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Since the plot had come this far, Eiji knew the method of mocking the protagonist would not be effective to win the hearts of heroine like Yuuki and the other two heroine hiding at the next table.

Basara's protagonist was also normal, he wasn't a transmigrator or regressor protagonist who had so many deviant thoughts that it was hard to find his flaws.

If you mock the protagonist but the protagonist himself has done nothing wrong, you will only earn the dislike of the heroines.

Eiji thought of this, but he also had a sub-system.

Even so, Basara is not Issei who lacks background, before the plot begins there are several heroine who already have a relationship with him. So not only Yuuki, but there were also other women who would be troublesome if he antagonized Basara.

Being Basara's enemy was the same as getting hatred from those women.

So Eiji had to change his way of playing.

"Basara, you and Seiya... Are you guys friends?"

Yuuki who had calmed herself down and seemed to lack expression again, she couldn't help but be curious and asked Basara.

Basara lightly said: "Un, we just became friends this morning."

"How?"

"How? Well... We met on the roof of the school. There was also a boy named Yahiro who became my friend like Eiji."

Basara seemed a little excited about how he became friends with Eiji and Yahiro and the things they did at school. He didn't realize Yahiro would never appear in front of him again. After all, that man had already died at Eiji's hands.

Yuuki only nodded a few times, but she looked at Eiji who was drinking suspiciously.

[What's with your gaze, Yuuki? It just so happened that this morning I did meet the protagonist Basara on the rooftop. At first I thought of slapping him because he's the protagonist.]

Sure enough!

This man must have bad intentions towards Basara, right?

Wait, he said it at first, so now...

[But after getting acquainted with him. Somehow we became friends. The protagonist Basara is not as bad as the other protagonists, He is not a transmigrator or regressor like the previous protagonists. If the plot goes normally, Basara in the original work is also not that bad although he will also make a big harem.]

[He's the protagonist of the harem after all. Besides Yuuki, Mio and Maria. There are still other heroine who will join Basara's harem in the future.]

Yuuki's suspicion of Eiji decreased, that boy seemed to have no bad intentions towards Basara.

But hearing Basara is a harem protagonist and he will have a big harem with basically many women around him. Yuuki had no problem if she became a heroine in the same franchise as Basara, she was actually happy about it. But aside from her, there are also other heroines who will be Basara's women.

The Demon King's daughter and that Succubus too, they were heroine of the same franchise as her.

At the thought of sharing Basara with those two women, Yuuki was very reluctant.

She looked at Basara complicatedly, not knowing what she was thinking.

Mio and Maria at the next table too, they looked at each other.

Isn't Basara their older brother? Although he was an adopted brother who had no blood relation, but still...

Knowing in the future they would be his women, unlike Yuuki who had liked Basara since childhood, both of them only had a good impression on Basara.

So being told their future would be like that...

They didn't hate Basara, it was just that there was a slight sense of rejection.

The corners of Eiji's mouth lifted up which made him seem to enjoy hanging out with them.

Basara thought Eiji was just as happy as he was, it was nice to sit and chat with your friends in a cafe, right? Incidentally, he and Yuuki hadn't ordered food from earlier, they only ordered drinks.

He was about to ask Yuuki and Eiji if they wanted to order food? But before he could do so, a golden screen appeared in front of his eyes.

[Ding! Congratulations, you have been selected by the system!]

[Please calm down, don't panic. This system is a golden finger that will help you to grow stronger and resolve all your regrets in your past.]

[Money, beauty, power, even reviving the dead can be done by the system as long as you, the person chosen to be the host, complete every quest released by the system.]

[To communicate with me, you can do it mentally so that others don't think there is something wrong with you. By the way only you can see me, others can't do it. So don't bother asking the two people sitting in front of you.]

"...."

"Basara, what's wrong with you? Your expression looks strange. Going to the toilet?" Eiji asked in a joking tone.

"Basara, what's wrong?" Yuuki also noticed the change in Basara's expression, she asked worriedly.

Basara shook his head at the two people, his expression already normal, he smiled and said: "No, I'm fine."

Eiji just nodded, Yuuki also looked relieved because earlier Basara suddenly looked very surprised.

Although Basara's gaze was straight ahead, he was actually reading the golden screen in front of him which also emitted a little girl's voice in his head.

The voice was cute, but Basara was still wary of course. Even so hearing what the so-called system said and no danger he sensed from it, he immediately calmed down.

Yuuki and Eiji also seemed to indeed be unable to see the golden screen floating in front of his face.

He decided to try speaking in his mind to communicate with the system.

'What you said is true?'

Basara's protagonist mentality was much better than the other protagonists, even if it was his first time experiencing a situation like this. He asked the system calmly.

