A reversal of fortune and victory in a world hated by all girls!

This is a golden opportunity to improve his favorability, and he will seize it.

He estimated that once his favorability with Hayakawa reached around 40 points, he should be able to influence Takahashi Mito's subjective judgment of him.

Hopefully, this time the direction is correct.

The two chatted for a bit longer before Aoi Natsuki ended the conversation, saying it was too late and she probably wouldn't be able to get up tomorrow morning.

The more excited you are at night, the more regretful you will be during the day.

All students deeply understand this point.

……

The next day.

In the classroom of Class 1, Grade 11.

It was during break time.

Keiko Hayakawa was standing next to Mitsu Takahashi's seat, holding a thermos in her hand.

"Meidu, your water."

Mito Takahashi glanced at him sideways, her tone somewhat annoyed: "I already told you not to pour me any more water."

"It's alright," Keiko Hayakawa said with a smile.

"I told you not to do it, so don't do it. You can only do it when I tell you to, understand?" Mito Takahashi's attention was still on the phone screen, but she kept swiping through some blank screens.

"Well, I see."

Keiko Hayakawa seemed to be in a good mood, which Mito Takahashi had noticed long ago, but due to her strange subjective opinion of her, she felt extremely awkward.

When she came to high school, she was reluctant to make friends because of what had happened before. In addition, she was always throwing tantrums, so few people in her class talked to her. However, she didn't care. So what if she didn't have friends? Anyway, the friends she thought were good friends ended up framing her, so why bother making friends?

I thought school life would continue like this until Keiko Hayakawa appeared.

A timid, introverted girl took the initiative to chat with her, hoping to become her friend.

At first, Takahashi Mi refused. In order to keep her away from him, he kept making her do things for him, just like ordering a servant around. He did this just to make the other person hate him and stay away from him. The thoughts of adolescence are the most contradictory. He knew that this was wrong, but he still wanted to do it.

As time went on, Hayakawa Keiko, who had always worked hard without complaint, continued to help her with various tasks. Gradually, Takahashi Mito's opinion of her changed, and she eventually stopped asking her to do things for her.

Now, Mito Takahashi has gotten used to having this person by her side, but her stubbornness sometimes makes her treat her badly. However, she always feels uneasy afterward, keeping her eyes off her but listening quietly to see how the other person will react.

Such a conflicted mind; perhaps this is just how girls are.

"Why are you so happy today? Is there something wrong?" Takahashi Mito pretended to be nonchalant, but her ears were already perked up.

Chapter 17 The Great Death Scene

"Aoi, have you ever heard of the name Natsuki...?" Hayakawa Keiko asked slowly.

The boy's name, which should have been forgotten by Mitsu Takahashi, resurfaced at this moment, and she turned around with slight surprise: "Natsuki Aoi?"

"Hmm, you've heard of this name, Mido?"

"Well..." Takahashi Mito didn't want to talk about what happened before, so she could only tell a little lie, "I also saw it on the forum. After all, he's so famous. Hayakawa, how did you meet that guy?"

"Well... it was just a coincidence," Hayakawa Keiko said somewhat awkwardly.

"Don't you think that guy is annoying?" Takahashi Mito asked the crux of the matter.

Keiko Hayakawa looked up and thought back: "Actually, I did think that at first, but after chatting with him a few times, I found that he is actually a pretty good person, completely different from what was said on the forum."

"You've chatted a few times?! Do you even chat with him regularly?" Takahashi Mito was shocked.

Upon hearing this, Hayakawa Keiko's face flushed instantly, her shoulders narrowed, and she took a step forward, grabbing Mido's shoulder and pulling at her clothes: "Mido, don't speak so loudly..."

"Oh, so that means you've become friends with that Aoi Natsuki?"

"Hmm... looking at it now, I guess so."

Looking at her nervous expression, Takahashi Mito couldn't help but have some wild thoughts.

"Whatever you want to do, why are you asking me?"

Keiko Hayakawa paused for a moment, then maintained her smile: "That's true..."

“However…” Takahashi Mito’s fingers tapped rhythmically on her phone screen, “He… should be your second friend from high school besides me, right?”

"Yes! Yes! But Mi-du, you will always be my number one friend!"

"Ahhh! What nonsense are you talking about!" Takahashi Mito quickly looked around, and only felt relieved when she saw that no one was looking at her. Looking at Hayakawa Keiko, who was clenching her fists and looking very confident, she immediately glared at her angrily.

Keiko Hayakawa knows Mito very well, even better than Mito herself, who is often contradictory.

She knew that Mido's true nature wasn't bad, which was why she kept trying to be friends with her.

Keiko Hayakawa stuck out her tongue, made a cute face, and then fell silent.

However, Takahashi Mito felt a mix of emotions.

