All the Heroines are my Ex-girlfriends

Chapter 22: The Pause in "The Rock"

At the end of the month.

Only three days left until the spring break ends.

The tasks that needed to be completed during the break must have already been finished by now.

As for the unfinished ones, it's unlikely they'll be completed in the remaining three days of the holiday.

It's like a pause in the middle of a rock song.

A brief moment of stillness and stop.

Then, the hurried melodies will come again.

Yukima Azuma went out to buy something.

The next match in the official Go tournament would be the day after the new semester begins.

This was an important match that would determine whether Yukima Azuma could reach 6-dan.

At the same time, it was a very noteworthy part of the entire official tournament.

Because this time, the opponent was Yamato Kajin, a 8-dan player.

However, Yukima Azuma wasn't too concerned about it.

Recently, he had also looked over some of Yamato Kajin games.

The impression was that both of their Go skills were quite similar.

Not a difficult opponent to defeat.

Moreover, even if he lost, it didn't matter.

In future official matches, if he won two more games, he could still reach 6-dan.

The tournament would count the total number of wins, so losing a match wouldn't necessarily end his chances of winning the championship.

Yukima Azuma was even more focused on the upcoming school year.

Going to Toyosaki Private School, the school that had existed in Yukima Azuma's memories from his past life.

His mood was somewhat ambiguous.

It felt as though something was about to happen.

A strange feeling between a light novel and reality.

Also, there was another noteworthy thing.

It was about the game that Yukima Azuma had created.

Yes, that's right, Yukima Azuma had made a game.

After leaving the world of Go and seeking another way to make money, Yukima Azuma chose to create a game.

After teaching himself programming and accumulating skills, Yukima Azuma had reached the 4th level of programming.

Level 4, which was the basic level of becoming a professional programmer.

Through Yukima Azuma's experiments, this was the threshold of skills when entering the 'professional' field.

Of course, having only reached level 4 meant he was considered a professional, but there were still limits.

With his level 4 programming skills, Yukima Azuma had created a special game called "Sheep of a Sheep."

(origin: 羊了个羊... I searched Google, it's a Chinese game I've never heard of)

It was an extremely easy-to-play match-3 game.

"Sheep of a Sheep" was the ideal product for making quick money.

Easy to play, easy to make, with cute visuals and viral spread.

The first few levels could be passed without lifting a finger, but as you progressed, even using cheats might not guarantee success.

If you failed, players had to watch ads to revive.

With these features,

In the first month after its release, thanks to ad revenue, Yukima Azuma earned 43 million yen – his first earnings. This was the reason Yukima Azuma had recently not been short on money, as mentioned earlier.

Of course, the game had its drawbacks. It was easy to become popular but also easy to get bored with.

By the second month in the Japanese market, the revenue began to decrease.

However, Yukima Azuma had anticipated this. Given Japan's small population, this was not his ultimate goal.

After getting the initial capital, Yukima Azuma quickly connected with international game stores and social media platforms.

He uploaded the game to global platforms, hoping to attract attention from players worldwide.

The following week would mark the calculation of the first month's revenue from international markets.

That number would be the one Yukima Azuma truly anticipated.

Once he obtained that amount, he would have enough capital to execute his next plans.

In short, as stated before, Yukima Azuma wanted to make money, make a lot of money, and then elevate his social standing.

The scene of people from Yukima Azuma "family" after the past incident, coming to claim their share of the family wealth, was something he never wanted to experience again.

In a society like Japan, where social class and hierarchy are very harsh, if you don't rise to a high position, no matter how harmless you are, someone will come along and step on you.

"Bitch, when I succeed, I'll return twice the humiliation you caused me!"

Yukima Azuma muttered to himself.

At this moment, he walked past a park.

Yukima Azuma had passed by, but then he turned back.

The park was very quiet at the moment, and there was no one active.

A girl with long pink hair sat alone on a swing.

Because the girl had her head down, her face wasn't clearly visible.

If he had to find a feature, it might be her incredibly outdated outfit.

She wore a pink sports top on top, and a pleated skirt, but under the skirt were sports pants.

Who wears a pleated skirt but puts sports pants underneath it?!

Yukima Azuma stared for a while, feeling very familiar.

But after a moment, he couldn't remember who she was.

However, Yukima Azuma was not someone who would dwell on things.

He decided to approach her.

Because if it felt familiar, he might as well go over and strike up a conversation.

If he wasn't sure whether he knew her, simply asking her name would give him a clue.

If not, he could ask for her contact info, chat for a few days, and get to know her.

...

The girl name was Gotoh Hitori.

True to her name.

Gotoh Hitori was always alone.

Because of her shy personality, she didn't know how to make friends.

In elementary school, just a little slip-up, and she had become the "forgotten corner" of the class.

Without friends, she didn't know how to interact with others.

And without the ability to communicate, she couldn't make friends.

Gotoh Hitori fell into a vicious cycle.

Then, in the blink of an eye, she graduated elementary school, moved on to high school, but still couldn't make any friends.

Gradually, Gotoh Hitori developed a communication disorder.

By now, after graduating high school,

Gotoh Hitori remained invisible, unnoticed by anyone.

How does an introvert make friends?

The recommended approach on the internet was: wait for an extrovert to come and help.

And today,

Some extroverted person had noticed Gotoh Hitori and decided to help her.

By the way,

To make friends, Gotoh Hitori had taught herself how to play the guitar, and after years of practice, her skills had become quite impressive.

She was a guitar blogger with 30,000 followers online.

Unfortunately, she didn't have a place to showcase her talent.

Even though she had graduated middle school, she had never once participated in a performance at a school festival.

She had sworn that during this spring break, she would definitely form a band at high school.

But clearly, that wasn't going to happen.

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