In practice, I can issue tasks to my master.

Volume 1: 25. Can I call you Mom?

In a remote location where few people come.

Ichinose Honami jogged to the meeting place, her panting appearance prompting Nangong Cheng to unceremoniously activate auto-aiming.

Yes, the curvature is impeccable.

"Ichinose-kun, you... I told you to just walk over slowly. This student council spot isn't going to grow wings and fly away."

"Haha... I just didn't want to keep you waiting too long, Nangong."

Honami Ichinose smiled somewhat foolishly.

Actually, it was just because she hesitated about meeting Nangong Cheng after receiving the message, since according to the system, there was a chance that meeting him would trigger a mission.

Perhaps she really is being pretentious.

After all, she was a "good child" who grew up in such an environment and with such education, and it would be difficult for her to accept such a highly conflicting and dramatic change brought about by the system in a short period of time.

But if it were those "bad students" and "bad kids" in the eyes of adults, Ichinose Honami thinks they would probably accept the system very readily and actively complete the tasks.

To put it bluntly...

She's unwilling to do it, but plenty of others are.

This is why there's a saying: many principles are understood by everyone, but often understanding these principles doesn't guarantee a good life.

However, since she chose to keep the appointment today, this action itself represents that she has made a decision.

"Take your time, there's no rush."

the other side.

Nangong Cheng knew that Ichinose Honami was the kind of person who was very considerate of others but almost never considered herself, so he could only let the girl catch her breath first.

"Thank you, thank you."

After Ichinose Honami's breathing gradually calmed down, she smiled first, then asked with a curious look:

"Sorry to keep you waiting... Nangong, is it true about the student council spot you mentioned in your message?"

Nangong Cheng nodded.

After talking with Honami Ichinose in the cafeteria, he didn't intend for Honami to actually wait a month before contacting him to discuss the collaboration.

How many points would I lose?

It also doesn't fit his plan to distribute favors equally among all his subjects.

So this time, he deliberately used his student council spot to trick, no, to invite Ichinose Honami out.

"Yes, it's true."

"I heard that you wanted to join the student council, but the student council president rejected you, right?"

Honami Ichinose nodded, a slightly troubled expression on her face.

"Yes, because President Horikita said the student council won't be accepting first-year students this year."

"But how did Nangong find out about this? I remember only mentioning it to my classmates."

Nangong Cheng smiled and snapped his fingers.

He looked directly into Ichinose Honami's eyes and cast out the second bait he had prepared.

"Because of the information-selling incident yesterday, Chairman Horikita spoke with me today."

"He hinted that he wanted to invite me to join the student council, and then, probably to imply how rare this opportunity was, he mentioned that Ichinose-kun and a student from Class A had applied to join the student council but were rejected by him."

"But I'm an energy-saving person, and I won't do things that sound like a hassle unless absolutely necessary, so I declined."

"However, President Horikita said that this spot would be reserved for me, so I'm wondering if I can sell my spot to someone else in exchange for points?"

Honami Ichinose was initially surprised that Makoto Nanami was invited by the student council president, but she understood his true meaning when she heard the last two sentences.

This is an attempt to sell her a student council spot.

Although she did want to join the student council, let alone the fact that Class B didn't have enough points to buy a spot, even if they could, why did she have to buy it from Nangong Cheng?

She asked that question very directly.

"According to what you're saying, Nangong, if student council seats can be traded, why don't I just buy them from President Horikita?"

Nangong Cheng smiled.

He had naturally prepared a corresponding contingency plan for Ichinose Honami's response.

"What if I say I don't want the points?"

"Don't want to pay?"

Honami Ichinose paused for a moment.

That's quite unusual.

Based on Nangong Cheng's actions of selling information and the content of their conversations in the cafeteria, Ichinose Honami has always believed that Nangong Cheng wanted to use his personal points to buy a spot in Class A to graduate.

So the more points he had, the better. But Nangong Cheng actually said he didn't want any points?

What does he want?

"So, Nangong, what do you want to trade with me for this student council spot?"

"Since you chose to meet me to discuss this, I assume you believe that I or Class B are capable of paying for what you want, right?"

Nangong Cheng nodded.

It's only at times like these that talking to intelligent people is an easy experience; you don't need to say much for them to understand.

“Ichinose-san is right. I did ask you to meet because I believed you were capable of paying for the student council spot.”

"However... I'm not entirely sure you'll agree to this deal."

"Because this matter is indeed somewhat..."

As he spoke, Nangong Cheng decisively issued a mission to Ichinose Honami.

