Chapter 17

And Yūto, who was completely unaware that he was on someone's mind, slowly walked back home.

When he finally reached the door of his house, Yūto, who had been fearless even when facing a horde of rat demons, hesitated at the doorstep.

This was because his current appearance was indeed disheveled; not only were his clothes torn from the battle, but the strong smell of blood on his body would likely lead to a tearful lecture from his mother if she caught him.

And as expected, the situation unfolded just as Yūto had anticipated. As soon as he stepped into the house, a beautiful woman with long chestnut hair greeted him. Before he could think of any explanation, she immediately hugged him.

Amamiya Masami, Yūto's current mother, upon seeing Yūto return in such a disheveled state, worriedly embraced him and carefully examined him to see if he had any serious injuries.

"Didn't I tell you not to just hug me like that, Mom? I'm not a kid like Ryūki anymore; I've grown up."

Amamiya Masami's caring actions made Yūto feel a headache. Because it was a single-parent family and Yūto had been very independent since childhood, Amamiya Masami often felt that she didn't give enough love to her two children.

"Don't lie to me. Ryūki told me that you were helping the police with a case.

I heard today while shopping that there were terrorists hiding in Ukiyo-cho, and the area was sealed off tonight.

The police even came to the door, asking residents to stay inside and not go out tonight."

Upon hearing Amamiya Masami's words, Yūto glared at Ryūki, who was watching a drama. Ryūki, noticing her brother's unfriendly gaze, stuck out her tongue and quickly ran back to her room.

There was no way around it; although Amamiya Masami was the eldest in the family, sometimes the siblings felt that their mother was the most childish one.

When Amamiya Masami, upon returning home, found that Yūto had not come home on time and Ryūki refused to speak, she would use her strongest weapon—crying. Neither Yūto nor Ryūki could resist her tears.

Upon learning that Yūto had been assisting the police with a dangerous terrorist case, Amamiya Masami couldn't even enjoy her favorite soap opera and waited anxiously for Yūto to return.

"Yūto, we are just ordinary citizens. If there are dangerous people, let the police handle it. In the future, don't get involved in such matters.

You are still a student; focus on your studies. What if those criminals seek revenge on you in the future?"

For the next few hours, Yūto mostly listened to Amamiya Masami's earnest lecturing. It wasn't until he promised and mentioned that he wouldn't be able to get up for school the next day if she continued that she finally let him go.

The next day, Yūto, as usual, rode his second-hand bicycle to school. The rewards from yesterday's mission had already been distributed.

Initially, he thought that the reputation points he spent yesterday would make the mission almost worthless, but unexpectedly, his reputation points had increased significantly.

Previously, his reputation points were 200 human points and 100 demon points.

Last night, he used 200 human points to exchange for two 'Demon Energy Talismans' for Hina and the others, and 100 demon points to exchange for a few 'Low-Quality Demon Energy Crystals' to restore demon energy.

The reputation points rewarded from the system mission triggered by the rat demons were exactly the same amount. He thought it would be a waste, but unexpectedly, his human reputation points had increased to 500, while his demon reputation points remained at 100.

He had gained 400 more human reputation points than the mission reward.

When he checked the records, he found that the additional 300 human reputation points were due to Hina and Yūzaburō's admiration.

Yūto didn't find this strange, as he had not only saved them but also displayed unparalleled strength, so it was reasonable for them to provide reputation points.

However, he was puzzled by the names "Yamato Kuka," "Shinsei Isshin," and "Hakuba Daishi." He didn't know these people at all.

What was even more baffling was that these three people were the main contributors to the additional 300 human reputation points.

Yūto was truly confused. He was certain he didn't know these people, yet they had mysteriously developed admiration for him?

He wanted to ask Hina and the others about these people, but his attitude last night had been too harsh, and it would be too embarrassing to go back on his word and seek them out...

As he rode his bicycle past Ukiyo-cho, Yūto noticed that the area where the battle had taken place was now cordoned off, and the rat demon corpses had been cleared away.

From the conversations around him, he also heard words like "terrorists" and "gunfight." It was clear that Yūzaburō and the others had handled the situation perfectly.

The rat demon issue was resolved, and the reputation points gained were unexpectedly high, so Yūto's mood was relatively good.

As for the people who provided the reputation points, Yūto didn't plan to worry about them as long as they didn't interfere with his peaceful life.

However, Yūto's good mood didn't last long. As he was about to reach the school, he saw someone he really didn't want to see at the school gate.

She had a beautiful pink hairstyle and a face that could easily pass for a middle school student, and she was a harbinger of great trouble!

The moment he saw her, Yūto instantly turned his bicycle around, trying to use the crowd to block her view. However, his good looks made it impossible, and Hina immediately spotted him.

Ignoring the shouts of the girl behind her, Yūto tried to pedal away as soon as he was discovered, but the rear rack of his bicycle was already firmly held by her.

"Miss Kūjō, what a coincidence. Didn't we agree last night that we wouldn't contact each other anymore?"

Yūto, with a headache, looked at the pink-haired girl behind him. To prevent him from escaping again, she even jumped onto the rear rack of his bicycle.

"What coincidence? I came to the school specifically to wait for you.

After doing something like that last night, you think you can pretend not to know me? Don't even think about it!"

It had to be said that both Yūto and Hina were very attractive, and their little drama naturally drew the attention of the people around them.

Upon hearing Hina's words, the onlookers looked at Yūto with disdain.

"You did something like that to her and now you want to abandon her?"

"Who would have thought the school heartthrob would be such a scumbag. Handsome guys are no good, after all..."