Unlimited Ambition

When Oriana saw that I wasn't moving, she asked, "Is there something wrong? If it's inconvenient, I can go by myself."

I was overwhelmed with emotions and didn't know how to answer. To be honest, I've never forgotten her. There were times when I wanted to go find her no matter what (I've already found Teacher Xiaomeng's address. It's unexpectedly run-down). But when I got to the bottom of that dilapidated apartment building, I stopped and couldn't go in no matter what.

I opened my mouth, intending to agree to go in with Oriana, but what came out in the end was: "I'm sorry, I'm not feeling well... I'm really sorry."

Oriana shook her head: "It's nothing. Anyway, this mistake was all my fault. It has nothing to do with you. People should be brave enough to take responsibility for their mistakes, shouldn't they?"

I forced a smile and said, "Yes, you're right." Then I watched Oriana go up the stairs and walk towards the ward.

I took a deep breath, then cast an "ignore" spell on myself and followed behind her.

Oriana pushed open the door to the hospital room and went inside, carrying fruit and flowers she had bought before coming to the hospital. She first bowed very sincerely to Himegami Akisa and the other girl. Then she put down the gifts and began to apologize.

I stood outside the ward, looking inside.

Besides Himegami Akisa, another girl in the same ward was long-haired, with a large chest and a bright forehead. According to the medical record, her name was Fukiyori Seiri, and she was Himegami Akisa's classmate. The pink-haired loli who appeared to be keeping Himegami company was none other than the teacher, Komoe, whom they had met once before.

The two girls were somewhat bewildered because Oriana's methods were so skillful that they didn't realize it was actually this person who had hurt them. Moreover, both girls, along with their teacher, Ms. Xiaomeng, were very kind people. After Oriana explained and apologized, they quickly forgave her.

Watching them chat and laugh so happily, I felt a little lost. But I didn't want to join them. Qiu Sha probably still hates me. Not anger, or dislike, but hatred—hatred that I took away what was most precious to her. This feeling is truly awful.

Just then, I overheard them talking: "The injury is healing very quickly. The doctor said I can be discharged in another week. I need to get out of bed and move around more during this time." These were the words of the girl with the broad forehead, Fukiyoshi.

Hmm, I see. So, what about Qiusha?

Qiu Sha seemed a little embarrassed: "My constitution is rather weak, so it will take me a little longer to recover. Also, the wound is currently scabbing over, so I can't move around much."

Oh, I see… I immediately had an idea. I decided to stay a while longer and ask Qiu Sha's classmate about her recent situation, and… if possible… um… ask her what she thinks of me.

The four girls talked for a while longer. Then, Oriana, seemingly worried I was getting impatient, apologetically said she had to leave. She exchanged contact information with the other three girls, promising to visit them in Academy City again sometime. After that, she left.

Oriana left the room. Because of the spell on me, she didn't notice me. After she had been gone for a while, I called her and told her the location of my villa, asking her to go there herself. I had some urgent business to attend to and would be back sometime today.

Oriana seemed slightly annoyed. But I couldn't worry about that now. I quickly hung up the phone. Afterwards, I followed the long-haired woman, who was dressed as a hairdresser, until she came out and walked to the grass outside the hospital.

This girl seems to have suffered a serious injury, as she's using crutches. She's taking very difficult steps forward. She seems to be a strong girl.

"Excuse me, may I bother you for a moment?" I looked around to make sure no one was watching, then walked over and called out to the girl.

Fukiyori turned around and looked at me with some confusion. She thought to herself: Could it be that my luck has finally turned around? A guy is actually trying to talk to me?

"Excuse me, is there anything I can help you with?" Fuki asked.

Um... what kind of identity should I use...?

"I am Himegami Akisa's ex-boyfriend." I quickly fabricated this identity, which wasn't entirely wrong. "Although we broke up, I still care about her well-being. I heard she was hospitalized, so I wanted to come and see her. But because of my identity... well, I don't know if Akisa will be angry when she sees me... so..."

I pretended to be unable to continue, then clasped my hands together and pleaded, "Please tell me, how is Qiu Sha doing these days?"

"Eh~" (Oh, so he wasn't here to pick me up. Is he Akisa-chan's ex-boyfriend? He seems pretty good. Why did you break up with him?) Fukiyori didn't seem to want to answer my question.

"How can I prove your identity? Who knows if you're some kind of perverted stalker trying to trick me into talking?" Fuki said.

...Do I give off such a bad first impression?

