Chapter 56: It's still early for the war to end
Toru Watanabe hung up his suits and other easily wrinkled clothes, disposed of the unused shopping bags, and immediately continued working on his second-year high school exam papers.
After finishing and correcting all the papers, it was the early morning of the second day after the three-day holiday, and the system was refreshed.
[Items: Detector (1/1000), Healing Medicine (1/1000), Fruit Knife (1/1000)]
Watanabe Toru blinked and comforted himself not to panic. After all, it was worth 1,000 points, how could it really be a fruit knife?
He clicked on the introduction.
[Fruit knife: extremely sharp, non-stick knife for peeling (please operate with caution, because it is too sharp, there will be a delay in the pain after cutting your finger, but it is also guaranteed that the blade will not stick to you even if blood drips)]
"You really are just using it to peel fruit!"
Watanabe Toru was stunned.
Don't panic, don't panic, Watanabe, you still have skills! You still have a chance to turn the tables!
[Skills: Beginner - Calligraphy (100), Master - Camping (1000), Proficient - Photography (10,000), Master - Car Repair (100,000)]
"Repair the car...I, I don't swear, I don't swear." Watanabe Toru closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
Still hoping to rely on the system for revenge? What kind of skills are these? Are you going to be a car mechanic? Or become Edison Chen's successor?
impossible!
First, Miki Kujo would never allow him to repair the car!
Second, it is up to Kujo Miki to decide whether to take a photo or not! He may even be the one being photographed!
“I’m so pissed off!”
Toru Watanabe felt very uncomfortable when he thought about having to continue living off his wife and carefully dealing with the eccentric Kujo Miki.
He did 2 sets of 50 push-ups and 2 sets of 50 sit-ups in one breath, and only calmed down when he was too tired to move.
Toru Watanabe also had no hope for July.
After all, the system is very good. It's so good that it covers all 360 trades, even car repair. And because it's so good, the chance of spawning a skill that can be used for revenge is very small.
The system is unreliable, you can only rely on yourself!
Believe in yourself, Watanabe, you can do it!
The next morning, Toru Watanabe still ran along Shinjuku Avenue from Yotsuya Station to Shinjuku Gyomson-mae, and did radio gymnastics after returning.
I didn't study during the day, but went out with Kunii Osamu and Saito Keisuke to relax.
This time, Kujo Miki did not call to check on her, it seemed that the man was not within her vigilance range.
Watanabe Toru and his two companions went to Toyosu Park to fish in the morning.
The park, near the coast of Tokyo Bay, is filled with men holding fishing rods. Their ages range from those who can't even lift a fishing rod to those who are so gray-haired that they can't walk.
Toru Watanabe only caught one trout that had not grown big enough to be eaten, but the other two caught three trout of different sizes.
In the afternoon, we went to Fenghai Sports Park Camping Ground, where we rented an open-air barbecue spot and had a barbecue buffet.
Throughout the whole day, neither Kunii Osamu nor Saito Keisuke noticed that the clothes he was wearing today were expensive.
From this point on, Toru Watanabe, an "old-school boy", admitted that the two were "real men."
After all, nowadays many men can discuss cosmetics with women, know all kinds of clothing styles by heart, and have bottles and jars piled up on their tables.
Considering that people are beginning to pursue refinement as their material lives become increasingly affluent, Toru Watanabe has to admit that they may be the trend of the future.
Of course not necessarily.
After all, men are naturally lazy and rough when it comes to taking care of themselves.
They would rather spend time on cars, computers and sneakers.
Some men are too lazy to go out and buy clothes for a whole year, but they spend money to dress their game characters in beautiful skirts. They even have very detailed requirements on whether the skirt is flowing, the degree of exposure when walking, whether there is lace edges, etc.
Men are weird.
As a man, Toru Watanabe sometimes can't understand these guys and himself.
On the last day of the three-day weekend, he studied hard in his rental house all day, and of course he still insisted on running and swimming in the evening.
Only by maintaining sufficient energy can it be more conducive to study and work. This is something you need to keep in mind.
On the first day of school in June, Tokyo officially entered the rainy season and it started to rain heavily.
Toru Watanabe got off at Yotsuya Station and blended into the crowd heading to Kamikawa High School holding an umbrella.
At the school gate, the discipline officer on duty stared at him like a policeman staring at a criminal, as if he would pull out a pistol from his schoolbag at any time.
Maybe this possibility will really need to be prevented in the future, but for now, all Watanabe Toru can do is take out a fruit knife at any time.
That morning, when he was changing into his indoor shoes, he met Kiyono Rin, who had nothing but beauty and intelligence.
"Qiono-san, the results will be out at noon today."
"Um?"
"I got the test answers and estimated scores from Mr. Koizumi, and I don't think you're in a good situation."
