"Then I won't disturb Kato Megumi from continuing her meal."
He turned and returned to his seat. Subsequently, an ethereal panel appeared before him. Ryusei Kiryu looked at his wallet. It had now become [0 gold coin 0 silver coin 12 copper coin].
Ryusei looked at the 10 copper coin that had suddenly appeared in his wallet and couldn't help but fall into contemplation. No, sis, making friends with you can actually drop money? Then I absolutely have to make friends with you!
Ryusei had already verified one thing through his interaction with Kato Megumi just now—the coins dropped by the system could only be seen, touched, and heard by him.
Now he had made another new discovery, which was that besides the extremely violent method of earning money by killing monsters, there was also a more gentle way to earn money in this world.
Ryusei recalled every detail of his time with Kato Megumi just now. There was nothing unusual before, until he gave the coin to Kato Megumi, and when their hands touched, the system's new prompt sound suddenly rang out.
Therefore, the key should be the "physical contact" that occurred between the two people.
Ryusei frowned.
When he took the subway in the morning, he was squeezed with many people, bumping and jostling the whole way, which was all genuine "physical contact," but he didn't get any money. "Physical contact" wasn't the most crucial thing. The most crucial thing was Kato Megumi herself. Compared to ordinary people, she was special; he could only get money by having physical contact with her.
So what was special about Kato Megumi? Low presence? That's not right; the money-earning method provided by the system is most likely not an isolated case, just as he couldn't possibly only earn money by killing snakes. There aren't that many people with low presence in this world either.
So, is it because Kato Megumi is the [Heroine] of a certain anime series?
Ryusei gradually came to the most probable conclusion in his mind. He looked up at a window seat in the back row of the classroom. That was Aki Tomoya's seat. He was also a [Heroine] in this anime series. (Correction: Aki Tomoya is the male protagonist, not a heroine. This internal thought should reflect the character's error in classification or confusion about the system's rules.)
If Ryusei's guess was correct, then he should also be able to get money by having "physical contact" with him.
Ryusei's eyes flickered slightly.
Aki Tomoya was not in the classroom at this moment. He should have gone to the cafeteria for a meal too. He would try to find him when he returned.
Ryusei took out a piece of white paper and a ruler, preparing to draw the design for the copper coin. The pattern on the copper coin was very simple. He only needed to measure the dimensions of the two rings.
Ryusei was originally worried that his measured dimensions would be inaccurate. However, after a simple measurement, he discovered that the relationship between the large and small circles on the front and back and the entire copper coin seemed to be exactly the golden ratio.
He noted this point at the bottom of the draft, then took a photo and sent it to the email address of "Miss Mira's Jewelry Store."
After he finished this, Ryusei looked up again. By this time, most of the classmates in the class had already finished eating and returned.
Ryusei saw Aki Tomoya in the window seat. A thin boy wearing large black-rimmed glasses.
Ryusei got up and walked towards him, reaching out to pat his shoulder from behind. The system did not respond.
Ryusei thought, is it because of the clothes?
Aki Tomoya was startled, frantically turning off his phone and putting it down, then turning to look at the person standing behind him, his expression a little surprised: "Ryusei-san?"
A friendly smile appeared on Ryusei's face, and he said, "Aki-kun, I forgot to bring my Japanese textbook. Can I borrow your textbook for a while? I'll return it to you before class."
Aki Tomoya quickly took out his Japanese textbook from his desk and handed it to Ryusei: "Of course, here you go."
"Thank you, Aki-san."
Ryusei reached out and took the textbook. Their hands also had slight contact during this process.
But the system still didn't react at all. It didn't drop any money.
Ryusei took the textbook back to his seat and casually opened it. He recalled what had just happened in his mind. Verbal communication and finger contact were largely the same as his interaction with Kato Megumi.
However, not a single copper coin dropped from Aki Tomoya.
