The goal of life is to break up all couples

Matsueda Azusa couldn't help but laugh.

Miura Yumiko's forehead was bulging with veins. "You're the type who started out in an orphanage, and you still have the nerve to laugh at me? Even if I started out as a gangster, at least I could go to school. How can you even go to school with your current situation? If you want me to be a gangster so badly, don't forget that you could end up homeless! Be careful, I'll catch you and squeeze you!"

As soon as the first round started, the two men were already on the verge of a fight.

Seeing the two bickering like kindergarten kids, Shiina Riki and Yamada Ryo's eyes flickered. This wouldn't do. Even if we were playing games, we couldn't let others sneak away!

Judging from the current situation, the backgrounds of these two people are the easiest to connect. Since this game is called "The Game of Life", there must be an adult chapter besides the childhood chapter... What if they end up getting married in the end... That kind of thing is not allowed!

Thinking of this, Shiina Riki and Yamada Ryo exchanged a glance, instantly understanding each other's intentions. They had to find a way to stop Miura Yumiko and Matsueda Azusa from hooking up! Even if it was an in-game marriage, it wouldn't work!

Hikigaya Hachiman shuddered for no apparent reason and felt a chill on his back. The board game in front of him seemed to begin to emit a tangible black mist, showing signs of becoming a dark game.

Soon it was the second round, and Yanami Anna briefly introduced the rules of this round: everyone can choose the branch they want to advance to on the map, such as entering a private elementary school, a public elementary school, or even giving up going to school, but the success rate of the choice will change according to the value on the character card. If the choice fails, they will be "slipped" and punished.

For character cards like Matsueda Azusa, who has zero wealth, they can basically only choose to give up on going to school.

But Songzhi Zi simply didn't believe in fate. Even if he failed, wouldn't it just be a punishment? What was there to be afraid of? He thought carefully for a moment. Choosing an aristocratic school was too ridiculous, but giving up school was too unrealistic.

He finally chose a more reasonable public elementary school with a tuition reduction buff - after all, generally speaking, children from welfare homes still have the opportunity to attend this type of school with the funding of the welfare home.

As long as Songeda Azusa rolls a value of 8 or above, the choice will be successful, and the success rate is actually not particularly low.

However, he still failed.

Looking at the bright lights, Songzhi Zi touched his chin and said, "It's 7 o'clock."

Miura Yumiko patted his shoulder: "It's 7 o'clock."

Yana saw Kyoko clapping her hands together and said, "Busan, you're not learning!"

Then, she pointed to the deck of cards and said, "Also, don't forget the penalty card!"

Azusa Matsueda drew a penalty card.

[Command Card (Being): When you receive an order from a player holding a "Command Card" in any phase, you must follow it - the commanded action is limited to in-game actions.]

Songzhi Zi couldn't help but complain: "What kind of command card is this! It's basically a slave card, right?"

Yumiko Miura's eyes lit up. It seemed that she was determined to get this card!

Not only her, but everyone else too - not to mention Shiina Ritsuki, Yamada Ryo and the others, even Hikigaya Hachiman and Numizu Kazuhiko... they also wanted to experience the feeling of not only being able to point fingers at the minister, but also having him accept it humiliatingly!

"Then please keep this penalty card and don't default on your debt."

Yanai saw Kyoko continue to direct, "Then, please draw a card from this deck of sliding cards to determine the final outcome of your turn."

Matsueda Azusa drew a card as instructed.

[Street Performer Apprentice: Although the orphanage was unable to fund your elementary school education and can only provide a minimal level of education, it does offer various options to ensure you have a skill to support yourself after leaving the orphanage. Among these options, you were fortunate enough to be spotted by a street performer temporarily residing here and was recruited as his apprentice and child laborer.]

Yana saw Xingcai clapping and congratulating him: "Dangdang! Congratulations, Minister, on opening your career branch. This is your skill bar, please add it to your character sheet."

Azusa Matsueda took a piece of card with the word "music" marked on it and a special pin, and put it on the character card - no wonder there were so many empty spaces on the character card at the beginning, it turned out that this was its purpose.

But why did I end up back on the path of playing music? Could this be some kind of curse from the gods of music?

