Why do they take Tokyo's boyfriend rental seriously?

Chapter 102 Prop Upgrade
As Yamabuki Tsuki's Mercedes-Benz E300 started up, a panel popped up in front of Sugawara Ryuichi as he walked into the apartment.

[The second date with Yamabuki Tsuki ends, settlement in progress...]

[Heartbeat Acceleration: 32]

[Number of heartbeats: 7]

[Number of Deer Crashes: 1]

[Number of times I fell in love at first sight: 1]

[Overall evaluation: A - An unforgettable date]

[Evaluation Reward: Primary Upgrade Card]

"Only A..."

Seeing this result, although he gained a full 54 points of excitement, Ryuichi Sugawara was still a little puzzled.

Today, except for a period of time when he slowed down after the kiss at the beach, he was in full swing the rest of the time.

The intensity of his firepower could be seen from the fact that his heartbeat accelerated to over thirty times.

Even though he tried so hard, he still got an A-level evaluation, just like his last date with Chika Morishita.

"It seems that an accelerated heartbeat doesn't play a big role in the overall evaluation. The key is to look at the high rating."

Because there is so little development of the system, Sugawara Ryuichi can only analyze and explore through a few cases.

"That's right. The standard for accelerating your heartbeat is so low. Expecting to surpass Unforgettable for the rest of your life and reach the next level based on that alone is pure wishful thinking."

Thinking of this, Sugawara Ryuichi, who was originally a little puzzled, was suddenly relieved.

Although the heartbeat value he gained today hit a record high, it was actually the result of time accumulation.

To be honest, although today's date was wonderful, it was still not good enough.

Putting aside the most basic rating of accelerated heartbeat, there are not many of the three more advanced heartbeat ratings.

Although Yamabukizuki's heart was beating fast seven times, whether it was heart-pounding or love at first sight, it only happened once.

"That kiss at the beach would have been better if I hadn't been able to help myself and kissed her instead of waiting for her to close her eyes first."

"And when I helped her put on her shoes, her heart fluttered... Would it be more effective if I kissed the top of her feet?"

Looking back on his highlights on the date, Ryuichi Sugawara was reflecting.

He was too restrained during the date and always took the principle that if he didn't take the initiative, he wouldn't be responsible.

Although there is nothing wrong with him doing this as a rental boyfriend, it is completely wishful thinking for him to be so restrained and still want to get a high rating.

After all, his system is a dating system, not a boyfriend rental system.

"Should we change our strategy? Not everyone is as mature as Sister Yue. For example, if we kiss Yuki Kotori, it might not end so easily."

While he was thinking, Sugawara Ryuichi had already returned home.

Sitting down on the bed, he opened his personal panel.

With this settlement, 54+9, his heart rate has reached 63.

"63... Is it another date to do the intermediate lottery, or six consecutive draws?"

Seeing this number, Sugawara Ryuichi fell into thought.

To open a mid-level treasure chest, you need at least 100 points of excitement.

Considering that a primary treasure chest with a 10-point excitement value can open so many good things, and even unscientific treasures such as [Flawless Bath Salts] and [Hundred Thousand Fireworks Show], the treasures in the intermediate treasure chest must be even more rare.

But then again, he still has too few talents.

For example, if he went to the beach this afternoon, if he had skills such as surfing, diving, swimming, fishing, volleyball, and sand sculpture, he would definitely not just check in and be done with it.

"Let's wait a little longer... One more date should give me 100 points. Let's test the odds of getting a mid-level treasure chest first."

After thinking about it, Ryuichi Sugawara quickly made a decision.

Although there are many treasures in the primary treasure chest, the various talents are dazzling.

But what if a 100-point intermediate treasure chest could yield something truly life-altering? Like superpowers?

Anyway, he is a rental boyfriend. As long as he starts working, he can earn heart-throb points steadily and has the capital to try and make mistakes.

"Come to think of it, I already have two primary upgrade cards."

Putting aside the urge to draw a lottery for the moment, Ryuichi Sugawara looked at a certain item in his inventory.

One-time prop [Primary Upgrade Card] x2
Item effect: can upgrade any item in the primary treasure chest to a higher level.

How to use: Use this item and select the designated target.

He got this treasure last night, but because he had to discuss today's date with Yamabuki Tsuki, he had no time to think about it.

Now that he got another one, it became two, giving him more room to operate.

"How should I use it?"

Ryuichi Sugawara was not a lazy person. Since he had nothing to do anyway, he decided to study hard.

Opening his personal panel, he looked through his talents.

Although there are many talents available, they are basically used to pick up girls.

Although his talent in picking up girls is good and can help him earn more heartbeat points, after a quick glance, he found that there was no talent that he was particularly satisfied with.

In fact, photography is a very good choice. The professional level is already very high, enough for him to make a living from it.

If he goes one step further, with this skill, he might be able to become famous and make a lot of money.

"What happens if I use the Primary Upgrade Card on [Flawless Bath Salts]?"

After watching the talent show, Ryuichi Sugawara saw something in the props column and suddenly a bold idea popped up in his mind.

[Hundred Thousand Fireworks Show] was upgraded. If he guessed correctly, it would most likely be something like [Million Fireworks Show], which would be more spectacular and shocking.

