Chapter 1 (Part 3 of 3)

Of course not, sleeping with my own mother is crazy. She would probably hate me if she knew the thoughts that regularly pass through my mind.

Sometimes I get the feeling that she is sexually attracted to me the same way I am to her, there is only so many times she can mistakenly walk into the shower while I'm naked before I start getting suspicious.

Then again, I didn't have a mother in my previous life, I'm probably just misinterpreting her innocent motherly love. Mamako Oosuki is a perfectly normal doting mother.

Ashamed of my thoughts I reach the mall and put my plan into action, flirt with as many girls and try and get their numbers.

The more romantic interaction I have with girls, the more DS Points I'll earn. And the quicker I'll be able to upgrade my Stamina to a point where I can use my Quirk regularly.

The first interaction I have with a girl is worth the most points, in other words focusing on certain girls is less 'profitable', than spreading myself thin across many.

This system is designed to make me a womanizing scumbag, and I'm okay with that.

[Actually, that is incorrect. Not all girls are created equal. The amount of DS Points you get for completing a certain action with a girl depends on that girl's 'quality'.]

[A girl's quality is a factor of many aspects, their looks primarily, their strength, their Quirk, their social status etc. Them being a named character from the original manga gives them a huge boost as well.]

[The system is designed this way to encourage the host to only pick the cream of the crop.]

'You know I'm starting to be suspicious about that whole "I'm not sentient" thing, I definitely didn't ask you anything.'

[My apologies.]

'I mean it was useful but still.' Okay, so I was wrong. My plan hasn't changed however, I don't have access to 'high quality girls'. 

So I'll just do the next best thing and flirt with strictly pretty girls to maximize my gains. Which the system qualifies as the bare minimum for a girl to be considered "of quality".

I was going to do that regardless, call me vain but I wasn't planning on flirting with unattractive girls, and now that I know there is very little to no reason to do so, I won't.

Anyways, I start walking around and entering shops casually. The last thing I want to do is look like one of those losers who only hangs out at the mall to hit on chicks.

I mean, that's what I'm doing. But I don't want it to look like that. No girls want to date one of those creeps.

I soon spot my first victim, I mean target, I mean potential romantic partner! Yeah… that's what I meant.

Approaching the cute cashier I strut forwards as suavely as I can. She must be so impressed.

I lean against the counter turn to look at her and make to speak, before I can get a word in-

"I have a boyfriend." 

DOH!

Her words suckered punch me out of the store, almost literally, I wonder if that's her Quirk.

'How can it be!?' I think in despair. 

'Me, the great Akira, being rejected by a 7 out of 10 part-timer. '

To the great Akira's dismay something similar kept occurring for some reason, he kept getting rejected before he could even begin to put on his suave moves!

The experience scarred poor Akira so badly he started narrating in 3rd person.

He even broke the 4th wall! Dammit Akira, get ahold of yourself!

I finally calm down and think things through. I stop thinking in 3rd person too, which that's relieving.

'Alright, I'm obviously doing something wrong, but what?' I question.

The women can somehow smell the suitors, they can distinguish when and why someone is approaching them. 'Perhaps I come off as desperate.'

One thing I didn't want to admit, but is increasingly looking more and more likely, perhaps the reason women aren't giving me a chance, is that they don't find me attractive.

At the end of the day, people are vain, myself included. I look pretty average, perhaps even slightly below average if the system's parameters are to be believed.

The first impression is important, you can't control what people think of you. But your appearance plays the biggest part in someone's initial assumptions about you.

I wanted to save my points for when I stockpiled a ton so I could put them in Stamina all in one go. Guess that's not happening.

'Hey System! How many DS Points do I have?'

[DS Points: 195]

'Put them all in Looks!'

[Looks: 9 —> 11]

[DS Points: 195 —> 005]

"Ugh." I audibly groan as the points I hoped to use on Stamin were put into a stat I frankly cared nothing about.

I pull out my phone and turn on the camera hoping the difference is noticeable.

