Suto looked at the 10 copper coins that had suddenly appeared in his wallet and couldn’t help falling into deep thought.
No way, girl.
Making friends with you really does make money drop?
Then I have no choice but to become your friend!
Through his interaction with Kato Megumi just now, Suto had already confirmed one thing—the coins dropped by the system could only be seen, touched, and heard by him.
Now, he has discovered something new.
In this world, aside from the extremely violent method of killing monsters to make money drop, there was also a much gentler way to earn money.
Suto recalled every detail of his earlier interaction with Kato.
Nothing had been unusual at first.
Only when he gave the coin to her and their hands came into contact did the system’s new notification sound suddenly ring out.
So, the key should be “physical contact” between the two of them.
Suto frowned.
When he took the subway this morning, he had been squeezed together with many people, bumping against them the whole way.
That was genuine “physical contact,” but no money had dropped then.
“Physical contact” wasn’t the most important factor.
The most important factor was Kato Megumi herself.
Compared to ordinary people, she was special.
Only physical contact with her could make money drop.
Then what was special about Kato Megumi?
Her low presence?
No, that wasn’t right.
This money-making method provided by the system was most likely not an isolated case, just like how it was impossible for him to only make money by killing snakes.
There weren’t that many people with low presence in this world either.
So, was it because Kato Megumi was a [Main Character] from an anime?
Suto gradually reached what seemed like the most likely conclusion in his heart.
He raised his head and looked toward a seat by the window in the back row of the classroom.
That was Aki Tomoya’s seat.
He was also a [Main Character] from the same anime.
If Suto’s guess was right, then “physical contact” with him should also make money drop.
Suto’s eyes flickered slightly.
Aki Tomoya was not in the classroom right now.
He had probably gone to the cafeteria for lunch too.
Once he came back, Suto would find a chance to test it.
Suto took out a blank sheet of paper and a ruler, preparing to draw the copper coin’s design.
The pattern on the copper coin was very simple.
He only needed to measure the sizes of the two circular rings.
At first, Suto was a little worried that his measurements might be inaccurate.
However, after some simple measuring, he realized that the relationship between the large and small rings on the front and back, as well as the coin itself, seemed to perfectly match the golden ratio.
He noted this point beneath the draft, then took a photo and sent it to the email address of Miss Mira’s Jewelry Store.
After finishing that, Suto raised his head again.
Suto saw Tomoya sitting in the window seat.
He was a thin, weak-looking boy wearing large round black-framed glasses.
Suto got up and walked over, then reached out from behind and patted him on the shoulder.
The system did not react.
Suto thought, Is it because I touched him through his clothes?
Aki Tomoya was startled.
He hurriedly turned off his phone screen and put it down, then looked back at the person standing behind him with a somewhat surprised expression.
“S-Suo-kun?”
A friendly smile appeared on Suto’s face as he said, “Aki-kun, I forgot to bring my Japanese textbook.
Can you lend me yours for a while?
I’ll return it before class starts.”
Aki hurriedly took his Japanese textbook out from among his books and handed it to Suto.
“Of course.
Here you go.”
“Thanks, Aki-kun.”
Suto reached out and accepted the textbook.
During the process, their hands also touched slightly.
But the system still had no reaction.
Not a single coin dropped.
Suto took the textbook and returned to his seat, casually flipping it open.
In his mind, he recalled what had just happened.
Verbal conversation, finger contact—the overall interaction was basically the same as the one between him and Kato Megumi.
But not even a single copper coin had dropped from Aki Tomoya.
Aki Tomoya and Kato Megumi were clearly both [Main Characters] from the same anime, so why was there such a difference between them?
Was there something different between him and her?
Wait… him and her?
Suto’s hand suddenly paused as he flipped through the book.
If he had to say it, there really was one fundamental difference between Aki Tomoya and Kato Megumi.
Their gender.
Could it be… only heroines could drop money?
Suto’s eyes flickered slightly again.
He remembered that there were two other [Heroines] in this anime.
Sawamura Spencer Eriri, a doujinshi artist who used the pen name “Kashiwagi Eri.”
Kasumigaoka Utaha, a light novel author who used the pen name “Kasumi Shiko.”
Both of these [Heroines] studied at Toyogasaki, but for some reason, Eriri, who should have been in the same year as Aki Tomoya, was one year above him.
Considering that this world was a fusion of multiple anime, perhaps some kind of deviation event had happened in the past.
Right now, both of them are second-year upperclassmen.
Because they were beautiful, Eriri and Utaha were quite famous at school.
Suto had heard his classmates discussing them that morning, even calling them unreachable flowers.
Ordinary boys had no chance of handling them.
Suto was thinking about how to deal with these two upperclassmen when his phone suddenly rang.
He took it out and glanced at it.
It was the number from Miss Mira’s Jewelry Store.
Suto got up, went out into the corridor, and answered the call.
“Hello, sir.
I’ve already looked at the design draft you sent us.
Our shop can make it.
How many would you like to order?”
Suto calmly said, “I need to see the sample you make first.
If it satisfies me, I’ll order a lot.”
“Sir, by ‘a lot,’ may I ask how many you mean exactly?”
“At least ten thousand.”
The voice on the other side fell silent for a moment before saying, “I understand.
I’ll do my best to create a finished product that satisfies you.”
“Do I need to pay a deposit?”
“If it were gold or silver coins, a deposit would be required.
But what you need is only a copper coin, and if it’s just one sample for trial production, that won’t be necessary.
Once it’s ready, I’ll contact you to come and inspect it.”
“All right.
Thank you for your hard work.”
“It’s our job.”
After hanging up, Suto felt that this shop was pretty good.
Not only did the owner speak pleasantly, but she also replied very quickly.
No wonder this shop had “glowing reviews.”
That said, was the shop owner really called Mira-san?
Suto returned to the classroom, gave the Japanese textbook back to Aki Tomoya, and thanked him.
Aki looked somewhat overwhelmed.
A transfer student in class had actually taken the initiative to ask an unpopular otaku like him for help…
Suto didn’t care about that at all.
After all, bro didn’t drop money.
So this friend was no longer worth making.
He should look at Megumi in the back row instead.
Suto pondered inwardly.
He wondered whether this hand-touching money drop was a one-time thing or if it had a cooldown.
Tomorrow, he will find another chance to touch Megumi’s soft hand.
[0 gold coins, 0 silver coins, 12 copper coins]
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