Tokyo: The story begins with a confession.

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For example, words like "Sasuke," "Narado," "Baka," and "Yamete" are so bad that they can't even understand what people are talking to, let alone having a conversation.

However, through this system, he learned Japanese in just one day and even developed the skill to converse with others relatively fluently. Such a real thing was right in front of him, so he couldn't help but believe it.

Over the course of ten days, he learned about the original owner of this body, Uesugi Kenichi. In a way, he was quite similar to him. His family was not well-off and lived in Sakata Prefecture, a remote county in Japan. It was one of the poorest counties in Japan, with an average annual income of only about 800,000 yen.

It sounds like a lot, but this is in Japanese yen. In Japan, this income is considered very meager, making one an absolute poor person. In a big city, this amount of money would only last about four months for one person, and that's under relatively frugal circumstances.

In addition, there is a younger sister who is only 6 years old.

If it weren't for his exceptionally good academic performance, which led to his admission to Yamato Private Academy with a tuition waiver and a substantial scholarship, he wouldn't have been able to study in this metropolis. His family simply couldn't afford the exorbitant tuition fees of Japanese private schools; a family like his could only afford to send him to a public school.

Even with a considerable amount of scholarship money, after paying rent and other daily expenses, he had about 120,000 yen, which is roughly 8000 yuan. It sounds like a lot, but the cost of living in this city is also shockingly high.

If he doesn't ask his family for money, the little money he has will be almost gone in a month and a half at most.

Keep in mind that in Tokyo, even part-time jobs start at 800 yen per hour, which is equivalent to 50 RMB per hour.

He inexplicably took over the original owner's identity. Although he had accepted this fact, he was really not prepared to face his family, let alone ask them for money.

He had also looked into Yamato Private Academy, and it was considered a good school. In Japan, private schools were synonymous with good schools. Yamato Private Academy was backed by the Tokyo industrial giant Yamato Industrial Group, a newly emerging conglomerate with extremely strong capital. The school was very well-equipped in all aspects, and its faculty and facilities were excellent.

The only drawback is that the school has only been established for 8 years and has not yet achieved any major honors, with only the national women's kendo championship as a notable achievement.

She's supposedly a third-year student named Saeko Busujima, but he hasn't met her yet.

However, this didn't matter to him. All he wanted to do was study. The three years of high school were precious, and he wanted to make the most of this time to study hard and try to get into a prestigious university. Then he could see if there was any chance to return to China. He had heard that you didn't even need a visa to fly to China, so he didn't need to rush. He just needed to make a name for himself first.

Kenichi Uesugi opened his eyes, took out a pen and paper, and wrote two words on the paper: "Study".

At this age, studying should be the top priority. Once you get into a world-renowned university like the University of Tokyo or Kyoto University, it will be an excellent stepping stone no matter where you go in the future. This point is absolutely not to be ignored and must be the top priority. Above this, everything else must be put on the back burner.

Although this life seems not much different from his previous one, he has gained ten more years of experience, which has greatly broadened his horizons and expanded his mind. He believes he can do even better if he has to do it all over again. Not to mention the existence of a system. If he still can't make a lot of money, he might as well just slit his own throat.

Then he wrote another line on the paper—"Make money."

Without affecting my studies, I still need to find time to earn money, otherwise I won't be able to make ends meet, let alone anything else. I heard that Sato guy often works part-time jobs, so I guess I need to find some time to ask him for advice.

Or perhaps there are other ways. It seems he has a skill that's quite suitable for making money. I wonder if it's worth a try.

Finally, he wrote the third line on the paper—"Exercise."

Although this body is incredibly handsome and has an exceptionally high charm level, it is somewhat thin and looks like it lacks exercise. He needs to pay attention to this, as he doesn't want to have to die young again.

After identifying these three goals, he folded the paper in half and put it away.

As for anything more, he didn't make any further plans. Anyway, this was the general direction for the past few years, and there was no need to make any further plans. These things would change very quickly over time, so there was no need to waste time making any plans for the future now.

He only needs to know what he wants and keep moving towards that goal. As for the way he moves forward, he can change it according to future developments.

After confirming his future plans, Uesugi Kenichi sat cross-legged on the tatami mat and muttered to himself:

"Open your personal panel."

Chapter Twelve: Personal Panel

Suddenly, the scene he saw changed, and a virtual screen that looked somewhat like a personal information panel in an online game appeared before his eyes.

Name: Uesugi Kenichi

Age: 16

Title: None

Level: LV5

Power: 8

Agility: 11

Constitution: 8

Intelligence: 18

Charisma: 32

Skills: Chinese lv9, Japanese lv7, calligraphy lv7, English lv3, cooking lv2, carving lv2, painting lv1, Bajiquan lv1, Taijiquan lv1, Seven Nights Assassination Technique lv1, basic swordsmanship lv1, basic knife skills lv1, basic kendo lv1.

Special skills: none

Equipment: Simple home clothes.

Money: 122,856 yen

……

After looking at the information on his personal profile panel, Uesugi Kenichi felt a bit tired. His strongest attribute was charm, which far surpassed the other attributes.

