Hiroto, unlike Eva, was not a bad person.
In fact, his story was a bit tragic.
He had a truly frail body, so he was always sick. He rarely attended classes and didn't even have friends for most of his life.
This lack of social interaction was part of the reason behind his stupidity and naivety.
But everything changed when he received his invitation to the tower and was guaranteed the Heroic System.
Simply put, the more people he helped, the stronger his body would become.
To the boy who had always been kind, this felt like a mission handed down from the heavens. At that moment, he decided to dedicate himself entirely to it.
He didn't care that much about getting stronger; he just wanted to be strong enough to leave his hospital bed.
Thanks to this, he leveled up quickly and was in the top 10 strongest Japanese Chosen Ones of that year.
It was no wonder Eva had decided to make him her new boyfriend.
She had also been chosen, and she intended to make him her lackey to have an easy life inside the tower.
At least until she managed to seduce someone even more powerful and useful.
In other words, Hiroto wasn't bad; he genuinely wanted to protect Eva, whom he saw as a poor, beautiful, defenseless girl.
But he had some fundamental flaws. Like many men, he couldn't resist the sensuality of a beautiful woman.
Furthermore, he was dumb, innocent, and impulsive. He lacked the real ability to judge people.
The idea of a hero who moves to protect others before even thinking was beautiful, but it became tragic when there was a fake villain and a fake victim.
But Shin believed that as long as a person was genuinely good, they could learn to follow the right path.
That was why he would teach that idiot a lesson.
Besides, he had talent, and with the proper guidance, he could become useful in combat.
So, seeing that fist approaching at superhuman speed, Shin dodged; blocking would have been impossible.
Hiroto's system guaranteed him incredible strength and endurance, but he moved so predictably that it was almost comical.
It was clear he had not the slightest experience in fighting and only relied on his superior strength.
Completing the arc of his movement, Shin hooked his leg behind Hiroto's, letting the boy's own momentum sweep him off his feet.
All Hiroto managed to do was punch through the bedroom door, falling to his knees. The wood splinters cut his arm superficially, causing him to scream in pain.
Trained fighters are able to ignore the pain and keep focused, but Hiroto had no training. And as much as his abilities were superhuman, they were on a plausible helm.
At low levels the Chosen Ones weren't that far above simple humans. But as they reached truly high levels, they became practically gods.
Finally, Shin took the opportunity to land a punch precisely on the tip of the man's chin.
No matter how tough he was, the sharp rotation of his head disrupted his nervous system, and his consciousness cut out instantly.
And to everyone's shock, the superhuman was defeated by a mere fatty.
This would help change the image people had of Shin.
"Stop the violence!" the teacher finally shouted.
He didn't want to get involved when Hiroto, a superhuman Chosen One, was attacking, but now that he had been defeated, the teacher found the courage to say something.
"I wish you had intervened before he attacked me," Shin commented, staring at the teacher.
"I'm sorry..." The middle-aged man looked down apologetically.
"And you should be more careful before making false accusations," Shin turned to Eva.
The girl simply tried to cry to escape the situation, but it was useless.
"Hiroto could have really killed me because of you. Do you understand the weight of your actions?"
The answer was no; all Eva could think about was herself, because she was a rotten person.
"Why are you blaming Eva? She didn't do anything wrong!" Soon, a boy from the crowd raised his voice to defend his princess.
"Do you know how scary and terrifying it's been for all the girls since we found out there was a camera in the girls' bathroom?" a woman shouted.
"I imagine it is terrible, which is exactly why I think it's wrong to channel the despair of all of you into unfounded hatred toward one person; that won't solve the problem."
Shin explained calmly, pointing out how idiotic that herd mentality was.
Some agreed with him, others started hating him even more.
"Besides, it was Hiroto who acted impulsively!" another boy said, attempting another defense.
"Yes, Eva has no relation to his actions!" another boy pointed out.
"I'm sorry, but I think she should control her boytoy better than that, and not provoke him to almost kill a person," Shin provoked.
"Hey! You know I have a boyfriend!" Eva snapped. "Are you insinuating anything, by any chance?"
"No, I'm not insinuating, I'm stating a fact. You've already discarded your old boyfriend and chosen Hiroto as the next one. Everyone has noticed this, except your boyfriend."
After he said that, the crowd began to murmur, and for the first time, there were some people against Eva, especially the women who were jealous of her.
Shin smiled, seeing that he had managed to cause real damage to that slut's reputation.
Then his eyes focused on the system screen that materialized in front of him.
All the game protagonists had access to the Taming System. Besides him, the other characters had an additional system, but Shin had none of that.
Anyway, the Taming System was the basis of the game and would allow him to tame women.
At level 1, he had three basic indices he could use to evaluate any female.:
Affection, which measured the level of affection, fondness, and empathy women felt for him.
Lust, which showed how much the girl desired him sexually.
And Respect, which revealed the image the girl had of the user. Respect above 70% already indicates a certain level of deification and submission.
In any case, to tame a girl, he would have to make Respect higher than 85%, Lust higher than 90%, and affection higher than 50%.
That is, if the girl didn't have any kind of resistance. But the tutorial girls were easier and had no resistance.
But what interested Shin at the moment was that these numbers could also become negative.
And the moment he damaged Eva's public image, her Affection plummeted from -38% to -76%.
With that, he had achieved the level of hatred he needed, and it was time to move on to the next phase, proving his innocence.
Eva would pay for her arrogance.
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