Tokyo's Most Affectionate - Chapter 1

Love Transaction

“You are?”

Kurosawa Hikaru held his phone, looking at the unfamiliar blonde beauty in the Line video call, feeling surprised.

This girl was quite attractive, with long, flowing golden waves of hair and a pair of big eyes that sparkled with the accentuation of mascara and eyeshadow.

“Hello! I’m Ichinose Yuki. Starting from today, I am now your girlfriend. Nice to meet you!”

The girl on the phone was very enthusiastic, waving her hand and greeting him.

Kurosawa glanced at the account name again, confirming it was correct, then asked in confusion.

“My girlfriend is Akari Tsumugi. Are you her friend?”

Half a month ago, he officially started dating the campus belle (1) of Shimizu Women’s University, Akari Tsumugi.

Although they were in a relationship, they had only chatted through video calls and were dating online, meaning they had not met in person yet.

However, those few minutes of video calls every night were enough to fill him with delightful thoughts about the future.

His girlfriend was extremely beautiful with long black hair, an oval face, and a gentle temperament. She had an excellent taste in clothing, was intellectual and intelligent, was tall and slender, and had a pair of long, attractive legs. She was truly a gorgeous beauty.

This kind of beauty with long legs was relatively rare in Neon (2), and it was also his favorite type of girl.

Due to the short duration of their relationship, he didn’t know his girlfriend very well, for example, he didn’t know much about her friends.

Ichinose shook her head, “We aren’t friends… Wait, didn’t your ex tell you? She sold me her Line account and even said she sold her current boyfriend along with it.”

Suddenly realizing, Kurosawa widened his eyes and asked, “She sold both the account and me, to you?” 

Even though he had experienced two lifetimes already, Kurosawa was still dumbfounded.

She sold the Line account, and also sold me, her significant other?

What kind of situation was this? A love transaction?

“Oh no…” Seeing his bewildered reaction, Ichinose felt doomed and slapped her forehead with her hand.

Seeing such an exaggerated reaction, Kurosawa had doubts, “Don’t joke around. Shouldn’t Tsumugi be next to you?”

Ichinose shrugged, leaned in, and said, “I’m not joking. I really don’t know about this Akari Tsumugi you’re talking about… Your ex-girlfriend really sold me this account, and she threw you in as well.”

Kurosawa, observing her expression and sensing seriousness, contemplated for a few seconds before asking.

“I hope you don’t mind me asking, but how much did she sell this account for?”

“This account cost 100,000 yen, and with you, it was 110,000.”

“110,000 yen?” Kurosawa squinted his eyes, making sure he heard correctly.

“Yes, that’s right.” Ichinose nodded.

“Why would you spend so much money to buy a Line account?” Kurosawa was puzzled.

110,000 yen could buy a lot of things. Why spend it on purchasing a social media account? Was she that rich?

“She said her Line account had a total of twenty-one online boyfriends that she had never met, all college students. Since you’re an exceptionally handsome guy, she said there would be an additional charge of ten thousand yen.”

“…”

Kurosawa opened his mouth to say something, but the astonishment and frustration surging within him kept him silent.

Because at this moment, he felt that this blonde beauty was not joking; everything she said was probably true.

In other words, he was unilaterally dumped by his girlfriend? And she even sold him?

Kurosawa had transmigrated to Neon. Although it was a different era and world compared to the last one, the experiences of two lifetimes made him deeply understand one truth.

Knowledge is wealth. From birth, he set a goal to diligently study and learn.

In addition, he was exceptionally handsome in this life, which led him to fantasize about the future for many years. He dreamed of becoming a social elite one day, marrying a super beautiful wife, and living a life of prosperity and wealth.

In order to achieve this goal, he never bothered with romantic relationships from childhood to adulthood, fearing it would affect his studies.

However, he finally managed to get into Tokyo University, gaining confidence from his educational background. He began planning to find an ideal girlfriend and successfully started dating the campus belle from Shimizu Women’s University. His bright future was about to take off, but within less than half a month, everything was already going wrong.

