Akeno and Quests

The former shinobi shook visibly as a megawatt smile dawned his face as he read the rewards. He clenched his fist in excitement as all of his worries washed away.

However, as quickly as that excitement came, it quickly disappeared as he read the line after.

[Failure: The system will cease to function.]

'Hey System-chan, is this the questing thing that you were talking about? And why is the penalty so serious?!'

[This is the [Quest] that the system had mentioned previously. Throughout your journey in this world, the Host will be confronted with quests of all sorts of problems. This is one of those quests that must not be failed, or else the system will cease to function. Another name for these type of quests is called Story Quest.]

"Hellllloooo? Earth to Uzumaki-san~" A sweet voice came out in front of him, bringing him out of his conversation with the system as he looked up. Staring at him was a rather… uhh… young woman with assets quite beyond her years, like that crimson-haired student previously. He wouldn't have cared about her… mature figure had she literally not been a few inches away from his face!

[Akeno Himejima

LV 26 ? (Disguised)

Titles: [Kind] [Hybrid] [Yamato Nadeshiko] [Priestess of Thunder] [One of Kuoh Academy's Two Great Ladies] [The Ultimate Sadist] ]

'Oi! What's with her last title?!'

His brows raised slightly as he read her rather 'eccentric' last title. He couldn't help but shiver as he remembered a certain proctor in the second phase of the Chūnin Exams. His right hand subconsciously reached for his neck while his left covered both of his cheeks as if to protect his body from something sharp. Despite his fear of her eccentric tendencies, he couldn't help but feel worried about her—along with the rest of the Alliance's safety. Sure they've won the war, but now they are in their weakest state…

"Uzumaki-san?" The disguised sadist asked as she looked at him with eyes of confusion.

"Sorry, I was a bit lightheaded. Is something the matter Himejima-san?"

"Ara? I'm afraid we've never interacted with each other before?" She smiled rather mysteriously, her intent unknown.

'Crap!' Naruto knew he had slipped up as he tried to think of an excuse.

"Well, Himejima-san's name is screamed whenever she's walking around right? That's how I learned about you. Sorry if I had created any misunderstanding."

"Ah, I'm sorry about how loud they can sometimes be." She gave a wry smile as she pulled up a chair in the empty classroom and sat on it.

Apparently, it was already time to go home or to clubs and since Naruto arrived during the last class, it was only an hour before class had ended for the day.

The prankster internally pats himself on the back as he wore a smug expression for his lie.

[-Acting- has been raised to LV 1.]

[Wow! You lied to an innocent girl! So amazing!]

'System-chan?! Now's not the time!'

Naruto looked at the girl who's been staring at him for a good five seconds on her seat.

"Uhhh, Himejima-san, is there something you should be doing? I'm sure one of the two great ladies should have a lot of work to attend to."

Naruto gulped as he waited for her reply. 'I don't even want to be close to someone with a title that odd! I rather have that 'Weeaboo' be here! Not this 'Ultimate Sadist!''

The Yamato Nadeshiko of Kuoh High tilted her head in confusion as she wondered why the transfer student was so anxious around her. So far, she's only been nice!

"Well, I'm the class president so I have the responsibility to show you around the campus so you won't be lost. Kuoh Academy is rather huge as it contains an elementary school, middle school, high school, and even a college so it is quite easy to get lost here!" She softly chided the transfer student.

[ [Map] and [Mini-Map] is now open to the Host!]

Naruto could see a small circular map on the corner of his vision, it was small, but he could innately understand the contents of the mini-map. He smiled at the system's gift as he answered the class president. "I think I'll be fine Himejima-san, I'm pretty good with my directions so I won't be lost."

He smiled as the prospect of leaving the room—and hers gets brighter and brighter.

"Are you sure? I'll be worried if you went missing tomorrow!"

"It'll be fine Himejima-san, I have pretty good memory actually! I think it's time for me to go home. Sorry, I'm really tired." Said Naruto as he tried to get out as quickly.

"If that's the case, then please take care on your way home." Akeno relented as she got up from her seats and waved him goodbye. Her long silky black hair gently followed her graceful movements as the sliding door made a soft clack as it closed.

Naruto followed suit as he picked up his bag that he had found with textbooks and crayons (from his new home) and quickly ran past Akeno and jumped from the stairs until he got out of the academy.

"What a weird person…" Akeno said as she shook her head.