[Task issued: There are many kinds of transactions in the world, but they are all essentially exchanges of interests. Now, Nangong Cheng is offering a spot in the student council as a condition for fulfilling a difficult-to-speak-about wish of his.]

[Task Reward: 2000 points]

[Punishment for mission failure: Record a video of an independently completed mine depth exploration operation and send it to Nangong Cheng]

Honami Ichinose's pupils trembled slightly.

A reward of 2000 points.

The previous two tasks were "small tasks" with only 100 points each, but this third task has such a huge scope?

There must be a demon in the abnormal situation.

Although Nangong Cheng didn't need the points, just looking at the score, he knew that this task wouldn't be easy to complete.

but……

It is known that 1 integral equals 1000 yen.

In Japan, the average monthly income of a typical family of three, assuming both parents have stable incomes, is between 30 and 50 yen.

However, the average monthly expenditure will generally not be less than 20 RMB, and may even be higher.

Especially in her family, where there are two children but only one divorced single mother with a certain economic capacity, the fact that they can balance income and expenditure throughout the year is almost entirely due to the mother overworking her health.

Even though enrolling in a high-level educational institution can significantly reduce the financial burden on my mother, it only makes the already bad situation less bad; the fundamental income problem remains unresolved.

So even though 99% of the items in the system's shop are more worthwhile to exchange for than yen, money is what she and her family need most right now.

Complex thoughts vanish in an instant.

Honami Ichinose took a deep breath, and the smile on her face gradually turned into a resolute one.

"Please tell me, Nangong. If you don't tell me, I won't know whether your request is within my budget, right?"

Nangong Cheng nodded.

With the added benefit of his rudimentary acting skills, the expression on his face resembled a pie chart, showing three parts embarrassment, three parts shyness, three parts trepidation, and one part anticipation.

"Well... actually, what I want isn't a specific thing, but rather, I hope..."

"May I call you Ichinose-kun..."

"Mother."

A gentle evening breeze caressed the girl, and her fluttering hair playfully brushed against her delicate but bewildered face.

Silence is the foundation of today's highly developed culture.

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Volume 1: Chapter 26, Ichinose-san is a woman old enough to be my mother.

At this moment, Honami Ichinose felt as if her brain had been infected with a powerful virus or Trojan and crashed.

No, what did she just hear?

"Ah ha ha……"

"Nan, Nangong classmate? What did you just say... I don't think I heard you clearly?"

Nangong Cheng repeated what he had just said without even blinking, his expression and tone extremely serious.

“I said—I wish I could call Ichinose-san ‘Mom’.”

"Aa ...

The girl couldn't help but let out a sharp, explosive sound.

Of course, it's in my heart.

Honami Ichinose took several deep breaths, trying to calm her overly excited emotions; her face was already as red as a monkey's bottom.

“Nangong, you…”

Are you sure you're not just teasing me?

She knew this mission would be anything but simple, but who would have thought that Nangong Cheng would propose such a... bizarre and outrageous condition!

Don't you know we're all the same age?!

How could you call her "Mom"?!

Honami Ichinose's reaction was exactly what Makoto Nanami had expected. After all, she was an incredibly pure anime girl, so it was normal for her to be unable to accept the kind of repressed literature about a three-dimensional junior who was called "Mom" by his peers.

"Ichinose-san, I'm not kidding you."

“This is what I truly think… because I believe you are a woman who can be my mother.”

Nangong Cheng's gaze was sincere and earnest, as if he were simply stating a normal point.

"Perhaps it's because I grew up in an orphanage... I can always feel a maternal glow from gentle and kind women like you, Ichinose-san."

"If this has offended you, please forgive my rudeness."

Honami Ichinose pursed her lips.

No, you need to make your point clear. How can a high school girl be so full of maternal glow?

"Nangong, I..."

She really couldn't tell whether Nangong Cheng was genuinely expressing his feelings or just teasing her.

But no matter what, she's just an ordinary high school girl. How can she become a mother to someone her own age?

Even if it's just the image of a mother in the sense of spiritual support or emotional pillar, this... this is still too shameful!

"Ichinose-san, if you really can't accept this, that's okay. We can go through normal personal points trading."

"Considering our relationship, I can give you a 20% discount this time, only 1.6 million personal points, and I also accept IOUs."

Nangong Cheng continued to use a strategy of retreating to advance.

As for whether or not he'll become a clown...

He didn't think Ichinose Honami would really refuse such a deal that was essentially zero-cost and high-return.