When I see my new face, I almost don't regret putting all my points into Looks, almost!

Just like that I went from slightly below average, to slightly above average. I, as a guy who barely notices cosmetic changes can tell the difference between the me now and the me of a few seconds ago.

My skin was smoother, less bumps. I feel like I lost a bit of baby fat that refused to leave my face and my hair looks slightly less dry and shriveled up then usual.

If I can see the difference, girls who are stereotypically more perceptive of things like this, definitely will.

I'm not gonna make that mistake again though, just because I look slightly better, that won't be enough to hit on the girls I was hitting on before, it's still not enough.

The thing about girls is that they typically only date above their league or at the lowest someone on their level.

They don't typically date guys who are less attractive than them, which I certainly still am.

My initial mistake was setting the bar too high, I need to work my way up to those pretty girls. 

The gamer in me wanted to start off with the hardest boss to optimize my game play and finish the level as quickly as possible.

Unfortunately dating is a Dark Souls game, I need to slowly work my way up to the harder bosses, I'll start with average girls, girls who usually don't get much attention, and are passed up for their prettier friends.

Then when I farm some DS Points off of them, I'll invest those extra points into Looks again and repeat the cycle, eventually I'll get to a level of attractive I deem necessary to hit on hot chicks.

The thought of having to put even more points into a stat besides Stamina hurts me, but it's an investment.

Anything for points after all, points are life, points are love.

I prepare myself mentally.

Alright, one more time. I pump myself and walk towards another girl. I get why people go to the mall to pick up girls, there really are a lot at all times.

Before I reach her I suddenly remember something super obvious, so obvious that I feel like smacking myself for not thinking about it earlier.

'One of my skills is called observe, isn't it? Why in the name of Keanu Reeves have I not even attempted to use it!?'

Not knowing how Skills are activated or used, I just stare directly at the girl I plan on flirting with and call out the skill name in my head.

'Observe!'

Somehow that actually works. A screen pops up telling me all sorts of information.

[Hana Koharu]

[Attraction: 0]

[Affection: 0]

[Love: 0]

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[Likes: Bob Ross, Tall Men, Movies, MCU]

[Dislikes: Skinny Guys, Fat Guys, Video Games, Pokemon]

[Kinks: Anal]

'I should've been using this from the start! Also, anal? It's always the innocent looking ones.'

I approach her with confidence, she looks up from her phone and notices me.

She's surprised at first that I'm walking towards her, but she quickly looks to grow disinterested.

"Hey." I start off.

"Hi." She gives me a polite smile and replies sort of dismissively, but not outright.

Already off to a good start, she hasn't shooed me off.

"I just wanted to say I like your shirt." I say pointing out her cool Iron Man shirt.

She didn't seem to expect that, she looks down before replying, "Thank you, my sister bought it for me." This time she smiles more sincerely.

"Oh really, I thought I found a fellow MCU fan, but if you're sister just bought it for you." The implication left unsaid.

Her disinterested expression completely melts away, "What? Wait, no I am a fan! My sister bought this for me since I'm always talking about it. You like Marvel movies too?" She asks in wonder.

It makes sense, superhero movies not starring real superheroes are a surprisingly niche genre. These movies are pre-quirk days too, in other words they're old as hell.

All these things in tandem would make it hard to find fellow fans.

"Yep, I see you're rocking that Iron Man merch, though Thor has always been my favorite, personally." 

She completely lights up when she realizes I really have watched the movies.

[+10 Affection with Hana Koharu]

We very quickly get into deep conversation.

It's pretty cool seeing her Attraction go up in real time.

From when she first spots me and forms whatever initial impression of me from my appearance.

[Attraction: 22]

When I asked her about her favorite movie franchise.

[Attraction: 58]

Bringing me up to her current level of Attraction when she realizes I really know what I'm talking about and this isn't just some cheesy pick up line.

[Attraction: 87]

All in all pretty cool, we talked for a good half hour about the MCU and other 'old' movie franchises. I end leaving with her number and a kiss on the cheek.

