Zongman: Kulaixiku, resurrection!

After handing the one-time ticket to the staff, Kashiwa Sanhui walked to the main entrance to meet the girls.

Although this aquarium in Ikebukuro is not the largest, it definitely has the largest number of species in Tokyo. The girls used the tickets that Takamatsu Teru had saved up, which are valid for one year. Teru herself has an annual ticket. She saved these tickets purely in the hope that someone would have time to accompany her and they could come in handy when she has no money.

Although Deng looks like a well-cared-for child, he is sometimes unexpectedly lonely.

After walking down more than a dozen sunken stairs, as the light gradually dimmed, another scene appeared dozens of meters below the ground. Everyone seemed to be at the bottom of the sea, looking at various marine creatures through the thick glass.

"No matter how many times I come here, it's always shocking." Deng stared at the animals swimming in the blue sea with his sparkling eyes, and sighed unconsciously.

"Ke-chan, look, it's a stingray, so cute!" Aine held Su Shi's hand almost against the glass, and exclaimed at the floating stingray with a silly look on its face, her eyes about to turn into stars.

“Aine, don’t be like this…” Su Shi showed some resistance.

"Well, although it may disturb your interest, that face... is its mouthpart." Just as Baihe Sanhui was about to finish his words, the cute-looking manta ray swallowed a small fish that happened to swim to its mouth in one gulp.

Colleague, you smell so good.

"Dr. Ke, look, those are penguins!" Gao Songdeng pointed to another area where a group of penguins were lying on the shore to rest.

"Deng, I suggest you step aside for a bit, because... they're going to fight."

Before he could finish his words, the two male penguins immediately engaged in a passionate fight. Although staff immediately intervened, a little blood was left behind to let the tourists know that something bad had just happened.

Baihe Sanhui's gaze was like a curse. Wherever he looked, the animals would fight or something very welcome would happen in the ecosystem.

"Sorry, I'll go take a rest over there." Finally, Kashiwa Sanhui couldn't stand it anymore, so he found an excuse to go to a place where there were no animals to watch, lean against the wall and meditate, pretending to be really tired.

In fact, I was still silently cursing the system in my heart, what are you messing with again?

[This system does not have the ability to trigger aggression among non-primates. It is recommended that the host explore their own unique traits or acquired expertise.]

I immediately realized something was wrong. I had inexplicably added a new skill to my specialization:

[Interpersonal Skills (lv5) Specialization: Poker Face]

[You're not naturally apathetic, but someone else is carrying the weight of your emotional shifts. Depending on your skill level, you can intensify or calm the moods of others or creatures to varying degrees. This only works when you're calm. Release your wrist to switch modes. Current mode: Intensify.]

No, when did you get this thing?

[Source: Toyokawa Shoko Series Quest 1]

Oh, it was given by Xiang Dad, so it's okay. Maybe Xiang Dad's face-changing without deducting beans scared the system.

Kashiwa Sanhui relaxed his wrist and discovered there were three modes: Intensify, Calm, and Off. However, when he switched to Calm mode, he felt like he wanted to explode with everyone, so he turned off this specialization while he still had some sense.

Walking back to the girls silently, Chihaya Aine said to Kashiwa Miki with some confusion: "Ko-chan, did you feel that just now... a feeling like you were soaking in the sea?"

"Feeling at peace?"

"Yes! As expected, you felt it too, Ke-chan, but that feeling only lasted for a moment and then disappeared immediately. How strange."

Kashiwa Miki quietly flexed his wrists, and Nagasaki Suyo, who was standing next to him, suddenly felt an impulse and immediately took out her cell phone to call Toyokawa Shoko. Of course, the call couldn't be connected because she had been blocked long ago.

"Xiangzi..." A tear flowed from Su Shi's eyes, "...Hey? What's wrong with me?"

"It's a very common phenomenon. When people's eyes feel tired or foreign objects enter their eyes, they will shed a few tears as a physiological protection. Come, wipe them." Baihe Sanhui quickly closed his specialization, came to Su Shi, stretched out a pack of tissues and handed it to Su Shi, his eyes full of concern.

"Thank you, Dr. Bai He." Su Shi's pretty face blushed and she took the tissue and wiped her tears.

Maya, this specialization is really a bit perverted.

The aquarium has a multi-channel linear layout, meaning it has multiple entrances and exits. When I walked the girls to another exit, I was surprised to see a piano placed against the wall, and several staff members were handing out flyers and promoting activities.

"This is... there are rewards for playing. The higher the difficulty, the better the reward. The highest reward is... an annual ticket!" Aine took the flyer and read it word for word, her eyes brightening the more she read. "Ke-chan, any piece of music and any instrument is fine. Want to earn an annual ticket?"

Aquariums often hold events like this to drum up traffic, but this time, it's clearly not for the general public, but for wealthy individuals with time to play music. These individuals have extensive connections, strong customer acquisition skills, and high spending power—they're definitely high-quality "leeks."

"That's fine... Excuse me, can these rewards be transferred?"

After receiving a positive response from the staff, Kashiwa Miki thought for a moment, but decided not to open his violin case, instead taking a seat on the piano bench. Aine, overjoyed, pulled an excited Takamatsu Touma and a curious Nagasaki Motoyo to a nearby bench to await Kashiwa Miki's performance. The staff quickly turned on their cameras to record the performance, which Kashiwa Miki had no problem with; selling his body for the annual pass was worth it.

If we don’t consider Lonely-chan, this is his first time performing in front of students, so of course he has to play some less cheerful songs to highlight his mature and adult persona.

The first sound is followed by a series of notes that gradually rise and fall, forming a beautiful and ethereal melody.

[why does the sun go on shining]

[why does the sea rush to shore

[don't they know is the end of the world]

[cause you don't love me anymore]

"The End of the World," a classic song, also appears in Fallout 4. Its soothing melody and romantic lyrics impressed Kashiwa Miki so much that he even memorized the simple score for it.

Although it is a bit inappropriate for a male voice to sing this song, after all, the level 4 singing skill is here, so it will definitely not be bad. It even has a unique flavor of infatuation hidden in it.

[why does my heart go on beating]

[why do these eyes of my cry]

[don't they know it's the end of the world]

[it ended when you say goodbye]

After the song ended, Kashiwa Miki breathed a sigh of relief. The staff, Takamatsu Touma, Aine and Suyo, and even the tourists passing by all applauded. Aine even boasted loudly, "Ko-chan is so amazing! Let's sing another song!"

It's really heartwarming, Saint Ain, but I'm almost out of breath, please let me rest for a while.