I have a life simulator.

Third, collect the points set by Nan Yunya alone, and those who are recognized will have the right to draw transfer tickets.

Fourth, the 20 million personal points will be delivered the day before the final class order is determined.

Fifth, even after obtaining a ticket, if one disobeys Nan Yunya's instructions, their right to transfer to another class will be immediately revoked.

Note: Students who meet the above five conditions will be eligible to compete for the 20 million transfer tickets.

"That guy already has tens of millions of points, and he'll probably have even more by the end of his third year. I heard that he plans to draw lots to give a certain number of them as transfer tickets to the students who signed the contract and drew lots."

As she spoke, Kiryuin Kaede added an extra sentence that wasn't in the contract:

"By the way, it seems that even the students in Class A have to hand over 50% of their personal points to Nanyun every month."

"As far as I know, although not everyone in the second year has accepted this contract, at least 90 percent of them have signed it, especially the students in Class C and Class D."

"That's normal. After all, if things continue like this, they would have absolutely no chance of graduating from Class A. But if they sign a contract and acknowledge Nangumo, then there is a slight possibility."

After reading through the entire contract, Kitagawa Ryo folded it up and put it in his pocket, saying, not particularly surprised:

"And there's no need to worry about Nagumo using a special exam to get you expelled."

"I checked before. There are more students who dropped out from the second year to now than from the third year. Most of them should be dissidents who were eliminated by Nagumo."

"Pretty much, but nobody really cares about that."

Kiryuin Kaede looked up at the setting sun gradually sinking on the horizon and sighed with a somewhat complicated tone:

"On the contrary, they might even think that the more people who drop out, the better, because that way, their chances of getting a transfer ticket in the end will be greater."

Chapter 278: Ultimate Control by a Younger Man! (5k)

"Alright, that concludes our morning exercise session. Thank you for your hard work, Arisu."

It was another morning, and as usual, Kitagawa Ryo did their daily workout with Sakayanagi Arisu. Seeing that Arisu's stamina was noticeably better, at least she didn't feel like she was about to pass out after running like before, Kitagawa Ryo was quite relaxed and casually made a joke:

"Isn't there a saying that 'doing something for 21 consecutive days will form a habit'? I've been doing morning exercises at Arisu for almost a month now, and I feel like it's become a habit. I should be fine coming here on my own without me having to bring me anymore?"

The moment he uttered those words, Sakayanagi Arisu promptly and decisively rejected them:

"no--"

"Well, Liang still does her morning exercise every day anyway, so there shouldn't be any problem if she does it with me, right?"

"Following Arisu's logic, it doesn't seem wrong for me to bring Suzune in. After all, she's been sticking with this since elementary school. Haven't we run into her a couple of times during our training sessions?"

"If Liang isn't worried about me flashing the ring in front of her every three minutes, then I don't mind."

As she spoke, Sakayanagi Arisu extended her left hand towards Kitagawa Ryo, then, as if remembering something, quietly added a sarcastic remark:

"It's more accurate to say that Liang rarely wears this ring outside of this time of day. It can't possibly need to be charged for a whole day after just one morning, can it?"

Without waiting for Kitagawa Ryo's reply, Sakayanagi Arisu waved her hand dismissively, seemingly unwilling to delve deeper into the matter.

"Forget it, anyway, my relationship with Ryo doesn't need to be proven to others with these little accessories on my hands."

"Yes, it is like that."

Kitagawa Ryo nodded in agreement. After all, he still had a genuine ring related to Shiina Hiyori in his prop warehouse. However, even when he confessed to Hiyori on the deserted island, he never thought of bringing it up. Just as Sakayanagi Arisu said, his relationship with them no longer needed such external objects to prove it.

Since it was Sunday and there were no classes, Kitagawa Ryo and Sakayanagi Arisu, who had plenty of time, unconsciously slowed down and strolled leisurely towards the dormitory building.

