[Successfully bound SSS rated Confidante. First-time reward: Weapon Synthesizer (Third Grade), Spatial Backpack Storage +100,000 cubic meters.]

  [SSS rated Bond ‘Martial Master’ has been unlocked.]

  First came the item.

  [Weapon Synthesizer (Third Grade)]

  Details: A special workshop used to synthesize items. Each synthesis consumes a copy of the said item, increasing the target item’s durability, functionability, and so on.

  Note: Currently limited to Third Grade.

  Next came the Bond he received.

  [Martial Master]

  Base Buff: User’s Constitution is amplified by 300% permanently.

  Group Buff: Comprehension reted to martial arts and fighting is increased by 300%.

  ‘No wonder I felt endless stamina st night!’

  Eishi gnced at his attribute panel.

  [Eishi Hiraoka]

  Innate Talent: Time Dominator (SSS, First-order)

  Non-exclusive Talent: Spatial Backpack (310,000 Cubic Meters), Constitution Boost (A, First-order)

  Life Level: First-order, Five-star

  Strength: 206 > 208

  Agility: 203

  Constitution: 254 (762)

  Spirit: 400

  With four girls, he was able to raise his attributes by two points. The most gring change was the “762” in his constitution.

  Eishi examined his current body. He felt his blood boiling. His internal organs transcended every known human limit. Hormonal secretion, blood flow, nutrient transfer… Every single internal organ inside his body turned into a biological masterpiece.

  Half an hour of sleep was enough to rest, all thanks to his current constitution.

  “1.5 times…”

  Just when he thought Shizuka’s five times status increase is insane, he received a permanent increase from a triple S rated confidante.

  He gnced at his panel.

  [Bound Confidantes (4/10)]

  -Airi Akizuki (SSS)

  -Haruno Yukinoshita (SSS)

  -Mahiru Shiina (SSS)

  -Saeko Busujima (SSS)

  The gring list of SSS made him feel satisfied.

  ‘My standards can’t be lower…’

  Due to the limited slots, Eishi resolved to gather SSS rated confidantes. There can’t be any lower ratings than that.

  For once, there are still two beauties waiting for him. There are also Shino in Tokyo, the little maid, and Mahiru’s friend.

  It took a while to calm himself down.

  ‘Slow and steady. I need to deal with the issues inside first, and then gain more strength…’

  *****

  “What did I see…”

  Megumi could not sleep all night long. Dark circles could be seen around her eyes.

  Last night, she went out to drink a gss of water. She did not expect to come across Haruno. The prim and proper businesswoman made a huge impression on her st night. She felt like Eishi’s assistant. After all, Haruno was the one who guided them to their rooms.

  Just when Megumi was left wondering about Haruno’s unbuttoned pajamas, she saw her being pulled by Eishi inside a room. Curiosity got the hold of her, which led to her sneaking inside Eishi’s room.

  The rest is history. She got the first seat of Eishi fighting against two on a bed. Her legs felt weak whenever she thought of it.

  The perfectly muscur body…

  The deep kisses…

  The sound of flesh bumping onto each other…

  Megumi’s mind bnked out on the rest. Gushes of water came out of her. Her fingers inevitably touched her slit. The scent of sexual fluids and bodily scents intertwined together pulled her into a reverie.

  It wasn’t until Eishi was long gone did she come back to her senses. She made sure that the two women were fast asleep—tired of the battles they went through—that she left the room.

  ‘Shameless… I am too shameless..!’

  Today was a chaotic day in the vil. Only Yukino remained oblivious to these ‘small issues’.

  She sat in the living room, waiting for the others to come down. Her stomach rumbled in protest. It was way past ten in the morning, yet she saw nobody else.

  ‘How strange…’

  Her mind fshed to her experiences. Meeting someone who was too good to her without a reason made her wary. Even if Eishi was her sister’s girlfriend, Yukino found the entire thing strange.

  For once, Haruno was a full five years older than him. She does not believe that her sister will easily fall for a highschooler. There was also a strange atmosphere between the girls.

  ‘I am missing something…’

  Yukino propped her ears on the incoming footsteps. It was Eishi.

  “Good morning, Yukinoshita-san.”

  “Good morning.”

  After a normal greeting, he went ahead and prepared their lunch. He took it upon himself to cook when Airi was too tired st night.

  ‘A chef… We need one. Perhaps we can recruit one today?’

  He gnced at the world outside their vil. It was nothing but pure white. The light snow turned heavier after the blood rain. Eishi was lucky he decided to move out yesterday. Driving under these conditions would have been more difficult.