Soon, the dice came into Shiina Riki's hands, and she hesitated for a moment.

In fact, she wanted to directly choose the "give up school" branch, so that she could directly connect with Matsueda Azusa. However, that would seem too deliberate.

After all, with her powerful trait of being able to roll an extra dice, even if she chooses the top aristocratic school, her success rate will not be low. In this case, if she chooses to give up going to school... it would be like saying openly that she just wants to be with Matsueda Azusa.

That might have displeased Matsueda Azusa. Shiina Riki bit her lip, hesitated for a moment, and ultimately chose the more "reasonable" choice of aristocratic school. As expected, while the requirements were high, she had three dice after all, so she easily succeeded.

Afterward, everyone else also chose their own path. With the exception of Nagasaki Suyo, who had a lucky break and successfully enrolled in a prestigious school, everyone else basically went to a public elementary school.

Yanaijian Xingna continued to direct: "Okay! Then - except for the players who failed to choose and entered the sliding stage, everyone else please draw a destiny card!"

Songzhi Zi was amused: "Then I'm the only one who doesn't need to smoke, right?"

Seeing Xingcai spread her hands, Yana explained, "Because if you've drawn a sliding card, it's like you've already gone through this stage."

Hikigaya Hachiman, determined to watch the show, drew his destiny card and discovered that it read: "Even in elementary school, you've already begun to fall in love, yearning for a young romance. You mustered up the courage to confess your feelings to a classmate you like! Sadly, you failed... From then on, you locked away your feelings and focused on your studies! Your mood value decreased, but your academic ability value increased."

"..."

Hikigaya Hachiman felt like he'd been shot in the heart. Why, this inexplicable sense of déjà vu? Clearly, the headmaster should be the one suffering in this dark game, so why was he being implicated?

Yana saw Kyona pat his shoulder sympathetically and handed him a piece of paper marked "Academic Ability".

Hikigaya Hachiman helplessly consoled himself: "Never mind, focusing on my studies is a good thing! If I get into a prestigious university, I can be a better househusband."

However, the fate card drawn by Onomizu Kazuhiko has a completely different effect than Hikigaya's: [You, who long for youth romantic comedies, seem to have caught the eye of the God of Love. Soon, many young girls are interested in you around you. Your youth love story is also being screened today! Your social points increase, your mood points increase, but your academic points decrease!]

Wen Shui and Yan Yan's forehead was sweating: "This is right, right?"

Yoshiki Onusui, standing by, smiled kindly: "Huh? So, if Yoshiki wasn't around, Brother would actually be so popular?"

"It's...it's just a game!"

Onmizu Kazuhiko sweatdropped and quickly explained, "Of course the games are fake, right, Hikigaya?"

"..."

Hikigaya Hachiman glared at him with dead eyes and replied heartlessly, "No, I've really been rejected. The results of this game might all be true, Numizu-kun."

Numizu Kazuhiko looked at Hikigaya Hachiman in disbelief. Why did he choose to betray at this time? His eyes revealed a look of pain: Did you betray him too! Hikigaya-kun!

Meanwhile, Onmizu Yoshiki beside him said quietly, "Onii-chan, lying is not a good quality..."

At this time, Komachi hugged Hikigaya Hachiman's arm and comforted him with a smile: "It doesn't matter if you were rejected, Onii-chan, don't you still have Komachi? Komachi will always be with Onii-chan. Hehe, this sentence scored very well with Onii-chan, didn't it?"

Hikigaya Hachiman held his chest, no, he was about to die from his own cuteness! As expected, Komachi is the best sister in the world!

He raised his eyebrows provocatively at Wen Shui He Yan. "See? This is the sister among sisters, the king of sisters! So, how do you feel now?"

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Chapter 178 A messy relationship.

Immediately afterwards, everyone else drew their fortune cards.

Most people drew ordinary learning events and gained some academic ability.

Nagasaki Suyo drew a special event: [Parental Divorce: Contrary to popular belief, your parents' relationship broke down and they eventually agreed to divorce. While this didn't significantly impact your standard of living, and even improved your family situation due to increased child support and your parents' increased work, you've lost their care. Your wealth value increased, but your mood value decreased!]

"..."

