'Mmm... Why is everyone looking at me strangely? Am I still ugly even after changing my makeup?'
Saki Yoshida walked on her way to school. Male office workers and some students from the same school occasionally glanced at her sidelong, making the girl feel nervous. She instinctively clutched her shoulder bag and wondered inwardly.
Yesterday was her first day of school. Although she made two... no, one friend. The exchanges with Ho Fei-yu were probably just ordinary greetings, so that couldn't really count as a true friend.
Saki recalled Yūmi Aono, the sweet girl who actively befriended her, and felt touched. After all, apart from Yūmi Aono, no one else was willing to get to know the plain-looking her.
But things were different now!
When Saki went home yesterday, she actively sought advice from her mother on how to apply makeup. Then, by researching some of the most popular looks voted on online and combining the two, she finally achieved a makeup look she was satisfied with.
This morning, before dawn, Saki got out of bed and eagerly sat in front of the vanity mirror to start her makeover. It took her two and a half hours before she stopped. It wasn't that the makeup was particularly difficult to apply, but she was meticulous and wanted to make it even better.
After everything was in order, Saki left home with a nervous yet expectant heart, which led to the scene described above.
"Oh ho~ Is there a beautiful, fashionable JK girl at this school that I, Masaru Ōshika, haven't seen before?"
Masaru Ōshika, who was idling around the school gate, suddenly caught sight of something. An expression of shock appeared on his hard-to-read face as he muttered in disbelief.
On his first day of admission yesterday, he had conducted a "survey" and memorized most of the beautiful girls at Kōdō Academy. Masaru Ōshika dared to guarantee that while he was weak in studies, he was definitely the strongest when it came to observing and remembering beauties. He shouldn't possibly not know such a gorgeous JK girl!
Heh heh, well, it doesn't matter. Getting to know her now is just as good.
'A bunch of useless guys who only dare to look but not act. Heh heh! Watch me charm this girl right in front of you shut-ins!'
Masaru Ōshika glanced at some of the boys who, like him, had stopped and were staring at the girl. He curled his lips in disdain, looking down on them in his heart.
He, Masaru Ōshika, had a dream since junior high: to become a superstar! Heh heh, not the kind you see on TV, but a womanizing superstar! He was determined to bed ninety-nine women.
Masaru Ōshika worked hard for this dream. In three years of junior high, relying on a certain exceptional advantage, he conquered over twenty girls using only the most basic physical skills. Although his record was impressive, they were all average-looking, and he still had a distance to go before reaching his final goal. Therefore, Masaru Ōshika planned to accelerate his pace in high school.
His initial target was his own classmate, a girl named Natsuha Shinomiy. Her plump, luscious body held an inexplicable attraction for him. After just a brief observation yesterday, he saw her true nature—a fundamentally promiscuous person.
She was the same as some of the girls he had been with before. He could easily take her down by simply showing off his "advantage." Since she belonged to him, Masaru Ōshika, he could put her aside for a moment. It wouldn't be too late to pick Natsuha Shinomiy after he had taken down this beautiful JK girl in front of him.
As she got closer to the school, the sheer number of blatant stares increased, making Saki feel immense pressure. She didn't know what kind of gaze they were giving her—disgust? Or affection? Since no one came up to talk to her, she couldn't be sure...
Saki decided to lower her head and stop looking. She would wait until she got to the classroom and ask Yūmi Aono's opinion.
"Yo-ho, beautiful female student, why must you lower your pretty face? That way, the world loses a dazzling radiance. Please lift your head and allow us ordinary people to admire you~"
As Saki was walking with her head down, a pair of feet suddenly appeared in front of her. Before she could look up, very flashy words reached her ears. However, the girl felt incredibly shy upon hearing them.
"Are... are you talking to me?"
Hearing this, Saki nervously and slowly lifted her head. What met her eyes was a crooked, plain face. However, the girl didn't show any disdain. After all, she hadn't been very pretty before she put on makeup, so she wouldn't look down on others after dressing up herself.
A three-out-of-ten beauty wearing four-out-of-ten makeup, demanding a seven-out-of-ten man—Saki was not that kind of shameless woman.
"Ahem... ahem, of course, it's you. Who else would it be?"
Saki's face being so close made Masaru Ōshika swallow. The girl's dark brown hair flowed down to her waist, and her sapphire-blue eyes captured his gaze. Her graceful figure was not hidden by the ordinary school uniform, especially her fair-to-yellow, plump thighs. Not taking them in his hands for a good fondle would simply be a waste of heavenly resources.
'Isn't this Masaru Ōshika from my class? He doesn't seem to recognize me... That makes sense. I'm completely different before and after makeup. It's normal for him not to recognize me. Is he trying to hit on me now?'
Saki forced herself to look at Masaru Ōshika's face and realized he was her classmate. But judging by his reaction, he didn't seem to know her. However, the girl quickly understood why.
'Could it be that I've become even more handsome? Looks like I can rely on my looks to pick up girls now too~'
Sensing the girl's intent gaze, Masaru Ōshika thought shamelessly.
"Hey, student, let's get acquainted and be friends. My name is Masaru Ōshika. I like singing, dancing, and rap. Heh heh~ Rap only recently came to Japan, so it's normal that you haven't heard of it; you don't need to be embarrassed. If you're interested, we can arrange a time to discuss it together."
Masaru Ōshika introduced himself in what he thought was a gentle tone. Seeing the girl's confused look, he even kindly explained it to her. In reality, he couldn't rap at all. He just said it to make himself look very fashionable. Some women liked trendy things, so he often surfed the internet to learn cutting-edge culture for the sake of flirting.
Saki found the rap Masaru Ōshika talked about very confusing, and she didn't have much interest in learning about it. However, she was happy that Masaru Ōshika wanted to be friends with her.
Before Saki could open her mouth to say anything, a bustling noise suddenly came from afar. The people who had stopped to watch the commotion also turned to look at the source of the sound, including the girl and Masaru Ōshika.
A group of about twenty or thirty people was walking towards them in a large, intimidating crowd. The person leading the group had his arms bare, with tattoos covering his left and right arms, dense and numerous like parasitic worms. Combined with his tough, menacing face, he looked intimidating and was clearly not someone to mess with.