  ‘Should I go out or focus on leveling up?’

  Each has its downsides. Going out meant he could let the other girls become accustomed to killing zombies and dealing with humans. Training increases their attributes.

  Fortunately, city-wide electricity remains. It is the supplies of food and potable water that became the problem.

  ‘...Right.’

  When he took a break, Eishi took his phone out. He frowned when he saw Utaha’s inactive status. He focused yesterday’s rescue on the more dangerous areas. Utaha lived with her parents, with enough supplies for a week.

  ‘I’ll head out alone…’

  *****

  ‘...No.’

  Utaha looked at her bedroom door. She barricaded it with her bed and closet. Occasional knocks came from the other side.

  “Don’t make it harder for Uncle. The Boss is willing to see you.”

  Her knuckles turned white. Her fists trembled to the point her nails sunk on her palm.

  Everything was going fine. Her mother had the habit of buying groceries for a week. It wasn’t until her bastard of an Uncle knocked on the door.

  Ciming his son had turned sick, he asked for medicine. What they did not expect was that he came with a bunch of thugs. They beat up her father, dragged her mother to who-knows-where, and stole their supplies. Needless to say,

  Utaha escaped this predicament solely because of luck. She managed to lock herself inside her room.

  Her body could not stop trembling. She hated everyone who barged inside their house, yet she also feared what would happen next.

  ‘Hiraoka…’

  When Eishi initiated contact, she felt like he could be relied on. The background-level orphan in their css turned out to be a rich man. She already signed the work contract as a legitimate maid in his vil.

  Even, she wanted to work there in exchange for food and water—especially water. They saw their neighbors turn into zombies after consuming tap water. They lived on juices, milk, and mineral water.

  Unfortunately for her, she left her phone outside. It cut off any form of communication outside.

  Now that everything is gone…

  ‘I… Die… No, they should..!’

  …3-C’s’ ice beauty was filled with despair and pure anger.

  *****

  Eishi settled for a quick breakfast. He did not wait for others to come down, merely inviting Yukino to dine with him.

  Considering Haruno’s ‘sacrifices’ st night, he indulged Yukino. The tter did not speak while eating, cautiously gncing at Eishi every now and then.

  He is decisive when it comes to sticking to his bottom line. He wouldn’t keep idlers inside his vil, especially the ‘Goddesses’ he is eyeing. They are already in his grasp. There’s no escaping it. Aside from not forcing them, Eishi is ready to commit to scummy pns.

  That was when it came to these goddesses. Only they and Eishi can live in this five-storey vil. If he ever had the thought of recruiting other survivors for convenience, they would have to live somewhere else. That includes these goddesses’ parents.

  After all…

  He might do it throughout the vil.

  Eishi stepped up to the vil’s rooftop, refilled the water tank with the ones in his system space, and went down the basement. He refilled the container of diesel with the ones on his system space, too.

  With the water and power problems solved, he was ready to head out. Eishi happened to see Shizuka awake. He handed over the gate’s control panel to her.

  “Are you going outside?” She asked. “It’s getting colder.”

  “My body can handle it.”

  He handed out his palm. Shizuka did not know what to do until she held it.

  ‘It’s warm… and big… What am I thinking?!’

  “See? My constitution can handle it. I can walk outside with a t-shirt.”

  “D-don’t do that. Wear thicker clothes.”

  A realization dawned on Eishi.

  ‘Like a wife…’

  The title of Oregairu’s best girl will always be on Hiratsuka-sensei, no one else.

  After an awkward parting, Eishi headed outside with a windbreaker. He only took the longsword on his person.

  His eyes first darted around the increased number of zombie corpses electrified by his electric wall.

  ‘A mutated zombie..?’

  He noticed a crystal sticking on one of their heads. Its long limbs indicated it was an agility-type.

  ‘Crossing a wall ten meters high… Should I have built it higher?’

  Eishi collected two other crystals before he continued his stroll. Utaha’s household was a fifteen minute walk from Toyogasaki. Including the distance from his vil, it will take an ordinary person thirty minutes.

  Eishi is not an ordinary person.

  Mahiru’s seventy attributes on agility made her run 100 meters in 2 seconds. Eishi’s was a full two hundred. Coupled with his overtly powerful strength and constitution, he can finish a 100 meter run in less than a second. His 1km speed averages between 7 ~ 9 seconds, making it a trifle to cross this distance on foot.

  His body bolted through the street. He passed by the zombies before they could even notice him, with his sole traces being the footprints left on the thick snow.