"Liang has caused quite a stir on campus these past two days. Not only us freshmen, but even the upperclassmen have heard about you. They're saying you have top-secret inside information and that you can make a fortune by betting with you. They're making it sound really mysterious."

"Many things in this world that sound mysterious at first become boring once you know the truth. You must have heard the story of how to become a stock trading guru who makes 100% profit, right?"

"Liang is referring to that case of constantly filtering a large audience, right? Call 100 out of 200 stock investors to recommend a stock that will rise, and warn the other 100 that it will fall. In this way, no matter whether the stock rises or falls, there will always be 100 stock investors who get the right advice from you."

"Then repeat this process five more times, and you will have three loyal followers who have bought the stock six times in a row and firmly believe that you are a stock trading guru with inside information."

Sakayanagi Arisu, having read extensively since childhood, was naturally familiar with this well-known case in academic circles.

"Yes, so pretending to be an insider with inside information isn't difficult at all. Besides, the second year itself is a huge inside story. In this respect, Nan Yun is much more direct than me; he's directly in charge."

Sakayanagi Arisu chuckled upon hearing this:

"So Liang's so-called inside information from senior students is actually just the information that Zhi Yunya is the insider, right?"

"Not only that, I will also thoughtfully suggest that they watch the girls' competition of Class 2-B. No matter what Kiriyama does, I'm going to build up Kiryuin's momentum first."

After a brief chat about second-year matters, Kitagawa Ryo changed the subject and asked Sakayanagi Arisu:

What's the current situation with Class A of Grade 1?

"There's a bit of panic or worry within the class. After all, Class C and Class D went around the day before yesterday but didn't go to Class A to say hello. Some students are quite worried that this sports festival might turn into a three-class collaboration targeting Class A, just like the last special exam on the deserted island."

"Indeed, the difference in class points between Class A and Class D is only fifty-one points now. If I were a student in Class A, I would probably have the same concern."

The students from the original Class B were indeed the ones who valued the harmony of their class more than those who were about to graduate from Class A. But now that they had become Class A through a series of coincidences, they naturally wanted to try to hold onto their position.

"It's not just these issues. There's also a conflict between the homeroom teacher and the class president, Hoshinomiya and Karuizawa, in Class A. Although it hasn't surfaced yet, some students have already sensed it."

At this point, Sakayanagi Arisu also glanced at Kitagawa Ryo:

"Although I don't know exactly what preparations Liang made before the start of the semester, in my opinion, the most important thing is that she chose the most reliable class advisor."

"Arisu and I have seen firsthand the past of our homeroom teachers, Chabashira and Hoshinomiya. There's no way we can let them lead the class."

Feeling the morning breeze on his face, Kitagawa Ryo's mood lightened considerably. He exhaled and casually made a lighthearted remark about his homeroom teacher, Mashima Tomoya:

"I wonder if Mr. Mashima has managed to win over Ms. Akiyama from the gym recently. I've already tried my best to be his wingman a few times."

"Tch, Ryo's words make it sound like you go to the gym specifically for Mashima's family teacher's big life event, and not just to accompany Karuizawa."

Sakayanagi Arisu merely pursed her lips upon hearing this:

"It's a good thing those guys in Class A didn't know about this, otherwise they wouldn't be so worried, thinking you two were going to break up."

"You know, CP fans are often better at imagining things than the actual celebrities themselves, both in terms of self-expectation and self-defeat."

Kitagawa Ryo shook his head with a sigh:

"But we have indeed left them hanging for quite a while. It's time to meet with the students from Class A. In fact, someone from Class A contacted me on my phone yesterday."

"Who? Kanzaki?"

Sakayanagi Arisu asked with some curiosity. After all, based on her understanding of the students in Class A, this seemed to be the only one who was willing to take initiative and act independently, even without the instructions of the class leader. Moreover, the other party was the boy in Class A who cared the most about Kitagawa Ryo.

"More or less. The real mastermind was probably Kanzaki, but it was Himeko who contacted me. I guess they thought it would be easier to talk to her if she contacted me."

