621 Do you want to add her to your harem? (1/2)

”How are you feeling, Seiji?”

”I'm fine, I'm just a little tired…”

Seiji dragged his exhausted self to the student council president's residence after he finally managed to split up from Miyuki. Natsuya and the other girls were waiting for him there, so he explained what happened to them.

”…Similar incidents might occur in the future as well. We need to be on guard. After Soul Society is finished formally establishing itself, it will begin dealing with all Spirit-World-related issues. The system for how this will work is still unknown. Also, Soul Society will publicize some more information on Inner Worlds in the future. But if you want more details, you'll have to join Soul Society… that's what she told me.”

Seiji passed along this message Miyuki told him before she left.

”She's a member of Soul Society, or a candidate to join, is that correct?” Natsuya inquired.

Seiji nodded. This could be assumed from everything that Miyuki told him.

”Although I'm thankful to her for dealing with that Inner World, her arrival's timing was far too coincidentally convenient for her… I suspect that this entire incident might be connected to her.” Natsuya folded her arms. ”Or, perhaps she has her sights set on you.”

”I feel the same way,” Seiji said.

It was actually far more than a feeling for him. Seiji knew for certain that Miyuki had her sight set on him! He just didn't know to what extent.

It was his honor to have the national idol paying so much attention to him… just kidding.

Miyuki Sakuraku was no ordinary person at all. Having her sights on him might be beneficial, or it could be a drawback. The only thing that could be confirmed right now was that she had no hostile intentions towards him. For the time being, she counted as an ally.

”Is she really beautiful?” Natsuya suddenly asked such a question while looking directly at Seiji's face.

”Er… she is.” Miyuki Sakuraku was a national idol beauty, after all. By the standards of his previous world, she had an appearance that was one out of a million.

”Do you want to add her to your harem?” Natsuya narrowed her eyes slightly.

Seiji hurriedly shook his head. ”Not at all! I simply think objectively that she's beautiful.”

”That's all? You don't like her even one bit?”

”…Maybe I like her just a little.”

This was only the type of like in that he enjoyed watching her as an idol. However, he had promised to keep Miyuki's identity a secret, so he couldn't tell that to Natsuya!

Natsuya's gaze became even icier. Shika and Hitaka's gazes also became icier as they observed this conversation. Seiji felt like their gazes were stabbing him through his heart.

”I shall be careful.” Seiji could only respond in such a way.

[Self-realized technique: Doujigiri.]

[Mystical sword technique. Can only be used when your [White Calamity] humanoid spiritual figure is overlaid upon yourself while you are wielding a sword-type weapon. You will be able to attack once with a supreme demon-slaying sword attack. This ability will cost you Mana, mental spirit, and physical energy to use. The attack's power depends on how much Mana, mental spirit, and physical energy you spend. Limited to one time usage per day. ”Use a human's sword to obtain the Demon King's head!”]

This ”self-realized technique” was added on to his [Shika Kagura character reward card]. The new [Doujigiri] technique was added onto the first ability, [White Calamity].

Did this count as his character reward card leveling up? Seiji wondered that to himself.

It would seem that the character reward cards weren't absolutely unchanging. New abilities could be added due to his own realizations. Other factors might influence the card's abilities as well.

In other words, his character reward cards had the potential to level up. But they would also have the risk of leveling down… wouldn't they?

”All my character reward cards have eternal, everlasting effects. I cannot use the character reward cards or lose them in any way. However, these character reward cards are capable of evolving.” Seiji rubbed his chin in contemplation. ”If they level down—if some strange or even negative abilities appear, it will be the same as me obtaining a permanent debuff that I'm unable to get rid of.”

His powerful soulbound equipment had the potential to become cursed equipment. 'Man, you really pulled a good one on me by hiding such a trap, system of mine.'

Seiji imagined his system as a fairy with a retort: ”Just don't let your character reward cards level down, then. I have confidence in you!”

Seiji was rendered speechless by himself.

Still, all of this was only a possibility. As long as he didn't act in some idiotic manner to lose everyone's friendship, his character reward cards were highly unlikely to evolve in strange manners.

And, there were many benefits to the fact that his character reward cards could level up. Although this new [Doujigiri] technique was limited in its usage, it had incredibly high attack power. [Doujigiri] was also extremely effective when used against demon-type enemies.