[Wow~ Good! This calmness, worthy of being my host! And yes, what I said is true!]

'Who made you, and why of all people did you choose me? I've heard of the system in some anime I used to watch, are you the same system as that?'

Basara wasn't an otaku, but that didn't mean he never watched anime or novels in his spare time when he was bored. As a modern Japanese, he knew at least a little.

One of them was the protagonist in that anime or novel who had a golden finger called a system.

It would be a lie if he wasn't excited, but there was also his wariness that made him worry whether someone in the dark was playing tricks on him?

[To your question... No, I can't tell you who created me. Like the system programmed in those novels, I don't have permission to tell you who created me. But you can rest assured host, there is no malicious intent. You were chosen purely by luck.]

[This system is indeed almost the same as you've seen in those anime or novels, and the purpose is also the same. The system has a quest function and earns rewards. So host, you can be considered the protagonist with the current system!]

Basara still doubted the system, he clearly didn't trust it yet.

Also, what was he using this system for? He himself was confident in his power.

Although it had been six years since he stopped training and his body was rusty, it was still possible for him to train again and increase his power as a hero.

However, as if knowing what he was thinking, the system said again.

[Host, you are still underestimating your current situation. Don't you want to protect the two little sisters you just adopted? Their identities are destined to attract many evil people who are greedy for them and you will surely be overwhelmed against all of those people with your own power.]

'How do you know?' Basara was a little surprised.

[Of course, now that you are my host. It's only natural that I know a lot about you. Just so you know, I also know a lot about the future.]

[Although I can't tell you the details, I can still suggest you some good things for you and give you lots of rewards every time you complete a quest!]

The little girl's voice sounded excited, Basara was still not convinced.

[By the way as I said before, the system also has the ability to revive the dead.]

'So?'

[According to your memories, I know you have a trauma from killing your friends with your own hands. There are many rewards you can get from the system, one of which is the ability to revive the dead.]

"!!!" Basara was again surprised, his hands even trembled slightly which made Yuuki naturally ask.

"Basara? What's wrong again?"

"No, I'm fine, Yuuki."

"I don't believe it, obviously you..."

Eiji interrupted the two by saying: "Basara, there's nothing wrong if you want to go to the toilet. Don't worry, me and Yuuki will wait for you while ordering some food."

Basara's lips twitched, why did Eiji keep urging him to go to the toilet? But his eyes lit up, he felt Eiji suggested a good idea to him. To talk to the system without making Yuuki worry, he felt it was better to spend his time in the toilet for a while.

He stool from his seat and said to the two while making a slightly troubled expression as if he really had to go to the toilet to be more convincing.

"You're right, Eiji. Sorry Yuuki can you wait with Eiji? I have to go to the toilet for a while."

"Okay, Basara. Come back as soon as possible."

Basara nodded, he went straight to the restroom at the back of the cafe.

Yuuki was confused, she felt something was wrong with Basara. But she didn't know what it was. Maybe he really had a stomachache? By the way he was now just sitting alone with Eiji.

She was a little worried.

"Yuuki, how about we order some fries while waiting for Basara?" Eiji asked.

Yuuki turned to the silver-haired boy who was looking at the cafe menu in his hand, she frowned and said: "Seiya, please respect yourself. We're not that close to calling out first names."

Eiji laughed, he ignored what she said and still said: "Yuuki, don't be so polite. You can also call me, Eiji."

"No, you can't..."

"Yuuki, these spicy fries look delicious. Want to try ordering it?"

"No, I..."

"Yuuki, do you like spicy?"

"I said no. Stop calling me by my first name, we don't..."

"Yuuki, I ordered it for you."

"You. Eiji, stop it! I don't want fries!"

Yuuki wanted to stop Eiji, but it was too late because the boy had already said to one of the waiters.

He was so annoyed, he called the boy's first name.

"Don't worry, I'm sure it will be delicious. You should try it first before. Yuuki, I'm glad you called me Eiji. This is better." Eiji smiled, he looked at Yuuki's expressionless face that looked quite close to him.

Yuuki couldn't stand Eiji's aggressiveness which was completely different from Basara, she was also dazed seeing the other party's handsome face which inexplicably made her heart flutter.

'No! No! Yuuki, you can't feel like that! You have Basara!'

The blue-haired girl wanted to change seats, she was about to get up, but Eiji's big body sitting next to her blocked her.

Yuuki was cornered, she wondered if Eiji did it on purpose?

Before she could protest, Eiji suddenly glanced at her with pity.

What, what?

Why are you suddenly looking at me like that?

[I said Basara's protagonist isn't bad, but hey... Yuuki, Mio, and even Maria]

Mio: ???