"Himeno? When did Ryo get involved with her again?"

Upon hearing Kitagawa Ryo mention the name, Sakayanagi Arisu subconsciously pictured a girl with dyed twin ponytails and a somewhat gloomy gaze.

Sakayanagi Arisu didn't know much about Himeno Yuki, but one thing that definitely left a deep impression on her was that in Class A, which was enveloped in that kind of atmosphere, this girl always wore those rather flashy and rebellious earrings.


Although Tokyo Advanced Educational Junior High School has rules such as prohibiting students from getting their ears pierced or wearing earrings or tongue studs that are not appropriate for their status, Himeno Yuki always wore clip-on earrings that could be easily removed, and she usually kept to herself and did not appear in public, so there was nothing wrong with her.

Moreover, according to Kitagawa Ryo, the next president of our school's student council, Nagumo Masayuki, also has this hobby. During the summer vacation, some students from our class witnessed her playing water volleyball while wearing clip-on earrings in the pool.

"I met them twice while on a cruise vacation, so I guess I owe them two small favors."

As he spoke, Kitagawa Ryo briefly explained to Sakayanagi Arisu the incidents he had once asked her to take Megumi back to her room on the cruise ship, and the other time he asked her to help him visit Fusei no Miyako Chie, only to be mentally disturbed by her at close range.

"...Now that you mention it, it's true."

After listening to Kitagawa Ryo's vivid recounting of Hoshinomiya Chie's shocking vomiting on the cruise ship deck, Sakayanagi Arisu couldn't help but chuckle.

"But this Hime is quite interesting; I've never paid attention to her before."

"After all, it's only been one semester and one summer since we enrolled. There are over a hundred first-year students. Who knows if anyone is hiding their personality and talents and waiting to see what happens?"

Kitagawa Ryo stretched leisurely and yawned softly. Sakayanagi Arisu, standing beside him, immediately asked with concern:

"Did you sleep well last night?"

As she was asked, she immediately took out her phone from her pocket, opened the app, and checked Kitagawa Ryo's sleep status from the previous night through the shared page.

"My sleep quality has definitely declined. I even woke up in the middle of the night once, about half an hour in total. Did Liang have a nightmare last night?"

"Probably, but I don't really remember it myself. Maybe I could remember a little back then, but I've forgotten it all now."

Kitagawa shook his head. He hadn't dreamed much in a long time, but it would be a lie to say he'd forgotten everything. He still had a vague memory of last night's dream, but since it involved Hotaru, he planned to ask her about it after his morning exercise.

"Well, Liang hasn't been sleeping as well as me these past two days. She should really get some rest... I just hope it's not what I'm thinking."

Speaking of the latter half, Sakayanagi Arisu muttered something under her breath.

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After making breakfast for two in Sakayanagi Arisu's dorm room and eating it with her face to face, Kitagawa Ryo returned to his own room. After closing the door and drawing the curtains, he simply pulled Hotaru out of her little nest and patted her sleepy little head:

"Hey, Hotaru, what did you do last night?"

As he spoke, Kitagawa Ryo opened the simulator panel, which he had barely paid attention to since Sakayanagi Arisu's last simulation. Regardless of whether Hotaru could see it or not, he pointed directly to a new gadget that had suddenly appeared there that morning, resembling a gift package:

"What is this?"

"Meow--"

Kitagawa Ryo, of course, couldn't understand his younger sister's cat-like babbling, so he simply picked her up and placed her next to the computer keyboard, opened Notepad, and gestured for her to use it to explain the sudden incident.

After a difficult half-hour conversation, looking at the jumbled text and descriptions on the computer, Kitagawa Ryo finally managed to piece together the whole story.

Just as Ying said after he successfully completed the last simulation, the simulator function has been permanently shut down, but theoretically, this simulator, which she specially customized for herself, still has the opportunity to be simulated again.

