Scenes flashed before his eyes like a slideshow: there was the morning's humiliation of Egawa Mitsuki in the School Director's office, the threat to Sato Ruri about coming to his place tomorrow, and the evening's encounter toying with the young wife. The final image froze on the red hickey on Yuki Rei's neck.
Then, all the images vanished, and the settlement screen popped up.
"Today's Scumbag Level: Outstanding."
"Reward: 250 Scumbag Points."
"Current Scumbag Points: 300."
"Comment: A small-time scumbag, showing potential."
Sasaki Fuyumi looked at today's haul. It was satisfactory. He noticed the system's comment had changed to "A small-time scumbag, showing potential."
What was that about?
Ding...
Right on cue, a system notification sounded.
"As you walk the path of a great scumbag, you have now achieved minor success. A total of three women have fallen into your clutches. Keep up the good work. However, to become a truly great scumbag, one must possess a powerful male symbol to conquer numerous stunning goddesses. Go forth and enhance your pride as a man!"
Ding...
"New Feature Unlocked: Enhancement. Please check it out."
Sasaki Fuyumi was surprised. A new feature? What did "enhancement" mean? Could he strengthen his physical abilities, become like a superhuman?
His heart burning with curiosity, Sasaki Fuyumi eagerly opened the enhancement interface. He found only four available enhancement categories: [Length] , [Stamina] , [Hardness] , and [Girth] .
Seeing these categories, Sasaki Fuyumi immediately understood what they meant. His feelings were mixed. While it wasn't the physical enhancement he'd imagined, this seemed pretty good too. After all, what guy wouldn't want to be bigger, longer, harder, and last longer?
Sasaki Fuyumi grew interested. He tapped on [Length] to see the description.
"Consume 100 Scumbag Points to increase Length by one millimeter."
Sasaki Fuyumi did the math. Increasing length by one centimeter would require 1,000 Scumbag Points. That wasn't too expensive.
Assuming he could earn at least 200 points daily, he could make his pride grow one centimeter every five days. That was pretty cost-effective.
He then tapped on the other categories and found they followed a similar pattern. [Stamina] cost 10 points per additional second. To extend stamina by one minute would cost 600 points.
[Girth] was much more expensive. Increasing girth by one millimeter also cost 100 points, meaning one centimeter would be 1,000 points.
Generally speaking, though, [Girth] didn't need to be too exaggerated. If it got too extreme, finding somewhere to put it might become a problem. So Sasaki Fuyumi figured he could live with it.
Finally, there was [Hardness] . This one didn't use units but was calculated by percentage. For example, increasing hardness by one percent cost 10 points. Spending 1,000 points could double his hardness. However, Sasaki Fuyumi felt that at his age, this category probably didn't need enhancement yet.
Overall, the new feature was satisfactory. It also made him more eager to farm Scumbag Points. After all, what guy wouldn't want impressive sexual abilities?
Currently, Sasaki Fuyumi only had 300 Scumbag Points. Using them on any single category wouldn't have a noticeable effect. He decided to save up more points before enhancing anything.
Closing the enhancement interface, Sasaki Fuyumi then opened the exchange shop to see what items were available today.
"Infamy Marker Pen: Write your name on a woman's body. The signed area will become extraordinarily sensitive and will make the target involuntarily want to touch it. Each pen can be used to sign five times. The effect lasts ten days and can only be erased with the Miraculous Eraser. Value: 200 Scumbag Points."
"Miraculous Eraser: Aside from erasing signatures made with the Infamy Marker Pen, it can also erase minor imperfections on the human body, such as moles or small scars. Each eraser can be used five times. Value: 100 Scumbag Points."
"Perfect Contraceptive Pills (10 tablets): A medication with absolutely no side effects on the body and 100% contraceptive effectiveness. Value: 500 Scumbag Points."
The moment he saw today's items, Sasaki Fuyumi knew his 300 points were doomed. All of these items tempted him.
The Infamy Marker Pen could help him better "discipline" girls. To some extent, using it could improve his daily scumbag level, earning him more points.
The Miraculous Eraser could not only erase the pen's signatures but also act as a cosmetic tool, removing minor skin imperfections. He could use it himself or even make money with it. However, this kind of thing was unscientific; he'd have to be careful taking it outside.
Finally, the Perfect Contraceptive Pills were also a great item. Current oral contraceptives on the market all had some side effects, and their effectiveness wasn't 100%. The Perfect Contraceptive Pills had none of these issues.
Sasaki Fuyumi felt he might soon lose his virginity. He'd heard wearing a condom felt terrible, but going raw was dangerous. He wanted to buy some of these pills to have on hand.
Unfortunately, the pills were sold in a bundle of ten for 500 points. He couldn't afford them. Helpless, he had to give up.
He then bought both the Infamy Marker Pen and the Miraculous Eraser. His Scumbag Points instantly reset to zero.
"So broke. If I slack off for even a day, I can't afford anything."
Sasaki Fuyumi sighed deeply. For the first time, he felt truly poor. He also sensed the system's malicious intent—forcing him to do even scummier things through this mechanism.
The daily exchange items and the enhancement function were like money pits. To feed them, he'd have to work even harder.
He held the Miraculous Eraser, hesitated for a moment, then put it away. He didn't think he needed it for himself right now.
...
The next day, Sasaki Fuyumi woke up and sent his location to Sato Ruri.
After taking her call yesterday, he had removed the girl from his blacklist.
After sending the location, he typed another message: "Come over early. Buy some groceries on the way. My fridge is empty."
He took it for granted that the girl would buy groceries. At the same time, Sasaki Fuyumi took out the Infamy Marker Pen he'd purchased at dawn. He toyed with it lightly, a faint smile playing at the corners of his mouth.
He'd gotten a new toy. How could he not try it out?
...
Meanwhile, back at her home, the girl saw his message. Her face twisted with indignation.
After sulking for a while, Sato Ruri began choosing her outfit for the day. Originally, she had planned to wear a skirt to hang out with friends. But going to Sasaki Fuyumi's place... she definitely couldn't dress like that.
Remembering that traumatic day, the girl couldn't help but feel her earlobes burn. A strange tingling sensation even stirred between her legs.
She quickly shook her head, trying not to think about it. She picked out a white T-shirt for her top and a pair of slightly loose jeans for the bottom. She'd be covered up almost entirely, except for her arms.