Chapter 87 - 88 : Kimiko Miyashiro
"Fantastic," Mark muttered as he rubbed his forehead. "Exactly the kind of words I needed to ruin my day."
With that, he turned and walked away.
Yuji watched him leave before looking back at Satomi.
"Umm... is he a student here or a teacher?"
He remembered seeing Mark on the rooftop.
That was the man Sukuna had immediately threatened.
"Neither," Satomi replied casually.
"He’s my boyfriend."
Yuji blinked.
"...Boyfriend?"
His eyes moved between the two of them.
Mark was already several meters away without even looking back, while Satomi seemed completely unfazed.
Yuji tilted his head.
"...Really?"
"Really."
Yuji looked again.
He wasn’t getting that feeling at all.
There was no awkwardness, no flirting, no couple-like atmosphere.
If anything, it looked more like Satomi kept bothering Mark while he kept trying to avoid her.
’...These two don’t feel like a couple at all.’
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"Japan really has some nice food," muttered Mark as he looked at the sky.
Being her fake boyfriend had at least one perk: getting to use her credit card.
He’d gone around buying everything he wanted to try, but even while enjoying himself, he still found his thoughts drifting back to Annie and the others in the other world.
He pulled up the system panel and saw that he still had 17 million Popularity Points.
He could pull another three Unique templates, but after thinking about it, he decided to use the Common Gacha instead.
Right now, what he needed wasn’t another powerful ability but a template that knew Japanese.
As for the Kazuma Satou template he already had, that template didn’t contain any Japanese language knowledge.
"Well, here goes nothing," said Mark as he started pulling from the Common Gacha.
One pull.
Nothing.
Five pulls.
Nothing.
Ten pulls.
Still nothing.
Twenty pulls later, he finally gave up on the Common Gacha altogether and switched to the Uncommon Gacha.
As if luck had suddenly changed, a golden glow burst from the panel.
’Wait... that glow. Isn’t it the same as when I pulled Gojo? Don’t tell me I just pulled one of the top templates in the Uncommon category.’
The golden light slowly faded.
A familiar woman with black hair stood on the card.
[Uncommon Template: Kimiko Miyashiro]
[Status: Active]
[Evaluation: A Compound V-enhanced superhuman possessing immense physical strength, heightened senses, exceptional agility, and regenerative abilities. Grants complete knowledge of the Japanese language.]
’Huh?’
Mark stared at the card in confusion.
’What the fuck? Kimiko’s template?’
[What is there to doubt? She is a hero. Is it wrong for her template to appear?]
’Nothing. It just feels weird getting the template of someone I actually know.’
The template dissolved into countless particles before merging into his body.
The integration finished almost instantly.
Mark stood there quietly for a few moments but didn’t feel anything different.
’Maybe it’s because my body’s already ridiculously strong,’ thought Mark. ’Compared to the Might Guy template, Kimiko’s strength isn’t that great.’
Then another set of memories naturally settled into his mind.
Japanese.
Reading.
Writing.
Speaking.
Within seconds, every sign, every conversation, and every menu around him became completely understandable.
’At least I got what I wanted.’
’Pity this isn’t final-season Kimiko,’ thought Mark. ’Otherwise I would’ve gotten the chest blast thing.’
Talking about the final season reminded him of the ending.
He still remembered watching Homelander after taking the V-One.
He had to admit, that ending definitely wasn’t good.
’What the heck happened to your brain?’ thought Mark.
Homelander could fly, attack from the sky with heat vision, and kill most people before they ever got close. Instead, he kept charging into hand-to-hand fights until his brain ended up splattered.
Even now, Mark still thought that fight made absolutely no sense.
"Now that I have Kimiko’s template along with the Sabretooth template... what level is my healing at?" thought Mark.
Kimiko’s regeneration was already impressive on its own.
Combined with Sabretooth’s healing factor, it should have become even stronger.
At the very least, if he ever ended up in a situation where he was sliced in half like certain character he’d seen before, he should be able to regenerate instead of dying on the spot.
That thought alone made the pull worthwhile.
As he continued walking through the grounds of Jujutsu High, he spotted Megumi heading toward one of the school buildings.
’Another poor guy,’ thought Mark.
’I still wonder what his dad was thinking when he named him Megumi. Who names their son Megumi? That’s usually a girl’s name.’
A grin spread across his face.
"Hey, Megumi! Let’s talk! I’m bored!"
He jogged over toward him.
Megumi stopped walking and looked at Mark.
There was a brief look of surprise in his eyes.
"...You know Japanese?"
"I learned."
Mark answered without elaborating.
Before Megumi could ask another question, Mark casually threw out another one.
"So..."
He tilted his head.
"What’s your opinion on your father naming you Megumi?"
Megumi’s expression instantly went blank.
Without saying a single word, he turned around and continued walking.
"...Oi, don’t ignore me!"
Megumi didn’t even slow down.
"Yep," thought Mark as he watched him leave. "Definitely asked the wrong question."
A/N : There will be Minor crossover and the next world is Jujutsu Kaisen
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