To be honest, this system is quite annoying. They didn't even give him a manual or a description of its functions, leaving him to figure it out on his own. If he could give a bad review, he would definitely do so without hesitation and request a refund.

However, after exploring for the past few days, he had a general idea of ​​what was going on. According to his calculations, an average adult male should have around 10 attribute points, which means his physique and strength are below standard. The intelligence attribute is not related to IQ; otherwise, according to the values ​​on the chart, his IQ would be 180.

This figure also shows just how amazing his charisma is, exceeding the average level of ordinary people by more than three times, which is a bit terrifying. Just think, if his strength is twice that of ordinary people, the combat power he can unleash is not simply one plus one.

He has already deeply felt the impact of his charm value of 32. Not to mention those young girls, these days when he goes out to eat, if the restaurant owner is female, she has offered to give him a free meal several times, but the price is that she wants to leave her contact information, which he has resolutely refused.

If he softens his attitude even a little and smiles, if there were a numerical calculation, it would be a natural increase of more than 30 points in favorability, which would qualify as a friendly relationship.

According to his calculations, reaching LV5 in skill level is already quite high. After his Japanese level reached LV7, he not only had no problem communicating with his friends in daily life, but his spoken Japanese was also several points better than the average person. He felt that even if he went directly to take the broadcasting exam, he could probably pass it without too much trouble after practicing a few times.

From this perspective, LV5 and above is the normal level. Taking cooking skills as an example, a chef who has studied cooking for two years and has average talent is probably at this level. Opening a small restaurant should be no problem, but the dishes he makes will just taste so-so.

Following this path, roughly five levels can be converted into one stage, resulting in a qualitative leap in performance.

As for the miscellaneous skills that followed, such as Bajiquan and swordsmanship, he learned them inexplicably and automatically while looking through some books left by the original owner. This was one of the things that puzzled him. He had been reading books on physics and chemistry for several days without learning anything, but he learned skills after reading these miscellaneous books.

He didn't care about the skills he acquired, and he didn't practice them after learning them. In today's peaceful society, these skills are not needed at all, so he didn't waste time learning them. His experience points are currently at zero.

He found the carving interesting and played with it for a while, and his level reached LV2. The same went for painting; he just fiddled with the paper for a while, and his level increased.

As for making money, he had some different ideas after having the system. He now speaks three languages: Chinese, English, and Japanese, so doing something much simpler like Chinese-to-Japanese translation shouldn't be a problem.

However, after checking, he immediately gave up the idea. The Japanese in this world could speak most of Chinese, it was just a matter of how fluent they were, so there was no need for him to translate.

He could translate from Chinese to Chinese or from Japanese to Chinese, but with his current English level, he simply couldn't do it. He would need to reach at least level 8 to do it, since translation is not an easy task. Some things involve a lot of technical terms and are not just simple translations of everyday language.

He put that idea aside and considered other ways. Improving his English level wasn't particularly difficult, but the challenge was that he was only a first-year high school student, and getting a translation job would be quite difficult.

His gaze fell on a wooden carving of Pikachu on the desk. It was clear that the wood was not of very good quality, and the carving artist's skill was not particularly outstanding; it was barely passable. At least anyone who saw the carving could immediately recognize it as a Pikachu, rather than some kind of mouse or something similar.

Although somewhat rough, this was only the result of a few hours of his work. From someone who knew nothing about wood carving, to being able to carve something quite decent in just a few hours gave him a profound understanding of the system's power.

Perhaps we could try upgrading the wood carving and carving some smaller pieces to sell?

Although the course of history in this world of Japan has changed drastically, its development in the anime industry remains largely the same as in the previous world, maintaining its leading position globally. Akihabara is still the holy land of anime.

However, many anime that were hugely popular in the previous life did not appear here. Similarly, the works that appeared in music and movies were also different, with some becoming hugely popular in this world.

Some authentic figurines are surprisingly expensive. If you search for popular characters online and your skills are up to par, making some money shouldn't be a problem, right?

Once he made up his mind, Uesugi Kenichi no longer hesitated. He was a very decisive person with a lot of initiative. Besides, carving wouldn't cost him much money. He already had the tools; he just needed to pick up a few pieces of wood in the park or buy some. The cost was extremely low. As for whether it would work or not, he would just do it first. Otherwise, thinking too much would be useless.

He quickly found some usable pieces of wood in a nearby park and returned home.

He took out his tools from the cabinet under his desk and then picked up a carving knife. He randomly chose a piece of wood and began to ponder.

Chapter Thirteen: Shibuya Comic Con (Seeking Flowers)

It wasn't very early when he arrived at the school, and there were already quite a few people in the classrooms. After all, he had run there, which inevitably took a bit longer than expected. But thankfully, his rented apartment was only a half-hour run from the Yamato Private Academy.

"Good morning, Watanabe, Ishida." Uesugi Kenji greeted Watanabe Fuuta and Ishida Tetsuya, who were already sitting in the classroom.

