Nakano.

[Old] [Quest: Find three new targets in the outside world.]

[Quest Completion Rate: Emi Yuriko, Aoi Ishikawa, and Ayumi Fujimoto count: 3] [Complete]

[Reward: 5K Shop-Exp]

[New] [Quest: Find Five new targets in the outside world.]

[Quest: Increase favorability rating of opposite sex by 10 points.]

[Old-Ongoing] [Quest Completion Rate: Nakano f-points (5)] [Aoi Ishikawa f-points (30).]

[Reminder: You have to increase the f-points from original mark of favorability when quest was issued.] [Will issue reward at midnight.]

[Name: Kazuma Takashi]

[Strength: 12] [Agility: 12] [Vitality: 12] [Intelligence: 20] [Level: 4] [U-Point: 13]

[Note: Need 700 Exp to level up to level 5.] [Shop Exp: 1K+200 xp.]

[Item: Teleportation Relic [2] (Can be used 3 times a day)]

"I will prepare the dinner, Kazuma-kun. You should take a seat and relax a bit." Nakano turned her attention to Kazuma, who was still holding on to the bag of clothing he had been carrying the entire time and still had that expressionless expression on his face despite having his hand treated.

'He looked so cute with the new hairstyle, but it seems that those guys are now going way too far to treat him this badly.'

Unknowingly, the bullies received all the blame, even though none of them were responsible for Kazuma's condition or injuries.

"Thank you, Nakano-san; I was just terrified, and let me help you out with the dinner." Kazuma's consciousness began to return as he heard Nakano Mai's voice and sensed her concern.

He grumbled to himself at his bad fortune and considered helping her.

"It's alright! Just try to relax a bit, and then we can have a good chat. So until then, I want you to calm down your mind." Nakano was hesitant to ask Kazuma for assistance because of his scrawny appearance, but she did so.

After all, preparing some food was not that difficult, and she already had a few dishes prepared; she just needed to make a few more to accommodate Kazuma-kun's dinner.

'She is right; panicking at this moment will result into nothing and I might end up dying tomorrow, so I should think of a plan to work it out.'

Since he was confident that in that low light the thing should not have seen him at all, as he began to relax more, he became more aware of how rough his thinking had become.

Additionally, it shows that they had the same understanding of how to recognize one another.

'He must have remembered the smell, but I can change it with body deodorant. And for me, how can I identify that guy, I need some help in this case for sure.'

As he remembered the prompt he received from the system about purchasing the teleportation and that everything was beyond that man when he started eating that lady, Kazuma muttered under his breath, "System..." He believed that his only option was the system.

In other words, the system has a way of identifying that thing, and he might be able to ask it for assistance in a way that is appropriate.

[Well thought host!]

[This is system combat assist AI that has been created to help Host out.]

[Normally, this function should have been opened in Update 2.0.]

[But taking in consideration for the danger around the Host, system has decided to employ it in early case.]

"Oh! You can talk now." Kazuma was stunned, but he also felt a little relieved, although it did not change the fact that if they met in direct contact, Kazuma would surely end up dying by that monster's hand and could only act silently to catch it off guard.

[Yes! This is thanks to Upgrade 2.0.]

[The creator of the system liked your potential and invested a little on you.]

"What do you mean?" Kazuma was stunned, as he thought the system was some kind of ability given to him by a higher being for all this time, like God. But now, hearing it directly, he was sure that the system was more like a tool used to control his life.

[They have no intention of controlling you.] [As they just like to watch your life as entertainment and nothing more, so they will not directly interfere.]

"Fuck! I don't want to be a live show for some god's." Kazuma was on the verge of blurting something out when Nakano turned to look at him and wondered if he was trying to let out some of his anger by cursing. She laughed with a smile on her face.

[Calm down; they are not god's but goddesses! Plus, they are just watching your live, like some kind of show and nothing more.]

When Kazuma thought about how the goddess of this world could be so free to watch a human show, his nerves flared up once more. However, when he thought back to his childhood in his previous life, he also had a tendency to watch Hanime and other shows. He could only ask if he could have some privacy while having that because he was unable to object to it in any other way.

[Hehe!]

Although it was a brief response, he was able to sense the meaning behind it and almost forgot about the tension he had been experiencing all along.

[Okay! Since your nerve has been soothed, jokes aside! Do not be concerned; there is only one goddess at work here, and you are not being played!]

[At the moment, this world law forbids her from appearing in human form, so she could only help you at that time, but she had to pay for it.]

"Eh! Then thank her for me." Since she had given him a second chance at life and he also wanted to somehow show his gratitude to her for saving him twice already, Kazuma nodded without much concern that she might be watching him.

'Plus, having someone talk like this without hiding much about his secret, I am truly thankful.' While pondering nearby matters, Kazuma failed to notice that Nakano-san had finished preparing food and was carrying some of it there.

Observing his at-ease expression, she reasoned that shouting to let out some steam was the best course of action for Kazuma, who appeared to be extremely at ease.

"Hmm! Let me help Miss Nakano-san." Kazuma noticed Nakano-san and immediately got to work helping her with the food and setting it on the dining table. However, as he did so, he discovered that her husband was still absent.

While he was unsure, he had the impression that this was a situation he may have witnessed in a previous existence.

Nevertheless, he asked her anyway without giving it much thought.

"Nakano-san, Is sir not coming for dinner?" She shook her head as she responded, smiling and telling Kazuma that her husband had a nightover party with a friend and that since tomorrow was a weekend day, he would not be coming for tonight.

Kazuma noticed a change in her expression as he asked her this question.

"Oh! Is that it?" He did not ask more and nodded.

'Let's see, I need Exp in the system to survive this, and the best method is for me to forget about morality and do whatever method is possible to come in contact with other females.'

Kazuma did not believe he was a saint or that he would not want to interact with and form relationships with attractive women like Nakano-san, Aoi, and Emi.

He had discovered that the mental barrier that had been preventing him from slipping into the world of debauchery had begun to weaken for a good reason.

With so many encounters with women who are truly beautiful in their own right and possess a wide-open mind, he wondered how entering this world could be so simple for him.

'But is it really okay for me to push it on a married women too.' He took a bite of the food and then turned to look at Nakano, who was also taking a bite and had a smile on her face when she realized he was staring at her.

"Then, are you willing to talk about what happened to you?" When done with the food, Nakano finally found the time to have a chat with Kazuma, who had finally seemed to have settled his feelings.

Kazuma remained silent for a moment because he did not appear to want to talk, but he knew he had to say something because remaining silent would be disrespectful to the woman who had helped him in his hour of need.

"I can't say the detail! But I was really scared by the thing I saw and wanted to run away from it and felt that there was no way left for me to get out of it and felt terrified about what was about to come."

Recalling the specifics, Kazuma recalled feeling strange and pale when a warm hand drew him in and pushed his face into her bosom as she gently patted his head.

"Well done! Talking with me." He sensed his younger brother rising up once more as he inhaled her body odor.

She was hugging him at the time, so she undoubtedly felt the touch and blushed, but thankfully his face was hidden by her bosom, so he did not see her blush.

She recalled seeing her husband walking toward a hotel with a female student, and she received a call telling her not to come because he would be staying behind.

As she considered how it might be rather good, a really nice and bad idea flashed through her mind.

'What will he think.' She thought as soon as she felt it prodding her, shook her head, grinned, and pushed him away.

"Ara! What does this mean, Kazuma-kun?" She looked at him, who was blushing at the moment, and felt that he was way too fun to tease him like this. "Nakano-san, I am also a boy, so don't tease me much, or I might end up taking a blunt step like this, even against your will."