But the [Flawless Bath Salts] were different. He couldn't even imagine the effects of this upgrade at first. Even the basic [Flawless Bath Salts] could restore the user's skin to its natural, flawless state. It could even eliminate scars, blackheads, dark circles, tattoos, and other skin problems caused by acquired factors. It just wasn't effective for trauma like a broken limb.

What would this become if it were upgraded to the next level? Would it be able to repair broken limbs? Or would it no longer be a one-time item, but a permanent item with a cooldown?
A bolder guess can be directly upgraded to a production recipe!

"Try it."

Thinking of the incredible effects and potential of [Flawless Bath Salts], Sugawara Ryuichi immediately came up with an idea.

Anyway, he has two primary upgrade cards, so he still has one left after using one.

And this is an upgrade, so it won't ruin the flawless bath salts no matter how you think about it.

"Do you want to use the [Primary Upgrade Card] on the disposable item [Flawless Bath Salts]?"

After a simple operation, the system's voice sounded as the two props appeared on the panel.

This is a rare movement. The system is quite dull in most cases, with only emotionless pop-ups.

"Is there a preview of the upgrade effects?"

After finally seeing the system speak, Sugawara Ryuichi tried to communicate with it.

"..."

However, his words received no response.

"Yes."

After discovering that the system was an artificial idiot with no ability to communicate, Sugawara Ryuichi thought about it and made up his mind.

If he had to spend 100 points of excitement to upgrade, he might still hesitate for a few seconds.

But he didn't feel any regret at all when using the primary upgrade card.

As he finished speaking, the [Flawless Bath Salts] and [Primary Upgrade Card] on the panel were suddenly attracted to each other like magnets, and burst out with brilliant purple light.

After a few seconds, the purple light dissipated, and another pop-up window began to appear in front of Sugawara Ryuichi:

[Congratulations to the host, you have obtained the item - Flawless Bath Salts]

As this line of text appeared, the [Flawless Bath Salts], which originally had a blue packaging box, turned into a purple box.

Immediately afterwards, the text introduction of the props popped up automatically.

【Flawless Bath Salts】

Effect: Can restore the user's skin to its natural flawless state, eliminate scars, blackheads, dark circles, skin problems caused by acquired factors, tattoos (ineffective on broken limbs)
How to use: Apply bath salt all over the body and rinse after 10 minutes.

Cooling time: 360 hours.

"..."

After seeing the text introduction, Sugawara Ryuichi fell into deep thought.

"The bet was right!"

After being stunned for more than ten seconds, when Sugawara Ryuichi fully understood the situation, he could no longer sit still and stood up suddenly.

Just as he guessed, after the upgrade, [Flawless Bath Salts] was transformed from a disposable item into a permanent item with unlimited use.

What does this mean? He got a cornucopia.

You know, the effect of the disposable item [Flawless Bath Salts] is amazing and it is a priceless treasure.

If he waits for a good price and then sells it after finding a suitable buyer, it is possible that it can be sold for tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of dollars.

This price is not in Japanese Yen, but in US Dollars.

He was not exaggerating or dreaming, but because the effect of this thing was so amazing that it was enough to attract all women in the world.

Because of this, after he got this treasure, he was even reluctant to use it himself.

"Try the effect of this treasure first."

Ryuichi Sugawara looked at the [Flawless Bath Salts] which had lost the prefix of disposable props, and even began to feel dry in the mouth.

The cooling-off period is half a month. Although the CD is quite long, it is better to experiment with the effect yourself before selecting your favorite big customers.

He did what he thought and turned to walk towards the bathroom.

The apartment he rented was quite small and didn't even have a bathtub, only a shower.

But it doesn’t matter, the way to use bath salts is to apply them all over the body instead of adding them to water, which is very convenient.

He took his cell phone into the bathroom, set the alarm clock, took off all his clothes, opened the purple package of [Flawless Bath Salts], applied white bath salt all over his body, and then waited quietly.

Fortunately, the weather in early June has started to get hot... If it were winter, it might not be convenient to use this prop.

Although the text description of the prop clearly stated that it was 10 minutes, he still waited for 11 minutes to be on the safe side.

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While washing his body with hot water, Ryuichi Sugawara was shocked before he even had time to look in the mirror.

Because after the white bath salt was washed off, his skin became extremely white and tender, as delicate as a baby's skin.

"Uh...isn't the effect too amazing?"

Shocked, Ryuichi Sugawara walked in front of the mirror and stood there, looking at his face and feeling a little headache.

In fact, his skin was originally very good, because he had adult consciousness since childhood and didn't even have any scars... It was just that as he grew older and went through puberty, his face inevitably had some signs of acquired influences, such as light acne marks, tiny blackheads, a small amount of dark circles, and blemishes such as not paying attention to sun protection.

But after using the Flawless Bath Salts, these blemishes left by acquired influences were completely erased.

He has a handsome face, and because of his fair and flawless skin, he looks very delicate, like a pretty boy.

Becoming more handsome is actually a good thing, after all, his job is to rent a boyfriend.

But the problem is that he has to go to school tomorrow. His skin suddenly became a shade whiter. Such an obvious change can be seen by anyone who is not blind.

(End of this chapter)