In the Ordinary Streets of Tokyo, I Awakened as a Player

Chapter 303 303: Kato Megumi's Tutoring and the Classmate Girl Player

The next afternoon, at the entrance of Toyogasaki Private Academy.

"Hey, hey, did you hear? There was a huge commotion at Tokyo Station yesterday! Some people wearing masks fought a group of mysterious guys, and I heard there were even gunshots!"

"What's so strange about gunshots? I saw a post online saying one of those mysterious people had a blade that could suddenly extend!"

"Huh? Magic? That's hilarious."

"But Tokyo Station really is closed today. They say it's under maintenance. Could it be... was it really a fight between people with superpowers?"

"How could something like that exist? It's probably just a rumor."

"But I heard from my parents that mobile units were deployed in Chiba and Saitama too. I don't know what happened. Could it really be terrorists or something?"

"By the way, who's that boy standing at the school gate? Is he waiting for someone?"

"He looks like he's wearing Shuchiin Academy's uniform... Is he a Shuchiin student?"

"Why would a Shuchiin student come here?"

"He's so handsome..."

Hearing the students whispering around him, Asagiri remained completely unmoved. He simply stood quietly at the entrance of Toyogasaki Private Academy.

When he saw the slender figure with long black hair slowly walking toward him, he raised his hand and smiled.

"Megumi."

"Asagiri..."

Kato Megumi walked up to him, tucked a strand of long hair behind her ear, and gave him a faint smile.

"Let's go. Help me study."

"I can help tutor you, but..."

Just as Asagiri was about to say something outrageous, Kato Megumi gently pressed a fair index finger against his lips.

"You don't need to say it out loud."

Kato Megumi pursed her lips, her smile carrying a hint of shyness.

"I want to do more intimate things with you too, but we have to finish the important matter first."

...

Half an hour later, inside a cafe near Toyogasaki Private Academy.

"Your math score is average. Completely mediocre..."

Asagiri looked through Kato Megumi's previous exam papers, his expression thoughtful.

"Your humanities scores are also average. To put it simply, you're very ordinary. Still, being able to rank in the middle at Toyogasaki Private Academy would count as excellent in an ordinary high school. But do you have some strange passive ability, like 'no matter what you do, your results will always be ordinary'?"

Kato Megumi tilted her head and seriously thought about it for a moment.

"Now that you mention it, that does seem true. Ever since I was little, no matter what I did, it was always very ordinary, and the results were always neither good nor bad. The only exception is being a Player... No, rather than being a Player, it's more like..."

At this point, Kato Megumi smiled gently. She lightly placed her hand over Asagiri's and looked straight at his face, her eyes filled with soft affection.

"Ever since I met you, I don't seem to be ordinary anymore. Thinking about it carefully, that must be thanks to you, right?"

"I've said it many times. You're not ordinary at all."

Asagiri picked up the iced cola on the table and took a sip. Just as he was about to continue, a girl's voice rang out from nearby.

"Kato-san! Are you having coffee here too?"

Asagiri looked toward the voice and saw a girl with long brown hair and a bright smile. She was also wearing the Toyogasaki Private Academy uniform, and she was waving at Kato Megumi.

"Yamanouchi."

After greeting Kato Megumi, the girl looked at Asagiri sitting across from her. Then she gave Kato Megumi an "I see" kind of look and covered her mouth with a chuckle.

"I was going to ask you to sit with us, but since you're on a date with your boyfriend, I won't bother you."

With that, the girl took a seat with several other girls at a table farther away in the cafe.

"She is..."

"Yamanouchi Sakura. My classmate. She's very lively and popular in class. She's also very cute."

"Yamanouchi Sakura..."

Asagiri withdrew his gaze and looked back at Kato Megumi.

"Judging from the way she greeted you just now, is she close to you?"

"Close... Not really, but she does greet me often at school."

Kato Megumi answered softly, then added in a calm voice.

"I don't know whether it's because my presence has grown stronger, or because her perception is naturally sharper than ordinary people, but even when I'm not using my exclusive talent, she can still notice me. Are you suspecting that she's..."

"We'll know after testing her."

Asagiri smiled, then took out his phone and dialed Iwanaga Kotoko's number.

The moment the call connected, Iwanaga Kotoko's sweet and lovely voice rang out.

"My handsome and adorable boyfriend~ We've only been apart for less than an hour, and you already miss me? Oh dear, this is truly troubling. Well, if that's the case, you are warmly welcome to come to my house and find me..."

"Stop being crazy."

Asagiri interrupted Iwanaga Kotoko's spellcasting, then replied with a smile.

