Outside the closed glass window, the rain was still pouring down.
In the brightly lit living room, Fumiya Jin sat on the sofa, holding a cup of hot tea and sipping it slowly.
Beside him, Shiina Mashiro, who had changed into an oversized T-shirt but hadn't bothered to put on any pants, was sitting next to him, leaning over the coffee table, completely engrossed in the text on the laptop screen, constantly scrolling down with the mouse.
It was the original manuscript for Fumiya Jin's Your Name., saved on his computer.
Kei-chan had been in the bathroom for almost half an hour and still hadn't come out.
Shiina Mashiro, too, had been leaning over the table, completely absorbed, for nearly half an hour.
As a result, Fumiya Jin found himself the one with nothing to do.
He sat there drinking tea for quite a while.
Finally, he decided to have a serious talk with Shiina Mashiro about the arrangements for the future before Kei-chan came out—after all, he couldn't just let a young girl like her move into his house for no reason.
"Hey, you're not actually planning on living at my place, are you?" Fumiya Jin asked, looking at Shiina Mashiro. "Won't your family be worried? I'd rather not have the Public Security Bureau break down my door tomorrow and arrest me for trafficking a minor."
Shiina Mashiro remained silent, just focused on her reading.
"Don't think you can get away with this by pretending not to hear me," Fumiya Jin said.
Shiina Mashiro remained silent, just focused on her reading.
Fumiya Jin was getting annoyed.
Coming into my house to take a shower, drink my tea, wear my clothes, read my book, and now you dare to ignore me?
How could he tolerate this?
Fumiya Jin tapped her on the shoulder.
Still no reaction.
Fumiya Jin suddenly recalled a doujinshi he had once seen on a certain online paradise.
The general plot was 'the female lead comes to the male lead's house to read manga, and no matter what the male lead does to her, she shows no reaction.'
This scene right now...
Wasn't it strikingly similar?
This very moment...
Just like that very moment?
Strange ideas immediately popped into Fumiya Jin's head.
Would this girl really not react, no matter what he did?
I refuse to believe it.
And so...
Fumiya Jin put down his teacup.
He cupped the bright, full moon in his hands.
And carefully measured the moon's physical contact feedback data.
The girl remained focused on the laptop screen, her body not moving in the slightest, as if completely unconcerned.
But after a few seconds...
[+1]
[+1]
[+1]
[+1]
Fumiya Jin was slightly startled.
Sharpness points? They're coming in?
Now this was a novelty.
You have to understand, from the moment Shiina Mashiro arrived at his house until just now, although there had been some physical contact between them, the trait of 'Unity of Knowledge and Action' had never triggered. It was clear this expressionless girl was truly emotionless; even if he were to grope her while discussing serious matters with a straight face, she wouldn't find it the least bit inappropriate.
But now...
She actually found it inappropriate?
Why?
Fumiya Jin looked up and met her eyes, which were still fixed intently on the computer screen.
Oh.
I get it.
It seems she becomes extremely absorbed when she's doing something and hates to be disturbed.
So, while Fumiya Jin admiring the moon was permissible, Fumiya Jin admiring the moon while she was reading would disrupt her concentration.
And that, in turn, was what she considered an inappropriate action.
Realizing this, Fumiya Jin couldn't help but marvel—what a peculiar way of thinking.
Based on this discovery, Fumiya Jin briefly re-examined his series of interactions with the girl and suddenly found that many incomprehensible things now made sense.
This girl wasn't foolish, nor was she promiscuous by nature. She simply cared only about achieving her goals, and all her actions were directed toward them. She was completely indifferent to everything else.
To put it bluntly, she was a bit single-minded, pursuing only what she wanted to pursue, completely unconcerned with the costs or consequences.
Normally, it would be difficult for an ordinary person to develop such a personality, as they would be beaten down by reality.
However, considering that his editor had mentioned she was a genius girl who had once shocked the European art world...
Perhaps it was due to overprotective parents, which allowed her to immerse herself solely in art without ever touching reality, that she had turned out this way.
Thinking this, Fumiya Jin couldn't help but feel a little sentimental.
But at the same time, his eyes lit up!
Although he was undoubtedly a decent person and had little interest in bullying a pure and lovely young girl—he had just been trying to get her attention—but... since there were Sharpness points to be collected, he had no choice.
Sharpness is damage.
Damage is combat power.
And in the Samsara Game, combat power is life.
Therefore, he was just a wretched soul struggling against fate, just trying his hardest to live.
Fumiya Jin heaved a long sigh, reached out... and suddenly moved the laptop from in front of her to the spot on the coffee table in front of himself.
Shiina Mashiro paused for a moment, looking at him with confusion.
Fumiya Jin pointed to his lap.
Shiina Mashiro's eyes showed bewilderment.
But clearly, her desire to continue reading triumphed over everything else.
She hesitated for only a second before getting up, coming over, and sitting in Fumiya Jin's lap to continue looking at the laptop screen.
The warm, fragrant, and soft body settled into his lap...
A heart-refreshing fragrance instantly enveloped Fumiya Jin.
The soft touch of the girl's skin was easily transmitted through the thin T-shirt.
Not to mention the girl wasn't wearing any pants, just using the large T-shirt as a dress...
Even someone with Fumiya Jin's strong self-control couldn't help but feel his mind wander for a moment.
But!
Fumiya Jin quickly regained his composure.
He had not forgotten that he was absolutely not doing this for pleasure, not for his own selfish desires.
He was doing this to increase his combat power, to protect his own life, and to safeguard Nijika's smile and Yuki Suou's trust!
Therefore, he resolutely abandoned his wandering thoughts, cast all those messy ideas out of his mind, and then, with a serious and solemn heart, he raised his hand...
[+1]
[+1]
[+1]
[+1]
...
In the blink of an eye, he had gained more than a dozen points before the rate began to slow.
Fumiya Jin marveled inwardly. Could farming Sharpness really be this easy?
Looking at the Sharpness bar, it had already reached about eighty percent again. The next level of Sharpness didn't seem so far away.
"Mmm..."
The girl in his arms, however, finally showed her displeasure.
She turned sideways in his lap, looked back at him, and gave him a plaintive glance.
"I want to read," she said.
"You go ahead and read," Fumiya Jin said with an innocent look on his face. "I'm not stopping you. I'm just collecting my payment. You were the one who suggested it, weren't you?"
"Does it have to be right now?" Shiina Mashiro asked.
"Yes," Fumiya Jin replied with a serious expression.
If not now, he wouldn't be doing it at all!
If it weren't for the Sharpness points, who would be willing to do something so inappropriate?
In any case, Fumiya Jin certainly wouldn't.
Shiina Mashiro looked at him for several seconds, and a trace of resentment actually appeared in her usually calm and indifferent eyes.
But after a few seconds, she nodded.
"Oh."
She turned back and continued reading.
And so, Fumiya Jin also continued to work hard for his teammates.
[+1]
...
Just then, the sound of footsteps approached.
Kei Shirogane hesitantly walked into the living room, but when she looked up and saw the scene before her, she froze instantly.
"Fumiya-san, you... what are you..."
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