Nagasaki Suyo was already trembling all over, and the forced smile on her face froze: "Ha, ha ha, my wealth has increased, great..."

I have never heard "Yeah" sounded so desperate!

Even Matsueda Azusa couldn't help but feel a little sorry for her. Every card that Nagasaki Suyo drew was like pouring hydrogen peroxide on her wounds. Unfortunately, except for Matsueda Azusa and Shiina Riki, no one else here knew about her family situation. Her character also prevented her from breaking down emotionally in front of so many people because of such things, so she could only hold it in.

At this time, Shiina Riki temporarily put aside their prejudices against each other and gently patted Nagasaki Motoyo's shoulder as a comfort.

Meanwhile, Miura Yumiko looked at her destiny card: [You form cliques and gangs at school, bully your classmates, disrespect your teachers, and commit all sorts of evil deeds, becoming a well-known bully. Your mood value rises, your social value rises, your fame value rises, but your academic ability value drops significantly!]

"..."

Miura Yumiko couldn't help but look at Yanami Kyouna suspiciously: "Is there really no behind-the-scenes manipulation?!"

Before Yana could see Kyouna's answer, Matsueda Azusa sneered, "You were born to be such a bad person, so don't blame others for their behind-the-scenes manipulation! Haha!"

"Huh? You want to fight?"

Miura Yumiko was annoyed: "Okay, okay, I'll be a gangster, just wait and see how I deal with you! How can a street performer like you hide from a gangster like me? You'll suffer!"

Wow, it seems that Yumiko Miura has completely immersed herself in the role and even admitted her identity as a gangster.

Yana noticed Xingcai interjecting intentionally or unintentionally and said, "A street performer and a street thug, they sound like a good match."

silence.

In an instant, the noisy living room fell into silence.

Hikigaya Hachiman and Numizu Kazuhiko both looked at Yanami Kyouna with horrified eyes—What are you talking about, Gluttonous Haise! Are you crazy?!

Shiina Riki and Yamada Ryo's eyes instantly grew sharper. Nagasaki Motoyo also shifted her attention from the fate card she had drawn.

Miura Yumiko looked a little embarrassed when she heard this, but she still said stubbornly, "What do you mean by 'match'? Even if I'm just a gangster, I'm definitely going to be a gang boss in the future. How can a street performer like him be worthy of me? However, if he honestly clings to me and says a few nice words, I might take care of him a little, hehe."

Matsueda Azusa seemed about to retort, but Yamada Ryo coughed and urged, "Next round! Next round!"

Yana saw that Kyoka finally realized what she had just said, and under the deathly gaze of Numizu Kazuhiko and Hikigaya Hachiman, she quickly covered her mouth and continued to host the next game in fear.

The subsequent childhood chapter passed without incident, and nothing explosive or flammable occurred. However, when it came to the youth chapter, an important plot turning point finally appeared.

After spending his childhood as an apprentice street performer, Azusa Matsueda quickly acquired good musical skills—in fact, his musical skill stats met the required standards—so while working as a street performer to save money, he also began to form a band.

At this point, the only players left on the field who had mastered music-related skills through the Childhood Arc round, besides Matsueda Azusa, were Shiina Tatsuki and Nagasaki Soyo. Thanks to the dice goddess' manipulation, these two easily passed the screening criteria and were bound to Matsueda Azusa as band members.

Poor Yamada Ryo, her entire childhood was spent in a hyper-efficient academic life. Thanks to her passive trait, her academic skill point growth value quadrupled, reaching an extremely high level, far surpassing everyone present, and she was the only one to be admitted to the top junior high school with the highest deviation value. However, at the cost of not being able to point out any other skills.

As her parents inherited the gangster business and she herself has become a gangster lady, it is natural for her to become the band's financial investor.

"I always feel like things are starting to take a strange turn..."

Songzhi Zi scratched his cheek: "Why did you come back to the band after all these twists and turns?"

Shiina Riki appeared tense and expressionless on the surface, but inside she was already jumping for joy with excitement—she knew that when she drew the destiny card that allowed her to choose a direction, decisively choosing the music direction would be beneficial! As expected, wasn't this a sign that she had become a teammate of Matsueda Azusa again?

Even though this is just a game, but... isn't this also a kind of starting over?!