"I do miss you, but I called because there's something serious. I'll text you the details."

Once she heard that it was serious, Iwanaga Kotoko immediately put away her playful attitude and answered seriously.

"Okay."

After hanging up, Asagiri sent Iwanaga Kotoko a message containing the cafe's name, their current location, and what he wanted her to do. Then he put down his phone and looked at Kato Megumi as if nothing had happened.

"Alright, let's return to the main topic. How much do you want your grades to improve?"

"Hmm..."

Kato Megumi gently bit her straw, tilted her head slightly, and looked at Asagiri with a faintly calculating cuteness.

"First in the grade?"

"That's impossible."

Asagiri directly rejected Kato Megumi's naive idea without the slightest hesitation.

"If you're talking about improving your grades through hard work, that's achievable. But if you're talking about entering the top ten, or even taking first place in the grade, even at Toyogasaki Private Academy, that still requires talent."

"What do you mean, 'even at Toyogasaki Private Academy'..."

Kato Megumi muttered softly, sounding a little annoyed.

"Our Toyogasaki isn't worse than your Shuchiin Academy."

"What!?"

Asagiri looked shocked. He reached out in disbelief and gently touched Kato Megumi's forehead. Seeing this, Kato Megumi became even more puffed up.

"What?"

"I'm checking whether you're feeling unwell. Why else would you suddenly start talking nonsense?"

Looking at the angrily cute Kato Megumi, Asagiri shook his head and spoke frankly.

"So those fake rankings I had Ashikaga-sensei prepare actually fooled you? Don't joke around. Toyogasaki and Shuchiin aren't even a matter of which school is better. They're not on the same level at all. In all of Sakura Province, there isn't a single high school on the same level as Shuchiin Academy. Wake up, Megumi."

Kato Megumi retorted, somewhat unconvinced.

"In any case, in less than a month, your school will have a joint final exam with ours. Don't lose to our school when the time comes."

Asagiri asked back with interest.

"Think carefully. During the joint final exam, your first-year students will have to face me. Do you think I'll lose?"

Kato Megumi answered firmly.

"No."

"Then..."

"Okay."

After thinking seriously for a moment, Kato Megumi's attitude made a complete turn. She nodded in agreement.

"You're right. Our Toyogasaki really isn't as good as Shuchiin."

Asagiri could not help smiling when he heard this.

"What's with that? Your attitude changed way too quickly."

Kato Megumi rested her cheek on one hand. Although her expression was still calm and indifferent, her eyes carried a gentle smile.

"No matter what I face, I'll believe you. You are my undisputed first priority."

"You too."

"Me too?"

Kato Megumi smiled, but there seemed to be no smile in her eyes.

"Am I tied for first?"

"It's already great to be tied for first, okay?"

Asagiri did not show any weakness. Instead, he replied with complete righteousness.

"To be able to occupy the most important place in Utsunomiya Asagiri's heart is already enough to prove Student Kato Megumi's value. Being tied for first is the true first. After all, being tied for first means you have both love and friendship. If you were the only one in first place, wouldn't that feel a little lonely? You wouldn't be able to accept that in your heart either. Am I right?"

"I already said..."

Kato Megumi looked as if she had seen through everything, yet her smile remained gentle and obedient.

"You are my first priority, so I'll listen to you."

Asagiri smiled back and said softly,

"As expected of Saint Megumi. A direct attack really is terrifying."

Kato Megumi made a playful little face.

"Perhaps this is what they call meeting one's match?"

Just as Kato Megumi finished speaking, a crisp sound suddenly rang out nearby.

Crash!

Every customer in the cafe instinctively looked over. Yamanouchi Sakura, who was sitting with her friends, seemed to have accidentally broken a ceramic cup. White shards scattered around her feet.

"Sakura, you didn't get cut, did you?"

Hearing her friend's concerned question, Yamanouchi Sakura smiled and waved her hand.

"I'm fine. I'll just have to pay the shop for the cup."

Seeing that Yamanouchi Sakura was unharmed, her friend breathed a sigh of relief, then said helplessly,

"Seriously, why did you look like you suddenly got startled by something?"

"I..."

Just as Yamanouchi Sakura was about to make up an excuse, she felt someone watching her.

When she turned her head, her gaze met Asagiri's from across the cafe.

It was only a brief moment of eye contact, yet Yamanouchi Sakura felt an unprecedented fear.

"Let's go, Megumi."

Asagiri withdrew his gaze, stood up, and walked out of the cafe with Kato Megumi.

After they reached the street, he spoke in a calm, quiet voice.

"She is definitely a Player."

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