  For the unfortunate mutated zombies that noticed him, a time slow + longsword is enough to finish them off.

  ‘There are more mutated zombies today.’

  Yesterday, the city pza held hundreds of mutated zombies. It is the center of Yokohama. On the way to Utaha’s residence, he actually encountered five. Their rate of increase armed him.

  ‘It’s more reasonable to encounter stronger zombies within a month. Maybe second rank…’

  Through the ‘stars’ beneath the ‘ranks’, Eishi estimated there are nine stars in one rank. That was how it was in games.

  With the ten point increase per star up, it would net 90 points. The maximum for most people, zombies and espers alike, would be 130 ~ 160 points, including stat bonuses from talents. SS and SSS rated ones will net more.

  Eishi looked at his stats. His five-star is already in the 200’s. Once he reaches nine-star, it would almost reach the 300’s.

  In other words…

  ‘I am the strongest in this stage?’

  His musings were cut short when he arrived at Utaha's household. The burnt zombie corpses along the way gave it, but to see a faint orange marker on the house beside her confirmed it.

  There are other people—dangerous and hostile people.

  His eyes turned cold.

  ‘I am still too careless.’

  If Utaha’s “Purity” was lost, the same goes to his reward. He could not tolerate that from happening.

  The bright green spot on Utaha’s household calmed him down slightly. It meant she is still considered an ‘opportunity’ to Eishi.

  ‘To hell with being possessive. I am getting those buffs. It counts as saving a beautiful cssmate, too...'

  This development lowered his bottom line once more.

  Eishi acted fast.

  Bam-!

  Crash-!

  The gate on the other residence flew inside. One of the men guarding it got crushed against the wall. When Eishi walked inside, he saw their wary looks.

  He flicked his left hand. The moment the M9A3 appeared, one headshot after another came.

  “A-ah..?!”

  “Gun! It’s a gun!”

  Nobody thought to fight against Eishi. Japan’s strict control over guns enhanced the normal citizens’ fear over it.

  Everyone raced to enter the house, only to fail.

  Shatter-!

  The gss on the second floor shattered. Eishi saw someone jump out. Lightning sparks decorated the metal pipe he held.

  The electric man readied himself to bash Eishi’s skull in. Arcs of lightning appeared in thin air, advancing towards him.

  Sou-!

  Eishi’s windbreaker suffered burns, nothing else. His skin was as pristine as it was. The longsword on his right hand made a swift cutting motion. Its bde easily sliced through the metal pipe and nded diagonally to his neck.

  Thud-!

  He stared at the remaining faint orange light on the second floor. Eishi jumped towards the broken gss door.

  The stench of sexual liquids, blood, and body odor filled the pce. Inside the room were three people. One was a woman about seventy percent simir to Utaha. Her slender neck bore red marks as she remained fully unclothed. A man was tied to the seat, looking at the naked woman with lifeless eyes. Crimson red blood seeped out from the white cloth he was gagged from.

  Finally, there was a man in a business suit. His terrified look turned into a confident smile the moment his eyes met Eishi’s.

  Hum-!

  A fsh of light came from his irises. Eishi experienced a faint buzzing that made him frown.

  Spurt-!

  To Eishi’s surprise, the man spurted out blood. He fell down to his knees. His eyes also let out tears made of blood.

  “Mind control?”

  The businessman could not even expin himself. The sheer amount of pain he felt from his mind control being rebounded made him breathless.

  “Always the silence.” Eishi commented.

  Sou-!

  A swift strike decapitated the man’s neck. He checked the vitals of both the man and the woman. He shook his head.

  ‘Dead. What a fucking pervert.’

  He checked the man’s pocket and found several crystals inside. There are also boxes of food, though he did not care about them.

  Eishi stepped out with a heavy heart.

  He entered Utaha’s residence, finding the entire pce ransacked. Only the room on the second floor remained tightly locked.

  It was clear the man was pying with Utaha. He staged a “py” first with her parents while scaring her to death. Her most secure wooden door could be broken as long as they wanted.

  Knock-!

  Knock-!

  “Kasumigaoka-san? It is me, Hiraoka.”

  Sounds of flustered footsteps came from the other side.

  Seeing her not react, Eishi brought up things only they knew.

  “I came to pick you up. Your work contract remains binding even now…”

  *****

  A/N: You may have noticed the extra 2 chapters for the st 2 weeks. That's because I had more free time in uni (it's our break back then). Now that it's over, the update schedule will be reverted back to 3~5 chapters a week. The number depends on how much I can write.