"Are you showing off that you are more popular with Mr. Koizumi? I won't play this kind of game in kindergarten. Go find your girlfriend."
"...I mean, my score was very high this time!" Watanabe Toru looked at Kiyono Rin's profile, "If you didn't happen to get first place, what would have happened to you?"
Kiyono Rin turned her body slightly and faced away from Watanabe Toru.
"I know that boys are more active in the morning, and I admit that my charm is indeed irresistible, but Watanabe-san, I didn't expect you to harass me in school so early in the morning ."
"I have a girlfriend!"
Qingye Rin smiled and said, "Okay, Watanabe-san, stop dreaming so early in the morning. It's time to wake up."
"Weren't you there when Kujo Miki promised me?!"
"Ah, you're talking about this. I mean you're dreaming of getting first place."
"Just wait and see!"
Not only the two of them, other students were also paying attention to the ranking of the first year of high school.
When Toru Watanabe walked into the classroom, Keisuke Saito, who unexpectedly arrived earlier than him today, urged him, "Watanabe, go ask Mr. Koizumi."
"Won't we know by noon?"
"Don't you want to know in advance? You can let Kiyono-san, and Kujo-san... Kujo-san is your girlfriend, so forget about her."
"You guys don't count on that, Kiyono Rin."
"Why?! I studied really hard!"
Watanabe Toru put away his schoolbag, took out his textbook, and looked at this guy: "Okay, Saito-san, stop dreaming so early in the morning. It's time to wake up."
"I always feel like your tone deserves a beating."
"I feel the same way," admitted Watanabe Toru.
The morning classes were spent in excitement. During the period, some students went to the teacher to ask about the ranking in advance, but they were all rejected.
In the English class, Koizumi Aona did look at Watanabe Toru a few times, but he didn't understand what he meant and didn't ask.
He is confident that he will get first place!
By noon, the bulletin board on the first floor was crowded with people. The first graders were on the highest floor, so Kuni Osamu simply asked a senior from the baseball team to help check it out.
In fact, there is no need to go through so much trouble.
An unknown senior who was squeezed in the innermost part shouted out the rankings and scores in a voice that was no less loud than Kunii Osamu's.
"First grade! First! Qingye Rin! 888 points!"
Such a malicious number, Watanabe Toru suspected that she did it on purpose!
Compared to this...
Damn it! I stayed up late to review! Why can't I score lower than this literary girl who always reads miscellaneous books!
What happened to the promise that hard work will be rewarded? It’s all a lie!
Toru Watanabe looked towards the overhead corridor between the teaching building and the activity classroom, as if he saw Kiyono Rin who was heading to the activity classroom at this moment, lifting up his long hair and snorting with disdain, laughing at his antics in the morning.
However, he is not the only one who feels worse than Toru Watanabe.
For example, the other boys in the class either pounded their heads in dejection or wailed with regret.
"Hey, hey, you guys didn't really want to get first place, did you? You are really young people who dare to dream. But if Kiyono Rin is first, then I should be second. Second place is not bad either, as I have made progress and I still have a goal to strive for in the future. And even if I get first place, I don't dare..."
"Second! Miji Kujo! 887 points!"
"Impossible!" Toru Watanabe, who was comforting himself, joined the wailing team.
He...he...is the third again!
This is the third time! There is no improvement for the third time!
"Third! Watanabe Toru! 886 points!"
He was just one point short. He was lucky as he happened to ask Kiyono Rin about the 'Dispute over the Four Northern Islands' before the test!
"Fourth! Tanihara Kenji! 841 points!"
"Fifth! Anton Xiuping! 837 points!"
Overall, there was an increase in first-year students' performance across the school, especially boys.
But in this case, wouldn't Kujo Miki be kicked out of the Human Observation Department? Great!
free!
At this moment, there was a sudden commotion at the bulletin board. Toru Watanabe looked out the window of the corridor on the third floor and saw the principal posting new things on the bulletin board.
What is worthy of the principal personally posting?
The principal quickly answered everyone's questions and took over the loudspeaker from the physical education teacher.
"Hey, I have something to tell you. Kujo-san's math test was scored one point less. The first place this time is Kiyono-san and Kujo-san, and the second place is Watanabe Toru-san. The other students also moved up one place.
By the way, to summarize this joint examination of three schools, our school has achieved very brilliant results, all thanks to the efforts of all teachers and students. In this examination, a large number of progressive students have emerged enthusiastically, I..."
Looking at the principal who became long-winded as soon as he started speaking to the whole school, Toru Watanabe deeply realized that life is not easy for everyone in the world.
But Watanabe Toru didn't lose out either, he made progress, didn't he?
As long as there is progress.
As for whether the scores were calculated incorrectly and who the director of the Human Observation Department was, he couldn't care less and didn't want to care because he had bad luck (referring to system refresh) and even worse test scores.