In fact, even Kitagawa Ryo himself had almost forgotten that this life restart simulator originally gave him five chances in each chapter, and after clearing the game once, he could use the score from the previous clear to automatically simulate the game again to get rewards.

To confirm this previous setting, Hotaru even showed Kitagawa Ryo the original text field. Perhaps it was targeted at Honami, but the text shown was exactly the description after the second simulation:

[The first chapter has three remaining simulation attempts. Players can choose to simulate the first chapter again, or they can choose to end the first chapter with a comprehensive score of 69 points. The remaining three simulations will be completed by default with a score of 69 points, and rewards will be issued accordingly.]

Perhaps because he was only focused on advancing to the next chapter, Kitagawa Ryo never used the system's built-in automatic simulation even once. He didn't even use it after achieving a perfect 100% score and clearing the game in Horikita Suzune's simulation. Instead, he left all those opportunities behind, missing a total of twelve chances to acquire extra talents across the four chapters.

However, seeing that her brother was already happy enough with the talents he had manifested in reality, Hotaru had forgotten about it until she was bored at home during summer vacation and remembered it. She then enthusiastically helped Kitagawa Ryo give it a try.

"So... I can just think of it as an AFK reward?"

"Meow meow meow."

Ying nodded, then raised her chin, looking proud of herself as if the cat team had done a great service.

"So, the dream I had last night was actually another version of myself experiencing something in a parallel world?"

"Meow meow meow."

Ying nodded again.

"...Although I've almost forgotten everything, I'm still quite curious about which world Hotaru took her to this time."

Kitagawa Ryo could only sigh at this, after all, in the tiny bit of memory he still retained, there was already a rather exciting sibling drama that Amaze Ichika could study thoroughly.

Let me see what's inside.

Having figured out the truth, Kitagawa Ryo accepted the gift package without hesitation, and soon he saw the familiar golden luster that represented top-tier talent, a sight he hadn't seen in a long time:

[Best Actor (Kim): You possess acting skills that can conquer audiences worldwide. Your acting techniques are impeccable. You are the box office king of the big screen. (Have I become one of those characters that will forever remain in the audience's memory?)]

Upon seeing this talent, Kitagawa Ryo immediately recalled two similar talents that he himself had already manifested.

[Veteran Actor (Gold): You possess astonishing talent on the theatrical stage. Everyone is captivated by your skill; every move you make, every exclamation you utter, touches the hearts of the audience.]

[The Conman (Gold): You are a born conman, controlling yourself and manipulating others (despite being a conman, you easily gain the trust of others)]

A rough comparison suggests that this newly awarded 'Best Actor' seems to focus more on acting in movies or TV series.

"So, it seems that the person I was in that world, Kitagawa Ryo, chose to become a film and television actor?"

After muttering this to himself, Kitagawa Ryo continued to receive the remaining talent.

[Master Screenwriter (Purple): As the chief editor of scripts for numerous popular films, television dramas, and stage plays, you possess rich text processing and writing skills (a good screenwriter also needs a good director and good actors)]

Hmm, it seems he's not only a good actor but also a decent screenwriter...

[Ultimate younger man/older woman enthusiast (purple): You have an extraordinary attraction to girls younger than you, and the greater the age difference, the more amazing the attraction (Officer, this is the person!)]

puff--

When Kitagawa Ryo saw the third and final talent, he almost choked. His lips twitched as he began to doubt what he had done to ultimately manifest such an unapproachable talent.

Last month, he was jokingly reminiscing about being controlled by a younger man during the second simulation, and this month, Ying gave him a super-duper version of the ultimate younger man control. It's just too much of a coincidence.

"Um, speaking of which, how could I possibly not want this?"

When faced with Kitagawa Ryo's question, Hotaru simply shook her head, indicating that these were all top-quality talents of purple rank or higher that she had painstakingly selected.

According to her explanation, there are actually far more that can be manifested than these, but because many of them are similar to the effects of his existing talents, and some would involve significant changes in the world line, after careful selection, only these three remain.