"Besides, Akisa-chan is so well-behaved, she doesn't seem like the kind of girl who would initiate a breakup. Either you did something to betray her, or you toyed with her and then heartlessly dumped her," Fukiyori analyzed.

...Unfortunately, it has both.

"I hate men like you who keep pestering and begging to get back together after a breakup! With me here, I'll never let you touch a single hair on Qiusha's head!"

Hmm... Is she the kind of woman with a strong sense of responsibility? Then that's how I should answer. I pretended to be dissatisfied and said, "What? You make me sound like a heartless and ungrateful Chen Shimei (aren't you one?), there's a limit to joking, classmate. I really care about Qiu Sha!"

Such a situation had never occurred in Fukiyori's more than ten years of life. Generally speaking, after being stared at by her fierce gaze, most boys would back down. By the time she spoke, most of the other half would have already left. The few who remained who were oblivious (like the idiots) would be severely punished by her headbutts and iron fists.

But looking at the little boy in front of her, Fukiyori was stumped for the first time.

"Could there be another reason? This boy doesn't look very old... Is he a middle school student? Could it be because of his family? And judging from his appearance, hmm, is he a foreigner? Perhaps he's the young master of a wealthy family? That would make sense."

In a sense, Chuiji guessed half right again. His expression softened considerably.

"I see..." She thought for a moment, "Speaking of which, Qiusha seems quite lonely. She doesn't interact much with the other classmates. She's always been living at Ms. Xiaomeng's house. It seems like she's not having a very good time."

"Didn't Teacher Xiaomeng recently get a raise and a large bonus?" I asked curiously. That was compensation I gave to Qiusha through this channel! Did that pink-haired loli embezzle it?

"How did you know?" Fuki asked curiously.

“As I said, I am very concerned about Qiusha’s situation,” I said.

"Oh." Fuki nodded. "Perhaps. I'm not too sure, but given Ms. Komoe's personality, that money should have been used on the girl she picked up."

"A girl we picked up?" I asked curiously. "What is that?"

"It's just a personal hobby of Ms. Komoe," Fukiyori replied. "Ms. Komoe often wanders around the streets and then takes home homeless girls. She spends most of her salary and bonuses on them. Speaking of which, Akisa-chan is one of them too."

I nodded, inwardly marveling at how kind that pink-haired little girl was. I could feel a little more at ease leaving Qiu Sha in her care. Hmm… well, that's settled then. I still need to think of some other ways to send that little girl a few windfalls.

Thinking of this, I sighed softly: "It's good to know she's alright. Please don't tell her I was here. Goodbye then." After saying this, I turned around to leave.

"Wait a minute!" At this point, Fukiyo almost believed what I said, as well as the facts in her mind.

After hearing her words, I turned around again: "Is there anything else?"

"Do you want to get back together with Akisa-chan?" Fukiyori asked. "I can ask her for you. Maybe Akisa-chan will agree."

I shook my head and said softly, "Speaking of which, it was Qiu Sha who initiated the breakup..."

Fukiyo's thoughts: Akisa-chan is such a good girl, afraid of causing trouble for this boy's family, so she took the initiative to break up. Yeah, that must be it.

"If I were to appear in front of Qiusha again, she wouldn't be happy, would she?" I said the truth, and then turned and walked away dejectedly.

"Wait a minute!" Fukiyo grabbed my collar anxiously. I kept walking forward. Suddenly, Fukiyo, whose injury hadn't fully healed, lost her balance and fell towards me. I didn't pay much attention at the time, but hearing a strange gust of wind behind me, I turned around and watched as a pair of rather impressive breasts slammed into my face…

Chapter Thirteen: The Power of Hammering

And so, due to universal gravitation, gravity, and so on—the law of attraction—it all came crashing down on me. Luckily, this thing was completely limp, so I didn't feel any discomfort.

On the contrary, the unique fragrance of a young woman kept wafting into my nose, which smelled quite nice. It was just that I had a little trouble breathing.

"Damn it, what are you smelling there!" Chuiji noticed that my breathing had become much heavier as I was being pressed under his body. He cursed and struggled to get up, but a sharp pain shot through his leg from the fall. It seemed that his lower leg was broken.

"Sorry!" I said, blushing as I tried to push her away. But instead, I pushed against Fukiyori's breasts. Fukiyori blushed, a feeling she'd never experienced before washing over her. Then I pushed her away forcefully.

At this moment, I propped myself up, looked at Fuki's pained face, and asked, "Are you alright?"

With tears welling in her eyes, Fukiyo said, "Do I look alright to you? Quickly, call the doctor!"