"Mido, how about I treat you to lunch today? Consider it my apology."

"No, let me treat you to lunch today." Seeing that she still wanted to say something, Takahashi Mitsu immediately raised her hand to stop her. "Don't say anything, it's settled then."

Seeing this, Keiko Hayakawa used her finger to trace a zipper-like motion from the left side of her lips to the right, displaying a playful side in front of Mido.

"besides……"

Mito Takahashi's eyes darted left and right, and after several seconds, she slowly said:

"congratulations……"

……

"Natsuki, there's a letter at the door with your name on it."

Yusuke walked in from the back of the classroom with a pink letter in his hand.

When Aoi Natsuki turned her head and saw the packaging of the letter, she immediately knew who had sent it.

Anne Sakurajima.

That girl with an extremely strange personality and behavior.

Now he finally knew where those conspicuous pink letters that had been in his shoe cabinet came from—they were all written to him by Anne Sakurajima.

He opened it and glanced at the contents.

Sure enough, the other party was sincerely inviting him to join the Exploration Club.

He had also looked into this group on forums, and found that it was mostly discussions about supernatural phenomena, nonsense without any scientific basis.

But that's not entirely true, considering that I recently experienced time travel and the addition of a system, and normal science seems to have difficulty explaining all of this.

He folded the letter and put it in the drawer.

As the best target for romance, with his affection level maintained at -1, he naturally wouldn't give up on Sakurajima An so easily. However, he still wanted to do things one step at a time, so he hadn't contacted Sakurajima An proactively these past few days. Instead, she sent him three letters in a row.

He's now stuck on one principle.

If the favorability rating doesn't increase, everything you do is just an illusion.

Time flew by and it was time to get out of school and meet up with Keiko Hayakawa.

Previously, they had only communicated online; this was the first time the two had arranged to meet in person.

To avoid an awkward situation, the two agreed to meet at an intersection 500 meters from the school.

When Aoi Natsuki arrived, he already saw Hayakawa Keiko standing under the traffic light, looking around. The first thing she should have done upon seeing him was to wave and greet him cheerfully, but upon seeing him in person, she panicked and simply raised her right hand slightly, waving it gently.

He jogged over, a smile on his face: "Sorry to have kept you waiting."

"No, no... I just arrived too."

Keiko Hayakawa lowered her head.

As usual.

Natsuki Aoi noticed the lychee-patterned hair clip on her head again and continued, "Don't be so reserved, adjust your breathing."

"Hmm..." Hayakawa Keiko's heart was pounding, and she took a few deep breaths before she gradually calmed down.

"Let's go then. Which barbershop should we go to?"

"I... I have a map on my phone. Let me check... Yes, that's the way. There's a bus stop about 100 meters ahead. Let's take it..."

Keiko Hayakawa meticulously recounted her itinerary to him.

Natsuki Aoi thought this girl was very interesting.

Favorability rating rises again.

It has already surpassed 20 points.

The two then took a bus and got off at a shopping street about fifteen minutes later. The area was full of people. Hayakawa Keiko led the way, and when someone occasionally looked at them, she would lower her head, purse her lips, and quicken her pace.

But what she didn't know was that most of those people's eyes were on Aoi Natsuki behind her.

There's nothing we can do about it; he's the kind of person that's hated by all the women.

The two eventually entered a stylishly decorated barbershop. Hayakawa Keiko had made an appointment the day before and, after chatting with a barber named Tony, finally confirmed the previously selected plan.

Aoi Natsuki was sitting in the rest area next door, watching Tony slowly lift her bangs in the mirror, revealing a few pimples on her forehead. Instantly, Hayakawa Keiko's face turned bright red, which was even more obvious in the mirror.

Keiko Hayakawa's flustered gaze met Natsuki Aoi's through the mirror, and she immediately looked away, her face flushed red all the way to her ears.

This is really too ridiculous...

Chapter 18 The Arrogant Nemesis

At this moment, a classic line involuntarily popped into Aoi Natsuki's mind: "Are you blushing?"

In the end, she didn't say it, but the sensitive Hayakawa Keiko still noticed her suppressed laughter, and her face almost turned into a crying cat mask.

"Excuse me." Natsuki Aoi waved her hand, then coughed twice to straighten her posture.

Hayakawa Keiko gradually got into the swing of things, and after nearly two hours of haircutting and perming, a brand new Hayakawa Keiko finally stood in front of him.

When Aoi Natsuki put down the magazine in his hand and looked up, the first thing he noticed was her clear, dark green eyes. The effect of her curly hair was just as he had predicted; it not only filled out her head shape but also sculpted her features.

Previously, Keiko Hayakawa always kept her head down, not letting others see her face, which led to a growing sense of doubt about her appearance.