what!"

Amamiya Kaoru's pupils contracted, and she fainted again. In her unconscious state, the terrifying image of a head popping out of the doorway kept replaying in her mind.

The Black Feather Warrior said, "..."

Can I get a refund, boss? I'm a student... I just woke up, how come I passed out again?

After cutting off his own flesh, Kuroba Shido exchanged for another quick-acting heart medicine and fed it to Amamiya Kaoru. This time, to avoid wasting money again, Kuroba Shido quickly ran away after feeding it.

The sound of clattering in the corridor gradually faded away, and the infirmary quickly returned to silence.

As if Shido Kuroba had never been there, in less than half a minute, Kaoru Amamiya woke up again, her eyes still filled with confusion and fear.

This time, thankfully, he didn't faint like he did before.

Coming to her senses, what Amamiya Kaoru faced next was silence, a long silence.

She realized that what she had just seen was indeed a ghost, but... it was some kind of little devil.

"Hiss... How embarrassing, Amamiya Kaoru, you actually fainted from fright, eh."

Amamiya Kaoru rubbed her head, preparing to get up and tidy herself up, planning to talk to Kuroba Shido about it later, since he was also...

Ok?

Why does it feel a bit chilly?

Amamiya Kaoru suddenly felt a chill, looked down, and was stunned.

Wait... has she been free the whole time?

Oh, right, she was just about to change her clothes, she had only taken them off, and before she could even change, she fainted from fright, so...

Amamiya Kaoru: "..."

"Ahhh—" A sharp, explosive sound came from the infirmary, and Amamiya Kaoru's face turned as red as a pig's head.