If she made the right choice this time, would she achieve the ending she wanted? Shiina Riki was determined. Even though she knew the plot in the game couldn't change anything in reality, she still had to fight for it! Because that might be... the future she once had, but had missed.

Nagasaki Suyo then spoke up, "While I don't have any objections to forming a band,...my wealth seems to be higher than that of Miura-san. In this case, do we still need Miura-san as an investor? Isn't this trend a bit unreasonable?"

Miura Yumiko hadn't expected Nagasaki Motoyo to point the finger at her. She immediately frowned: "Huh? Someone's covering your expenses, and you're not satisfied? How could anyone complain that they have too much money? After all, this is the game mechanics. What's the point of protesting..."

But before Miura Yumiko could finish, Yanami Kyoko excitedly waved her arms. "Bingo! This Nagasaki-san has discovered the core gameplay of 'The Game of Life'! This game's high degree of freedom allows players to express their disagreement with the ongoing plot and propose their own solutions related to the plot! You can even challenge other players with opposing opinions! You can even use your character's stats to determine the points."

What?! You should have told me about this mechanism earlier! You're just a gluttonous sea otter who only cares about eating and drinking!

Yamada Ryo's eyes suddenly lit up. Being able to fight against others meant...

You can snatch a marriage!!

Ha! Thinking about it this way, even if I don't have musical skills and can't form a band with Matsueda Azusa, it doesn't matter. As long as Yamada Ryo raises his academic ability value to the top, and then converts it to other values, he can use his attributes to crush others and complete a shocking reversal in the marriage robbery, right?

Whoever designed this game is a genius!

Upon hearing this, Yumiko Miura smacked her lips in displeasure.

Yana saw Kyona looking at Nagasaki Suyo: "Excuse me, Nagasaki-san, are you going to initiate a confrontation?"

But what was unexpected was that after thinking about it, Nagasaki Suyo retracted her protest.

She shook her head. "I see... If that's the case, then I choose not to fight."

Seeing that Xingcai didn't expect this to happen, Yana subconsciously asked: "Eh? Eh! Why is this happening?"

Even Yumiko Miura looked at Nagasaki Suyo in confusion. It was she who had just protested, but now she was the one who regretted it. What was going on?

Nagasaki Motoyo looked at the others' puzzled expressions and explained, "Since this game involves confrontation, the character's stats represent their combat power. If I rush to become an investor, I'll have to spend money, lowering my wealth. Wouldn't that be weakening myself? In that case, there's no need to protest."

Matsueda Azusa looked at Nagasaki Suyo in shock. When did she become so smart?! Truly astonishing wisdom!

Could it be that because of the blow she suffered from the previous fate card, Nagasaki Motoyo is starting to seriously put her mind into defeating this game?

Yumiko Miura was stunned when she heard this - she didn't expect that she was the one who suffered the loss!

She subconsciously asked: "Then can I not be an investor?"

Yana saw that Xingcai had come to her senses and nodded to Miura Yumiko: "Of course you can!"

Miura Yumiko hesitated for a moment, then finally shook her head indignantly: "Forget it! Just invest! I'll take the loss if I lose."

She glanced at Songzhi Zi and said with a curled lip, "I'm not investing in your band just because you're broke and want to go out and eat on the streets. I'm only doing this to bring you under my wing so I can have more opportunities to deal with you later. Don't get me wrong."

Hikigaya Hachiman screamed in his heart: Still talking tough! !

Wen Shui and Yan Yan held their foreheads: What a classic and standard tsundere. If this continues, he will really become a golden-haired loser, poor Miura-san.

Matsueda Azusa didn't feel anything at all. Instead, she clapped her hands and said, "Thank you so much, Big Sister Miura. Oh, it's so nice to have something for free without having to spend any money!"

At this time, Yamada Ryo had already switched to a focused mode. He glanced at Miura Yumiko and thought to himself: It is really unwise to make things like this for the sake of the current exchanges. It is just a round of the youth chapter and it can't decide anything. It also costs your own attribute values. The wisest thing to do is of course to develop rapidly now, and wait until it develops to a perfect level. Then you can do whatever you want!

By then, this group of people will just be her stepping stones.

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Chapter 179 A truly immersive second life.