Chapter 1: What kind of male succubus have I become?

"Would you like to bind the 'Romance Simulator'?

"Yes/No?"

Minami Shouji, who had been vigorously writing on the blackboard, paused and furrowed his brows.

His appearance was quite striking—delicate facial features, slightly curly black hair at the roots, and beneath it, a pair of large, expressive eyes that gave off the vibe of a morning drama protagonist.

His calm and composed demeanor, however, set him apart from the more effeminate male idols often seen on TV.

With a well-proportioned figure and a straight posture, his handsome looks were undoubtedly exceptional among high school students. Even during class, he attracted curious and somewhat affectionate gazes from all directions.

Well... some from girls, and some from boys.

But overall, it wasn't a big deal.

Minami had grown accustomed to these looks. He simply raised his hand and casually swiped the system panel blocking his view of the blackboard to the side, then lowered his head and continued copying the notes.

Systems, transmigrators...

It seemed like some kind of consensus had been reached on certain websites somewhere.

If this system had appeared a year ago, when Minami had just transmigrated from China to Tokyo, he might have been overjoyed.

But now?

After copying the blackboard notes in neat handwriting, Minami pondered for a moment and cast his gaze towards the system interface frame floating in the air.

To be honest, after having been transmigrated here for a year, he now felt completely unfazed.

In just one year, Minami had adapted to life in Japan. Relying on his ability to adjust and improve himself, he had stunned his parents, two older sisters, former middle school teachers, and classmates by achieving an exceptional academic score and making his way from the rural backwaters of Japan to the prestigious Shuka High School in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward.

Moreover, to the astonishment of all his peers at Shuka High, this country boy who had just entered the prestigious school immediately claimed the top spot in his grade.

To others, he seemed like a prodigy blessed by the heavens.

Perhaps it was a side effect of transmigration. Having merged with the soul of his original self, he learned everything incredibly quickly, with a terrifying rate of mastery—after all, when two minds work as one, how could it not be fast?

But back to the main point.

The Romance Simulator System—should he bind to it or not?

To be honest, having lived two lives, Minami had little interest in the so-called sweet romances of high school.

So even if he had transmigrated to this world and occasionally saw "anime characters" from certain TV series in his previous life, such as a girl named Shinomiya, or a girl named Yukinoshita - he basically had no intention of going up to make friends with them.

To observe from afar, but not to interfere.

Minami believed this mindset was perfectly reasonable.

After all, which girl in anime wasn't a problem girl in some way?

To be honest, if they're already so difficult to handle in anime, how much worse would they be in real life?

Minami couldn't even imagine how troublesome they might become.

On the other hand, some of the male protagonists in anime are obedient and well-behaved, making them far better choices than the female characters—wait, this topic seems to have gone off track.

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In any case, for Minami, a stable life of studying, smoothly getting into a prestigious university, entering society without a hitch, starting a business, and finding a gentle, obedient wife who'd let him try all sorts of positions... that was more than enough.

It was a smooth, uneventful life, and with his exceptional learning ability and adaptability, achieving such a goal was hardly difficult.

So, he decided not to bind to the system.

He didn't need a system to live a good life.

Looking at the system interface frame floating in the air, Minami made a decision.

He stretched out his finger and was about to click on the 'No' option.

But just then, a prompt sounded in his ears.

'Host has taken too long to make a selection. System will automatically bind.'

'Binding successful.'

"..." Minami.

Well, it didn't matter.

Minami was always a man who took things in stride—after all, binding to a system didn't seem like it would cause him any harm.

Since it was already bound... might as well see what it's all about?

As if responding to his thoughts, the black text on the system panel began to change, and lines of instructions appeared.

[Welcome to the Romance Simulator.]

[You may freely choose to simulate relationships with women who have a basic connection to your reality and a beauty rating of 7 or higher (on a 10-point scale).]

[The simulation is entirely free-form. Please explore at your own discretion.]

[After the simulation ends, the system will evaluate the results and provide rewards.]

[Current simulation attempts: 4]

[Simulation attempts are not fixed and will replenish over time.]

"Beauty rating?"

Looking at the explanation on the system, Minami thoughtfully opened his own panel.

'Romance Simulator'

'Bound User: Minami Shouji'

'Appearance: 9,

Athleticism: 6,

Academic Ability: 8,

Special Skill: Learning Lv. 4'

'System Evaluation: A promising young man with a bright future. Highly sought after by women of all ages, as well as certain men with unconventional interests.'

So, the beauty rating refers to his looks.

Based on the appearance value of 10 points, his appearance value is 9 points...

Huh—

"What kind of male succubus am I?" Minami muttered.

And academic ability 8?

On a scale of 10, your academic ability is only 8?

Isn't this a bit low?

After all, it is just a system, it can only stay on the surface and fails to understand my inner excellence.

Minami was a bit dissatisfied but continued reading.

The system required a beauty rating of at least 7, which was quite high. Since transmigrating, he hadn't interacted much with women.

Logically speaking, aside from his two older sisters, there shouldn't be many candidates for the simulation.

[Current available simulations: Naomi Shouji, Yuko Shouji, Hitori Gotoh]

Huh?

Minami's finger paused as he saw an unexpected name in the simulation list.

Naomi Shouji and Yuko Shouji were his older sisters in this world, and he remembered them clearly.

But the last one...

Hitori Gotoh.

Minami recalled an anime he had watched called Bocchi the Rock!

Since it was a slice-of-life music anime about girls, he couldn't remember the details clearly.

He only remembered that Hitori Gotoh was one of the main characters.

But the problem was... he had tried his best to avoid interacting with female characters from anime.

How did she end up connected to him?

To be honest, he didn't even have any impression of this Hitori Gotoh.

Minami was puzzled.

But on second thought, it made sense if she was an anime heroine.

After all, most anime heroines are beautiful girls.

He tapped on Hitori Gotoh's option.

[Candidate: Hitori Gotoh, Status: Slight Admiration]

"Slight admiration?"

Minami was baffled by the description.

He didn't remember doing anything worthy of Hitori Gotoh's admiration.

As for him admiring her?

This is even more impossible.

Do you even understand the value of a 9 in appearance?

Besides, he hadn't even seen Hitori Gotoh's face. How could he possibly admire her?

[Do you want to start simulation? ]

Embracing the idea that his own amusement was still amusement, Minami, who was slowly becoming a bit of a troublemaker, raised his hand.

Yes!

(TL Notes: Thanks for your love, my darling. I hope you can continue to read alongside with me. If the story stays consistent, then I'll continue to finish this translation quickly. No promises tho.)