Although a bit unaccustomed, at least Rosen's weight in Sakurajima Mai and Yotsuya Miko's hearts increased by a few points.
After parting ways, Rosen returned to the classroom.
However, compared to when he arrived, he noticed that many people were secretly looking at him.
It wasn't until Kato Megumi's faint voice came from behind him that Rosen realized what had happened.
It turned out that his earlier walk with Sakurajima Mai and Yotsuya Miko, as well as his disciplining of the unruly student, had already spread to the classroom.
The top students scoffed at Rosen's troublemaking and two-timing behavior, but some boys and girls were envious, and even somewhat admired him.
After all, ordinary students wouldn't dare to confront campus violence.
But this exchange student from East Country was different from everyone else.
"That's great, Rosen-kun is so brave, but doing that might make other classmates distance themselves from you."
"A few true friends are enough. Useless social connections can be cut off."
"But that might lead to campus bullying, you know? Even if others can't beat you, they can incite everyone to ignore you."
"Don't worry, I'm the only one who bullies others, and not everyone is that childish."
In Japanese anime, campus-related plots, especially some slice-of-life series that cause stomach aches, often feature bullying storylines.
In the series where Sakurajima Mai appeared, it was clearly described that some people's "puberty syndrome" occurred because they suffered from campus bullying.
However, in this mixed world, at least some of the heroines are normal.
"I wish I could be like you, Rosen-kun."
"People are different, Megumi, just maintain the status quo."
Rosen advised.
"If you really want to make friends, I can introduce you to two people sometime."
"Oh? Is it Sakurajima Mai and the girl from another class?"
"They're both very cute."
"Indeed."
Rosen nodded.
"But you're not bad either."
Kato Megumi, who had been a little jealous because Rosen praised other girls, suddenly froze when she heard this sentence.
Although barely perceptible, two faint blushes still appeared on her fair cheeks.
"I'm far from them, and… being so good at complimenting girls, is Rosen-kun really a playboy as other classmates say?"
"If circumstances allow, I wouldn't mind."
"That's not something a high school student should say."
Kato Megumi sighed.
She didn't know if Rosen being like this was good or bad.
"Be careful of a love triangle."
"..."
.....
In the afternoon classes, Rosen continued to space out.
He hadn't finished watching the anime Gabriel sent.
Although he had watched some of them before, openly binge-watching in class had a unique flavor.
However, as he was watching, a notification suddenly popped up in the chat group.
[Group Announcement: Detected that current activity has met the first stage. Chat group functions will be upgraded.]
[Group Announcement: "The upgrade will take thirty minutes. Please wait patiently, all group members."]
As soon as the group announcement came out, the originally quiet chat group immediately became lively.
[Fallen Angel: "What happened? Why did the chat group suddenly upgrade?"]
[Du Dao: It seems like the activity level has upgraded.]
[Hell's Fubuki: "A bit sudden, but I'm looking forward to the new functions after the upgrade."]
[Magic Old Man: "The upgrade time is so long, just like an old man."]
[Fallen Angel: "Just how old does an old man have to be for Frieren to call him old?"]
[Magic Old Man: "I'm calculating this by elven years. I'm not old at all."]
[Du Dao: "If you keep talking, Miss Frieren will get angry again."]
[Magic Old Man: "I'm telling the truth. According to the elven calendar, I'm the same age as a teenage human girl."]
[Magic Old Man: "@Shepherd, new guy, do you think I'm right?"]
[Magic Old Man: "Selfie.jpg."]
Frieren's selfie was sent to the group by her.
Her eyes were narrowed, her lips curved into a slight smile, looking a little proud.
[Shepherd: "?"]
[Magic Old Man: "Shouldn't you say yes at this time? I've already sent a benefit."]
Can a mere selfie be considered a benefit?
Rosen wanted to complain, but Gabriel complained first.
[Fallen Angel: "Do you misunderstand the word 'benefit'? A selfie is far from a benefit!"]
[Magic Old Man: "Huh? But I think I'm very charming. Dealing with a young boy like the new guy should be easy."]
[Shepherd: "So you just sent a photo to bribe me?"]
[Magic Old Man: "No? Shouldn't men be happy to see photos of beautiful girls? And that's my selfie, I'm very confident in my charm."]
[Hell's Fubuki: "Instead of charm, it's more like cuteness… Maybe you could try to evoke empathy?"]
"Is she treating me like a child?"
Although he knew Frieren was already several hundred years old, Rosen's mood was inexplicably strange.
...