Aki Tomoya and Kato Megumi were both in the same anime series, so why was there such a difference between the two? Is it because he and she are different in some way?
Wait... he and she?
Ryusei's action of flipping the book suddenly paused.
If he had to say, there was indeed a fundamental difference between Aki Tomoya and Kato Megumi. That was the difference in gender between the two.
Could it be... only Heroine can drop money?
Ryusei's eyes flickered slightly again.
He remembered that there were two other [Heroine] in this anime series. Sawamura Spencer Eriri, a doujinshi artist with the pen name "Kashiwagi Eri." Kasumigaoka Utaha, a light novel author with the pen name "Kasumi Utako."
Both of these [Heroine] studied at Tonosaki, but Eriri, who should have been in the same grade, was inexplicably one grade higher than Aki Tomoya. Considering that this world merged multiple anime, perhaps some deviation had occurred.
Both of them were now second-year upperclassmen.
Because they were beautiful, Eriri and Kasumigaoka Utaha were quite famous at school. Ryusei had heard his classmates discussing them in the morning, even calling them unreachable beauties.
In reality, one was a tsundere and the other was sharp-tongued; ordinary boys couldn't handle them at all.
Ryusei was contemplating how to interact with these two upperclassmen. His phone suddenly rang.
Ryusei took it out and saw that it was the phone number for "Miss Mira's Jewelry Store." He got up, went to the hallway, and answered the call.
"Hello, customer, I have seen the design draft you sent. Our store can produce it. How many pieces do you need to make?"
Ryusei said calmly, "I need to see your sample first. If you can satisfy me, I will order many pieces."
"Customer, what exactly do you mean by 'many pieces'?" "At least tens of thousands."
The voice on the other end was silent for a moment, then said, "I understand. I will do my best to produce a product that satisfies you."
"Do I need to pay a deposit?"
"If it's gold coin or silver coin, a deposit is required. But the customer only needs copper coin, and only for a sample, so it's not necessary. When it's ready, I'll contact the customer to come and inspect the goods."
"Okay, thank you for your hard work." "It's nothing."
After hanging up the phone, Ryusei felt that this store was quite good. Not only did the owner speak nicely, but the replies were also quite timely. No wonder this store had "rave reviews."
But then again, was the owner really named Miss Mira?
Ryusei returned to the classroom, returned the Japanese textbook to Aki Tomoya, and thanked him.
Aki Tomoya felt a bit overwhelmed by the attention.
The transfer student in class actively sought help from him, an unpopular otaku... Ryusei didn't care about this at all.
After all, the guy doesn't drop money.
So, this friendship is off the table for now.
Let's check on Megumi in the back row.
Ryusei pondered, wondering if this hand-touching money-dropping was a one-time thing or if it had a cooldown. He would find another opportunity to touch Megumi's hand tomorrow.
After school in the afternoon.
Since Ryusei hadn't joined any clubs yet, he didn't have to participate in club activities and simply left school with his backpack.
Walking down the cherry blossom-strewn road, Ryusei looked down at an ant on the ground and suddenly remembered something.
He bent down and picked up an ant with his fingers. The tiny ant struggled continuously between his fingers.
Ryusei tried to put it into his inventory. It failed.
Ryusei squeezed his fingers slightly. The ant was easily crushed to death.
He tried again. This time, Ryusei successfully put the ant's corpse into his inventory.
Indeed, living things couldn't be put into the inventory; only dead things could.
Ryusei clapped his hands and took out his phone.
He didn't go straight home but followed the navigation on his phone to a market near the school.
Logically, Ryusei should have gone to the Beika Town market. That area was closer to his apartment, making it more convenient to travel back and forth.
However, considering the danger of the Beika Town area, Ryusei still chose the market near the school.
As for the ingredients and other things he bought, he could secretly put them into his inventory later, which wasn't troublesome.
Upon arriving at the market, Ryusei first slowly walked around inside, observing the situation.
End of the chapter
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