"Good morning, Uesugi-kun?" Watanabe Fuuta was about to respond when he heard Uesugi Kenichi's voice, but he was a little unsure when he saw that Uesugi Kenichi was completely different from usual.

Why did you cut your hair like this?

"What, is it not allowed?" Uesugi Kenichi touched his nice-feeling buzz cut and asked in confusion. This buzz cut is quite convenient, at least it saves him three minutes of hair styling time!

"It's nothing, it just suits you so well." Watanabe Fuuta's eyes showed a hint of admiration, and he wanted to touch Uesugi Kenichi's hair but was afraid that he would be unhappy.

Meanwhile, the girls in the class also noticed that Uesugi Kenichi was completely different from usual. After a brief moment of surprise, they cast undisguised admiring glances at him. Since everyone was watching, they didn't care if they were the only ones watching. It was with this feeling that the girls were very bold.

"Wow, Uesugi-kun looks so handsome with a buzz cut!"

Rumiko Kato clasped her hands tightly in front of her chest, gazing at Kenichi Uesugi's profile, lost in a strange, dreamlike state, her face flushed slightly, as if she were contemplating something.

Yesterday's rejection by Uesugi Kenichi did not discourage her; on the contrary, it fueled her enthusiasm even more. Especially after Uesugi Kenichi left yesterday, many girls surrounded her, asking her what it felt like to confess to Uesugi Kenichi and whether there were any things she should pay attention to.

Kenichi Uesugi frowned slightly as he saw the girls around him gathering again. He pulled Futa Watanabe to the back row next to Tetsuya Ishida. Only by using the wall and Ishida's tall stature did the girls give up their idea of ​​gathering around.

"Uesugi, you're still so popular. I'm so envious. You bastard!" Kobayashi Yoshihara swaggered in with his pigeon-toed gait.

"Wow, hahaha, your hairstyle is so cool! It's exactly the same as mine when I was a kid." Kobayashi Yoshihara came over and placed his hand on Uesugi Kenichi's hair, ruffling it a few times with admiration.

"You idiot, get back to your chores! Don't you know it's your turn today?" Watanabe Futa slapped Kobayashi Yoshihara's hand away in annoyance. "I wanted to touch it too, but I didn't even get a chance. Why do you get to touch it here as soon as you arrive? That's too much!"

"Don't rush, there's still time," Kobayashi Yoshihara said with a sly smile.

"By the way, Uesugi, have you decided which club you want to join?"

Upon hearing this, Watanabe Fuuta looked at Uesugi Kenichi with expectant eyes, hoping that Uesugi would join the kendo club so that someone could accompany him.

"I won't join any clubs; I plan to focus on my studies," Uesugi Kenichi said with a faint smile.

“I see, that makes sense.” Watanabe Futa nodded in understanding.

"Why? Joining a club shouldn't affect my studies, right?" Kobayashi Yoshihara said, expressing his incomprehension.

"Idiot, after all this time in school, can't you pay attention to something else? You seem to know everything about the girls. Didn't you know that Uesugi is the top student in our class? He'll definitely be joining the advanced course in the future," Watanabe Fuuta said irritably.

"Is that so?" Kobayashi Yoshihara was a little stunned, then scratched his head in frustration. This guy is handsome enough, but his grades are also so good. Is he trying to kill us?

"By the way, Sato, you often attend anime conventions and such. Do you know anything about figurines and the like?" Uesugi Kenichi asked Sato Hideki, who had been reading a light novel since entering the classroom.

"Figures!? Oh wow~ Uesugi, you've finally decided to get into this hobby? I know a few really good games that are good for beginners, and novels too. I have them all. How about we play together after school? I also have some figures. If you like any of them, just tell me and I'll go buy you another one." Sato Hideki's eyes seemed to suddenly blaze with fire as he squeezed in excitedly.

This is rare! It's amazing that someone like Kenichi Uesugi, a winner in life, would be interested in comic conventions. From now on, if anyone dares to mention the word "dead fat otaku" again, he'll slap them in the face with Kenichi Uesugi!

"No, you misunderstood. I just wanted to know where there are places to buy figurines and what the prices are like." Kenichi Ueyama pushed Hideki Sato away with his hand, almost spitting on his face.

"I see. Many anime conventions offer such opportunities. Many people sell their unwanted or surplus figures at these conventions. The market price depends on the quality of the figure. Authentic limited editions can cost hundreds of thousands of yen. If it's in good condition or a popular character, it sells very well. Uesugi, what do you know about this for?"

"I'm planning to make some figurines and the like to sell." Uesugi Kenichi shrugged. It seems that as long as the quality of his wood carving is improved, there is still potential. It's worth a try.

"I see. There's a comic convention in Shibuya this weekend. It's not as big as the summer or winter conventions, but you can still check it out. If you want to go, I can go with you. There are two new games that I'm planning to buy. By the way, could you show me the figures you make, Uesugi?"

Sato Hideki was initially surprised, but then began to offer advice. Although they had only known each other for a few days, he had a good impression of Uesugi. He felt that Uesugi was very reliable and the kind of person who always kept his word. Unless there was an irreconcilable conflict, no one would refuse to be friends with such a person.