In This World That Favors Men, I... ~Starting a Sweet School Life in a World With a 1:8 Gender Ratio~ - 84

Chapter 84: Divine Protection Energy

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A brand-new page in a cute, pink diary. Kurara Tsuzuki was gazing intently at the recently updated list of capture targets written inside.

“Hmm. I’ve pretty much scoped out the whole school already, but the third-year boys are definitely the hottest. Especially Class 3-A. I mean, there are even guys who look like they’ve stepped straight out of a TV commercial.”

《If you’re aiming for a reverse harem ending your chances of success are higher if you focus on targets in your own year according to the simulation results. 》

“I know that. The amount of time we get to interact matters a lot, but I already said it, didn’t I? I won’t compromise on the quality of my targets.”

《This school is not one of the original target institutions. Therefore, carrying out an aggressive plan may result in excessive resource consumption》

“What do you mean by ‘resources’?”

《Resources required to override the existing settings》

“I still don’t really get what that means. I understand that trying this out at Azuchi Momoyama Academy has been harder than the otome games I played before, but the fundamentals of the game should be the same, right?”

《What do you mean by ‘fundamentals’?》

“I raise their affection levels, trigger events, and make them fall head over heels for me.”

《That would be the case if they were original capture targets》

“So you’re saying that this time they’re not?”

《Unless the setting override is successful, it’s not possible to quantify affection levels or trigger events based on affection growth.》

“Wait, seriously? What a pain in the ass! So because it’s a different school, I have to start by setting everything up before I can play it like an otome game? Is that why my passive skill 【Become My Captive】 didn’t work either?”

《【Become My Captive】 is a unique ability of the Master. It is not directly tied to settings》

“Then why didn’t it work? At Azuchi Momoyama, it didn’t work so well on targets with high charm resistance, but here, everyone is ignoring it completely. Isn’t that just weird?”

《There may be a mechanism in place across the entire school that nullifies charm-type skills》

“What the heck. So someone’s actively trying to block me from pursuing them?”

《We couldn’t detect anything before the infiltration, but lately, that possibility has become increasingly likely.》

“No way. I finally found a school full of super hot guys, and now the difficulty level just got even higher? Oh! But wait, if the whole school is covered, that means the skill should work outside of school, right?”

《That is correct.》

“Then I just have to ambush them on their way to school and activate 【Helpless Kitten-chan】! That’ll give me an opening. Once 【Become My Captive】 works, the rest is easy. Ufufu. Just you wait, my beautiful boys. I’ll make all of you fall for me. Reverse harem ending, here I come!”

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There was a courier package from Yoriko-san in the mailbox by the front door. I wonder what it is? I took it straight to the living room and opened it.

“Onii-chan, what’s that? A keychain?”

“Yeah. It’s a sample prize from a promotional campaign for Rokkaku Pudding. They sent two of the same kind, so you can have one too.”

This time, it was the pudding-themed one Apparently, the figure of me still needed a bit more time before it would be ready. I only heard about this item recently, so this was still pretty fast, all things considered.

“Really? Let me see! Ooh, it’s got a mini pudding on it! The container’s even properly hexagonal and the little sword and spear dangling from it are so cute!”

“They seem kind of mismatched at first glance, but they actually work pretty well together. I think these are weapons from the in-game shop.”

“The patterns and colors are really detailed too.”

“It’s amazing how fast they put this together, especially since we just talked about the collaboration not too long ago. So, Yui, which one do you want?”

“Hmm… Okay, I’ll take the one with the red sword. Yay, thanks, Onii-chan!”

“Yoriko-san’s the one who sent it, so you should send her a thank-you message.”

“Yup, I will! I’m gonna put it on right away!”

Yui always loved collecting pudding merch, so she looked genuinely happy. She had even declared, “My lucky colors are Pudding Yellow and Caramel Brown!” She really was a huge pudding fan and honestly, yellow clothes looked great on her.

When I returned to my room and attached the strap to my phone…

《Ping!》

《Pudding Quest: “Let’s Promote the Ultimate Hexagon Pudding” Part ④: “Campaign Collaboration” is now in progress.》

“This is a quest too? Are you just slapping the ‘quest’ label on anything remotely related to one?”

《Derivative events are included as part of quests》

“Is that so? Does anything good happen if something is labeled a quest?”

《Once a quest is recognized, its outcomes are reliably counted toward the Master’s accomplishments. This increases the supply of energy, making it very beneficial for fulfilling your desires》

Desires… What was it that I wished for again? Knowing me, it was probably something like “I want to eat as much delicious food as I want.”

《That is mostly correc.t》

“Wait… Could it be that the reason I don’t gain weight no matter how much I eat is because of the Diary?”

《Body shape and health maintenance are interpreted as part of your wishes》

“So, I won’t develop any lifestyle diseases even if I binge eat?”

《Health corrections consume energy in proportion to the extent of the indulgence.》

“So basically, overeating isn’t prohibited, but it uses up a lot of energy?”

《Correct. It’s not forbidden, but pushing the limits requires a great deal of energy》

“So basically, if I want to eat tons of good food without worrying about my health, I should promote pudding to gather more of this energy, right?”

《Master’s wishes are long-term and continuous throughout their life. The total energy needed to fulfill those wishes is immense》

“Basically… Even if each moment doesn’t take much, over a lifetime the required energy will add up. So it’s better to stockpile energy while I can. After all, food is a constant part of life.”

《Furthermore, in this world, there’s an invisible competition among deities. To secure more energy, it’s essential to outperform rival divine factions. The stronger your patron deity’s divine power becomes, the easier life in this world will be for you》

“Got it. Then I’ll stock up on as much of that energy as I can while I’m able to. I really do want to live a long, healthy life.”

《Let’s work hard together. I will assist you in every way I can to help fulfill your desires》

“Thanks! I’m counting on you!”

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