What he found most unacceptable was that his ex-girlfriend not only dumped him but also sold him for a mere ten thousand, and damn it, it was in Japanese yen! (3) To put things into perspective, he now worked as a private tutor, earning a comfortable seventy thousand a month, with over six million yen worth of savings, all while still being a student. 

Upon graduation, making big money was just around the corner for him. Such a valuable man, and he was sold for a mere ten thousand yen!

This is so damn frustrating.

Although he was cautious and didn’t reveal his true value and savings to his girlfriend, by merely stating he was a student at Tokyo University, there was no reason for her to be so cheap.

Since when did the students of the University of Tokyo become so affordable?

“Hey handsome~”

On the other end of the phone, Ichinose, seeing his gloomy expression, felt a bit guilty and then greeted him with a wave.

“What’s wrong?”

Kurosawa’s emotions were mixed, and he felt extremely frustrated.

“From today, I’m your girlfriend.” Ichinose forced a smile and boldly announced again.

“…” Kurosawa was in no mood to smile.

Seeing his gloomy expression, Ichinose didn’t dare to push further and apologized, wanting to end the call.

“Sorry, I’ll find someone else.”

It was at this moment that Kurosawa spoke up.

“Why would you buy a boyfriend online? What’s the point of doing all this?”

Ichinose noticed his curiosity and stopped thinking about ending the call. 

“I lied to my friends before. I told them I had a boyfriend, a college student, so they wouldn’t introduce any boyfriends to me.”

After a few seconds of hesitation, he spoke.

“And then?”

“They were always curious about what my college student boyfriend looked like, who he was. Every time they had group dates with their boyfriends, they would ask me to bring someone…”

Hearing this, Kurosawa roughly understood the situation.

“I see. To avoid embarrassment in front of your friends, you needed a college student boyfriend. So, you came up with the idea of buying a boyfriend, and things ended up like this.”

Seeing that he had figured it out so quickly, Ichinose did not hesitate to praise him.

“Talking to a smart person like you really is a breath of fresh air.”

In a tit-for-tat manner, Kurosawa looked at Ichinose on the phone screen and couldn’t understand it.

“You’re so pretty; wouldn’t it be easy for you to find a boyfriend? Why buy one?”

This blonde beauty, in terms of appearance, was no less than his ex-girlfriend, Akari Tsumugi. The same Akari who already had over twenty boyfriends through online dating alone. Given Ichinose’s circumstances, finding a boyfriend wouldn’t require much effort. 

Ichinose lowered her head with a troubled expression, looking extremely distressed.

“That’s right, but the problem is that the group date is tomorrow. How can I find a handsome college boyfriend in one night?”

As she spoke, she also took a few glances at the screen, wanting to see Kurosawa’s reaction. 

Seeing her pitiful expression, Kurosawa could tell she wanted to use her helpless look to get his help.

With that, Hikaru Kurosawa immediately thought of refusing.

What a joke! I still have classes to attend tomorrow.

At this moment, a cold, emotionless robotic female voice echoed in Hikaru Kurosawa’s mind.

“Ding!”

“The Perfect Male God System has been activated.”

The enchanting sound was followed by a line of subtitles that appeared before his eyes.

“Diamonds will always shine, but if buried under the dust, they will never shine again. Dare to perform, showcase yourself, only then can others hear your voice, know your name, and follow your footsteps.”

Dating Mission: 【Ichinose Yuki’s First Date】

Mission Objectives: 【Knee Pillow for Three Minutes】【Increase Your Value in Her Eyes】 【Make Her Look Forward to the Next Date】

Mission Duration: 24 hours.

Provided Funds: Entry-level singing voice (24-hour trial card)

Mission Reward: Entry-level singing voice (Permanent)

TL Notes:

1. “School Belle” (校花 in Chinese), is a term referring to the prettiest girl in the school.

2. “Neon” is mentioned by the author, and is likely a fictional region where the MC has transmigrated into.

3. 10,000 yen is roughly 69 USD (actually), if it were Chinese Yuan it would be almost 1400 USD. Pretty big difference, hence his anger. The account itself that Ichinose purchased cost around 750 USD.