Very sweet… too bad I don't plan on seeing her ever again.

'That was surprisingly draining.' I start wondering if I'm some sort of introvert.

You'd think after so many years of being alive and interacting with others I'd have a clear cut answer by now.

Oh well, I continue with my devilish plan and I don't know what it is, perhaps it's the real confidence I'm exhibiting after a successful attempt at getting a girls number.

But all of a sudden everything is so much easier I manage to get the number of four more girls all within an hour.

Using a combination of 'Observe' and the patented Akira Magic, I was a machine. I was basically Dipper Pines in that one episode where he kept getting dates with girls.

Only I don't feel bad about being a scumbag, I embrace it.

By the time I'm done I've accumulated 130 DS Points which I put back in Looks.

[Looks: 11 —> 12]

[DS Points: 130 —> 20]

I decide to hit up an arcade, it's on the other side of the mall so there might be some girls there I haven't seen yet.

Sure enough, one girl in particular grabs my attention or more specifically her body.

'Jesus Christ! She looks around my age, it should be illegal to have those curves at this age.'

Sitting on one of the tables she was on her phone texting someone.

Dark green hair, sharp almost shark looking teeth, are not features I would think I'd ever find attractive on a woman. Clearly past me was a fool. I don't even think about hitting on her, she's completely out of my league.

She seems to feel my gawking because she turns and looks directly at me.

I see her smirk before she uses her head to motion towards the seat next to her.

'Observe!' Something fishy is going on, there's no way she's into me right?

[Setsuna Tokage]

[Attraction: 12]

[Affection: 0]

[Love: 0]

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[Likes: Heroes, Dancing, Sleeping]

[Dislikes: Bigots, Bullies]

[Kinks: Domination, Blowjobs]

'Setsuna? That sounds familiar. Whatever.'

I confirm my previous assumption to be true once I see her low Attraction score. 'Then what does she want?'

She's probably just being friendly, I shouldn't be so skeptical.

I don't have time for friends though, once I get to U.A I won't be able to keep up with any friends I make. So if there's no potential for romance and being friends will lead to nothing there's no reason for me to interact with her.

I pretend to not understand the implication, that's a bad choice of word, the invitation I should say.

Instead I politely smile and nod before turning away and moving on, I head towards a less attractive but still cute girl to work the patented Akira magic on.

It shows how streamlined this process has become that within minutes of introducing myself, we're already chatting and laughing.

A few minutes later and I have her number with a promise to hit her up sometime.

'I think that's enough for today, it's starting to get dark so I think I'll head home.' Just as I decide to leave however, I hear a voice call out from behind me.

"Hey you, Violet"

I turn and see that bombshell from earlier, Setsuna or something.

I look around but I'm the only one in this area.

Like an idiot I point to myself as confirmation.

"Yes you, do you see anyone else with violet eyes?" She asks.

"Actually they're lilac." I explain once I'm sure she's talking to me.

She puts her hands up in a joking manner, "Oh excuse me for not knowing my shades of purple. I'll make sure to study up next time, your majesty."

"You're forgiven." I reply in a mock disdain.

"Anyways, I need someone to versus, play me?" She asks while motioning with her thumb to the DDR machine behind her.

"I don't see why not." I reply, like I said earlier I don't plan on trying my luck with her, but she seems fun. It's kinda lame to hang out in an arcade for the better part of an hour and not play a single game.

Something tells me to check her info for some reason, so I quickly do.

[Setsuna Tokage]

[Attraction: 66]

[Affection: 0]

[Love: 0]

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[Likes: Heroes, Dancing, Sleeping]

[Dislikes: Bigots, Bullies]

[Kinks: Domination, Blowjobs]

I have to do a double take as her attraction towards me for some reason skyrocketed.

'Wait, is she seriously more attracted to me, because I ignored her earlier? Because she thinks I'm not interested in her?' I wonder somewhat incredulously.

At the risk of sounding like an incel, I kind of understand where all these 'nice guys' are coming from when they talk about finishing last. With women like this, I can believe it.