Since kissing during class was forbidden, after class, Kaoru took Kamuro Masumi out for a simple, uneventful lunch.
Then, on their way back, he pinned her against a secluded corner and, before she could react, thoroughly savored his good friend's lips—sweet and soft.
Though it was just a kiss, Kamuro Masumi chased him all the way back, furious enough to want to break his legs, but she couldn't catch up.
However, once they returned to the classroom, Kaoru readily admitted his mistake.
Kamuro Masumi remained silent until after school ended in the afternoon.
She then dragged him to the restroom and, in an unnoticed stall, thoroughly satisfied this perverted foot fetishist's cravings.
It was quite evident that Kamuro Masumi harbored little resistance in this regard.
In fact, after yesterday's events, she had become even more unrestrained, ruthlessly lecturing Kaoru without hesitation.
Yes, she had initially thought of this as a reward, but it could also be seen as punishment—especially when she saw Kaoru forced to lower his head, which gave her immense satisfaction.
Kaoru surrendered.
He had no choice but to surrender.
Kamuro Masumi disdainfully pulled on her black stockings, her feet—still glistening with a hint of moisture—slipping into her black leather shoes, tightly encased within.
As she stepped onto the floor, a faint, almost imperceptible sound seemed to follow.
After she left, Kaoru emerged from the bathroom, wondering if he had opened some kind of Pandora's Box.
Though he felt somewhat at a disadvantage, he didn't dwell on it.
Kamuro Masumi wasn't angry; in fact, she had tacitly allowed him to misbehave. If anything, he was the one feeling guilty toward her.
Kamuro Masumi was deeply concerned that he might be fickle—not only distrustful of his Harem but also insecure about him personally.
Kaoru couldn't possibly reveal the real reason; doing so would only make things worse and lead them to doubt whether his affection was nothing but a lie.
However, honesty and openness were still necessary.
Even Kaoru found it absurd that, to this day, he had never formally introduced them to each other.
Last time, it was Ichinose Honami who had brought Tachibana Akane and Asahina Nazuna into the fold.
Otherwise, they would have known nothing about one another.
Take someone like Karuizawa Kei, who was quite prone to jealousy—she would likely have to stew in silent resentment.
Next time, he needed to have them meet, at the very least bringing Sakura Airi along.
No matter how timid she was, a proper introduction was long overdue.
As Kaoru pondered this, his confidence suddenly wavered.
He knew the core of the issue lay with the agency.
After all these years, were they still the same people he had once known?
Just recalling the scene from last month sent a shiver down Kaoru's spine.
Thankfully, it was a debt he had brought upon himself; otherwise, he would have bolted on the spot.
As if changing the subject, Kaoru decided to try his luck with the prize draw.
It had been a whole semester since his last draw.
During this time, Kaoru had accumulated quite a number of wishes.
Even after spending some on chess-related desires, he still had nearly forty wishes left.
Why so many?
Of course, they were wishes obtained from Sakayanagi Arisu, Sakura Airi, Horikita Suzune, Kushida Kikyo, Karuizawa Kei, Ichinose Honami, and Kamuro Masumi.
Kaoru could no longer remember exactly which wishes he had fulfilled, only that every time he misbehaved with them, corresponding wishes would be realized.
In other words, the more he misbehaved with them, the more rewards he reaped.
Especially with Kushida Kikyo, who, armed with her so-called notebook, was highly enthusiastic about completing its contents with him.
Kaoru reaped bountiful rewards, and even with activities that would make an ordinary girl blush, she actively cooperated with him without hesitation.
During their private moments, Kaoru's Conditioning of Kushida Kikyo had gone far beyond just making her hold her bladder.
These were things he could never share with anyone; he could only bury them deep in his heart.
[Drawing corresponding rewards...]
[[Made in Heaven]: After the incantation is completed, the target's injuries will heal at an accelerated rate. The more mysterious the dialogue, the faster the healing speed.]
[[Golden Apple]: The consumer will not sustain any injuries for half an hour.]In addition, there were rewards such as [Wilderness Survival Manual], [Energy Potion], [Psychic Surgery], [First Aid Kit], and so on.
Although he now possessed the [Bloodstained Holy Grail], Kaoru still wondered if he could draw a better reward to quickly help Sakayanagi Arisu escape the torment of her heart disease.
The effect of [Made in Heaven] was quite good, but unfortunately, it had no effect on Sakayanagi Arisu's heart disease because it did not meet the judgment conditions.
Just as Kaoru was about to change his search term, he suddenly thought of something and couldn't help but freeze.
Wait, the conditions of this pool seemed a bit off.
Because previous pools were divided into something like the Transcendent Pool and the Daily Pool, Kaoru hadn't realized it at first—he could now search using keywords!
What were keywords?
For example, Kaoru didn't know which type of reward would have the effect he wanted, he only knew it should be a medical-type reward with healing effects.
So, he had set the keywords as [Medical] and [Healing].
Kaoru realized he had fallen into a mental trap.
Why set such broad keywords? He might as well set it directly to heart disease!
Thinking this, Kaoru immediately switched the keywords!
[Searching for corresponding rewards...]
With the special effects of a ten-draw, rewards popped up one after another.
[Cardiac Pacemaker], [Heart Extraction Technique], [Seven-Aperture Exquisite Heart], [Cardiac Pacemaker], [Emergency Heart Disease], [Emergency Heart Disease], [Artificial Heart]...
Kaoru didn't see any useful rewards. Most of them directly addressed the heart issue, and not only that, the repetition rate of the rewards was quite high.
Soon, he understood the crux of the problem.
Because the keyword [Heart Disease] was too niche, rewards targeting only one specific disease were far too few.
In the Game, these were called NPC items—one-time use items that could only be used by specific NPCs.
Kaoru didn't give up, he had already thought of the answer to clear the level.
[Searching for corresponding rewards...]
[[Invisibility Magic]: The user can become invisible for 15 minutes per day. Once the time limit is exceeded, the user will lose any one part of their body.]
[[Luck Magic]: The magic's effect depends on the time elapsed since the last use. The longer the time, the stronger the effect.]
[[Truth Magic]: After casting the magic, the target enters a state of truth for five minutes, unable to lie. The magic effect ends after the duration, with a cooldown of 48 hours.]
[Illusion], [Friendship Magic], [Fireball Spell], [Finale Magic]...
Looking at these rewards, Kaoru finally showed a faint smile.
Magic—this was a miracle beyond the reach of modern humanity.
It existed only in fantasy works, a mysterious power that defied the laws of the scientific world.
As long as he could cast a single spell, it would be a miracle in the scientific world.
Kaoru attempted to use [Invisibility Magic], and the next moment, his figure vanished from the real world!
No, he hadn't disappeared at all.
He was completely invisible—his figure simply couldn't be seen. Even surveillance probably couldn't detect his current location.
However, from Kaoru's perspective, he was still standing in the same place, with only a line of text flashing before his eyes, telling him that this miracle had succeeded.
[Divine Miracles Remaining: 4/7] As expected, this would be counted among miracles. Kaoruinexplicably felt like he was cheating, but upon second thought, the rewards the Wish-Granting Machine forced upon him were already quite unfair in themselves.
Except for some rewards that came with costs or side effects, most had particularly powerful effects.
It seemed Sakayanagi Arisu could be saved.