Let's rewind time a bit.
Tanaka Masao, after seeing Yukinoshita Yukino home, had no time to rest before his parents pulled him aside.
Unable to contain their curiosity, the Tanaka had used Kashi to learn about Yukinoshita Yukino after Tanaka Masao had left with her.
They learned that Yukinoshita Yukino and Tanaka Masao participated in club activities after school in a club called the Service Club.
Both parents found it a bit strange; what kind of club was the Service Club? They had never heard of it when they were in school.
Moreover, why did the name sound a little ominous?
However, after Kashi explained that the Service Club's activity was Tanaka Masao undergoing weight loss under Yukinoshita Yukino's supervision, the Tanaka breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time, felt a little excited.
Because this meant that Tanaka Masao had a good relationship with Yukinoshita Yukino and had opportunities to interact daily.
Furthermore, Yukinoshita Yukino had come to their house today to tutor Tanaka Masao and Kashi.
Proximity breeds intimacy.
Their son's chances were quite high.
Although they were very happy, they did not get carried away.
They knew very well that even though the opportunity was there, their son's conditions were somewhat lacking.
So, the moment Tanaka Masao returned, they pulled him over.
...
Tanaka Masao looked at his serious parents, somewhat puzzled, and asked,
"Mom and Dad, what's wrong? You were so eager to see me."
Tanaka Kazumi was the first to ask,
"Masao, what do you think of Yukinoshita?"
"Yukinoshita is very good."
"I also think Yukinoshita is a good child."
Listening to his mother's words, Tanaka Masao also realized and explained,
"Mom and Dad, don't misunderstand, we are just friends."
He was a little afraid his parents would misunderstand and start prying, which might also affect Yukinoshita Yukino.
The Tanaka exchanged glances, almost laughing out loud.
Tanaka Kazumi cleared her throat, covering her embarrassment.
"We never misunderstood, although as parents, we shouldn't say such things, but Masao, your conditions are quite a bit worse than Yukinoshita's."
Critical hit!
Tanaka Masao suffered a critical hit from his parents, and it was true damage.
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Seeing Tanaka Masao, who was already starting to babble incoherently from the strike, Tanaka Kazumi quickly comforted him.
"Masao, don't be sad. Although your conditions are very poor now, you can work hard, and there's still a lot of room for improvement."
Tanaka Kenji nodded in agreement.
"That's right, your mother and I have discussed it. We will cultivate you well and make you outstanding."
Hearing this, Tanaka Masao asked curiously,
"Cultivate me, make me outstanding? How do you plan to do that?"
The Tanaka cleared their throats and began to explain their plan.
"First, aren't you losing weight now? We've decided to appropriately increase the intensity.
For example, you can skip meals, and for exercise, ten hours a day should be enough. This way, you'll lose weight very quickly."
"The second is studying. Your grades are too poor; you're first from the bottom in grade.
We don't demand too much from you; we just hope you spend some time studying hard and aim to be first in grade in the next exam."
"Finally, you need to develop a special skill. Painting or Music, it's up to you. Just leave the necessary materials and instructors to us."
Tanaka Masao listened to the entire explanation with his mouth wide open and eyes wide with shock.
What do you mean, 'you can skip meals'? What do you mean, 'ten hours of exercise a day is enough'?
And making him go from first from the bottom to first in grade in the next exam? Was this some kind of extreme reversal?
Out of the three things, only the last one sounded like something a human would say.
Tanaka Masao used his hand to push his jaw back into place, which had dislocated from shock, and said,
"Although as a son, I shouldn't say such things.
But are you really my biological parents? If you want me dead, just say so. Besides the last thing, I can't do any of the others even if you kill me."
Oh, no, killing him might actually work.
If he died, he wouldn't have to eat, and his weight would drop rapidly.
He could also become first in grade.
The first person in grade to die.
The Tanaka felt no embarrassment and said,
"Since that's the case, we won't ask too much of you. Here's one hundred thousand yen. We hope you can quickly develop an elegant hobby.
We will check on your progress in a while. If this one hundred thousand yen isn't spent where it should be, don't blame us for being impolite."
After saying that, without giving Tanaka Masao a chance to refuse, the Tanaka directly left the living room and returned to their room.
Looking at the large wad of money lying quietly on the table, Tanaka Masao suddenly felt like he had been tricked.
Weight loss and being first in grade were all fake; what they really wanted was for him to develop a hobby or special skill.
Tanaka Masao smiled bitterly and shook his head.
"Seriously, it's just asking me to develop a special skill. Was it necessary to go to such lengths?"
With his system, such a thing was effortless for him.
Once he saved enough for a ten-pull, he could draw a professional skill.
If he was lucky, he could get what he wanted.
If he was really unlucky, then he would just have to wait until his luck improved.
As for learning it himself, that was impossible.
He was very busy every day, exhausted, so how could he have the energy to study?
After picking up the money on the table, Tanaka Masao also returned to his room.
...
As Tanaka Masao had thought.
After learning that Yukinoshita Yukino was helping Tanaka Masao with weight loss and tutoring, they no longer planned to interfere, thinking it best to let nature take its course.
Those outrageous statements were just jokes.
Only the last request, for Tanaka Masao to develop a special skill, was something they sincerely hoped for.
However, even if Tanaka Masao had no ideas, it didn't matter.
That money was their sponsorship for Tanaka Masao's dating fund.
They would be happy to see him use that money to buy gifts for Yukinoshita Yukino or go on dates with her.