Maria: ???

Yuuki: ?

Eiji glanced at the toilet where Basara was.

His gaze seemed to be that of one who pities others, he shook his head.

"What's wrong with this man?" Mio looked a little annoyed, she wanted to get up from her chair and go to the next table.

But Maria grabbed her hand and kept her seated. "Mio-sama, don't...! Be patient, this isn't the first time Eiji has made an annoying pause. Wait a little longer, he'll definitely say it."

"Hmph! If he doesn't say it clearly and keeps making me curious without getting an answer..." Mio folded her arms, making her large breasts under her school uniform swell. "I'll kill him a hundred times!"

"...." Maria did not take what Mio said seriously, she knew the girl just had a habit of saying kill people a hundred times to people who annoyed her.

But the truth? Forget killing people, the girl had never even killed a chicken with her own hands.

[The girls in Basara's harem are pathetic... In the original work, they did live well, but the problem is...]

[The problem is that Basara has a problem with himself.]

Yuuki was silent, distracted, and didn't move to another seat. She looked at Eiji curiously.

Basara has a problem with himself?

What kind of problem?

Does this have something to do with Basara going to the toilet?

[Although Basara said he wanted to go to the toilet with an expression as if he had a stomachache, but I know the truth! Poor Basara...]

What on earth is going on?!

Yuuki had the urge to pull Eiji's collar and ask him clearly, but she was hesitant to do so. Besides, she could never say things related to the inner voice which made her only be patient.

She was very worried about Basara, was the problem he had besides his trauma that serious?

The three heroine and the other heroine out there raised their ears.

However, Eiji was...

A waiter appeared delivering a plate of fries to the table where he and Yuuki were sitting.

Eiji thanked the waitress, he ate one of the fries on the plate and glanced at the beautiful girl sitting beside him.

"Yuuki, let's try this. It tastes good."

"Seiya. Did I tell you, don't call me by my first name. We're not that close."

[That's too bad. I lose my mood if a girl keeps calling me by my last name and refusing my kindness. Ah... If this keeps up, I'd better go home.]

[As for Basara? Forget it.]

You!

Are you threatening?!

You haven't even finished what you said before!

Yuuki sighed, she looked at the fries in Eiji's hand that was stretched out to her face, the man seemed to want her to eat from his hand.

Why is this man so shameless?

Doesn't he know she's Basara's heroine? He knew but he still teased her!

Bastard!

At this moment, she felt two gazes from the next table. Yuuki knew it was Mio and Maria who had been eavesdropping. With her power, there was no way she wouldn't notice the demon and succubus sitting not far from her.

The two girls seemed to be staring at her as if urging her to eat the fries Eiji gave her and comforting him to continue what he said about Basara.

You guys...

Instead of me, why don't you guys do it?

In the end Yuuki compromised, she opened her mouth and ate the fries in Eiji's hand.

"Uh huh... It does taste good. Eiji."

There was no emotion on Yuuki's face, but Eiji could see a slight blush on her snow-white cheeks.

Eiji wanted to keep feeding Kuudere like Yuuki, unfortunately he didn't because he knew it wasn't good if he kept pushing the girl.

For now...

Let's satisfy her curiosity first.

[Basara still hasn't returned? That's right. In the original work, it's also like this, Basara is a pretty cool protagonist, but he often goes to the toilet for so long. In the anime, scenes like this are of course not emphasized as much, but it was once explained that Basara actually had problems with his little brother.]

[This caused the women in his harem in the future to be unable to have children.]

"!!!"

"No way!" Yuuki stared at Eiji in disbelief.

Mio and Maria also did the same, but compared to Yuuki's huge reaction, they were only slightly surprised.

Eiji had a confused expression on his face. "What's impossible? Yuuki?"

"You... No, I was just thinking about something earlier."

"I see. By the way, why is Basara taking so long? It's been over almost half an hour that he hasn't returned from the toilet."

Yuuki rolled her eyes, you obviously already know, but still pretending not to know? Even so, is it true that Basara has such a problem? Yuuki couldn't accept it.

No way, Basara was probably in the toilet for a long time because he had a stomachache. T-This definitely has nothing to do with the illness Eiji said!

For a woman, getting married to the man they love is the thing they want the most. And second to that is having children with the man they love.

Yuuki was also no exception, she had imagined several times her future with Basara.

But after knowing this, she felt that the future she imagined was ruined...

She glanced at the toilet anxiously. Although so far what Eiji had said in his inner voice had never been wrong, she still hoped that the reason why Basara had been in the toilet for so long was because he had a stomachache and needed a long time to finish.

But even after more than half an hour had passed.

Basara still hadn't returned from the toilet!

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