"Here?" I noticed that her left shinbone seemed to be broken, so I pressed on that spot.

"Ouch!" Fuki cried out.

"Alright, I'll try this." After saying that, I used an enhanced healing technique on Fuki's calf. After a cool and refreshing sensation, Fuki suddenly realized that her seemingly fractured calf no longer hurt. She tried moving it a bit, and it seemed like nothing was wrong.

"Is this your ability?" Fuki asked.

I nodded: "That's right, it's not a big deal. It just involved restructuring the bones in your leg. It slightly depleted your body's calcium. With some nutrition, you'll be back to normal."

"Oh." Fuki nodded, seemingly understanding. Then she realized that the distance between us was a little too close.

"Idiot!" A powerful headbutt slammed into my forehead. To be honest, I could have dodged it. I just didn't want to. I figured I'd let her vent her anger.

"Ouch!" I had just forgotten that my body, after all, was forged using advanced technology and forbidden magic (otherwise, I would have been drained dry by the girls at home long ago). And as an important component like the skull, it was even harder than the other bones in my body.

And so, the story of Fukiyoshi ended in tragedy.

"How did your bones grow like that?" Fuki asked, rubbing the large bump on his forehead.

"It's probably the result of exercise," I said dismissively, while simultaneously casting a healing spell on her forehead.

"What a useful ability." Fukiyori remarked, touching the bulge that had subsided.

"It's alright," I said, then asked, "Can you stand up?"

“Of course, I’m in excellent health.” As he spoke, Fuki stood up, then jumped—and then collapsed again.

"Treatment is physically demanding, so it's best to rest for a bit first." I quickly supported her waist to prevent her from falling again and fracturing her bone.

"I see." Fuki blushed a little and sat down on the lawn like I did.

"Hey, you, I don't even know your name yet." After a while, Fukiyori seemed a bit bored and started chatting with me.

“Wright Stuart. A Jerusalemite,” I replied.

"Jerusalem people?" Fukiyo thought again. "So, it's probably because of religion that their families are preventing them from dating. I think Akisa mentioned that before coming to Academy City, she was a shrine maiden. It's disgusting. What era are we living in? People still stop their children from loving each other because of this..."

It seems that Fukichi is somewhat sympathetic towards me.

“By the way, my name is Fukiyori Seiri,” Fukiyori said.

"Oh," I replied casually, sounding quite uninterested.

Fuki was slightly annoyed and wanted to hit me with her head again. But then she thought that her skull wasn't as hard as mine, so she decided against it.

"What are your plans for the future?" Fukiyoshi then asked.

"Plans?" I asked, puzzled.

Seeing that I was still a bit clueless, Fukiyo got a little impatient: "You still have a relationship with Akisa-chan. Do you really want to end it like this? To let my family control your life, abandon your love, and ultimately marry a woman you don't even like?"

I opened my mouth in surprise—yes, I was genuinely surprised—what on earth was this girl thinking?!

Seeing me standing there dumbfounded and silent, Fukiyori snorted coldly: "I didn't expect I misjudged you. I thought you still had feelings for Akisa-chan, but it turns out you're just a coward!"

Is there a necessary connection between these two things?

I couldn't help but roll my eyes. I realized this girl had an exceptionally strong sense of responsibility and justice—too strong.

But it's surprisingly cute! I don't dislike it at all.

I lowered my head, pondered for a moment, and then said, "Alright, Fukiyori, if you really want to help me, then please use your power to get Akisa to come out. I want to have a proper talk with her."

Fukiyori nodded: "But Akisa-chan's current situation is probably quite troublesome."

“It’s not right now.” I shook my head. “I can wait. Besides, it’s really not the right time for Qiu Sha to experience too much emotional turmoil right now.”

“Okay.” Chuiji nodded in agreement: “Then, let’s exchange phone numbers. After Qiusha and I are discharged from the hospital in a few days, I’ll arrange for you to meet.”

Next, I exchanged phone numbers and other contact information with Fukiyori. After briefly checking on her condition and learning that she was alright, I said goodbye and left the emergency hospital.

Well, luck has turned around, what an unexpected bonus! After leaving the emergency room, my mood improved. Humming a song, I hailed a taxi and returned to my little villa.

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Kihara Ayaki felt she was being punished. Ever since she flaunted her bust size to Shirai Kuroko, she'd been getting her comeuppance. And this "punishment" had even followed her all the way to her home—Kihara Ayaki now completely considered herself the mistress of the villa.

At first, when Jie Biao heard the doorbell, he thought it was me returning after making a scene outside for a day and a night.