Chapter 8: The Brave Choice

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[Ding! Under the host's influence, Shinomiya Natsuha used a water bottle to strike Oga Masaru and bravely resisted his harassment, supporting pure love. Reward: +50 Pure Love Points.]

[Ding! Under the host's influence, Shinomiya Natsuha resisted Oga Masaru's manipulations and refused to go home with him, supporting pure love. Reward: +50 Pure Love Points.]

"So that's how it works. The female lead earns pure love points by doing things that support pure love, like bravely standing up to scumbags or even resisting verbal harassment," Hikari muttered, the realization hitting him.

"If that's the case, maybe I shouldn't ignore the heroines completely. If I can help them become more courageous, turn them into anti-scum warriors, wouldn't the rewards just keep piling up?"

As this thought crossed his mind, Hikari glanced at Shinomiya Natsuha with a peculiar look in his eyes.

Natsuha didn't understand why Hikari suddenly looked at her, but from the heat in his gaze, she felt a strange tingle run through her crotch, causing her to squeeze her thighs together instinctively.

"Ugh!"

The faint, suggestive sound she made and the odd blush on her face left Hikari speechless.

'Ha! Turning this naive pigelt into a scum fighter is gonna be a drag', he had only given her one look, and she was already reacting like this. It was... baffling.

However, Hikari now understood why Natsuha had found the courage to resist Oga Masaru earlier instead of surrendering like she might have before.

It must have been his influence—the hidden power of the Pure Love Aura.

Apparently, as long as the heroines stayed near him, their brains wouldn't turn to mush the moment they encountered a sleazy guy. Instead, they'd be able to keep their wits about them.

Though Hikari trusted the Pure Love Aura and suspected it had many hidden uses worth exploring, he couldn't help but doubt whether someone as easily swayed as Natsuha had really shaken off her tendency to lose her mind around scumbags.

After all, he wasn't even some mythical anti-scum hero. He was just a perfectly ordinary champion of pure love.

Hikari shifted his attention back to checking his points.

According to the system, he could trade 10 pure love points for 1 attribute point.

That meant his current balance of points could be exchanged for 22 attribute points, allowing his strength to skyrocket once more.

Unfortunately, there were limits. He could only redeem one point per day for each attribute, meaning a maximum of 5 points per day.

After exchanging his 5 points, Hikari instantly felt his strength rise by a small but noticeable amount.

"As for the rest, I'll use them for the point-based lottery..."

Aside from attribute upgrades, pure love points could also be spent on the gacha.

The gacha offered a chance to win various useful skills, items, and more.

Each spin cost 10 points, and you were guaranteed a special prize after every ten spins.

Plus, since the system had gifted him five free spins upon activation, Hikari could now spin up to 22 times.

"I'll keep 20 points and do two rounds of ten-spin draws first."

With his points in hand, Hikari began his first round of draws.

[Ding! Starting the draw...]

In Hikari's mind, an enormous, shining golden roulette wheel began to spin rapidly.

As the pointer slowed to a stop, a white flash appeared.

[Ding! Congratulations, host! You have received 'Shenbao Nutritional Drink x1']

[Shenbao Nutritional Drink: A special energy drink made by the system. One bottle refreshes the mind, two ensure no fatigue. Drink it after strenuous activities to restore energy quickly and relieve fatigue.]

"..."

Seeing this reward, Hikari was left speechless.

In this dangerous world, what he needed most was strength. What good was an energy drink? Couldn't the system give him something more practical?

Another white flash followed.

[Ding! Congratulations, host, You have received 'Shenbao Nutritional Drink x1']

[Ding! ... 'Shenbao Nutritional Drink x1']

Hikari watched as another eight flashes of white passed, and he received eight more bottles of the damn drink.

He finally understood. This was the guaranteed pity prize after all.

Yep, he had the luck of a jinx.

At least there was a guaranteed reward after ten draws.

On the tenth spin, a blue glow appeared.

[Ding! Congratulations, host! You have received the skill 'Corpse Incineration']

[Ding! The host has automatically learned 'Corpse Incineration.' Details can be viewed in the skills menu.]

Hikari quickly opened his status screen to check the skill.

[Corpse Incineration: Summons a small flame that can't even ignite smoke. However, if it touches a corpse, it will burn it to ashes at an extremely fast rate, leaving no trace behind.]

Staring helplessly out of the cab window, Hikari couldn't help but sigh.

This skill had no offensive power whatsoever. A flame that couldn't even light a cigarette?

But on second thought, in this world, it might actually come in handy.

If he had this skill earlier, he could have dragged Oga somewhere discreet, dealt with him for good, and incinerated the evidence.

There were bound to be more scumbags like Oga in the future, and Hikari's principle was clear: when an opportunity arises, eliminate the problem at its root.

Thinking this way, Hikari felt a bit better.

With determination, he started his second round of ten spins.

As expected, nine spins yielded nothing but white flashes, granting him nine "Happy After Party Cigarettes."

Finally, the blue light appeared once more.

[Ding! Congratulations, host! You have received a 'Pure Brightness Amulet']

[Pure Brightness Amulet (One-time use): Protects the wearer from hypnosis, mind control, and other negative effects. In the event of incoming harm, it will also activate a protective shield. However, the amulet's effects last only 30 minutes once triggered]

"Whew... Finally, something useful."

In this dangerous world, having an item like the Pure Brightness Amulet was a relief.

While Hikari recalled that Lady Mira and her twin daughters—his two elder sisters—had not encountered any major threats in the previous world, this merged universe was clearly different.

He constantly worried about their safety and feared they might one day fall victim to harm.

Of course, he couldn't be with them every second of the day, so he was always brainstorming solutions. However, he hadn't come up with anything particularly effective... until now.

With the amulet, he could at least give them some emergency protection.

Even though it was a one-time use item with a limited duration, it was better than nothing in a pinch.

Thanks to the Pure Love System, Hikari was confident that soon enough, he would have even better ways to safeguard Lady Mira and the others.

Though spending 100 points only to get a single amulet was a bit painful, Hikari took solace in the fact that once he unlocked an item, it was added to the system's shop for direct purchase.

The amulet's cost was 10 pure love points.

So, once he had enough points, he could simply buy a bunch of these amulets to protect the people he cared about.

After finishing the lottery, the cab pulled up outside Natsuha's apartment building.

"Go upstairs and change already. Stop dragging things out," Hikari said, looking at the bashful Natsuha.

"Um... can you... come upstairs with me?" Despite still wearing Hikari's jacket, Natsuha blushed as she spoke, her large chest still drawing attention.

"Huh? What are you suggesting?"

Hikari raised an eyebrow, suddenly on guard.

"I... I'm just a little scared. After what happened with Oga..." Natsuha explained, her voice soft.

Hikari nodded. That, at least, made some sense.

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